Stranger Goes 3 for 3, Knocks in 4 in Game 1 of Split With Augie JV
Aaron Frey
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:59 AM
Athletics
Rock Island, IL
The Carl Sandburg College softball team came from behind to pick up its seventh straight victory before Augustana JV took Game 2 to split a doubleheader with the Chargers on Monday afternoon.
GAME 1
Sandburg 11, Augustana JV 6
Sandburg 010 325 0 — 11 11 3
Augustana JV 001 400 1 — 6 8 5
W: Rachel Barrington 7 IP, 0 K, 1 BB
Key Moments
- The Chargers trailed 5-4 before scoring seven unanswered runs, plating two in the fifth and five in the sixth. A Grace Wilmington (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) single and Lizzie Malcolm (Moline, Ill./Alleman) walk set the stage for Abigail Stranger (Abingdon, Ill./Abingdon-Avon), who singled to center to tie the game. After a groundout pushed Malcolm to third with two out, she scored on passed ball to give Sandburg the lead for good.
- An RBI double from Lauryn Campbell (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) and run-scoring single from Madison Benge (Stronghurst, Ill./West Central) pushed the Chargers’ lead to 8-5 in the sixth before Stranger’s bases-loaded double cleared the bases for an 11-5 advantage.
Sandburg Standout
Stranger finished the contest a perfect 3 for 3 at the plate and knocked in a team-best four runs.
Other Top Chargers
- Malcolm 2 for 2, two walks, three runs
- Emily Bloomer (Burlington, Iowa/Burlington) 1 for 3, double, walk, run, three RBIs
- Rachel Barrington (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) complete game, one earned run, eight hits, one walk
GAME 2
Augustana JV 11, Sandburg 1 (5 innings)
Sandburg 010 00 — 1 1 0
Augustana JV 103 7x — 11 13 2
L: Marlaina Lair 3.1 IP, 0 K, 5 BB
Key Moment
The Vikings scored three in the third to break a 1-1 tie and sent 12 batters to the plate in the fourth to blow the game open. Sandburg’s lone hit in the contest was a leadoff single by Benge in the second.
UP NEXT
The Chargers (15-17 overall, 5-1 Arrowhead Conference) host Kishwaukee in an Arrowhead doubleheader at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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