Day's Gem in Opener Helps Chargers to Sweep of Illinois Valley
Aaron Frey
Thursday, May 6, 2021 9:29 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
The Carl Sandburg College softball team closed out its home schedule with an Arrowhead Conference sweep of Illinois Valley on Wednesday afternoon. The Chargers won 6-2 in the opener and 17-15 in Game 2 to pick up their sixth victory in the last eight games.
GAME 1
Sandburg 6, Illinois Valley 2
Illinois Valley 000 000 2 — 2 5 2
Sandburg 300 300 x — 6 9 0
W: Day 7 IP, 1 K, 1 BB
Key Moment
A two-run double from Maddi Benson (Spring Bay, Ill./Metamora) and RBI single by Gracie Rademaker (Green Valley, Ill./Midwest Central) lifted the Chargers to 3-0 first-inning lead.
Sandburg Standout
Chargers pitcher Allison Day (Beecher City, Ill./St. Anthony) took a shutout into the seventh inning. She allowed just one hit through six frames and finished with a five-hit complete game while walking one and striking out one.
Other Top Chargers
- Emma Wolfe (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) 2 for 3, run
GAME 2
Sandburg 17, Illinois Valley 15
Illinois Valley 00(10) 014 0 — 15 13 3
Sandburg 290 501 x — 17 19 4
W: Wolfe 3 IP, 0 K, 0 BB
SV: Day 1 IP, 0 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
A 10-run third by the Eagles cut the Chargers’ big early lead to 11-10, but Sandburg answered with five runs in the bottom of the fourth. Key hits in the inning included a run-scoring single by Chelsey Catton (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) and two-run double off the bat of Rylee Krebsbach (Aledo, Ill./Sherrard).
Sandburg Standout
Julia Vosburgh (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock) was one of three Chargers with three hits in the contest, going 3 for 4 with a double, walk, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Other Top Chargers
- Krebsbach 3 for 5, double, three runs, two RBIs
- Wolfe 3 for 5, two runs, three RBIs
- Benson 2 for 4, walk, two runs, three RBIs
- Kayla Wolf (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) 2 for 5, run, RBI
- Catton 2 for 2, run, RBI
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
Regular season finale at 3 p.m. Friday at Highland
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