Chargers’ Bats Quieted at Home by Bobcats

GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College softball team's offense was kept at bay by Bryant & Stratton in a pair of shutout losses to the Bobcats on Monday at the Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.

GAME 1
Bryant & Stratton 9, Sandburg 0 (5 innings)
Bryant & Stratton       102      33        —        9          14        0
Sandburg                     000      00        —        0          0          2
L: Brooklyn Walker 5 IP, 2 K, 2 BB

Key Moment
Bobcats pitcher Sydney Birling polished off a five-inning perfect game on a popout to shortstop. She struck out 12 Chargers in the effort.

GAME 2
Bryant & Stratton 6, Sandburg 0
Bryant & Stratton       111      101      1          —        6          11        1
Sandburg                     000      000      0          —        0          6          1
L: Chelsey Catton 7 IP, 0 K, 4 BB

Key Moment
The Bobcats, among others receiving votes in this week's NJCAA Division II rankings, scored single tallies in every inning but the fifth.

Sandburg Standout
Maddi Benson (Spring Bay, Ill./Metamora) had singled twice in three at-bats to account for two of the Chargers' six hits in the contest.

UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
1:30 p.m. Friday at South Suburban 

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