Weekend scoreboard

Posted on May 10, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Saturday:

College Baseball–
Illinois State 14, Bradley 1
CCIW Tournament at Naperville–Illinois Wesleyan 8, Millikin 2; North Central 8, Illinois Wesleyan 7 (championship)
Heartland at Lewis and Clark (DH), postponed

College Softball–
NCAA Regional at Bloomington–Illinois Wesleyan 8, Calvin 0 (championship)
NCAA Regional at Whitewater–Coe 7, Eureka 3

High School Baseball–
Bloomington 7, Richwoods 2
Normal West 10, Danville 2
U-High 11, Decatur Eisenhower 1
Normal Community 9, Belleville East 4
Central Catholic 11, St. Bede 1
Blue Ridge 11, Ridgeview 1
Lincoln 11, Taylorville 1

High School Softball–
Central Catholic 3, Rockton Hononegah 2
Normal Community 13, Champaign Central 3
Pontiac 7, Herscher 2

Sunday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, 12:20 p.m.

College Baseball–
Bradley 7, Illinois State 2

Monday:

High School Baseball–
U-High at Olympia, 4:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Mahomet-Seymour, 5 p.m.

High School Softball–
Danville at Bloomington, 4 p.m.
Normal Community at Peoria, 4 p.m.
Normal West at Peoria Manual, 4 p.m.
U-High at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at Peoria Notre Dame, cancelled
Normal Community at Peoria Manual, 6 p.m.
Normal West at Peoria, 6 p.m.

 

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