Baseball and softball action across multiple leagues and settings
The sports slate covers MLB games including St Louis Cardinals at Cubs and Pirates at Busch Stadium, White Sox at Twins, and Cubs at Astros. Prep softball and baseball regional and sectional games begin or advance in multiple towns, with Eldorado Nashville Aston Marquette Johnston City Pinckneyville and others hosting pivotal rounds.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Busch Stadium
Aston Marquette
Johnston City
Pinckneyville
Chrisman Runs Second In Tough 3200 At State Meet
Caitlin Chrisman of Carbondale finishes second in the 3200 at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet in Charleston, setting a personal best but outkicked late by Palatine’s Amy Laskowske. Massac County’s Josha Rogers ends eighth in the high jump after hopes of a title.
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Charleston
Carbondale
Caitlin Chrisman
Massac County
Josha Rogers
Eastern Illinois University
O’brien
Chrisman
Terriers
Palatine
Amy Laskowske
Gary Holda
Laskowske
Holda
Carterville
Katherine Hendricks
Mount Vernon
Katie Wagner
Rogers
Unbelievable Day in Du Quoin Class A Regional semifinals
In a doubleheader, Anna Jonesboro beat Waltonville Lesser-Walier 8-7 after a seven run lead shrank, with Ryan Schaefer homering thrice. Du Quoin rallied to beat Goreville 9-8 in eight innings, as three solo shots in the seventh erased a deficit. A dozen homers were hit overall.
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Steve Jahnke
du Quoin
Anna Jonesboro
Ryan Schaefer
Anna
Jonesboro
Tim Skidmore
Waltonville
Lesser-Walier
Goreville
Salukis fall to Hofstra in NCAA softball final
Salukis season ends with a 3-1 loss to Hofstra at Stanford in the NCAA Softball Championship. SIU, 45-17, finishes with a program record win total and their first MVC regular season title. Hofstra advances after previous 1-0 win in 12 innings. Alison Thompson took the loss, Jenny Doehring homered for SIU.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Southern Illinois University
Hofstra
Stanford University
SIU
Salukis
Pride
Alison Thompson
Jenny Doehring
Alexis Alcantara
Missouri Valley
Saluki Softball Advance in NCAA Losers Bracket
Harre pitched SIU past Pacific 1-0 in Palo Alto as seed seventh in Region VII, keeping alive in the NCAA Softball Championship. The Salukis moved to a loser-out game against Hofstra to reach a Sweet 16 test against the host.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Southern Illinois University
Salukis
SIU
Pacific
Smith Family Stadium
Hofstra
Harrisburg Bulldogs poised for state track title run
Harrisburg boys track looks strong as sectional dominance signals a serious shot at the state title. Coach Tony Holler cites three strong relays and top individuals like Cole Perkins and Josh Cullers. Alec Holler posted a 39.9 in hurdles, boosting hopes for finals and medals as Sparta also gears up for Charleston showdown, with Harrisburg winning 11 events at the sectional.
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Harrisburg
Bulldogs
Tony Holler
Heller
Cole Perkins
Josh Cullers
Cullers
Holler
Alec Holler
Alec
Mattoon
Charleston
Sparta
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Breese Central
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Chester
Fairfield
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Benton
Pope County
Mount Carmel
Okanville
Roger Clemens
Houston Astros
Minute Maid Park
White Sox
Texas Rangers
U.S. Cellular Field
Chicago
Eldorado
Www
Thesouthern.com
Laura Grafton
Carlinville
Cassie LaMar
Allison Alberts
Freeburg
Justin Walker
Nolen McIntire
Venand
Miranna
PUK
Su Carbondale
Harre
Lambert
BUICK
Pontiac
Suzuki
MSRP
Foley-Sweltzer
Suzuki Foods
I-57
Marion
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