Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Posted on April 16, 2019

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

College Baseball–
Illinois Chicago 6, Illinois State 1
Illinois Wesleyan 11, Wheaton 8; Illinois Wesleyan 11, Wheaton 2
Kankakee 13, Heartland 3

College Softball–
DePaul 6, Illinois State 5 (9 inn.)
UW-Whitewater 3, Illinois Wesleyan 2; Illinois Wesleyan 6, UW-Whitewater 1

High School Baseball–
Bloomington 13, Champaign Central 6
Normal Community 4, Peoria Richwoods 2
Heyworth 10, Mount Pulaski 1
Dwight 11, Watseka 1
LeRoy 12, Hartsburg-Emden 1
Eureka 5, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1

High School Softball–
Normal West 2, Bloomington 0
Normal Community 6, Peoria Notre Dame 5
Dwight 10, Watseka 4
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 9, Eureka 0
Tremont 17, Delavan/Hartsburg-Emden 1
Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland 12, Henry-Senachwine 1

Girls High School Soccer–
Central Catholic 4, Monticello 0
Normal Community 9, Peoria 0
Normal West 6, Bloomington 1
U-High 7, Decatur MacArthur 0

Wednesday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers, 11:45 a.m.

College Baseball–
Sacramento State at Illinois State, 5 p.m.

College Softball–
Heartland at Illinois Central (DH), 5 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Normal West at Peoria (DH), 4 p.m.
Lincoln at Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
U-High at Decatur MacArthur, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Champaign Centennial at Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
U-High at Decatur MacArthur, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Champaign Central at U-High, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at Normal Community, 5:15 p.m.

 

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