Softball vs Northwestern on 3/21/2026 - Box Score - University of Illinois Athletics

3/21/2026

Eichelberger Field

1:02pm

Northwestern

14-14, 0

Final

Illinois

8-22, 0

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Northwestern	12	3	1	3	0	19	12	2
Illinois	4	0	0	0	1	5	7	2

Win: Grudzielanek, Riley (5-2)Loss: Sabalaskey, Abby (5-8)

Scoring Summary

Team	NU	ILL
1st Robinson homered, 3 RBI; Raye scored; Avvisato scored.	3	0
1st Donahey homered, RBI.	4	0
1st Garden advanced to second on a wild pitch; Nader advanced to third on a wild pitch, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.	5	0
1st Medina doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Cunnea scored, unearned; Garden scored.	7	0
1st Nieto doubled to shortstop, RBI; Medina scored.	8	0
1st Raye doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Avvisato scored, unearned; Nieto scored, unearned.	10	0
1st Nader doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Robinson scored, unearned; Minarovic scored, unearned.	12	0
1st Caryl homered, 3 RBI; Click,K scored, unearned; Brennan,S scored.	12	3
1st Donahue,E homered, RBI.	12	4
2nd Raye homered, 3 RBI; Avvisato scored; Nieto scored.	15	4
3rd Donahey homered, RBI.	16	4
4th Harvey doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; Donahey scored; Raye scored; Avvisato scored.	19	4
5th Cushing,E hit by pitch, RBI; Cornish,F advanced to second; Stang,B advanced to third; Caryl scored.	19	5

Northwestern


Nieto, Grace	2B	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
McCue, Teagan	PH/2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Avvisato, Kaylie	CF	3	4	1	0	1	1	0
Dowden, Kate	PH/CF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Raye, Emma	C/DP	2	3	2	5	2	0	0
Minarovic, Grace	PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robinson, Kansas	1B	3	2	1	3	1	1	0
Dohse, Signe	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Donahey, Bridget	SS	3	3	2	2	0	1	0
Nader, Kelsey	RF	1	1	1	2	2	0	0
Renschen, Kate	PH/RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Garden, Avery	DP	2	1	1	0	0	1	1
Harvey, Abby	DP/C	2	0	1	3	0	0	0
Cunnea, Izzy	LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	1
Medina, Tru	3B	3	1	1	2	0	1	0
Jensen, Kylee	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grudzielanek, Riley	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		29	19	12	18	9	6	6

Batting

2B: Nieto, Grace (1); Raye, Emma (1); Nader, Kelsey (1); Harvey, Abby (1); Medina, Tru (1)

HR: Raye, Emma (1); Robinson, Kansas (1); Donahey, Bridget (2)

Baserunning

HBP: Raye, Emma (1); Donahey, Bridget (1)

Fielding

E: McCue, Teagan (1); Grudzielanek, Riley (1)

Illinois


Brennan, Skylar	LF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Click, Keirys	2B	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Caryl, Adisyn	3B	3	2	2	3	0	0	2
Donahue, Eileen	DP	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
Stang, Brooke	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yeager, Jackie	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haggard, Ellie	1B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
Cornish, Fae	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mosley, Delaney	RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Cushing, Ella	PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Moore, Ava	SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Debevec, Gabrielle	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miller, Alaina	CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kiddy, Ady	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Sabalaskey, Abby	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crawford, Christina	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith, Amanda	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nuechterlein, Megan	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		23	5	7	5	2	4	7

Batting

2B: Brennan, Skylar (1)

HR: Caryl, Adisyn (1); Donahue, Eileen (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Click, Keirys (1); Cushing, Ella (1)

Fielding

E: Yeager, Jackie (1); Moore, Ava (1)

Northwestern


Grudzielanek, Riley	5.0	7	5	4	2	4	0	0	2	0	23	27	8	3	0
Totals		7	5	4	2	4	0	0	2	0	23	27	8	3	0

Illinois


Sabalaskey, Abby	0.1	2	4	4	1	0	0	1	3	5	0	1
Crawford, Christina	0.0	4	8	2	2	1	2	0	6	8	0	0
Smith, Amanda	1.2	5	4	4	0	2	0	0	10	10	3	0
Nuechterlein, Megan	3.0	1	3	3	6	3	1	1	10	17	4	2
Totals		12	19	13	9	6	3	2	29	40	7	3

Win: Grudzielanek, Riley (5-2)

Loss: Sabalaskey, Abby (5-8)

HBP: Grudzielanek, Riley (2) ; Sabalaskey, Abby (1); Nuechterlein, Megan (1)

PB: Yeager, Jackie (1)

Northwestern

Final

Illinois

Northwestern - Top of 1st

Plays	NU	ILL
Nieto walked.	0	0
Avvisato reached on a fielder's choice; Nieto out at second 3b to 2b.	0	0
Raye hit by pitch; Avvisato advanced to second.	0	0
Robinson homered, 3 RBI; Raye scored; Avvisato scored.	3	0
Donahey homered, RBI.	4	0
Crawford,C to p for Sabalaskey.	4	0
Nader walked.	4	0
Garden singled to left center; Nader advanced to second.	4	0
Garden advanced to second on a wild pitch; Nader advanced to third on a wild pitch, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.	5	0
Cunnea reached on an error by ss; Garden advanced to third.	5	0
Cunnea advanced to second on a wild pitch.	5	0
Medina doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Cunnea scored, unearned; Garden scored.	7	0
Nieto doubled to shortstop, RBI; Medina scored.	8	0
Avvisato struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball; Nieto advanced to third.	8	0
Raye doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Avvisato scored, unearned; Nieto scored, unearned.	10	0
Minarovic pinch ran for Raye.	10	0
Robinson walked.	10	0
Smith,A to p for Crawford,C.	10	0
Donahey struck out swinging.	10	0
Nader doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Robinson scored, unearned; Minarovic scored, unearned.	12	0
Garden struck out looking.	12	0
12 Runs, 7 Hits, 2 Error, 1 Left on Base

Illinois - Bottom of 1st

Plays	NU	ILL
Raye to c for Minarovic.	12	0
Brennan,S singled up the middle.	12	0
Click,K reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second; Brennan,S advanced to third.	12	0
Caryl homered, 3 RBI; Click,K scored, unearned; Brennan,S scored.	12	3
Donahue,E homered, RBI.	12	4
Yeager,J flied out to cf.	12	4
Haggard,E struck out looking.	12	4
Mosley,D struck out swinging.	12	4
4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Northwestern - Top of 2nd

Plays	NU	ILL
Cunnea popped up to ss.	12	4
Medina flied out to rf.	12	4
Nieto singled to right field.	12	4
Avvisato singled to right field; Nieto advanced to third.	12	4
Raye homered, 3 RBI; Avvisato scored; Nieto scored.	15	4
Robinson lined out to 3b.	15	4
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Illinois - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	NU	ILL
Moore,A struck out swinging.	15	4
Miller,A grounded out to 3b.	15	4
Brennan,S doubled down the lf line.	15	4
Click,K hit by pitch.	15	4
Caryl flied out to lf.	15	4
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Northwestern - Top of 3rd

Plays	NU	ILL
Donahey homered, RBI.	16	4
Nuechterlein to p for Smith,A.	16	4
Nader walked.	16	4
Harvey to dp for Garden.	16	4
Harvey popped up to 2b.	16	4
Cunnea walked; Nader advanced to second.	16	4
Medina struck out swinging.	16	4
McCue pinch hit for Nieto.	16	4
McCue grounded out to 1b unassisted.	16	4
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Illinois - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	NU	ILL
McCue to 2b.	16	4
Raye to dp.	16	4
Harvey to c.	16	4
Donahue,E struck out swinging.	16	4
Yeager,J flied out to lf.	16	4
Haggard,E walked.	16	4
Mosley,D flied out to rf.	16	4
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northwestern - Top of 4th

Plays	NU	ILL
Avvisato walked.	16	4
Raye walked; Avvisato advanced to second.	16	4
Robinson struck out swinging.	16	4
Donahey hit by pitch; Raye advanced to second; Avvisato advanced to third.	16	4
Renschen pinch hit for Nader.	16	4
Renschen struck out swinging.	16	4
Harvey doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI; Donahey scored; Raye scored; Avvisato scored.	19	4
Cunnea grounded out to ss.	19	4
3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Illinois - Bottom of 4th

Plays	NU	ILL
Renschen to rf.	19	4
Moore,A popped up to 2b.	19	4
Miller,A singled to right field.	19	4
Brennan,S reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; Miller,A out at second ss to 2b.	19	4
Click,K flied out to rf.	19	4
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Northwestern - Top of 5th

Plays	NU	ILL
Jensen pinch hit for Medina.	19	4
Jensen flied out to lf.	19	4
McCue flied out to lf.	19	4
Dowden pinch hit for Avvisato.	19	4
Dowden walked.	19	4
Raye walked; Dowden advanced to second.	19	4
Dohse to 1b for Robinson.	19	4
Raye advanced to second on a wild pitch; Dowden advanced to third on a wild pitch.	19	4
Dohse popped up to ss.	19	4
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Illinois - Bottom of 5th

Plays	NU	ILL
Dowden to cf.	19	4
Robinson to 1b for Dohse.	19	4
Medina to 3b for Jensen.	19	4
Caryl singled to right field.	19	4
Donahue,E walked; Caryl advanced to second.	19	4
Stang,B pinch ran for Donahue,E.	19	4
Yeager,J popped up to ss.	19	4
Haggard,E singled up the middle; Stang,B advanced to second; Caryl advanced to third.	19	4
Cornish,F pinch ran for Haggard,E.	19	4
Cushing,E pinch hit for Mosley,D.	19	4
Cushing,E hit by pitch, RBI; Cornish,F advanced to second; Stang,B advanced to third; Caryl scored.	19	5
Mosley,D to rf for Cushing,E.	19	5
Debevec,G pinch hit for Moore,A.	19	5
Debevec,G flied out to rf.	19	5
Kiddy,A pinch hit for Miller,A.	19	5
Kiddy,A reached on a fielder's choice; Mosley,D advanced to second; Cornish,F out at third 3b unassisted.	19	5
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
29	At Bats	23
19	Runs	5
12	Hits	7
5	Doubles	1
0	Triples	0
4	Home Runs	2
18	RBI's	5
9	Walks (BB)	2
6	Strikeouts	4
Pitching
7	Hits	12
5	Runs	19
4	Earned Runs	13
2	Walks	9
4	Strikeouts	6
27	Batters Faced	40
2	Errors	2
Fielding
15	Putouts	15
2	Assists	2
.895	Fielding %	.895
0	Double Plays	0

Schedule