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By Jeremy Rutherford
Of The Post-Dispatch
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The surprising seasons of Cor Jesu and Incarnate Word ended Saturday with runner-up finishes in the Missouri Class 4A and 3A tournaments at Rainbow Softball Center.
Blue Springs, which beat Cor Jesu in the 1996 Class 4A title game, scored two runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Chargers 2-1. In the Class 3A title game, Marshfield scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to come from behind against Incarnate Word, winning 3-2 in a matchup featuring two teams playing in their first championship game.
"At this point, all I can say is I lost to a great ballteam," said Cor Jesu coach Marianne Haberstroh, whose Chargers had a 21-game winning streak snapped and finished 26-4.
Cor Jesu scored in the first inning on an RBI double by Melissa VanVelkinburgh. Unfortunately for the Chargers, they also stranded the bases loaded.
Blue Springs left the bases loaded in the third inning but took a 2-1 lead on an RBI single by Heather Maggard.
Incarnate Word was one of three teams from the Metro Womens Athletic Association, including Cor Jesu and
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