Prep spotlight: Rochester softball, girls soccer net wins, and other results from Friday

Here are the softball, track and field and girls soccer results around Springfield from Friday:

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Friday’s results

SOFTBALL

ROCHESTER 9, MARION 4: At Decatur, Rochester cashed in seven runs on multiple Marion errors in the fourth inning en route to a nonconference win.

Each of Rochester’s nine runs were unearned. Marion totaled seven errors in the loss.

Raegan Rezba yielded three hits and two runs in the leadoff spot. Brooklyn Thompson had a hit with two RBIs while Eleanor Schudel and Jaelyn Watts had two hits apiece. Samantha Gleckler supplied two RBIs.

Watts (10-1) picked up the win in a complete game with eight strikeouts. She gave up four runs on six hits and four walks.

AUBURN 17, GREENFIELD/NORTHWESTERN 6: At Greenfield, Taylor Patterson homered and finished 5-for-6 with five RBIs and two runs in the nonconference win.

Mailee Schoen generated four hits, two RBIs and three runs. Sydney Rabideau earned the win in a complete game with two strikeouts. She allowed three earned runs on seven hits and one walk.

CARLINVILLE 17, VANDALIA 2 (4 innings): At Vandalia, Addison Ruyle blasted two doubles and finished 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run in the South Central Conference win.

Olivia Kunz recorded two hits and four runs. Kendal Maddox and Isabella Tiburzi had two hits apiece. Maddox struck out five in two innings with no hits or walks allowed.

STAUNTON 9, PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 8: At Piasa, Staunton scored three insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning and winning pitcher Gianna Bianco escaped a rally in the bottom half of a South Central Conference win.

The top four batters in Staunton’s lineup combined for nine hits, seven RBIs and seven runs scored. Lilly Bandy finished 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs, including a two-run home run.

Kylie Lucykow and Taylor Nolan combined for four hits, four runs and two RBIs, while Ele Feldmann went 3-for-4 and drove in two. Evin Franke had three hits and two runs scored in the bottom half of the order.

Bianco went the distance and allowed 12 hits and eight earned runs with no strikeouts and three walks. Southwestern’s Ella Kadell hit a three-run homer with two outs in the seventh before Bianco got the final out to end the game.  

PLEASANT HILL 9, BEARDSTOWN 1: At Beardstown, McKinley Lowe struck out 13 and gave up one run on just four hits and no walks in a Western Illinois Valley Conference victory.

Lowe also had a hit with three RBIs. Vanessa Nunez had two hits and an RBI for Beardstown.

PANA 8, LITCHFIELD 1: At Litchfield, Shelby Ashcraft homered in the first inning and finished with two hits, six RBIs and two runs in the South Central Conference win.

Bailey Everly, Kennedy Bowker, Allie Sarver and Joey Laker each had two hits for the Panthers. Laker picked up the win in a complete game, giving up just two hits and one run with eight strikeouts.

Lili Anne Readenour homered for Litchfield.

RIVERTON 22, SOUTHEAST 8 (5 innings): At Riverton, Brooklyn Lanham went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and five RBIs to lead the Hawks to their first victory of the season.

Combined with five Southeast errors, Riverton (1-15) drew 14 walks and finished with seven hits. Jersey Mulkins walked four times and scored three runs for Riverton. Teammate Opal Withers had a two-run double.

Ryley Elder and Dajah Dean both doubled and had two hits and two RBIs for Southeast (0-7).

GREENVILLE 10, HILLSBORO 5: At Hillsboro, the Comets rallied from a 5-0 deficit to stun the Hiltoppers in a South Central Conference game.

Audrey Schultz and Peyton Chappelear both had RBI doubles and Briley Kirby delivered a two-run double that gave Hillsboro a 4-0 lead in the second inning.

Losing pitcher Anika Camp extended the lead to 5-0 with an RBI single in the fourth. But Greenville scored two in the fifth and a grand slam by Haylee Clark (4-for-4) highlighted a five-run sixth as the Comets took a 7-5 lead. Greenville added three more runs in the seventh.

Kenzie Jarman and Aubrey Evans had two hits apiece and each scored a run for Hillsboro.

KNOXVILLE 4, HAVANA 2: At Knoxville, the hosts broke a 2-2 tie with a run each in the fifth and sixth innings for a nonconference win.

Losing pitcher Libbie Johnson had two of Havana’s four hits. Johnson doubled twice and drove in two runs in the loss. She threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and four runs (three earned) to go with three strikeouts and two walks.

WEST AURORA 16, WILLIAMSVILLE 10: At Washington, Nicole Sinks homered and finished with two hits, two RBIs and two runs in the nonconference loss.

Izzy Nowack had had two hits with three RBIs, including a double.

GENESEO 10, WILLIAMSVILLE 9: At Washington, Madisyn Buysse hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning to vault Geneseo to a win.

Izzy Nowack unleashed a grand slam for Williamsville. She ended with three hits and seven RBIs.

GIRLS SOCCER

ROCHESTER 1, QUINCY NOTRE DAME 0: At Ken Leonard Field, Alyse Day made a save on the penalty kick and totaled four saves for the shutout win in the Sacred Heart-Griffin tournament.

Charlotte Beatty scored unassisted in the second half and the Rockets improved to 9-5-1 overall.

AUBURN 9, PIASA SOUTHWESTERN 1: At Auburn, Karlissa Clark chalked up four goals to improve to 10-4-1 overall.

Emme Divjak assisted the opening goal to Clark, who tacked on two more goals to help build a 4-0 halftime lead. Divjak had a goal and three assists.

Callie Gill totaled two goals and two assists. Hailey Brinkley and Katie Pace also scored for the Trojans. Abby Harvey had three saves.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Titans win home invite

CHATHAM — Natalie Alexander claimed three events and Chatham Glenwood captured the Lady Titan Invite title.

The Titans won first place out of 11 teams with a score of 127, ahead of runners-up Sacred Heart-Griffin and Tolono Unity with 102.

Alexander captured the 200-meter dash in 26.06 seconds and her signature event, the 300-meter hurdles, in 48.37 seconds. She also contributed to the winning 4x100 relay (50.11 seconds) with teammates Trinity Caldwell, Breashira Hemingway and Layne Matthew.

Sacred Heat-Griffin's Antonette Bartletti, Maria Bartletti, Sophia Paul and Oliva Redpath dominated the 4x200 relay in 1:48.15.

The Bartlettis also participated on the winning 4x400 relay in 4:10.57 with teammates Maggie Fleischli and Macie Rolf.

Redpath also won the individual 100 in 12.63 while Fleischli took the 800 in 2:31.70. Rolf captured the high jump in 4 feet, 10 inches. Paul beat out Alexander in the 100 hurdles (16.13).

Glenwood's Katelyn Lehnen bolted to first in the 400 in 55.85.

This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: High school softball, soccer results around Springfield for April 19-20