Meline, Vernon Hills spring into action
Vernon Hills’ softball team got its Spring Break trip to Alabama off to an exciting start.
Megan Meline’s walk-off, 2-run double in the bottom of the fifth rallied the Cougars to a 3-2 win over Southside in Gulf Shores, Ala.
A time limit shortened the game by 2 innings.
It was Vernon Hills’ second straight walk-off win, after Jordyn Comitor provided similar heroics last week.
Before Meline, Sami Freibrun also doubled in a run in the Cougars’ 3-run fifth. Kristina Kliver had a double, as well, while Carly Alm contributed a single and run scored. Jenn Claussen (2-1) allowed 2 runs over 5 innings for the win.
Daphne 3, Vernon Hills 1: In the Cougars’ second game of the day in Gulf Shores, Ala., Daphne scored twice in the bottom of the fifth, and the game was called due to a time limit again.
Anya Mollenhauer’s RBI double in the fourth had pulled Vernon Hills even. Jordyn Comitor yielded 2 earned runs over 42⁄3 innings in suffering the loss for the Cougars, who fell to 2-2 and 1-1 on their trip.
Antioch sweeps: Amber Mysliwiec homered and doubled twice, as the host Sequoits defeated West Aurora 9-8, completing a sweep of the nonconference doubleheader.
Winning pitcher Katie Phillips also had a double for Antioch.
The Sequoits won the opener 5-1 behind the pitching of Phillips as well. Mysliwiec had a double.
Wauconda sweeps: Pounding out 16 hits over two games, which included a 6-for-7 effort at the plate from Megan Luchowski, Wauconda swept a doubleheader against Woodstock North, 9-8 and 5-1.
In the first game, the Bulldogs (3-3) took control with a 5-run third inning. Luchowski went 4-for-4 with a double while teammate Emily Holub went 3-for-4. Meanwhile, Wauconda pitcher Lauren Thomas got the win. She went 5 innings and rolled up 4 strikeouts. Angie Exline came in and got the save.
In the second game, pitcher Lexie Redmann got the win for Wauconda, going the distance and racking up 6 strikeouts against just 2 walks. Luchowski was 2-for-3 while Holub and Thomas each smacked doubles.