Category: Softball

East Peoria (21-3, 14-0) scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat the Morton Potters 3-2 Thursday evening at Eastside Centre. Bridget Bankes knocked in Sarah Finck and Taylor Kellum for the walk off victory on senior night for the lady Red Raiders. Finck the junior pitcher for East Peoria tossed a two-hitter and struck out 15 to finish the Mid-Illini Conference unbeaten.

-Bob

East Peoria Late Rally Beats Morton in Mid-Illini Softball

May 16th, 2013
Posted in High School, IHSA, Illinois, Potters, Red Raiders, Softball
Tagged Baden, Bridget Bankes, Casey Brunton, Chandler Ryan, DeMarini, Denee'Menzione, East Peoria High School, Easton, Eastside Centre, IHSA, Illinois High School Association, Kali George, Kelsi Dahms, Louisville Slugger, Mid-Illini Conference, Mizuno, Morton High School, Nicole Koch, Nicole Montgomery, Nike, Nikki Eigsti, Rawlings, Sarah Finck, Stacey Buescher, Taylor Kellum, Taylor Namanny, Under Armour, Wilson
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Tremont pitcher Jaycee Craver tossed a no-hitter and the hosts opened the IHSA Class 2A Tremont Regional play with a 12-0, five-inning victory over Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Tuesday afternoon. Craver (17-0) allowed just two baserunners — a walk and an error — in striking out six. The sophomore needed just 63 pitches, and a ball never left the infield. Rachel Patterson (3-for-3, double, three RBIs) gave Craver some run support with a first-inning, two-run homer. Jill Runyon’s two-RBI single highlighted the three-run second. In the third, Kali Sanders hit a three-run homer as a part of the six-run third. That frame also saw Tanner Garey (3-for-3) drive home Kennedy Runyon (3-for-3, RBI), who along with her sister, Jill (3-for-4, three RBIs), had back-to-back RBI singles. The top-seed Turks (24-0) face either Havana or Midwest Central in the 11 a.m. Saturday final.

-Bob

Tremont Turks No-Hit Deer Creek-Mackinaw in Regional Softball

May 14th, 2013
Posted in Ballpark, Chiefs, High School, Illinois, Softball, Turks, no-hitter
Tagged Baden, Briley Spencer, Brooke Bolliger, Deer-Creek Mackinaw High School, DeMarini, Havana High School, IHSA, Jaycee Craver, Jill Runyon, Kali Sanders, Kennedy Runyon, Louisville Slugger, Midwest Central High School, Nike, Rachel Patterson, Schutt Sports, Skip Penning, Tanner Garey, Tremont High School, Under Armour, Wilson
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The Washington Panthers (14-5, 8-4) softball team shut-out Limestone High School (15-13, 3-9) 3-0 Monday afternoon in Mid-Illini action. Senior pitcher Sydney Fields (8 strike-outs) hurled a no-hitter against the Rockets and was a hit batter away from throwing a perfect game for the visiting Panthers. Courtney Parker and Alexie Carlsten provided all of the offense with RBI’s for Washington.

-Bob

Washington Lady Panthers No-Hit Limestone in Mid-Illini Softball

May 13th, 2013
Posted in Ballpark, High School, Illinois, Panthers, Rockets, Softball, no-hitter
Tagged Alexie Carlsten, Baden, Baylie Little, Courtney Parker, DeMarini, Hayley Reneau, Jessica Hill, Katie Cassulo, Limestone High School, Louisville Slugger, Mackenzie Simmons, Madisyn McCoy, McKena O'Donnell, Mid-Illini Conference, Mizuno, Nike, Riddell, Ryelee Foiles, Schutt Sports, Sydney Fields, Tory Grafelman, TPS, Under Armour, Washington High School, Wilson
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The Tremont Turks (21-0) defense made all the big plays in the final two innings — stranding six Metamora runners on base to hold on to beat the Metamora Redbirds (15-9) Monday afternoon 6-4. Metamora, which got a second-inning solo homer from Kathyrn Curtis, plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh thanks to RBI singles by Heather Morris and Mckinzie Meagher. But the Redbirds left the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh. Tremont’s Briley Spencer broke a 2-2 tie when she took a 2-1 pitch over the centerfield fence. The senior catcher drove in three runs for the game. Kennedy Runyon put the Turks up 2-0 in the first with a two-run single to center, scoring Spencer and Kali Sanders, who led the game off with a double. Sophomore pitcher Jaycee Craver (13-0) pitched a complete game for the Turks.

-Bob

Tremont Softball Beats Metamora to Stay Unbeaten

May 6th, 2013
Posted in High School, IHSA, Illinois, Redbirds, Softball
Tagged Abby Barrow, Baden, Briley Spencer, Brooke Bolliger, DeMarini, Erica Phillips, Haley McCloud, Heart of Illinois Conference, Heather Morris, IHSA, Jaycee Craver, Jillian Runyon, Kali Sanders, Kara Harnett, Kathyrn Curtis, Kennedy Runyon, Louisville Slugger, Metamora High School, Mid-Illini Conference, Mizuno, Nike, Rachel Patterson, Tanner Garey, Tremont High School, Under Armour, Wilson
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Senior pitcher Mackenzie Camp saved one of her best outings of the year for the final home game of her career, giving up just one unearned run in a complete game 3-1 win to help the Braves split a doubleheader with Missouri State Sunday afternoon at Laura Bradley Park. The daughter of Carrie and Greg Camp, Mackenzie was born in Peoria, IL and has an older brother Ryan. She will graduate later this month from Bradley University with a degree in health science. A two-time first-team all-state selection, she helped Limestone High School (32-8) to a 2008 IHSA class 3A state softball championship. She tossed a 2-hit shutout defeating Mattoon 3-0 at Eastside Centre.