May 21, 2014 Blue Devils rock Comets Top-seeded Bismarck-Henning advances to regional title game

BY CHAD DARE cdare@dancomnews.com The Commercial-News The Commercial-News Wed May 21, 2014, 01:59 AM CDT

GIBSON CITY Every senior knows that any postseason game could be their last.

Bismarck-Henning catcher and leadoff hitter Brittney Ribbe used that as her motivation on Tuesday afternoon.

For the first-time in her career, Ribbe blasted a leadoff homer off Oakwoods Kylie Harden and the top-seeded Blue Devils rode that momentum to an 8-run first inning en route to a 15-2 victory over the Comets in the IHSA Class 2A Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Regional semifinal.

I told everyone on this team that I didnt want this to be my last high school softball game, said Ribbe, who went 3-for-3 with a walk in four plate appearances in the five-inning game.

I felt it coming off the bat and I knew it was a home run, Ribbe said. It was a great feeling rounding those bases, especially being a senior.

Ribbe also had a two-run single to right in the 8-run first inning for the Blue Devils, which improve to 18-7 overall and they advance to Saturdays 11 a.m. regional championship against either Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley or Hoopeston Area.

The Falcons and Cornjerkers will meet in a regional semifinal contest today in Gibson City.

We came out really strong, Ribbe said. We played them twice during the season (Bismarck-Henning won both meetings), but I still felt we needed to get a lead against them.

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