Softball/Fox Valley roundup

Dundee-Crown 1, Grayslake North 0: Lauren Girard was 2-for-3 with a double and Lauren Mercado scored the game’s only run in the first inning as the Chargers won this Fox Valley Conference crossover. Amanda Eissler pitched a 4-hitter with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk for Dundee-Crown (4-20).

Hampshire 4, Woodstock North 3: Jordan Hook’s 12th-inning double scored Sara Finn with the winning run as the Whip-Purs prevailed in this FVC crossover. Brittany Sujet was 3-for-4 with a double and Finn went 3-for-6 with 3 stolen bases for the Whip-Purs (11-18). Jennifer Hurst pitched all 12 innings for Hampshire, striking out 6.

Bartlett 5, Lake Park 2: Freshman Danielle Kirby got her first varsity start and made it a winning one as Bartlett finished the Upstate Eight Valley season with a win. Kirby allowed just 4 hits and had 2 strikeouts and 1 walk. Kayla Haberstich and Sydney Johnson each had home runs for the Hawks (24-8, 15-4). Alyssa Nowak added a double.

St. Francis 3, St. Edward 0: After losing to St. Francis 12-0 on May 1, St. Edward came back and played the Spartans tough but couldn’t push any runs across in this Suburban Christian Blue loss. Allison Stratman was 2-for-3 for the Green Wave (13-13, 6-8). Lindsay Zdroik (8-7) took the loss.

Huntley 11, Johnsburg 1: Tamara Funke and Michelle Caputi each had doubles for Huntley (20-10) in its FVC crossover win. Haley Spannraft was the winning pitcher.

St. Charles East 12, Larkin 1: Alex Buhrow (2-for-2) had a home run for Larkin (3-24, 2-15) in the Upstate Eight River. Sarah Hansen took the loss for the Royals.