COLUMBUS, Kan. — Dominant pitching and defensive web gems, It was everything a softball regional championship game should be. Columbus finally ended the duel, putting together three consecutive hits in the bottom of the eighth inning to nip Frontenac 2-1 Wednesday night at Rockette Field in the Class 3A finale. Pitchers Graci Major for Columbus and Avery Johnson for Frontenac dominated from the middle innings on.