Class 3 softball quarterfinal — Notre Dame vs. Incarnate Word

Monday, October 28, 2019

Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian

The Notre Dame Bulldogs softball season came to an end Monday night after losing a Class 3 quarterfinal game against Incarnate Word on Oct. 28, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. The game was originally scheduled to take place at Incarnate Word, but the field was deemed unfit for play Monday afternoon and the game was relocated to Notre Dame Regional High School.

Notre Dame players comfort one another after losing to Incarnate Word in a Class 3 quarterfinal game Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame softball head coach Jeff Graviett stands at third base during a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame junior Hailey Kutz delivers a pitch during a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame shortstop Kadi Dohogne, center left, throws to first base for the first out in the bottom of the fifth inning of a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame pitcher Hailey Kutz, far left, bumps second baseman Kalie Compas to start the bottom of the first inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame junior Kalie Compas takes a swing before stepping into the batter's box in the top of the seventh inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Incarnate Word senior Nikki Abbott tags Notre Dame left fielder Caroline Lochmann near third base during the top of the fifth inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Incarnate Word junior Mia Boyd, center, is embraced by her teammates after hitting a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame pitcher Hailey Kutz stands on the mound during the bottom of the fourth inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame senior catcher Kristen Barwick, center left, stands at home plate as Incarnate Word sophomore Rebecca Ramer crosses to score in the bottom of the third inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame shortstop Kadi Dohogne, bottom right, races to third base for a force out to end the fourth inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal against Incarnate Word on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame assistant coach Ray Reinagel takes to players before the top of the sixth inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal against Incarnate Word on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame senior Brittany Porter delivers a pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning in a Class 3 quarterfinal against Incarnate Word on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame senior Halle Heurring, left, tosses a ball to the infield after an out in a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame junior left fielder Caroline Lochmann squares to bunt during a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame junior Caroline Lochmann stops at third base after hitting a single and a fielding error by Incarnate Word during a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Members of the Notre Dame dugout watch a pitch during a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Members of the Incarnate Word softball team celebrate in the infield after winning a Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Notre Dame senior Riley Burger walks to join her teammates as Incarnate Word players huddle at the mound after Class 3 quarterfinal Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)