Softball Team Photo 2025
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Elmhurst ELMHUR~1 6-26-1, 2-13 CCIW
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Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 22-13, 10-5 CCIW
Elmhurst ELMHUR~1
6-26-1, 2-13 CCIW
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Final
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Millikin MILLIKIN
22-13, 10-5 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Elmhurst ELMHUR~1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Millikin MILLIKIN 1 1 0 1 5 8 8 1

W: Bruno, Kelsey (12-3) L: O'Leary, Chiara (1-9)

Game Recap: Softball | | Morgan Vogels

Softball Beats Elmhurst to Lock up Third Seed in 2025 CCIW Tournament

On a rainy Saturday, May 3 in Decatur, Ill., the Big Blue softball team took the field at the Workman Family Softball Field for a matchup with the Bluejays of Elmhurst University. The Big Blue needed to win just one to lock up the third seed in the 2025 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Tournament, and they did so in run-rule fashion in game one. 

In game one, the Big Blue took care of business in five innings, downing Elmhurst 8-0. In the first inning, Abby Willis grounded out to third, but scored Charley Condill in the process to put the first run on the board. In the second inning, Condill singled to left center to plate Emily Kobel.

The Big Blue would take a 3-0 lead in the fourth when Willis hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ava Zukowski. With the rain picking up considerably in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Big Blue scored two runs on an Ann Marie Meek double through the left side with Brianna Denault and Kendallyn Davison crossing the plate. Then, an RBI groundout off the bat of Haley Willan put the Big Blue up 6-0. Willis delivered the game winning RBIs with a bloop single over the head of the second baseman that plated Condill and Zukowski to secure the run-rule victory.

Game two was suspended in the top of the second inning and ultimately canceled due to heavy rain. Millikin ends the regular season with a record of 22-13, 10-5 in conference play.

Millikin will enter the CCIW Tournament, hosted by Illinois Wesleyan, as the third seed. They'll open the tournament in the single elimination round against sixth-seeded Wheaton with game time set for 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 8. The tournament will continue after the opening two single elimination games in a double elimination format.

To find more information on the tournament, click here.
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