East Peoria, Ill. - The solar eclipse wasn't the only thing that brought excitement to Thome Field on Monday as the Illinois Cental College softball team plated a total of 43 runs in their sweep of John Wood by scores of 28-0 and 15-0 in Region 24 action. The wins moves ICC's overall record to 9-9, and 3-3 in Region 24.
GAME 1 | ICC 28, JOHN WOOD 0 (5 inn.)
Shylar Bose had 7 RBI on the day and got three of those in the first inning of the opener as she blasted a three-run homer to left field to get ICC on the board.
Zoe Eeten and
Hanna Evans then smacked back-to-back doubles and
Gracie White had an RBI single as the Cougars raced out to a 7-0 lead.
The Cougars scratched another run in the top of the second and the ICC defense and pitching kept the Trailblazers off balance. And then the flood gates opened in the bottom of the third, as the Cougars scored twenty runs (yes, 20) in the frame.
Hitting stars in that big inning (where the Cougars went through the lineup 2 1/2 times) were:
COUGAR BATTING
Gracie White | 4-5, two doubles 4 RBI
Marley Williamson | 4-5, 4 RBI
Nivarra Oredina | 2-4
Shylar Boze | 4-5, home run, 2 doubles, 7 RBI
Marlee Brown | 3-5, 3 RBI
Zoe Eeten | 2-5, double, RBI
Graci Guenther | 2-5, double, 2 RBI
Hanna Evans | 1-2, double, RBI
Madi Kessler | 1-4, 3 RBI
COUGAR PITCHING
Hanna Evans | 2.0 IP, 5 K
Addison Church | 3 IP, 5 K
GAME 2 | ICC 15, JOHN WOOD 0 (5 inn.)
The hitting momentum carried into the second game as the Cougars stayed in control in the nightcap. ICC played small ball in the bottom of the first to go up 2-0 as Williamson walked,
Reagan Linder was hit by a pitch, Evans singled, and
Broghan Hall had an RBI single. The Cougars scored on a fielder's choice to grab a 2-0 lead after one.
Alyssa Tudor had the hot bat as she led off the second inning with a solo shot to center field.
Courtney Campbell drew a walk and then later stole home to put the Cougars up 4-0. After Williamson reached on an error, Linder had an RBI single as ICC went up 5-0.
Evans and Alyssa Creamer singled, followed by a Hall RBI to push the home team's advantage to 6-0. Tudor came up to the plate for the second time in the inning, this time smacking a two-RBI double that scored Linder and Creamer. The Cougars pushed two more runs across on a JWCC error to make the score 10-0.
In the bottom of the third, Tudor led off the inning with a double and scored on a
Kylie Hyde single. After Williamson and Linder singled,
Marlee Brown came up big with a three-RBI double for the final score of 15-0.
COUGAR HITTING
Kylie Hyde | 1-4, RBI
Reagan Linder | 2-3, RBI
Evans | 3-4, double
Hall | 2-2, 2 RBI
Brown | 2-2, double, 4 RBI
Tudor | 3-3, home run, 2 doubles, 3 RBI
COUGAR PITCHING
Hall | 3 IP, 5 K
Brown | 2 IP, 3 K
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Tuesday, April 9
at Lincoln Land, Springfield, IL
2pm DH
