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You are here: Home / Jaguars / Jaguars stun No. 4 Waukee in their state tournament debut

Jaguars stun No. 4 Waukee in their state tournament debut

July 27, 2020 by Dan Holm

The Ankeny Centennial players celebrate after posting a 5-2 victory over Waukee in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament on Monday at Harlan Rogers Park in Fort Dodge. The Jaguars will play Fort Dodge in Wednesday’s semifinals. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Ankeny Centennial’s first trip to the state softball tournament has already been a memorable one.

The sixth-ranked Jaguars advanced to the Class 5A semifinals with an improbable 5-2 victory over No. 4 Waukee on Monday at Harlan Rogers Park in Fort Dodge.

Down to its final five outs, Centennial rallied for five runs in the last two innings to erase a 2-0 deficit and avenge a doubleheader loss to Waukee on July 6. The Warriors finished the season at 23-5.

“It feels great. It just feels so good,” said Centennial catcher Ella Schulz, who tied the game with a two-run homer in the sixth inning when her blast popped out of the glove of leftfielder Ava Smith and went over the fence.

Centennial (22-8) then scored three runs in the seventh, capped off by a two-run double by Taylor Runchey. Runchey returned to the Jaguars’ lineup on Monday after missing both of the team’s regional wins.

“It was just a gift,” Runchey said. “It just feels amazing to have this opportunity to be back with my team, and I’m so grateful for it.”

The Jaguars will play No. 1 Fort Dodge (27-3) on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. The Dodgers advanced with a 7-0 win over No. 13 Bettendorf.

No. 2 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (24-1) will face No. 8 Muscatine (19-2) in the other semifinal game. The championship and third-place games are slated for Thursday.

Check back later for complete coverage of Monday’s contest.

Filed Under: Jaguars, Softball Tagged With: Ella Schulz, Featured, Taylor Runchey

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