Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule: Cardinals opener, NCAA Sweet 16 on WJBC

Posted on March 27, 2019

Wednesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

College Baseball–
Wheaton 8, Illinois Wesleyan 5

College Softball–
Illinois Central 7, Heartland 3; Heartland 4, Illinois Central 3

High School Softball–
U-High 5, Chatham Glenwood 4
Normal Community 8, Lincoln 3
Normal West 4, Gulf Shores (AL) 0
Pontiac 13, Dwight 0
Herscher 9, Prairie Central 1

High School Baseball–
U-High 9, Chatham Glenwood 6
Normal Community 3, Hayden 2

Girls High School Soccer–
U-High 6, Bloomington 0

Thursday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers, 12:15 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16, 5 p.m.–
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga (@ Anaheim), 6:07 p.m.
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 2 Tennessee (@ Louisville), 6:29 p.m.
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Michigan (@ Anaheim), 8:37 p.m.
No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 1 Virginia (@ Louisville), 8:59 p.m.

College Softball–
Lake Forest at Illinois Wesleyan (DH), 4 p.m.

High School Softball–
Normal Community at Lincoln-Way East (DH), 11 a.m.

High School Baseball–
Normal Community, Normal West in Alabama

Girls High School Soccer–
U-High at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Normal West, 4:30 p.m.

 

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