On the high school softball scene, Central Catholic shut out Prairie Central 10-0 and Pontiac defeated IVC 4-0.
In high school baseball, El Paso-Gridley, Heyworth, Fieldcrest and Leroy won in the Heart of Illinois Conference baseball tournament.
The CornBelters concluded their exhibition season with a 6-4 win over Joliet in yesterday’s matinee at the Corn Crib. The season opens Friday at River City.
The Missouri Valley Conference has decided on Valparaiso. The Valley’s President’s Council unanimously voted to extend the invitation to Valpo to join the league starting this fall.
Illinois State Athletics Director Larry Lyons tells WJBC’s Sam Wood the league hasn’t rulled out adding more schools.
Illinois Wesleyan’s men’s lacrosse program is only four years old, but the Titans have earned their first NCAA bid. IWU visits Aurora in the first round of the Division III tournament at 2:00 this afternoon.
Former Illinois State men’s basketball guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell scored a game-high 25 points to lead his team to the Danish Basketball League title. Akoon-Purcell was named the finals MVP. The rookie earlier was named the league’s player of the year.
The Cardinals scored a 6-5 win over the Marlins, coming back from a four-run deficit. Dexter Fowler broke the tie with a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning, and Magneuris Sierra, who was with the Peoria Chiefs last season, singled and scored in the final two frames. It’s the fifth straight win for the Cards. The series continues tonight in Miami with Lance Lynn on the mound for the Cardinals against the Marlins’ Tom Koehler.
The Cubs and Rockies split a doubleheader with Colorado taking the opener 10-4 and the Cubs rebounding for an 8-1 nightcap win. They’ll rematch this afternoon with Kyle Hendricks starting for the Cubs against the Rockies’ German Marquez.
The White Sox dropped their fourth straight contest with a 7-2 home loss to the Twins. The series continues tonight on the South Side with Phil Hughes on the hill for Minnesota and Derek Holland for the Sox.
