MADISON — For the fourth time in five years, the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts softball team will play for a state title.
#2 Kaukauna defeated #3 Hamilton 2-0 Thursday in the semifinal at Goodman Diamond on the UW-Madison campus.
Kaukauna scored twice in the first on two Hamilton errors, but that was enough to cruise to the shutout victory.
The Ghosts will face either #1 Kenosha Bradford (28-1) or #4 D.C. Everest (26-2) Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Bradford and D.C. Everest play their semifinal game Friday.
Kaukauna defeated 7-seed Sun Prairie East 9-1 Wednesday morning to get into the semifinal.
This is Kaukauna’s seventh trip to state overall and for the fifth year in a row. They captured the gold trophy five times, including 2010, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
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DIVISION 1
Division 1 Quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 11
Game 1 – #2 Kaukauna (25-0) 9, #7 Sun Prairie East (22-8) 1 – Stats
Game 2 – #3 Hamilton (26-3) 3, #6 Oregon (23-4) 0 – Stats
Game 3 – #1 Kenosha Bradford (28-1) 10, #8 Cedarburg 0 (5) – Stats
Game 4 – #4 DC Everest (26-2) 1, #5 Watertown (21-5-1) 0 (8) – Stats
Division 1 Semifinal – Thursday, June 12
Game 5 – Kaukauna (26-0) 2, Hamilton (26-4) 0
Division 1 Semifinal – Friday, June 13
Game 6 – Kenosha Bradford (28-1) vs. D.C. Everest (26-2) – 9 a.m.
Division 1 Championship – Saturday, June 14
Game 7 – Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6 – approx 6:30 p.m.
