IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Illinois softball team opened Big Ten play Friday with a dominant all-around performance against Iowa.
Senior pitcher Breanna Wonderly fired a no-hitter and three Illini launched home runs as Illinois beat Iowa 8-0 in 5 innings at Pearl Field.
Kiana Sherlund led off the game with a home run and Nicole Evans followed with a longball of her own two batters later to give Illinois (20-8, 1-0 Big Ten) a quick 3-0 advantage.
Illinois piled on three more runs in the second inning, but that was more than enough for Wonderly.