NCAA Division III No. 9 North Central pounded out 29 hits en route to a 10-4, 10-5 softball sweep of visiting Concordia Chicago on Wednesday.
Among the contributors for the Cardinals (27-3) were Corinne Rowe (4-for-7, 4 runs, 3 RBIs), Carly Trenhalle (5-for-7, 2 runs, 3 RBIs), Amanda Walker (5-for-8, 2 runs, 8 RBIs) and Kiersten Tinkoff (4-for-8, 2 runs, 2 RBIs).
Andrea Starr pitched (16-2) a four-hitter in the opener, striking out six, while Sarah Esposito (5-0) threw a seven-hitter in the nightcap.
College Baseball
U. of Chicago 7, North Central 3: Sam Carius was 3-for-5 with an RBI for North Central (20-12) in the road loss.
Women’s Golf
Wheaton Triangular: North Central shot a 363 to finish behind Carthage (Wis.), which had a 318, and Wheaton (345). Megan Kelly led the Cardinals with an 87, one shot better than Nicole Dutz and Rachel Oberheide.
Baseball
Waubonsie Valley 7, Glenbard East 0: Garret Howicz went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to power Waubonsie Valley past Glenbard East in the Upstate Eight Valley. Ryan Strick also drove in two runs for the Warriors.
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Girls Soccer
Benet 1, Marist 0: Elena McCarthy’s first-half goal with an assist from Sophia Elbchiri was the difference for Benet (11-0-1, 5-0-0) in the East Suburban Catholic win at home. Emma Hlavin earned the shutout.
Tuesday’s ResultsGirls Soccer
Neuqua Valley 3, South Elgin 0: Hannah Parrish had three saves for Neuqua Valley (8-1-2, 4-0-1) in the Upstate Eight Valley.
Oswego 2, Naperville Central 1: Mikaela Mockenhaupt scored twice in the first half and Oswego held on to beat Naperville Central.
Boys Volleyball
Naperville North 25-16-25, Naperville Central 22-25-16: Kent Lang and Spencer Munroe each had eight kills for Naperville North.
Women’s Lacrosse
Concordia Wisconsin 21, North Central 20, OT: Gina Fisher scored eight goals — the second-highest single-game total in program history — but North Central (10-3) fell at home. Kassie Whaling added four goals for the Cardinals.
Softball
North Central 10-12, North Park 2-3: Big days from Kiersten Tinkoff (6-for-8, 4 runs, 7 RBIs) and Carly Trenhalle (6-for-8, 2 runs, 7 RBIs) powered North Central to the Colege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin sweep.
Men’s Golf
Carthage (Wis.) Spring Invitational: North Central finished last in the nine-team field at 361. The Cardinals’ Lincoln Slagel tied for fifth with a 76.
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