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Bottino 2015
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0
Western Illinois WIU 16-21
9
Winner Illinois ILL 25-24
Western Illinois WIU
16-21
0
Final
9
Illinois ILL
25-24
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Illinois ILL 2 0 0 1 4 2 9 12 0

W: J. Vecvanags (18-10) L: Stulga, Brooke (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Fall to Illini

Western Illinois lost to Illinois 9-0 on Tuesday (April 28).

URBANA, Ill. – Western Illinois dropped its final regular season nonconference game of the 2015 season, suffering a 9-0 loss to Illinois on Tuesday (April 28).

The Leathernecks (16-21) fell behind early to the Illini, as Illinois scored twice in the opening inning. Brooke Stulga limited the damage however, leaving the bases loaded as the inning ended. Stulga settled in, keeping Illinois off the board in the second and the third.

Tierney Bottino and Lia Romeo collected Western's hits on the day, both hitting singles with two away in the fourth. Western was unable to bring either in however, and trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth.

The Illini scored one off of Stulga in the fourth before Kacyee Hart made a scheduled appearance with one out in the inning. Hart kept the deficit at three heading into the fifth.
Illinois scored four runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to end the ballgame.

Stulga got the loss, allowing three runs on six hits. Hart worked the final 2.1 innings, allowing six runs on six hits.

Western Illinois wraps up the regular season in Omaha, Nebraska against the Mavericks. The three-game series begins on Saturday (May 2) with a doubleheader beginning at noon. The regular season concludes on Sunday (May 3). 
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