The Monmouth College softball team split a Midwest Conference doubleheader on Friday at Ripon. The Scots (7-13, 1-3) lost the opener 583 and won the nightcap 5-0.
MONMOUTH, ILL. (03/06/2023) The Monmouth College softball team started their Florida trip on Monday with two games, beating Otterbein University 3-1 and falling to Gordon College 4-1. In the opener against Otterbein, the Scots scored in the top of the first. Lillian Hucke (Aledo, Illinois) singled and was forced out at second with MyKenzie Kloess (Dupo, Illinois) running at first. Vanessa Wright (Villa Grove, Illinois) singled to left and Madelyn Belville (Rushville, Illinois) singled to left as Kloess scored. In the second inning, Olivia Riddley (Chatham, Illinois) led off with a walk and Kayleigh Cobb (Pawnee, Illinois) doubled to the wall in left. Kendall Lewis (Cambridge, Illinois) walked to load the bases and the Cardinals changed pitchers. With one out, Hucke drew a walk and Cobb scored for a 2-0 Monmouth lead. Kloess drew a walk to force home Lewis and the Scots led 3-0 before Otterbein got out of the inning. Abby Leber (Tremont, Illinois) pitched around a pair of singles in the