Leah Foreman
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
5
Wartburg WARSB22 30-13
9
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 36-7
Wartburg WARSB22
30-13
5
Final
9
Millikin MILLIKIN
36-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wartburg WARSB22 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 5 8 2
Millikin MILLIKIN 3 0 0 0 0 6 X 9 6 2

W: Warlow, Charly (3-0) L: Madison Hiestand (6-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Morgan Vogels

Millikin Softball Opens NCAA Super Regionals with Comeback Win over Wartburg

The Big Blue softball team opened the 2022 NCAA Division III Super Regionals with a 9-5 comeback victory against Wartburg College at the Workman Family Softball Field in Decatur, Ill. on Friday, May 20. 

Millikin plated the first three runs of the afternoon in the bottom of the first, starting with Kendallyn Davison crossing on a passed ball. A Camryn Skundberg single to right field scored Lanie Chizmark, who had earlier reached on an error. Grace Biondo scored the third run of the inning on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Cassie Reed.

Wartburg plated a run of their own with a sacrifice fly in the top of the second when Hannah Happ lined out to center field to score Jenna Levine and cut the Big Blue lead to 3-1. The Knights then took the lead in the third, starting with an RBI double to left off the bat of Ella Link that scored Olivia Brecht. The go-ahead run scored on a two-RBI ground-rule double to right center from Levine, giving Wartburg a 4-3 advantage.

A bases loaded walk issued to Brecht put the Knights up 5-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth. 

Millikin batted around in the sixth inning, beginning with Skundberg at the plate drawing a walk. Pinch runner Emma Lewandowski replaced Skundberg at first, later scoring on a sacrifice fly to left hit by Tennison. With the bases loaded and two outs, Lanie Chizmark tripled down the left field line to clear the bases and put the Big Blue up 7-5. Leah Foreman sent a two-run homerun over the left center field fence to push the MU advantage to 9-5.

The Big Blue secured the final three outs to pick up the game one victory heading into Saturday's game two. Charly Warlow picked up the win, throwing three innings and allowing just two hits. 



 Game two's start time is now scheduled for 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 21 due to the possibility of inclement weather later in the day. The if necessary game would be played shortly after should Wartburg claim the game two victory. 
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