Wolfe, Blanchard Have Big Games in Chargers’ Sweep of Black Hawk

GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College softball team banged out 26 runs on 26 hits to sweep an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader against Black Hawk on Tuesday at the Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.

GAME 1
Sandburg 15, Black Hawk 13
Black Hawk     303      200      5          —        13        14        3
Sandburg         440      133      x          —        15        14        2
W: Chelsey Catton 7 IP, 4 K, 6 BB

Key Moments
• After Black Hawk tied the game at 8-8 in the top of the fourth, Chelsey Catton (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) put Sandburg back on top in the bottom of the inning with a two-out single that scored Kayla Wolf (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) from second.
• Emma Wolfe (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) gave the Chargers some breathing room in the fifth inning by smashing a three-run homer to center for a 12-8 lead.

Sandburg Standout
Wolfe went 3 for 4 with a double, homer, walk, three runs scored and five RBIs to lead a 14-hit Chargers attack.

Other Top Chargers
• Natalie Righi (Pekin, Ill./Pekin): 2 for 3, double, two walks, three runs
• Maddi Benson (Spring Bay, Ill./Metamora): 2 for 4, double, run, four RBIs
• Catton: 2 for 3, triple, walk, run, two RBIs
• Gracie Rademacker (Green Valley, Ill./Midwest Central): 2 for 4, double, three runs

GAME 2
Sandburg 11, Black Hawk 6
Black Hawk     000      230      1          —        6          8          6
Sandburg         204      500      x          —        11        12        3
W: Emma Wolfe 7 IP, 3 K, 1 BB

Key Moment
The Chargers opened the third inning with four consecutive singles and took advantage of a pair of Black Hawk errors to plate four runs and extend their lead to 6-0.

Sandburg Standout
Gabby Blanchard (South Pekin, Ill./Pekin) was a perfect 4 for 4 at the plate, collecting base hits in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings. The second baseman scored a run and knocked in two.

Other Top Chargers
• Wolfe: 3 for 4, double, three runs, RBI
• Brooklyn Walker (Burnside, Ill./Warsaw): 2 for 4, two RBIs
• Wolf: 1 for 4, two runs, two RBIs, stolen base

MCHENRY COUNTY GAMES FRIDAY CANCELED
The Chargers' games scheduled for Friday at home against McHenry County have been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
3 p.m. Thursday at Sauk Valley (includes completion of suspended game from April 5) 

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