Cicardi, Lehman, Miller all go yard in RLC softball sweep of Shawnee

INA, Ill. – Rend Lake College softball has won seven games in a row after sweeping Shawnee Community College, 4-3 and 13-1, Tuesday in Ina.

Shawnee scored all three of its runs in the third inning of the first game. It had five hits and did not commit an error. Rend Lake scored one run in the first, two in the second and one in the fourth for four runs on 10 hits and one error. The winning pitcher was Taylor Thomas (Arcola) with Alaina Reeves (Mt. Vernon) behind the plate.

Thomas threw seven innings, struck out five, walked two, and gave up two earned runs. Thomas is now 6-7 on the mound for RLC. Hitters for the Lake: Taylor Cicardi (Pinckneyville) went 2-for-3 with a home run and RBI, Haley Miller (Rockport, Ind.) went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, Kendyl Ahrens (Poseyville, Ind.) went 2-for-4, and Breanne Pelker (Nashville) went 2-for-3 with a double.

In the nightcap, Shawnee scored its only run in the fourth inning. It had six hits and committed three errors in the field. RLC won in five innings after scoring two in the first, one in the second, and 10 in the third for 13 runs on 13 hits and no errors. The winning pitcher was Amanda Holloway (Benton) with Abbie Lehman (Marissa) behind the plate. Holloway threw five innings, struck out three, and gave up six hits and one earned run. She is now 9-11 on the mound for RLC. Hitters for The Lake: Fallon Clayton (Anna) went 2-for-3 with a double, Cicardi went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, Molly Whaley (Benton) went 2-for-2, Ahrens went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a RBI, Emily Cripps (Herrin) went 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI, and Lehman went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run and three RBI.

Rend Lake is now 10-16 in the league and 20-22 overall. The Lake will host Southwestern Illinois at 2 p.m. Thursday. RLC heads to Lincoln Trail on Friday and Southeastern Illinois for a makeup doubleheader on Saturday. The regular season will wrap up with a home doubleheader at 2 p.m. Sunday. For all things athletic at The Lake, visit RLC online at www.rlc.edu/warriors.