Lady Railers defeat Taylorville 9-1

[May 28, 2021]  The Lady Railers hosted Taylorville on Wednesday afternoon and once the offense got going, it was Lincoln winning 9-1 over the Tornadoes.

Cara Farnam was in the circle for Lincoln and she earned the win. In her seven innings of work, she allowed one unearned run on three hits. Farnam struck out nine batters and walked no one.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning. Mya Kirgan singled to left with two outs and Cassie Bridge drove her home on a triple to center. Lincoln was on top 1-0.

Taylorville tied the game 1-1 in the top of the fifth.

The Lady Railers would score six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 7-1 lead. Emily Paulus’ two-run single was the first big blow of the inning. Cara Farnam threw a double to center in the mix to score Paulus. Ryen Stoltzenburg singled to center to score Farnam. Bridge added yet another single to score Stoltzenburg. Bridge stole second and scored on a single to center by Chloe Johnston. When the dust settled, Lincoln was on top 7-1.

Paulus walked to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning. After stealing second base, Paulus came around to score on a double by Farnam. Mackenzie Worth entered the game as the courtesy runner for Farnam and she scored on a double by Stoltzenburg. The Lincoln lead grew to 9-1.

After an error to start the top of the seventh inning, Farnam retired the next three Tornadoes on ground outs.

Lincoln wins the game 9-1 over Taylorville.

The Lady Railers had eleven hits versus Taylorville.

Cara Farnam was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Ryen Stoltzenburg was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Cassie Bridge was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Emily Paulus was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Chloe Johnston was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Mya Kirgan was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Abbie Glenn was 1-for-4. Riley Tungate was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Malena Kirgan scored a run.

The Lady Railers improved to 10-13 on the season.

Lincoln will play at East Peoria on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

[Teena Lowery]