Box Score MINNEAPOLIS — Illinois softball (9-26, 1-8 Big Ten) fell to Minnesota, 2-0, at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Karley Yergler got the start in the circle, conceding just two earned runs, while Ellie Haggard was 2-for-3 at the plate.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Maggie Werner led off with a solo home run to center field for the Gophers, and Cassie Johnson notched a base hit, before Yergler recorded a pair of strikeouts to end the inning.
The next four frames passed scoreless, despite base hits from Ellie Haggard in the second, and Adisyn Caryl in the sixth. Yergler logged another duo of strikeouts, preventing Minnesota from adding any runs through the fifth.
In the sixth, Jessa Snippes tallied an RBI single, increasing Minnesota's lead to two. Haggard added her second hit in the final inning and Gabrielle Debevec also notched a hit, but the final three outs came before Illinois could get on the board.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Karley Yergler took the start in the circle, throwing the complete game and notching four strikeouts, falling to 2-12 on the season.
- She leads the pitching staff with 47 strikeouts on the year.
- Ellie Haggard went 2-for-3 at the plate, her seventh multi-hit game this year.
- Skylar Brennan was 1-for-3 at the plate, extending her current reached base streak to six games.
- Gabrielle Debevec was 1-for-3 at the plate, her second consecutive game with a hit and seventh hit of the season.
UP NEXT
Illinois hosts in-state opponent Illinois State on Tuesday, March 31, at 5 p.m. CT inside Eichelberger Field for 90's Night. The game will be streamed on B1G+. Following the midweek, the Fighting Illini head to Michigan State for a three-game conference series in East Lansing, Michigan, April 3-5.
