Chargers Sweep Highland as Part of 2-2 Weekend
Aaron Frey
Monday, April 26, 2021 9:30 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
An Arrowhead Conference sweep of Highland on Friday afternoon highlighted a 2-2 weekend for the Carl Sandburg College softball team.
FRIDAY
GAME 1
Sandburg 8, Highland 5
Highland 001 202 0 — 5 10 0
Sandburg 030 500 x — 8 12 4
W: Day 7 IP, 2 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
Tied at 3 in the fourth, the Chargers put together a five-run frame, getting a two-run double from Rylee Krebsbach (Aledo, Ill./Sherrard) and a bases-clearing double with the bases loaded from Kayla Wolf (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central).
Sandburg Standout
Wolf finished 3 for 4, scored a run and contributed her three-run double.
Other Top Chargers
- Kelsey Hobson (Bartonville, Ill./Limestone) 2 for 4, run
- Alycea Burnett (Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville) 2 for 3, run, RBI
GAME 2
Sandburg 17, Highland 9 (5 innings)
Highland 032 04 — 9 12 1
Sandburg 173 15 — 17 20 1
W: Wolfe 5 IP, 5 K, 2 BB
Key Moment
Sandburg erased a 3-1 deficit with a seven-run second inning. A two-run double by Hobson, Emma Wolfe (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) base hit, RBI double from Maddi Benson (Spring Bay, Ill./Metamora), Gracie Rademaker (Green Valley, Ill./Midwest Central) single and Julia Vosburgh (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock) base hit accounted for the run-scoring plays in the inning.
Sandburg Standout
Vosburgh was a perfect 4 for 4 — highlighted by a fourth-inning home run — drove in five runs and scored three times to lead a 20-hit performance by the Chargers.
Other Top Chargers
- Hobson 2 for 3, double, walk, three runs, two RBIs
- Krebsbach 3 for 4, triple, two runs, two RBIs
- Wolfe 3 for 4, two runs, three RBIs
- Benson 2 for 4, double, two runs, two RBIs
- Rademaker 2 for 4, two runs, RBI
- Burnett 2 for 2, two runs
SUNDAY
GAME 1
Waubonsee 9, Sandburg 1 (5 innings)
Sandburg 000 10 — 1 1 2
Waubonsee 252 0x — 9 10 1
L: Day 3 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
Waubonsee’s five-run second inning extended its lead to 7-0 early on as it held the Chargers to just one hit.
GAME 2
Waubonsee 11, Sandburg 10
Sandburg 051 000 4 — 10 12 2
Waubonsee 422 001 2 — 11 16 3
L: Wolfe 2.1 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
Vosburgh’s three-run homer capped a four-run seventh inning that gave the Chargers a 10-9 lead, but the Chiefs pulled out a walk-off victory behind three singles and an error in the bottom of the seventh.
Sandburg Standout
Vosburgh’s go-ahead homer was part of a 2-for-4 game that saw her score twice and drive in four.
Other Top Chargers
- Benson 2 for 4, home run
- Wolf 2 for 3, walk, double, two runs
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
3 p.m. Monday at Sauk Valley
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