Red Devils Falls at Cornell, 11-4, 7-0

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – The Eureka softball team dropped a pair of non-conference contests at Cornell on Thursday evening.

The Rams rallied past the Red Devils for an 11-4 win in Game 1 and took Game 2, 7-0.

Game 1: Cornell 11, Eureka 4

The Red Devils came back from down four runs, posting one run in the fourth and three in the fifth, to tie the first game of the day at 4-4 in the top of the fifth inning.

But in the bottom half, the Rams came back with seven runs on four hits and an error to regain control. The Red Devils got a runner to scoring position with a double by Mackenzie Daniels (Monticello, Ill./Monticello) in the seventh, and the Rams got a groundout to end any chance of a late rally there.

The Red Devils finished with four runs on eight hits. Klaire Morris (Billings, Mont./Billings Skyview/Williston State) went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead EC at the plate, while Daniels and Delaney Douglas (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland) each contributed a double.

Eureka got on the board in the fourth inning after a walk by Daniels, a single by Bria Wessel (Peoria, Ill./Limestone) and an RBI double to center by Douglas. The Rams then got back-to-back outs to leave two stranded, but the Red Devils broke through with three runs on three hits in the fifth.

Morris singled with one out to bring in the team's second run of the day. Daniels notched an RBI groundout, and after Ashlyn Voyles (Farmer City, Ill./Farmer City) singled to put runners on the corners, Wessel had an RBI sac fly to make it 4-4.

Gada Bryant (Westville, Ill./Bismark-Henning/Rossville-Alvin/Lincoln) had a pair of stolen bases, and Voyles and Macey Whisker (Washington, Ill./Washington/Illinois Central College) each had one.

Game 2: Cornell 7, Eureka 0

Hannah Rhoades limited Eureka to four hits and one walk and had seven strikeouts in seven innings.

Bryant had two of the Red Devils' four in the leadoff spot. Alayla Thornton (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria/Trinity International) recorded her second double of the season and KayLee Hohlbauch (Arcola, Ill./Arcola/Lincoln) had a hit as well.

The Rams scored four runs in the first, added two in the second and one more in the fourth. Eureka's Jeri Bradford (Homewood, Ill./Chicago Christian/Triton) only allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk and had three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings in relief.

Up Next

The Red Devils (8-11, 0-2 SLIAC) will be back in action on Saturday with a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Spalding (10-12, 2-0 SLIAC) on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT.