May 3—In baseball
Trailing 5-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Panthers (9-9) rallied for four runs to win it, capped off by a two-run walk-off single by . tossed 3 shutout innings in relief to keep LeRoy in it, and pitched 5 1/3 solid innings for the Warriors (6-11).
The Maroons (17-6) couldn't quite get their 10th win in a row, but they did get two hits out of and a solid combined pitching performance from and in which they allowed zero earned runs.
pitched seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and only three hits allowed before took over for a clean final frame and came through with his second hit of the day to give the Sages (24-1) a walk-off win.
pitched three scoreless innings in relief, and drove in the team's lone run, but it wasn't enough to lead the Blue Devils (11-8) to victory.
The Rockets (17-3) started their day in Coal City with a six-inning shutout over the host school. went the distance on the mound with six strikeouts, and went 3 for 4 at the plate. , , and each had two hits and combined for eight RBI.
got the win on the mound and tallied three hits and three RBI at the plate to lead the Rockets (18-3) to their second win of the day. also picked up three hits in the win.
A week after the Illinois Marathon in Champaign, the Tigers (14-11) had a marathon of their own, plating two runs in the 13th inning to finally put an end to their first game of the day. pitched seven innings in relief with zero earned runs allowed, and picked up two hits and two RBI to lead the way.
The Tigers' (15-11) second win of the day was done in the standard seven innings, with hitting a home run and racking up two hits and three RBI to beat the Falcons (6-14) and sweep the day.
In softball
A solo home run by and four shutout innings from turned out to not be enough, as the Eagles (13-11) allowed three unanswered runs in the late innings for an Illini Prairie Conference loss.
did it all for the Vikings (9-11), pitching a five-inning shutout with 11 strikeouts while driving in four runs at the plate. ' two hits also contributed to the winning effort.
's double was one of only two hits for the Cornjerkers (1-16), as they struggled to get anything going offensively.
Two runs in the first inning were just enough to keep the Panthers (27-0) undefeated. 's home run, 's two hits and 's three-hit gem in the circle led them to the win over the Bulldogs (6-17), who got a solid pitching performance from .
and both doubled and homered to lead the Rockets (17-7) to victory. Smith totaled three hits and three RBI to pace the lineup, added three hits of her own and had two hits and three RBI.
The Rockets' (18-7) second game of the day was much more of a nail-biter, as pitched a complete-game shutout and drove in the game's lone run.
