BERLIN — The Northern Bedford County High School softball team’s season reached an end on Friday with an 8-1 loss to top-seeded Berlin Brothersvalley in the District 5 Class 1A semifinals.

Mylee Mitchell struck out 13 batters for the Lady Panthers, who committed six errors.

The Lady Panthers, which finished the season at 12-8, got a two-out single from Callie Miller in the top of the first that scored Emilee Beach to account for the lone NBC run.

Elena Ritchey tossed a one-hitter with nine strikeouts for Berlin, which will play Meyersdale in the championship game Tuesday at Somerset Area High School. Ritchey and Callie Ritchey each had two hits and two RBIs, and Coral Prosser and Elsie Barna each contributed two hits.

Northern Bedford graduates three seniors in first baseman Tina Thomas, third baseman Kasey McElgin and another, Kaylee Ebersole, who missed the season due to an injury.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (1): M. Mitchell p 300, Beach c 210, Barton 2b 200, Miller lf 301, Poteat rf 300, L. Mitchell eh 300, Thomas 1b 200, Stepisianos ss 200, Dixon cf 100, McElgin 3b 000. Totals — 21-1-1.

BERLIN BROTHERSVALLEY (8): C. Prosser ss 422, Walker cf 321, E. Ritchey p 422, E. Barna c 312, C. Ritchey 3b 312, B. Barna 1b 400, B. Prosser rf 400, Handle 2b 300, Will lf 200. Totals — 30-8-9.

SCORE BY INNING

Northern Bedford 100 000 0–1 1 6

Berlin Brothersvalley 203 201 X–8 9 0

E–Barton, Miller, Thomas, McElgin, Dixon, Stepisianos. 3B–E. Barna, Walker. RBI–Miller, E. Ritchey 2, C. Ritchey 2. WP–E. Ritchey. LP–M. Mitchell. SO–E. Ritchey 9, M. Mitchell 13. BB–E. Ritchey 2, M. Mitchell 4.

Records: Northern Bedford (12-8); Berlin Brothersvalley (21-2).