Wednesday scores, Thursday schedule

Posted on April 30, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Wednesday:

College Baseball–
Northwestern 6, Illinois State 3
North Park 9, Illinois Wesleyan 4; Illinois Wesleyan 8, North Park 3

College Softball–
Carthage 8, Illinois Wesleyan 0; Illinois Wesleyan 1, Carthage 0

High School Baseball–
U-High at Decatur Eisenhower, postponed
Normal West 5, Normal Community 3

High School Softball–
U-High at Decatur Eisenhower, postponed

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal Community at Normal West, cancelled

Thursday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals, 2:10 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Central Catholic at Tolono Unity, 4:30 p.m.
Danville at Bloomington, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Central Catholic at Tolono Unity, 4:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Chatham Glenwood, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Central Catholic at Monticello, 4:30 p.m.
Peoria Manual at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Champaign Central, 6 p.m.
Urbana at Normal West, 6 p.m.

 

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