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Illinois Wesleyan 10, Monmouth 1 - Box Score

MONMOUTH, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan softball team improved to 9-3 with a pair of wins at Monmouth College on Wednesday, March 30. The Titans took the first game, 9-1, and the second, 10-1.

In game one, the Titans had 11 hits as freshman catcher Sara Daley had a single, double and a three-run home run and sophomore third baseman Emma Clark had a two-run home run as IWU scored four runs in the top of the seventh.

Freshman first baseman Kaity Crane and freshman second baseman Erin Sweeney each had two hits in the win.

Freshman Molly McCready improved to 2-2 with the win as she pitched five innings, allowed only one hit and struck out five. Sophomore Alyssa Vorel allowed three hits and fanned one in two innings of scoreless relief.

The Titans banged out eight hits with home runs again from Daley (a two-run homer in a six-run fourth inning) and Clark (a solo shot in the first). Sophomore leftfielder Lauren Podgorski had two singles.

Freshman Victoria Whitaker (2-1) was the winning pitcher as she went four innings and allowed two hits and struck out two. Sophomore Katie Bruins pitched an inning and struck out two.

Illinois Wesleyan opens College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play with a 1 p.m. home doubleheader on Saturday, April 2, against preseason CCIW favorite Augustana. The Titans also host Elmhurst at 1 p.m. for a pair of games on Sunday, April 3.