Marble Falls -- There just wasn’t a whole lot of opportunity for the D’Hanis Cowgirls to even get into the ball game.

D’Hanis sent only 18 batters to the plate for the entire game Friday, May 21, which lasted all of four-and-a-half innings. That abbreviated version of the regional semifinal softball playoff game came courtesy of the Mart Lady Panthers, who breezed into the regional finals on a 10-0 win over the Cowgirls.

Mart will now face Kingsville Academy Thursday, May 27, at New Braunfels Canyon High School in a single-game playoff to determine the Region IV representative at next week’s UIL State Softball Tournament in Austin. Kingsville Academy eliminated North Zulch, 14-4, in their regional semifinal contest at Seguin.

Mart pitcher Mikel Ann Caddell faced only three batters above the minimum, allowing only two hits, both to D’Hanis catcher Tana Lewis. In the first inning, Lewis hit a two-out single. She added a leadoff double in the fourth, but a double play ensued when Kayla Van Damme lined out to third base on the next pitch.

Caddell, one of only two seniors on the Lady Panthers’ roster, had three singles as part of a 10-hit Mart attack. Mart scored four times in the first inning and built the lead to 7-0 in the second on the strength of a triple by freshman Kaymee Gooden. Another freshman, Jessica Williams hit a solo homer to lead off the fourth.

The Cowgirls, also playing just two seniors, Dara Bernal and Mazie Naquin, conclude the year with a 14-17 mark and a regional quarterfinal championship.