Softball: Rolling Meadows makes history with 5 homers
Rolling Meadows' softball team made school history with its bats on Friday in a 12-2 six-inning Mid-Suburban East win over visiting Prospect.
The Mustangs (12-8, 5-5) hit 5 home runs in one game for the first time as Stephanie Thompson (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI), Sara Benner (2-for-4, 3 RBI), Sam Benner (2-for-4, 2 RBI), Sammy Elenz (2-for-4, 2 RBI) and Emily Schmidt (3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI) all cleared the fence.
Sara Benner became the Mustangs' all-time RBI Leader with 122.
Elise Kowalski (7-7) earned the win.
Cassie Cunniff (2-for-3 HR, 2B) and Amanda Pinter (1-for-3, HR) led the Knights (5-12, 2-7).
Palatine 9, Hoffman Estates 1: Junior southpaw Rhiann Dick (14-1) threw a 4-hitter with 3 strikeouts for visiting Palatine (17-2, 9-0).
"Rhiann did a nice job of pitching today," said Pirates assistant coach Kristen Proffitt. "It's really tough to pitch in the rain because the ball becomes slippery and it makes it hard to grip the ball the way you need to. She battled adversity well and that was nice to see."
Grace Huff (2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI), Amanda Stanczuk (2-for-4, 2B, 4 RBI) and Emily Brinckerhoff (HR) led the offense for the Pirates while Emily Grossi (2-for-2) homered for the Hawks (1-18, 1-8).
"Grace and Amanda really came through at the plate today," Proffitt added. "Grossi was hitting nice spots and keeping people off balance, so we needed them to come through in the clutch. They're great leaders for our team and they were leaders for us on offense."
Barrington 11, Schaumburg 2: Brynn Nevers (3-fo-r4, 3 RBI) and Katherine Stagnito homered for host Barrington, which was the visitor on the scoreboard. Kendall Peterson (3-for-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 2B) and Leyden Atlas (2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B) were multiple hitters for the Fillies (18-3, 9-1) in the MSL West game. Gina Magro also had a double. Jackie Albrecht (6-0) threw 3⅔ innings to earn the win. Nikki Kolodziej had 2 hits for Schaumburg (8-14, 4-6) while Tatiana Cooper doubled.
Wheeling 8, Buffalo Grove 4: With the bases loaded and two outs, Nikki Niznik made a terrific catch in right field to cap the Wildcats' MSL East win. Emmie LaCaeyse earned the win for the visiting Wildcats (3-11, 1-8) while Peyton LaCaeyse belted a 3-run homer and went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI and a double. Danni Moser was 2-for-4 with 3 runs and a double. Kylie Mainville (3-for-3, 2 RBI) and Angelina Craig (2-for-4, 2 RBI) each homered for the host Bison (6-9, 3-6).
Fremd 17, Conant 0 (4 inn): Multiple hitters for Fremd (12-4, 8-1) were Sophia Crescio (2-for-4), Kalyn McCarthy (3-for-3, 3 runs), Kelsey Brauer (2-for-3, 2 RBI), Reagan Goluch (2-for-3, 2 runs) and Elaina Kraus (2-for-3, 3 RBI, 2B). Cali DiVito and Ava Jordan each had doubles for Fremd while Marisa Chalmers homered. Hailey Hazlett (5-4) earned the win. Emily Taucher and Emma Wokurka had the hits for Conant (2-14, 2-8).
Maine West 6, Vernon Hills 3: Brianna Migaczewski (2-for-3, 2 runs), Amanda Byrne (2-for03, 3 RBI, 2B) and Miraya Adams (2B) led the offense for visiting Maine West (9-9, 5-1) in the CSL North. Abby Gawlinski (4-3) threw a 7-hitter with 11 strikeouts and 1 walks.
Leyden 15, Hinsdale South 5 (5 inn): Leyden (16-5) collected 15 hits, including back-to-back homers from Kailey Kirkwood (3-for-3, 4 runs, 3 RBI) and Elle Engelke (2 HR, 2-for-4, 4 RBI, 3 runs). Other multiple hitters for the Eagles were Tara Mackey (3-for-3, 4 runs, 2 RBI), Elyse McLaughlin (3-for-4, 3 RBI) and Jennifer Molini (2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI). Yaritza Frias also had a double for Leyden. Emma Bertsche struck out two as the winning pitcher.