HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s softball team bid a fond farewell to Manion Field Monday.
The Lady Cubs played their final game at Manion — a new sports complex east of Humboldt is nearly finished — by thumping visiting Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan, 5-0.
The victory in the opening round of the Class 3A Softball Tournament, puts Humboldt (13-2) up against third seed Southeast this afternoon at about 4:45 at host Pittsburg State University. The winner will face either top seed Jayhawk-Linn or Riverton. Riverton edged Galena in the other first round contest. Jayhawk-Linn received a bye.
The championship game is tonight at about 6:30, depending on when the earlier games conclude.
Humboldt secured the win by piecing together rallies in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings.
“We only had two strikeouts,” Humboldt coach Brad Piley said. “We put the ball in play a lot, but right to their defense.”
Humboldt didn’t need much offense. The Lady Cubs’ Courtney Richey shut out Colgan on two hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.
“Courtney had another great night in the circle,” Piley said. “We also had a lot of great plays on defense.”
Richey aided her own cause with a single and triple with two RBIs. Breanna Kline had a run-scoring triple. Kasey Beeman had a double and RBI. Megan Hudlin singled.
Lady Cubs blank SMC
