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Amelia Thomas
6
Western Illinois WIU 8-8
7
Winner Loyola Chicago LUC 4-10
Western Illinois WIU
8-8
6
Final
7
Loyola Chicago LUC
4-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 6 1
Loyola Chicago LUC 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 7 15 0

W: Veres, Madison (2-1) L: CARLIN, A. (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Ramblers Rally To Edge Western Illinois, 7-6, In Extra Innings

Boysen’s RBI single in eighth inning defeats former mates

ST. LOUIS (March 14, 2021)
 
In Short
Loyola University Chicago (4-10) rallied from deficits of three runs and two runs to record 7-6 victory over Western Illinois (8-8) in eight innings today at the Billiken Spring Tournament. The Ramblers have won two of their last three outings.
 
How It Happened
Western Illinois wasted no time getting on the board, scoring three runs on Savannah Rodriguez's three-run home run over the fence in left field in the first inning. The Leathernecks added to that lead in the second inning on Kellie Marcheschi's one-out RBI single. 
 
Loyola dented the scoreboard and cut into the deficit in the bottom of the second when Allyson Ivey singled home Abby Brown, who had reached earlier on a one-out walk, and two innings later, the senior first baseman provided another big hit when she mashed a two-run shot to right center to tie the game at 3-3.
 
The Leathernecks stole the momentum right back, notching runs in the top of the fifth on a passed ball and a Bella Alvarez RBI single, but Loyola refused to go down without a fight, cutting the deficit in half on Amelia Thomas' RBI single in the sixth inning. The Ramblers would tie the game in the bottom of the seventh on Jocelyn Currie's run-scoring double that plated Nova Sinskul, who led off the frame with a double of her own.
 
Veres worked her way out of a tough spot in the eighth, stranding a Leatherneck on third, and in the bottom half of the inning, Tori Boysen, who transferred to Loyola from Western Illinois, laced a single to center to score Madison Ebeling and give her new teammates the come-from-behind victory.
 
 
A Look at the Numbers
  • Ivey, Thomas and Currie tallied three hits apiece for a Loyola order that pounded out 15 hits.
  • Madison Veres was impressive in a relief stint, tossing 4.0 innings of two-hit ball and striking out four to earn the win.
  • Tori Boysen also turned in a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a RBI.
 
Up Next
The Ramblers finish out play at the Billiken Spring Tournament with a rematch versus host Saint Louis at 1 p.m. CT.  
 
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