Illini West scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Barry Western Wildcats as the Illini West Chargers made off with a 16-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Illini West who now have four in a row.
Madalyn Boyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Boyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Boyer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kaelyn Ferrill was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rachel James, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Illini West pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Barry Western, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Illini West will head out on the road to take on Brown County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Illini West is facing Brown County at the right time seeing as Brown County is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Barry Western, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seymour at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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