Sandburg Softball Drops Pair at Home to Skyhawks
Aaron Frey
Thursday, April 22, 2021 9:02 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
The Carl Sandburg College softball team suffered a pair of Arrowhead Conference losses Wednesday to Sauk Valley at the William "Bill" Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.
GAME 1
Sauk Valley 12, Sandburg 3 (6 innings)
Sauk Valley 053 004 — 12 14 1
Sandburg 201 000 — 3 9 2
L: Day 6 IP, 5 K, 4 BB
Key Moment
The Chargers took a 2-0 lead in the first on an Emma Wolfe (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) RBI triple and Kayla Wolf (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) sacrifice fly, but the Skyhawks went ahead for good with a five-run second.
Sandburg Standout
Leadoff hitter Kelsey Hobson (Bartonville, Ill./Limestone) went 3 for 4 with a pair of runs scored.
Other Top Chargers
Wolfe 2 for 4, triple, RBI
GAME 2
Sauk Valley 11, Sandburg 3 (6 innings)
Sauk Valley 302 312 — 11 14 1
Sandburg 201 000 — 3 6 3
L: Wolfe 4 IP, 0 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
A run-scoring single by Gracie Rademaker (Green Valley, Ill./Midwest Central) brought Sandburg within 5-3 in the third, but Sauk Valley scored in each of the last three innings, including a three-run fourth.
Sandburg Standout
Rademaker finished with a pair of singles in three at-bats and drove in a run.
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
3 p.m. Thursday at Black Hawk
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