University of Illinois
16-20, 3-8
Michigan State
13-21, 3-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Illini Comeback Falls Short against Michigan State
April 12, 2025 | Softball
URBANA, Ill. - Illinois softball's seventh-inning heroics were not enough as the Fighting Illini fell to Michigan State, 7-5, at Eichelberger Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Orange and Blue dropped to 16-20 on the year and 3-8 in Big Ten play. MSU moved to 13-21 overall and 3-9 against conference foes.
A pair of Illini logged a home run in the seventh with Stevie Meade rocking a solo bomb over the left field fence and Eileen Donahue adding a three-run dinger.
Up Next
Illinois faces off against Michigan State in the series finale on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cassady, Carsyn (3-1)
L: Yergler, Karley (5-5)
S: Guidry, Faith (2)
Batting:
2B: Cash, Kaelin 1
HR: Doloszycki, Sydney 2
RBI: Doloszycki, Sydney 5 ; Coffinger, Ava 1
SH: Smiley, Kendall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hawley, Hannah 2 ; Doloszycki, Sydney 2 ; Greer, Hannah 1 ; Conroy, Payton 1 ; Coffinger, Ava 1
SB: Doloszycki, Sydney 1 ; Conroy, Payton 2 ; Coffinger, Ava 1
CS: Smiley, Kendall 1
HBP: Doloszycki, Sydney 1 ; Greer, Hannah 1
Batting:
HR: Meade, Stevie 1 ; Donahue, Eileen 1
RBI: Meade, Stevie 1 ; Donahue, Eileen 3 ; Howard, Zoie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meade, Stevie 1 ; Avila, Yazzy 1 ; Caryl, Adisyn 1 ; Donahue, Eileen 1 ; Porter, Taylor 1
HBP: Caryl, Adisyn 1
