Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Posted on April 2, 2019

Tuesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

College Baseball–
Augustana 6, Illinois Wesleyan 5; Augustana 4, Illinois Wesleyan 3 (12 inn.)
Illinois State 3, Eastern Illinois 0 (Brett Wicklund complete-game shutout)
Jefferson 6, Heartland 4

College Softball–
Illinois Wesleyan 13, DePauw 5; DePaul 4, Illinois Wesleyan 1
Heartland at Danville Area

High School Baseball–
U-High 5, Sacred Heart-Griffin 1
Dunlap 7, Central Catholic 1
Coal City 18, Pontiac 8
LeRoy 10, Blue Ridge 0
Richwoods 8, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 7

High School Softball–
U-High 11, Sacred Heart-Griffin 0
Central Catholic 6, Normal Community 3
Dwight 14, Grant Park 4
Clinton 7, St. Teresa 5
Farmington 12, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 3
LeRoy 11, Armstrong 1
Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland 16, Lowpoint-Washburn 6

Girls High School Soccer–
Central Catholic 4, Williamsville 2
Sacred Heart-Griffin 2, U-High 0
Bloomington 7, Peoria 0
Normal West 5, Richwoods 0
Normal Community 4, Champaign Centennial 0

Wednesday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates, 5:10 p.m.

College Softball–
Illinois State at Illinois, 5 p.m.

College Baseball–
Illinois State at Iowa, 6:05 p.m.

High School Softball–
Bloomington at Metamora, 4 p.m.
Sacred Heart-Griffin at U-High, 4:30 p.m.
Mattoon at Normal West, 4:30 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Sacred Heart-Griffin at U-High, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
St. Thomas More at Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Sacred Heart-Griffin, 6 p.m.

 

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