Flairty’s Perfect Day, Malcolm’s Slam Power Chargers’ Sweep of Kishwaukee
Aaron Frey
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:00 PM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
Erin Flairty (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) reached in all eight of her plate appearances on the day and Lizzie Malcolm (Moline, Ill./Alleman) had six RBIs in Game 2 for the red-hot Carl Sandburg College softball team as the Chargers swept Kishwaukee 10-4 and 10-1 on Tuesday in an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader.
Sandburg clawed its way to back to .500 on the season at 17-17 while improving to 7-1 in the conference after winning for the ninth time in in last 10 games.
GAME 1
Sandburg 10, Kishwaukee 4
Kishwaukee 003 000 1 — 4 8 2
Sandburg 121 51 X — 10 14 3
W: Lexi Juergens 7 IP, 3 K, 1 BB
Key Moment
Tied 3-3 in the third, Grace Wilmington (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) singled to center to plate Emily Bloomer with the go-ahead run.
Sandburg Standout
Flairty reached five time in five plate appearances out of the leadoff spot, going 4 for 4 with a walk, a triple, three runs, two RBIs and a stolen base.
Other Top Chargers
- Emily Bloomer (Burlington, Iowa/Burlington) 3 for 3, two runs, RBI, two stolen bases
- Wilmington 2 for 3, walk, run, RBI
- Lauryn Campbell (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) 1 for 4, run, three RBIs
GAME 2
Sandburg 10, Kishwaukee 1 (5 innings)
Kishwaukee 100 00 — 1 7 0
Sandburg 404 2x — 10 9 0
W: Madison Benge 7 IP, 4 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
Already leading 4-1 in the third, the Chargers blew the game open as the Kougars walked the bases loaded and Malcolm connected for a grand slam to left.
Sandburg Standout
Malcolm added a two-run single in the fourth to finish with six RBIs in the contest. She also drew a first-inning walk as she reached in all three plate appearances.
Other Top Chargers
- Flairty 2 for 2, walk, run
- Campbell 2 for 2, double, walk, three runs, two RBIs
- Madison Benge (Stronghurst, Ill./West Central) complete game, seven hits, one run, four strikeouts, no walks
UP NEXT
The Chargers host Spoon River in a nonconference doubleheader at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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