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Lincoln 5
Canton 0
Cara Farnam pitched the complete game shutout for Lincoln
against Canton. Farnam tossed seven innings, allowing just five
hits and striking out ten batters.
The Lady Railers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI
single by Abbie Glenn.
An RBI single by Ryen Stoltzenburg and an RBI double by Malena
Kirgan gave Lincoln a 3-0 lead in the top of the sixth inning.
A lead-off double in the top of the seventh inning by Cara
Farnam would eventually lead to her scoring on an error and the
Lincoln lead grew to 4-0. Alex Eads added an RBI single in the
inning to score Taryn Stoltzenburg and make the score 5-0.
Alex Eads ended her day a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate for the
Lady Railers.
Taryn Stoltzenburg and Abbie Glenn each recorded two hits for
Lincoln.
Cara Farnam, Chloe Johnston, Ryen Stoltzenburg and Malena Kirgan
each had one hit.
The Lady Railers will host Bloomington on Tuesday, April 26,
2022 at 4:30 p.m.
Here is a brief wrap-up of the previous Lady Railers wins over
the last two weeks.
Lincoln 11
Taylorville 4
On April 16th the Lady Railers put up some big innings at
Taylorville to claim the 11-4 win over the Tornadoes.
The Lady Railers pounded out 13 hits, with Chloe Johnston
leading the way with three hits and two RBIs. Her two-run triple
in the fourth inning was the big hit of the game.
Alex Eads, Cassie Bridge and Faith Eckhardt each had two hits
for Lincoln.
Cara Farnam, Taryn Stoltzenburg, Abbie Glenn and Ryen
Stoltzenburg each added a hit apiece in the win.
Abbie Glenn was the winning pitcher. She tossed seven innings,
allowing four runs on 10 hits. Glenn struck out two batters and
walked one.
Lincoln 5
Mattoon 2
On April 14th the Lady Railers scored early and defeated Mattoon
by a final score of 5-2.
Lincoln plated two runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead.
Abbie Glenn’s RBI single scored one run and a couple errors made
by the Green Wave accounted for another Lady Railers run.
Ryen Stoltzenburg added an RBI groundout in the bottom of the
fourth inning to increase the lead to 3-0.
Mattoon scored a run in the top of the fifth inning.
Alex Eads’ two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning blew
the game open, 5-1 the score with Cara Farnam in the circle.
Farnam gave up one more run in the top of the seventh inning but
Lincoln claimed the 5-2 Apollo Conference win.
Cara Farnam earned the win by going the distance for Lincoln.
She allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out four batters.
Farnam walked two batters.
Alex Eads and Cara Farnam each recorded multi-hit games.
Lincoln 4
Athens 3
On April 11th the Lady Railers came from behind to defeat the
Athens Warriors 4-3 in Lincoln.
Athens was ahead 3-1 when Lincoln batted in the bottom of the
sixth inning. Faith Eckhardt’s RBI single plated a run for
Lincoln. Cassie Bridge smacked a double to center that scored
two more runs for Lincoln and put the Lady Railers on top 4-3.
Lincoln’s Cara Farnam recorded two strikeouts and a ground out
to end the game in the seventh inning and secure the 4-3
victory.
Farnam earned the win by working seven innings and allowing
three runs on six hits. Farnam struck out nine batters and
walked one.
Cassie Bridge, Cara Farnam, Abbie Glenn, Ryen Stoltzenburg and
Faith Eckhardt each had hits for Lincoln.
Lincoln 10
Champaign Central 0
On April 7th Cara Farnam pitched a complete game 10-0 shutout
versus Champaign Central.
Farnam struck out nine batters and allowed just one hit over six
innings of work.
The Lady Railers rattled the bats for 11 hits.
Cassie Bridge, Cara Farnam and Ryen Stoltzenburg each had two
hits apiece.
Taryn Stoltzenburg, Abbie Glenn, Alex Eads, Malena Kirgan and
Faith Eckhardt each had a hit apiece.
Eads drove in four runs for Lincoln, including a three-run home
run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Lincoln 17
Jacksonville 0
On April 4th the Lady Railers crushed Jacksonville 17-0 on 18
hits.
The Lady Railers scored a run in the first inning on an RBI
double by Abbie Glenn.
Lincoln’s big eight-run third inning was highlighted by a
two-run home run to center by Abbie Glenn.
Lincoln added five more runs in the top of the fourth inning as
Ryen Stoltzenburg and Cara Farnam added RBI doubles.
Three runs in the top of the fifth inning allowed the Lady
Railers a very comfortable 17-0 lead. Cassie Bridge’s RBI double
here scored two runs for Lincoln.
Cara Farnam picked up the win. Farnam was in the circle for five
innings, allowing just two hits. She struck out 11 batters and
walked three.
Ryen Stoltzenburg was 4-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs
scored.
Cassie Bridge was 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
Abbie Glenn was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
Glenn hit a home run in the third inning.
Both Malena Kirgan and Cara Farnam had two hits apiece for the
Lady Railers.
Rounding out the offensive attack with hits were Taryn
Stoltzenburg, Alex Eads and Faith Eckhardt.
After being swept in a doubleheader with Effingham on Saturday,
April 23rd the Lady Railers record is 11-10.
Effingham won those games 7-6 and 8-7.
[Teena Lowery] |
