NEVADA, Mo. — Nevada suffered a season-ending 5-1 setback to Kearney on Saturday in a Class 4 quarterfinal at Bushwhacker Field.
The Tigers end the season with a record of 27-8.
Defending state champion Kearney scored once in the first and twice in the second for a 3-0 lead.
Ryleigh Van Emmerik homered to right in the third to give the Bulldogs a four-run advantage.
Nevada got on the board in the bottom of the fourth after Peyton Eaton singled, Skyler Burns walked and the visitors committed an error in the field.
Kearney extended its lead to 5-1 in the sixth on Kennedi Casey’s RBI triple.
Kearney’s Alyssa Quick was the winning pitcher. She struck out 12 and gave up just four hits.
Macelyn Morrow and Casey had three hits apiece for the Bulldogs.
A junior, Eaton took the loss after allowing five runs on 10 hits.
Eaton had two of Nevada’s four hits, while Caylee Holcomb and Kara Phillips added one hit apiece.
Kearney (26-5) will meet Helias Catholic (21-9) in the semifinals on Oct. 26 in Springfield.
Note: Cassville suffered a 14-0 loss to Fatima in a Class 3 quarterfinal on Saturday.
