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Ella Cushing - Isu
Illinois Fighting Illini
3
Illinois ILL 13-12
5
Winner Mizzou MIZ 17-13
Illinois ILL
13-12
3
Final
5
Mizzou MIZ
17-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Illinois ILL 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 1
Mizzou MIZ 0 0 0 0 1 4 X 5 8 0

W: Pannell, Taylor (4-3) L: Wiles, Lauren (6-4) S: Touchet, Nathalie (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Illini Softball Falls Short at Mizzou

Recap

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Illinois softball fell to Missouri, 5-3, at Mizzou Softball Field on Tuesday afternoon.

The Fighting Illini dropped to 13-12 overall while the Tigers improved to 17-13 this season.

In the circle, Lauren Wiles tossed 5.2 innings, taking the loss to move to 6-4 during her senior season as she allowed three runs on six hits while walking four. Megan Nuechterlein made her 11th appearance of the year in the loss.

Offensively Ella Cushing led the way, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Stevie Meade impressed from the leadoff position, posting a 2-for-2 day at the plate with a pair of doubles.

How It Happened

Through the Illini half of the fifth, both teams were held scoreless. However, the Tigers tacked on the first run of the day, a solo homer over the centerfield fence, to open the scoring. 

The Missouri advantage was short lived with Cushing roping a ball over the wall in left field, locking the game 1-1.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Orange and Blue allowed four runs in the frame to fall behind, 5-1, with just three outs remaining.

The Illini rallied in the seventh, posting a pair of baserunners with no outs on the board. Meade posted her second double of the day and Adisyn Caryl sent a ball into center, cutting into the 5-3 deficit. However, three-straight outs followed Caryl's base knock, ending the rally and handing Illinois the defeat.

Up Next

Illinois continues Big Ten play with a trip to #8 Oregon. First pitch on Friday is slated for 8 p.m. CT.

Notes

» Illinois softball wore orange jerseys, moving to 4-5 while donning those.
» Ella Cushing added her fourth homer of the year.
» Ava Moore tied the longest reached base streak of the season with 10-straight games. 
» Lauren Wiles remains seventh all-time at Illinois with 105 career appearances and eighth in games started with 64.
» The Orange and Blue dropped to 1-6 on the road.
» Illinois has never beaten the Tigers in Columbia, Mo.
» The Illini are 1-10 against power conference opponents.
» The Fighting Illini own a 4-17 record all-time against Mizzou.
 

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