Sandburg Softball Picks Up Split at Bryant & Stratton
Aaron Frey
Monday, April 23, 2018 4:10 PM
Athletics
Menomonee Falls, Wis.
The Carl Sandburg College softball team dropped a close contest before winning in big fashion Monday afternoon in a nonconference doubleheader at Bryant & Stratton. The Chargers (15-25) dropped the opener 5-4 but used a pair of big innings in Game 2 to win 12-4 in five innings.
GAME 1
Bryant & Stratton 5, Sandburg 4
Sandburg 030 001 0 — 4 6 5
Bryant & Stratton 220 100 x — 5 9 3
W: Madison Stewart 2 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
The Chargers grabbed a 3-2 advantage in the top of the second on a two-run homer from Lizzie Malcolm (Milan, Ill./Alleman), but the Bobcats answered with a pair of runs to regain the lead for good behind two hits and an error.
Sandburg Star of the Game
Madison Benge (Stronghurst, Ill./West Central) had a pair of hits, scored twice, homered in the sixth and stole a base to lead the Chargers offense.
Top Chargers Hitters
- Benge 2 for 3, home run, two runs, RBI, stolen base
- Chloe Sullivan (Port Byron, Ill./Riverdale) 2 for 3
- Malcolm 1 for 3, two-run home run
GAME 2
Sandburg 12, Bryant & Stratton 4 (5 innings)
Sandburg 500 70 — 12 10 4
Bryant & Stratton 103 00 — 4 8 2
W: Kylie Stineman 5 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
- Sandburg jumped to a 5-0 lead in a first inning that included RBI hits from Abigail Stranger (Abingdon, Ill./Abingdon-Avon) and Kylie Stineman (New Boston, Ill./Mercer County).
- Bryant & Stratton closed within 5-4 before the Chargers put up a seven-run fourth. The first five batters reached and scored for Sandburg, and Jada Fletcher (Oquawka, Ill./West Central) punctuated the rally with a two-run homer to left.
Sandburg Star of the Game
Stineman went 2 for 3 at the dish with a double, run scored and two RBIs while also earning a complete-game victory in the circle. She struck out one and didn’t issue a walk, winning for the fourth time in her last five decisions.
Top Chargers Hitters
- Stineman 2 for 3, double, run, two RBIs
- Malcolm 1 for 3, two runs, two RBIs
- Fletcher 1 for 2, hit-by-pitch, two-run home run
- Whitney Wynkoop (Fulton, Ill./Fulton) 1 for 3, two RBIs
Up Next
The Chargers will be on the road again Tuesday for an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader at 3 p.m. at league-leading Highland.
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