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Flames of Nebraska Red Hots girls fastpitch softball win the 18u 2025 Halloween Fright Fest IV on the Turf tournament going 6-0 on the weekend in Lincoln NE. This week’s national ratings should be out by mid-week and the Flames may move into the number one ranking. They have reached the number one ranking the past 24 prior years in a row.

 

4 Pool play results 4-0 Sat. Oct. 26, 2024:

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots 9-3, Millard Fury – Nelson, Omaha, NE

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots 8-3, Showstopper Fast Pitch, Omaha, NE

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots 10-2, Fury Cutsor, Omaha, NE

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots 2-1, Nebraska Dominators, Omaha, NE (Short game, no lights)

 

Bracket single elimination results 2-0:

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots, Bye (top seed)

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots 2-1, High Plains Diamonds

Flames of Nebraska Red Hots 10-4, Showstoppers (Championship)

 

All Players that contributed:

Barnes, Jenna – Kensington, KS

Dick, Lauren – Hebron NE

Hruby, Bianca – Cairo NE

Hruby, Naudia – Cairo, NE

Kottwitz, Ashlyn – Aurora

Oldehoeft, Brooklyn – Exeter, NE

Portillo, Mia – Gibbon , NE

Shupe, Bella – Grand Island, NE

Siemsen, Grae – Republic KS

Skocny, Drew – Cuba KS

Smith, Gabby – Grand Island, NE

Stindt, Avery – Belleville, KS

Sullivan, Sami – Fullerton, NE

Wolfe, Keira – Grand Island, NE

Cornelsen, Gracey – McCook, NE

Rundle, Harper – Hastings, NE

Davison, Jada – Grand Island, NE

 

Coaches:

Rick Buerer – Kearney,

Dean Kottwitz – Aurora,

Jason Hruby – Cairo,

Patrick Shupe – Grand Island

 

Smith, led the team with a batting average for the weekend .727 and on base .727

Stindt had the second highest average of .500, on base .500

Wolfe, had the second highest also average of .500, on base .545

Portillo, had the fourth highest with an average of .400, on base .500

 

Pitching duties were handled by:

Dick, 4.2 innings, Striking out 8, Walking 0, ERA .000, gave up 1 hit

Skocny, 1.1 innings, Striking out 11, Walking 1, ERA .000, gave up 1 hit

Cornelson, 9.1 innings, Striking out 0, Walking 2, ERA .750, gave up 6 hit

Portillo, 10.2 innings, Striking out 4, Walking 5, ERA 2.65, gave up 9 hit

Davison, 0.2 innings, Striking out 0, Walking 0, ERA 21.00, gave up 3 hit

 

Catching dues were handled by Smith, Stindt, Sullivan, Rundle.

 

Fielding was with 1.000 field percentage was Siemsen, Dick, Portillo, Barnes, Cornelson, Skocny, .923 Smith, .920 Oldehoft, .880 Wolfe, .857 Hruby N., Stindt .813, .800 Kottwitz, .750 Sullivan

 

Look Ahead:

Flames 18u Red Hots will be playing in Wichita’s the Battle For The Rings 6GG Turf Fields Class this coming weekend Nov. 2-3.

 

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