Neither side had gotten a hit until the visitors broke it open in the fourth inning, when they hit a home run while scoring five times.

“Even as the lead increased and with our bats silent, our girls still remained focused and picked each other up,” said Hupfeld.

Kayley Camerer saved a hit with a diving catch on a line drive, and in the senenth Rachel Collins made a diving stop down the third base line and threw the runner out at first.

Anna Lundberg pitched for the Panthers, allowing nine earned runs on 12 hits, with five walks and two strikeouts in seven innings.

The Panthers will graduate five seniors: Anna Stork, Alyssa Esplan, Kelli Harrington, Ryann Hagen and Jade Peterson. Lundberg and Torrie Stencel are the only juniors this year.

The question now is, who will coach this promising group?