Softball

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Lawrence University softball team rallied for five runs in its final two at-bats to rally for a 6-2 victory over Illinois College on Sunday at the Midwest Conference Classic.

The Vikings trailed 2-1 headed to the bottom of the fifth, but Lawrence (12-7, 3-2 MWC) scored twice in that frame and then added three more runs in the sixth to pull away.

Amanda Jaskolski went 4-for-4 with two doubles and drove in four runs to pace the Lawrence attack. Samantha Belletini, Tierney Duffy, Anna Wawiorka and Mary Diduch all had two hits for the Vikings, and Belletini drove in a pair of runs.

Kara Vance allowed 10 hits but only two runs as she went the distance to earn the win. Alese Speckhart went the distance for the Lady Blues (9-15, 4-6) and allowed 15 hits in six innings.

Duffy got the rally in the fifth started with a single and Wawiorka followed with a bunt single. Jaskolski followed with a double to score Duffy and tie the game at 2-2. Wawiorka then scored on Belletini’s sacrifice fly and Lawrence led 3-2.

The Vikings took command in the sixth with another rally. Diduch got things started with a single, and Duffy picked up a single one out later. After another out, Jaskolski belted a two-run double to give Lawrence a 5-2 edge. Belletini followed with another double to score Jaskolski and Lawrence led 6-2.

Vance then worked around a one-out single in the seventh to nail down the victory.

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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Monmouth College softball team busted the game open in the third inning and rolled to an 11-1, five-inning victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Midwest Conference Classic.

Lawrence (11-7, 2-2 MWC) led 1-0 when the Scots (12-12, 4-3) scored five times in the top of the third. Monmouth added four more runs in the fourth and put the game away with two more runs in the fifth.

Emily Watkins went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs for the Scots, and Sommer Foster was 3-for-3 and scored three runs.

Amanda Jaskolski went 2-for-2 with a double and scored the lone run for the Vikings.

Alyssa Edler pitched two innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win. Liz Barthels went 2.2 innings and took the loss.

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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Lake Forest College softball team scored in each of its final three at-bats to take a 4-2 victory over Lawrence University at the Midwest Conference Classic on Saturday.

Alex Hemmer was one of four Lake Forest players with two hits, and Hemmer drove in a pair of runs for the Foresters (18-4, 10-0 MWC). Jenny McTague went the distance, allowing six hits while striking out four, to pick up the win.

Savanna Marsicek went 2-for-3 and scored both runs for Lawrence (11-6, 2-1).

Lawrence led 1-0 in the top of the first when Marsicek singled and later scored on a double-steal attempt. The Foresters took the lead for good at 2-1 on Hemmer’s two-run single in the bottom of the fourth.

The Foresters tacked on another run in the fifth, but Lawrence countered with a run in the sixth when Marsicek singled and later scored on a passed ball. Lake Forest got that run right back in the bottom half of the inning to go up 4-2.

Lawrence brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh, but McTague got a ground out to work out of the jam.

Kara Vance went 4.2 innings, allowing six hits, and took the loss for Lawrence.

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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Lawrence University softball team scored seven times in the sixth inning to post an 8-0 conference victory over Grinnell College on Friday at the Midwest Conference Classic.

The Vikings (10-5, 1-0 MWC) led 1-0 heading to the bottom of the sixth but ended the game after the seven-run outburst. Jessica Demski fired a two-hitter to earn the shutout for Lawrence. She struck out four and didn’t walk a batter.

Samantha Belletini and Alex Chiodo both went 2-for-3 to pace the Lawrence offense, and Belletini drove in three runs.

Two Grinnell errors helped get the rally started, and Chiodo drove in a run to put the Vikings up 2-0. Belletini then stroked a two-run double for a 4-0 lead. Another error allowed Belletini to score, and Anna Wawiorka picked up a run-scoring double to give Lawrence a 6-0 edge.

The Vikings closed out the win when another Grinnell error allowed Alissa Geipel and Wawiorka to score for an 8-0 lead.

Lawrence started the scoring with a run in the bottom of the fourth on Bellitini’s RBI double.

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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Lawrence University softball team pounded out 24 hits on Friday en route to a 24-12 league victory over Knox College at the Midwest Conference Classic.

Alex Chiodo became the third Lawrence player this week to tie the school record for hits in a game when she went 5-for-6. Chiodo also scored four runs and drove in five for the Vikings (11-5, 2-0 MWC). Both Savanna Marsicek and Samantha Belletini tied the record of five hits against Mount Mary University on Tuesday.

Anna Wawiorka and Amanda Jaskolski both went 3-for-5 against Knox (2-20, 0-4). Marsicek, Belletini, Mary Diduch, Cory Paquette and Marisa Thackston all had two hits for Lawrence, and Marsicek drove in four runs.

Knox jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first inning and led 9-2 after two. Lawrence then scored seven times in the third, with Chiodo and Taylor Dodson picking up two-run singles, to tie the game at 9-9.

The Vikings then scored three times in the fourth and put the game away with five runs in the sixth and seven more in the seventh. Marsicek blasted a three-run homer in the seventh.

Liz Barthels pitched six innings of relief to get the win for Lawrence. Karli Shields went five innings and took the loss.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball team pounded out 35 hits en route to a nonconference doubleheader sweep of Mount Mary University on Tuesday at Whiting Field.

Lawrence (9-5) won the opener 17-0 and took the nightcap 23-0. The 23 runs is the third-highest game total in Lawrence history.

Both Lawrence’s Savanna Marsicek and Samantha Belletini tied the school record of five hits in a game. Marsicek went 5-for-5 with four runs batted in in the opener, and Belletini was 5-for-5, scored four runs and drove in four in the nightcap. They tied the record of five hits in a game set by Alex Goodson vs. D’Youville College in 2009.

In the opener, Lawrence scored six times in the first, added three more runs in the second and scored seven times in the third against the Blue Angels (2-18). In addition to Marsicek’s five hits, Cory Paquette had two hits and drove in three with a three-run homer. Taylor Dodson also had a pair of hits for the Vikings.

Kara Vance went three innings to get the win and combined on a one-hitter with Jessica Demski in the five-inning contest.

In the nightcap, Alissa Geipel, Dodson, Katie Schumacher, Marisa Thackston and Rheya Upadhyaya all had two hits for the Vikings. Dodson and Schumacher also drove in four runs apiece.

The Vikings scored 14 times in the first inning and the rout was on. Lawrnece added four runs in the second, two more in the third and three more in the fourth.

Liz Barthels got the win, and she combined with Paquette on a two-hitter over five innings.

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CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team collected only four hits on Friday against Middlebury College, but that was enough for the Vikings to score a 3-2 nonconference victory.

Lawrence (7-5) picked up single runs in the first, third and sixth innings and held off a Middlebury rally in the seventh to preserve the win.

Liz Barthels allowed one run and four hits over four innings to pick up the win for Lawrence. Kara Vance tossed 1.1 innings of relief to pick up the save.

The Vikings got on the board after Savanna Marsicek started the bottom of the first with a single. After a sacrifice bunt, Marsicek moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Anna Wawiorka’s squeeze bunt.

Lawrence made it 2-0 in the third and got some help from the Panthers (6-6). Tierney Duffy reached on an error, went to third on another error and scored on Wawiorka’s single.

Middlebury cut the lead to 2-1 in the fifth, but Lawrence got that run back in the sixth. Alissa Geipel singled to start the inning and scored on Amanda Jaskolski’s triple for a 3-1 lead.

Vance allowed a run in the seventh, and the Panthers had the tying run on base when she got a fly ball for the final out.