Rothstein, Durr pace a Conant triumph
Seniors Hailey Rothstein and DeeDee Durr each had 3 hits as Conant's softball team improved to 19-6 and 10-4 in the Mid-Suburban West with a 9-4 victory at Hoffman Estates on Thursday.
Rothstein was 3-for-3 with 3 RBI while Durr was 3-for-5 with 2 runs and a RBI.
Other top hitters for the host Cougars were Sydney Correa (2-for-4, double, RBI), Lauren Grzelak (1-for-2, double, 2 RBI, 1 run), and Morgan Bihun (1-for-1, double, 2 runs, RBI).
Cougars sophomore Sam Gadomski (9-1) threw a 4-hitter with 6 strikeouts.
Junior Alexus Venegas went 2-for-3 with a double for Hoffman (11-14, 4-9).
Hersey 10, Wheeling 0 (5 inn.): Sophomore Kaitlyn Denten followed up her 10-strikeout performance on Wednesday against Prospect with nine as the visiting Huskies scored 7 times in the top of the fifth to put the game away.
Top hitters for Hersey (9-16, 3-11) were Katie Wingerter (2-for-4, double, home run), Denten (1-for-3, triple, RBI), Cassie Zouras (1-for-2), Jessica Schmiederer (2-for-3, triple, RBI), Remy Gerew (1-for-1, 2 RBI) and Jackie Bednar (1-fro-3, double, 2 RBI).
The offense for Wheeling (4-17, 3-11) was led by Nikki Mikosz (1-for-2, triple), Alexa Orlando (1-for-2) and Sydney Kaplan (1-for-2, double).
Barrington 11, Palatine 0 (5 inn.): Nicole Chapman (2-for-3) belted her third home run of the season for the host Fillies (24-5, 12-2), who received a 3-hitter from senior Keenan Dolezal (23-5).
Other top hitters for Barrington were Rachel Macdonald (3-for-3, 3 RBI), Jenna Fingerman (3-for-4, 2 RBI), Rachel Krzysko (2-for-4, RBI), Kelly Katis (3-for-3, 2 doubles, RBI), and Haley Luczak (2-for-3, double) and Carly Kordich (2-for-4, 3 RBI, triple).
Cassie Kerlin went 2-for-2 with an RBI for Palatine (9-17, 5-9) which received its other hit from Maddie Kraver.
Prospect 11, Rolling Meadows 0 (5 inn): Playing on its home field for the first time in 10 days, the Knights (10-14, 4-9) scored 7 runs in the bottom of the first inning as the first seven batters reached base. Casey Lenski (2-for-3, walk), Erica Nelson, Jenny Krengiel, and Kelly Marshall each had RBI singles.
The biggest hit in the inning was a 2-run single by Alyssa Cacini. Prospect added 3 runs in the second when Lenski led off with a walk and scored on Ally Schuldt's single to right.
Schuldt eventually scored on Nelson's sacrifice fly.
The Knights added a run in the third on an RBI single by Emma Gilholly (2 for-3, RBI). Lauren Hattory and Jenifer Kokitis had the only hits for the Mustangs.
Winning pitcher Jenny Krengiel (3-3) tossed a 2-hitter with 3 strikeouts and no walks. At one point, she retired 10 batters in a row.
Prospect celebrated its 'Senior Knight'.
"Needless to say, I'm very proud of all my seniors," said Prospect coach Jim Adair. "A lot of kids play softball as a freshman but it takes a special person to stick it out for four years. They played the whole the game and each one of them had a hit or RBI. We scored 11 runs without an extra-base hit. And Jenny Krengiel pitched a fantastic game."