Lauren Stohlmann went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the 2-1 win over Waverly.

Carlee Derby's RBI single broke a scoreless tie leading the way in the victory over the Vikings.

A Crush Game Ball to ...
		Lauren Stohlmann Was involved in both Crush runs, scoring one and batting in the final score in the 2-1 win.
		Carlee Derby Crush scored first on Carlee's RBI single.

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Crush Scores Late, Beats Waverly (9-13-11)

The Cass County Central Crush scored single runs in the sixth and seventh inning, then hung on for an electrifying 2-1 win over the host Waverly Vikings.

Scoreless after five innings, singles by Lauren Stohlmann and Abbie Tlustos set the stage for Carlee Derby’s one-out, RBI single, plating Stohlmann from second base as the Crush took a 1-0 lead.

C4 doubled their score in the following frame when Heather Hauschild got on first due to a rare Waverly error, then scored when Stohlmann’s single was misplayed by the Viking right-fielder.

Even with a 2-0 lead, the Crush had to battle through the seventh inning when Waverly’s Brooklyn Sumovich led off with a single, kept running on a Crush error, then scored from second when Madi Sharp got her third hit of the night.

Sharp eventually advanced to third base but C4 fans breathed a sigh of relief when Nicolette Larsen’s pop-up at the plate nestled into Crush catcher Carlee Derby’s mitt for the final out, resulting in a 2-1 Cass County Central victory.

C4 played one of their best defensive games of the season, gaining 11 ground ball outs with six fly balls resulting in outs. Waverly had runners in scoring position in each of the first five innings but the Crush defense held firm. Heather Hauschild earned her sixth win of the season, scattering eight hits while issuing no free passes to the Vikes.

Friend (10-5), ranked fourth by the Lincoln Journal-Star, will host Thursday’s triangular with Wilber-Clatonia (2-5) joining the fun.