Softball
Area star leads EIU past softball
URBANA — As a high school junior at Rantoul, Hanna Mennenga became the 10th softball pitcher in IHSA history with a 400-strikeout season.
As great as the feat, it was almost as if no one noticed.
“I sent out so many emails,” Mennenga said, “jucos, Division Is, Division IIs, Division IIIs. Only one Division I emailed and said they might be interested.”
That was Northern Iowa.
Baseball ends Hoosiers' 18-game run
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In his first college start, Ryan Castellanos took down mighty Indiana on Sunday.
The freshman pitched six solid innings as the Illini beat No. 16 Indiana 3-2 to avoid a sweep while snapping the Hoosiers’ NCAA-leading 18-game winning streak.
Tyler Jay and Bryan Roberts combined for three innings of scoreless relief.
NCAAs next for women's gymnasts
By The News-Gazette
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A dominant performance by Alina Weinstein on Saturday night propelled the Illinois women’s gymnastics team to its third NCAA Championships appearance in program history.
Baseball can't stop Indiana's run
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Illinois baseball team outhit Indiana on Friday but couldn’t stop the No. 16 Hoosiers from extending their nation-best winning streak to 17 games in a 3-2 loss.
Sanchez continues upward climb in softball
By FRED KRONER
URBANA — Brittany Sanchez is the one.
The sophomore is the one Illini who has played in all 29 of the team’s softball games.
She is the one who drove in the first Illinois run in Wednesday’s 6-5 nonconference loss to Indiana State at Eichelberger Field.
Softball happy to walk away with split
URBANA — When the day was done, when the scorebooks were closed, when the bats were put away, Illinois’ softball team had a doubleheader split to show for its 41/2 hours at Eichelberger Field on an overcast Saturday.
The UI win — 5-4 in the second game against No. 24 Nebraska — was the eighth in school history at home against a nationally ranked opponent.
Spencer honored by conference
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois sophomore Ashley Spencer was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week after claiming the 100 meters and placing second in the 400 hurdles at the Texas State Elite Meet, the league office announced Wednesday.
Weinstein, See shine at Big Ten meet
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Illinois women’s gymnastics team placed fourth during Saturday’s Big Ten Championships, compiling 196.475 points. Nebraska won the eight-school meet with a score of 197.800.
The Illini won their afternoon session.
“We have been talking about momentum all year long and continued to build it in the month of March,” Illinois coach Kim Landrus said.
Delgado earns shot at national title
DES MOINES, Iowa — Jesse Delgado already has a Big Ten wrestling title at 125 pounds on his resume this season.
Now the Illini sophomore will strive for a national title in the same weight class.
Delgado beat Nashon Garrett of Cornell 10-5 in a semifinal match Friday night at the NCAA Championships.
Roberts rescues streaking Illini
CARBONDALE — Reliever Bryan Roberts helped streaking Illinois escape a ninth-inning jam, and his teammates responded with three runs in the top of the 10th to pull out a 7-5 nonconference baseball victory against Southern Illinois on Saturday.
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