KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Illinois State softball team (3-2) finished its weather-shortened weekend at the Tennessee Invitational with a 4-0 shutout win over Northern Kentucky (0-3).
With unfavorable field conditions due to a copious amount of rain, the game was called at the conclusion of the fifth inning and met regulation standards, sealing the 4-0 victory for the Redbirds. Morgan Day, the right-handed pitcher out of Tuscola, Illinois, tossed her second one-hitter of the season and improved to 2-1 in the circle on the year.
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BY THE NUMBERS / KEY INNINGS
- Morgan Day fanned five of the first six batters she faced, as the Norse sat down in order in the opening frames.
- Mack Leonard drew a lead-off walk in the top of the third, while Kaili Chval dropped ISU's first hit of the game into centerfield in the next at-bat. Junior Emme Olson lifted her second homer of the season, and the weekend, over the right center field wall to help the Redbirds take an early 3-0 lead.
- Later in the third inning, Rebecca Moffett and Dayna Kennedy pulled off a double steal, as Kennedy charged across home plate to push the Redbirds ahead by four.
- After fanning back-to-back Norse for her 11th double-digit strikeout performance of her career, Day gave up Northern Kentucky's lone hit of the game in the bottom of the fifth.
ON DECK
Illinois State will return to the Sunshine State for the second time this season, traveling to Boca Raton, Florida, next weekend to participate in Florida Atlantic's annual "Parents' Weekend" tournament. The Redbirds are set to take on Kentucky, FIU, Pitt, Coastal Carolina and the tournament host Owls in the six-game outing.
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