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Softball Readies to Host CCIW Tournament at Inspiration Field

Three-day tournament scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11

5/7/2024 12:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - For the second straight year, the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Softball Tournament will be held at Inspiration Field as the No. 1 seed Illinois Wesleyan University softball team plays host to the six-team tournament Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11. The tournament will feature four games Thursday, May 9, beginning at noon, three games Friday, May 10, while the championship is slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch Saturday, May 11.

Illinois Wesleyan's tournament begins with a 4 p.m. game Thursday evening. The Titans will face the winner of the first game of the weekend between fourth-seeded Millikin and fifth-seeded Carthage. The winner of the bout between No. 3 seed North Central and No. 6 seed North Park will advance to the 6 p.m. tilt against second-seeded Augustana.

The Titans carry a 27-10 overall record and won the CCIW Regular Season outright with a 13-3 mark. IWU most recently split a doubleheader at Augustana, May 4, grabbing a 4-2 game one victory to secure the conference title.

Illinois Wesleyan is led by four Titans with batting averages north of .400. Freshman Hailey Milgazo (Poway, Calif.-Poway) paces the team with a .467 batting average, while also topping the team with 57 hits and 19 stolen bases. Junior Jen Kuhn (Normal, Ill.-University High) bests the team with 43 RBIs, the sixth-most in single-season history, while boasting a team-high .734 slugging percentage and a .514 on-base percentage. Sophomores Anna Beckman (Bourbonnais, Ill.-Bishop McNamara) and Casey Wissmiller (Bloomington, Ill.-Olympia) have compiled averages of .417 and .414, respectively. Beckman is second on the team with 14 stolen bases and bests the team with 43 runs scored, while Wissmiller has a team-high six homeruns and 10 doubles.

Sophomore Gianna Certa (Third Lake, Ill.-Grayslake North) headlines the pitching staff, leading the team with a 1.34 earned run average over 18 appearances. She has thrown 16 complete games, with seven shutouts, and has compiled a 15-2 record while limiting opponents to a .214 batting average.

The tournament begins at noon Thursday, May 11, with the Titans set to battle in the third game of the day. A full schedule can be found on the tournament central webpage, while links to live stats and live streams can be found here. Ticket prices for each day are as follows, $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, students, and children ages 6-14. Children ages five and under are free.

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