Monday's Fox Valley roundup
Pitching ruled the day Monday when the Elgin and Hampshire softball teams got together for a nonconference game.
Elgin freshman Hannah Perryman and Hampshire junior Ally Kent combined to allow just 6 hits while striking out 30 in a game that ended in a 1-1 tie after 10 innings.
The two pitchers also combined for 21 walks and Elgin (5-14-1) left 22 runners on base.
"We just didn't get the clutch hit," said Elgin coach Peg Corcoran. "We left the bases loaded in 5 of the 10 innings."
Perryman allowed only singles to Tiffany Bentley and Bree Doyle and struck out 19. Kent allowed a double to April Harwood and three singles and struck out 11.
"It was a great well-pitched game tonight," said Hampshire coach Ken Bram.
Lake Park 16, Larkin 5: Lake Park scored 7 runs in the final two innings to pull away from Larkin (4-11, 3-4) in Upstate Eight action. Lexi Smithberg (3-for-4, 2B), Corinne Wimmer (2-for-4, RBI), Victoria Nino (2-for-3), Sam Bradley (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI) and Nicolette Rodrio (2-for-4, RBI) led the Larkin offense. Freshman Kiernan Schock was the losing pitcher. "We had four starters out with the flu today and the girls who played did a great job of filling in," said Larkin coach Larry Hight.
Montini 2, St. Edward 1: The Green Wave (11-8, 2-3) suffered yet another last-inning loss as Montini scored in the bottom of the seventh to break a 1-1 tie in this Suburban Catholic Conference game. The loss was St. Edward's fifth straight. The Wave had only 3 hits in the game and struck out 12 times. Sarah Field suffered the loss, allowing just 1 earned run.
Huntley 10, CL Central 0: Sam Clemons fired a 2-hitter as Huntley (13-7, 3-0) rolled in the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division. Alex Albanese had 2 hits and an RBI for the Red Raiders and Kelsey Hagen drove in a run.
Woodstock 1, Jacobs 0: Jacobs (8-8, 2-1) managed just 2 hits off Woodstock's Taylor Schulty and had a 17-game FVC Valley Division win streak snapped in the process. Marissa Lombardo (3-2) suffered the loss for the Golden Eagles. "It was a good pitching matchup and it just came down to one basehit and that was the game," said Jacobs coach Jeremy Bauer.
Cary-Grove 7, CL South 6: Cary-Grove (9-9, 2-1) scored 5 times in the top of the eighth then held off CL South's rally in the bottom of the inning to down the Gators (14-4, 2-1) in the FVC Valley. Katie Berg's single drove in the eventual winning runs for the Trojans. Alexis Haley was 2-for-3 with a double for Cary-Grove and Lindsay Marshall earned the win in the circle. Emily Mahoney suffered the loss for CL South.
McHenry 10, Dundee-Crown 0: Emilie Kerkman suffered the loss for Dundee-Crown (4-9, 0-4) in this FVC Valley loss.