Wolfpack Snap Chargers’ 7-Game Winning Streak

  Aaron Frey
  Monday, April 23, 2018 9:54 AM
  Athletics

Galesburg, IL

Madison (Wis.) snapped the Carl Sandburg College softball team’s seven-game winning streak Sunday, sweeping the Chargers 12-2 and 4-2 in a nonconference doubleheader at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.

GAME 1
Madison 12, Sandburg 2
Madison          101      205      3          —        12        14        2
Sandburg         000      101      0          —        2          2          5
L: Madison Stewart 7 IP, 1 K, 1 BB

Key Moment
Already ahead 2-0, the Wolfpack doubled their lead with a pair of two-out runs in the fourth on a base hit and an error that plated a run.

Sandburg Star of the Game
Leadoff batter Haley Stevenson (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) drew a walk, stole a base and scored both runs for the Chargers.

GAME 2
Madison 4, Sandburg 2
Madison          000      301      0          —        4          10        3
Sandburg         100      010      0          —        2          5          2
L: Kylie Stineman 7 IP, 3 K, 0 BB

Key Moment
The Chargers took a 1-0 lead into the fourth and retired the first two batters of the inning before Madison struck for three runs on four consecutive hits — back-to-back singles, an RBI double and a two-run base hit — to go ahead.

Sandburg Star of the Game
Third baseman Sarah Lindsay was the only Charger with multiple hits, going 2 for 3. Her RBI single to left in the fifth pulled Sandburg to within 3-2.

Up Next
Sandburg (14-24) is on the road at 1 p.m. Monday for a doubleheader at Bryant & Stratton (Wis.).

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