University of Illinois
27-17, 6-9
Michigan
33-11, 15-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Illinois | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Illini Fall to No. 22 Michigan in Series Finale
April 21, 2019 | Softball
URBANA, Ill. – The Illinois softball team dropped its Big Ten Conference series finale with No. 22 Michigan, 16-5, on a sunny Easter Sunday (April 21) at Eichelberger Field.
The Illini (27-17, 6-9 B1G) were led by redshirt-senior Carly Thomas with two hits and a run, while senior Veronica Ruelius added a hit, a run and three RBI.
In an action-packed opening inning, the Wolverines (33-11, 15-1 B1G) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead on an RBI double and back-to-back home runs. The Illini fought back in the bottom half of the inning as sophomore Bella Loya notched an RBI infield single, before Ruelius launched a three-run dinger – her seventh homer of the season - to left center to bring the home team within one at 5-4.
After both teams brought in a run in the third, UM used back-to-back long balls to pull ahead at 9-5, before posting a seven-run seventh to seal the 16-5 win.
Freshman Sydney Sickels (17-10) took the loss after allowing five runs on six hits and struck out two in 1.2 innings of work. Seniors Taylor Edwards (4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3.0 IP) and Emily Oestreich (3 R, 2 ER, 1 K, 2.1 IP) and junior Akila Mouzon (4 R, 3 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 0.0 IP) also saw action.
Next Up
The Illini next head out for a five-game road swing - their final road trip of the regular season - starting with a doubleheader against No. 23/18/20 Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Tuesday (April 23), before traveling to Columbus, Ohio, for a three-game series at Ohio State on April 26-28.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Beaubien, Meghan (21-4)
L: Sickels, Sydney (17-10)
Batting:
2B: Canfield, Faith 1 ; Blair, Lexie 1
HR: Canfield, Faith 1 ; Blair, Lexie 1 ; Sobczak, Alex 1 ; Nemitz, Mackenzie 1 ; Hoogenraad, Haley 1 ; Alexander, Katie 1
RBI: Canfield, Faith 2 ; Blair, Lexie 4 ; Sobczak, Alex 1 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Nemitz, Mackenzie 3 ; Hoogenraad, Haley 2 ; Alexander, Katie 1 ; Skvarce, Abby 1 ; Rodriguez, Natalia 1
SF: Rodriguez, Natalia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Canfield, Faith 2 ; Peters, Natalie 3 ; Blair, Lexie 4 ; Sobczak, Alex 1 ; Gonzalez, Thais 1 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Nemitz, Mackenzie 1 ; Hoogenraad, Haley 1 ; Alexander, Katie 1 ; Rodriguez, Natalia 1
SB: Peters, Natalie 1
CS: Peters, Natalie 1
HBP: Sobczak, Alex 1 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Nemitz, Mackenzie 1 ; Skvarce, Abby 1
Batting:
2B: Thomas, Carly 1
HR: Ruelius, Veronica 1
RBI: Loya, Bella 1 ; Ruelius, Veronica 3
SH: Steiner, Avrey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fleming, Annie 1 ; Sherlund, Kiana 1 ; Thomas, Carly 1 ; Loya, Bella 1 ; Ruelius, Veronica 1
