Salina ? De Soto High rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh, capping an 8-7 Class 4A-Div. I state quarterfinal baseball victory against Tonganoxie on Thursday at Dean Evans Stadium.

“The whole season, our mantra has kind of been resiliency,” said De Soto coach Joel Thaemert, whose Wildcat squad (18-4) also won two one-run games in its regional tournament. “We’ve been in games like this all year — not quite to that extent — but we’ve had close games throughout the season. These guys just battle and battle, and they believe.”

The loss marks the end of a historic season for Tonganoxie, in which the Chieftains (15-8) tallied their most wins in five years and earned their first state bid since 1992.

“It’s been incredible,” THS coach Mitch Loomis said. “This team, on paper, doesn’t look as good as all the other teams, but we found ways to win. We just showed we belong with the best teams in the state. I was proud of our kids.”

Tonganoxie 040 100 2 — 7 7 3

De Soto 005 000 3 — 8 10 4

WP–Jenista. LP–Woods.

2B–Freeman, De Soto.

Class 4A Div. II

Perry-Lecompton 3, Goodland 1

Pratt — Mitchell Bond allowed one unearned run over 61/3 innings — while walking none and striking out eight — in Perry’s state-opening victory over Goodland.

Bond also went 1-for-1 with a run and an RBI for the Kaws.

Perry (20-3) will face Baxter Springs (19-4) in a semifinal at 11 a.m. today.

Goodland 000 000 1 — 1 5 1

Perry-Lecompton 010 020 x — 3 3 1

W — Mitchell Bond. L — T. Smith. Sv — Z. Linquist.

Perry-Lecompton highlights — Bond 61/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 Ks, 1-for-1, R, RBI; B. Pattin 1-for-2, R, RBI.

Softball

Class 4A-I

Augusta 9, De Soto 1

De Soto 100 000 0 — 1 3 4

Augusta 002 700 x — 9 9 1

W — Haynes. L–Lancaster.

2B–Marlnee, Kirk, Augusta. HR–Stonestreet, De Soto.

Class 3A

Lyons-Chase 3, Oskaloosa 1

Lyons-Chase 000 100 2 — 3 8 1

Oskaloosa 000 100 0 — 1 5 6

W — Hollinger. L — Bassett

3B — Miller, Oskaloosa.

Class 2-1A

Hillsboro 10, McLouth 0 (6 innings)