Lady Railers defeat Rantoul 12-0

Farnam reaches 200 strikeouts on the season

[May 21, 2022]    The Lady Railers picked up another win Thursday afternoon with Cara Farnam in the circle. Farnam (19-7) shut out the Rantoul Eagles for six innings and earned the 12-0 win. She struck out eight batters and walked zero. This brings her strikeout total to an impressive 203 on the season. Farnam allowed just three hits in the game.

Offensively the Lady Railers didn’t waste any time, getting on the board with two runs in the top of the first inning. Abbie Glenn drove in the two runs with a bunt single.

Lincoln scored two more runs in the top of the fourth inning on a bunt sacrifice by Ryen Stoltzenburg.

Cassie Bridge scored on a passed ball in the top of the fifth inning to bring the score to 5-0.

The offense scored seven runs in the top of the sixth inning, with a little help from the Eagles pitcher. Six walks and two hit by pitches kept the bases occupied by Lincoln runners. The only two hits in the inning were run-scoring singles by Farnam and Taryn Stoltzenburg. 

The Lady Railers walked their way to the 12-0 win in six innings. 

Cara Farnam led the Lady Railers offense with two hits. Farnam also drove in two runs and scored two runs.

Taryn Stoltzenburg, Cassie Bridge and Abbie Glenn each had a hit for Lincoln.

Ryen Stoltzenburg also had three RBIs for the Lady Railers.

The Lady Railers improved to 21-12 on the season.

Regional play will begin next week. 

[Teena Lowery]