Celebrate
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
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Illinois Wesleyan IWUW 17-8, 2-3 CCIW
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Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 22-9, 8-1 CCIW
Illinois Wesleyan IWUW
17-8, 2-3 CCIW
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Final
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Millikin MILLIKIN
22-9, 8-1 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Illinois Wesleyan IWUW 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 9 4
Millikin MILLIKIN 4 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 5 1

W: Lebryk, Cathy (11-3) L: Marquis, Mackenzie (6-4)

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Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 23-9, 9-1 CCIW
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Illinois Wesleyan IWUW 17-9, 2-4 CCIW
Winner
Millikin MILLIKIN
23-9, 9-1 CCIW
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Final
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Illinois Wesleyan IWUW
17-9, 2-4 CCIW
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Millikin MILLIKIN 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 12 1
Illinois Wesleyan IWUW 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0

W: Brookens, Gracie (9-5) L: Walker, Brea (5-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Millikin Softball Sweeps Illinois Wesleyan

          The magic of the Workman Family Softball Field continues as the Millikin improved to 10-0 in its new home with a doubleheader sweep of Illinois Wesleyan on April 12 in Decatur, Illinois.  Millikin won game won 5-4 and rallied to take game two 7-2. 
          Millikin improved to 23-9 overall and 9-1 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).  The Big Blue have six conference games remaining and are in first place in the CCIW.  Millikin's final two conference opponents Carthage College (7-1) and Carroll University (5-1) also only have on loss in league play.
          Millikin jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in game one thanks in part to three Illinois Wesleyan errors in the first inning.  The Titans tied the game with two in the third and one run in the fourth.  Millikin scored the game winning run in the fifth inning with the help of the Titans fourth error in the game.
          Kailey Lyons led Millikin's attack going 3-4.  Cathy Lebryk was the winning pitcher throwing seven innings allowing nine hits and four earned runs while striking out two.
          Sydney Alery went 2-4 in the game one for the Titans with two RBIs.  Katie Caulfield and Summer Stitt also had two hits.
          Game two was a pitchers dual until the fourth inning when Illinois Wesleyan took the lead on a two-run homerun from Shelby Fulk.
          Millikin rallied with three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead and added four insurance runs in the seventh.  Alyssa Voegele homered to lead off the Big Blue sixth inning.  Alyssa White would drive home the final two runs in the inning with a single.
Chelsea Eads had an RBI single to start the Millikin scoring in the seventh.  Brooke Heimerl added a two-run double and Alexis Dockins drove home the Big Blue's final run with a single.
          Lyons, Kalli Farmer, Eads and Dockins all had two hits for Millikin.  Gracie Brookens was the winning pitcher throwing seven innings allowing only five hits and two runs.
          Illinois Wesleyan is now 17-9 overall and 2-4 in the CCIW.
          Millikin will play its final home conference doubleheader on Saturday, April 15 when they host Augustana College at 1 p.m.  The Big Blue will play its final regular season home game on April 20 hosting Greenville College.  Millikin ends the regular season with a road trip to Carthage and Carroll on April 22 and 23.
 
 
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