Marty Brennaman might call it a good ole good ole one or perhaps a titantic struggle but Bishop Brossart traveled to Notre Dame today and outlasted the Pandas on their home field for a 3-1 win. The Pandas outhit the 10th Region All A Champions 8-5 but solid pitching by Megan Seiter who picked up her tenth win and stellar defense kept Brossart in the game.

Both teams put the ball in play and both stranded 10 base runners. Brossart scored first in the third when Amanda Graus walked, moved to second on a nice sacrifice by Riley Orth. Following a strikeout Ashley Childress lined a shot up the middle to plate Graus. Make it 1-0.

Brossart led 1-0 til the sixth when Cori Ladanyi opened with a double to left and with two outs scored when Rachel Franzen recorded her third hit of the game.

In the seventh Graus opened with a shot over the thirdbase bag. Again Orth sacrificed her to second. Amanda Lloyd then hit a grounder in the hole at short and legged out an infield single. Courtesy runner Alana Nienaber promptly stole second to give Brossart runners on second and third with one out. Following a nice catch on a pop fly by catcher Kennedy Baugh, Kaitlyn Seiter stepped to the plate and punched a ball to center that just eluded a nice effort by Notre Dame centerfielder Alecia Radford to drive in both runners and make it 3-1 Lady 'Stangs.

The Pandas didnt go quietly. They had the top of the order up and Katelyn Baker reached on an error. Alecia Redford then hit a shot up the middle that Brossart's Ashley Childress made a nice diving stop of and flipped it to Graus for a force at second. They retired Kennedy Baugh on a pop to second for out two. Cori Ladanyi then reached on an infield fly that was dropped to keep it alive. Up came Rylee Stephenson who grounded to Childress for the final out and a 3-1 Brossart win. Brossart improves to 10-5 while Notre Dame falls to 9-3.

The play by Ashley Childress in the 7th IS the best play that I've seen made this year in our games...fully stretched out up the middle on a very hard hit ball to flip to second for the force out. If that play isn't made, it's first and third with no outs... Without seeing all games, i'd still have to rank it up in the top 5 of the year...to say it was "nice" is an understatement...it was that good.

Yes it was awesome. She ended up making all three outs of the inning to preserve the 3-1 win.

I've heard the Childres girl was pretty good. Just wish her dad would give a little insight to the team.

Great win for the Stangs!

I've heard the Childres girl was pretty good. Just wish her dad would give a little insight to the team.

heard her Dad lives out on West Coast. Works at a winery in Nappa smashing grapes..

True the commute is tough every day

Great job, Lady Mustangs!