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For Immediate Release
March 18, 2010
Eureka Softball Splits Doubleheader With Monmouth
EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka College softball team earned its first victory of the 2010 season when the Red Devils came from behind to top non-conference foe Monmouth, 11-10 in eight innings, Thursday afternoon in Eureka. The Fighting Scots returned the favor with a 14-1 win in five innings in game two for the doubleheader split.
Eureka (1-7) overcame a 10-9 deficit in the eighth inning of game one for the victory. Playing international tiebreaker rules, Eureka senior Cathy Kalnicky (Bolingbrook, Ill./Plainfield H.S.) was placed at second base to start the inning. After freshman Lauren Kao (Normal, Ill./Normal Community H.S.) reached on an error, sophomore second baseman Tomi Tapper (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria H.S.) delivered the late-inning heroics with a two-run double to give Eureka a walk-off 11-10 win.
The Red Devils needed a rally to force extra innings earlier in the game. Trailing 9-7 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Ashley Unzicker (El Paso, Ill./El Paso-Gridley H.S.) and Amy Scammahorn (Decatur, Ill./Warrensburg-Latham/Parkland) recorded RBI singles for a 9-9 tie. Scammahorn’s single came with two outs.
Kao and Tapper each went 3-for-5 with three RBI to lead the Red Devils in game one. Senior Jill Doty (Metamora, Ill./Metamora H.S.) and Unzicker added doubles for Eureka. Senior Kelsey Brandt (Morton, Ill./Morton H.S.) tossed all eight innings for a complete game victory, her first of the season and 17th of her career.
Monmouth (2-7) used an eight-run fifth inning to run away with a 14-1 victory in the nightcap. The Fighting Scots started the inning with six consecutive hits and sent a total of 12 batters to the plate during the frame. Courtney Bennett provided the big blow of the inning with a three-run home run to right field.
Kalnicky went 2-for-3 with a double in game two to pace the Red Devils. Sophomore shortstop Carissa Alig (Metamora, Ill./Metamora H.S.) recorded the lone Eureka RBI of the game.
The Red Devils will visit Rockford this Saturday for a noon doubleheader.
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For More Information Contact:
Bryan Moore
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