BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com SALINA — Great Bend pitcher Braelyn Turner threw a brilliant 2-hit shutout to spark a 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Goddard Eisenhower in Tuesday's 5A state softball tournament. The Panthers (26-1) will play the St. Thomas Aquinas/Pittsburg winner at 1 p.m. Thursday at Wichita State. Both defenses played flawless softball as Turner and Eisenhower pitcher Seryn Bellick combined for one strikeout. The Panthers were locked in a scoreless tie through 41/2 innings with 0-for-7 hitting with runners in scoring position. Panther standout Kya Behr broke through with a first pitch fifth-inning RBI single that scored Camdyn Post after a double for a 1-0 lead. In the sixth inning, super-sub Rydlie Swanson delivered a clutch pinch-hit at-bat to load the bases, but pinch runner Mikayla Minton was thrown out at home after an dropped throw. Baze Hogan dropped a bloop single to right field that scored Denver Ringo with a valuable insurance run. Goddard Eisenhower 000 000 0 — 0 2 0 Great Bend 000 001 x — 2 10 0 Bellick and Tarpley. Turner and Koelsch. W—Turner, 13-0. L—Bellick, 9-7. 2B—GB—Koelsch 2, Post; GE—Mercer. 5A STATE WICHITA STATE (5-28) SEMIFINALS—Great Bend (26-1) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (23-3)/Pittsburg (22-4) winner, 1 p.m.; Basehor-Linwood (26-2) vs. Wichita Carroll (25-3)/Spring Hill (23-5), winner, 5 p.m. QUARTERFINALS—Great Bend 2, Goddard Eisenhower 0; St. Thomas Aquinas (23-3) vs. Pittsburg (22-4); Basehor-Linwood 7, Maize South 6; Wichita Carroll (25-3) vs. Spring Hill (23-5)