The Fighting Illini softball team traveled to State College, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, winning two out of three games, improving to a 33-16 record on the season and a 11-7 record in the Big Ten. The Illini currently stand in sixth place as they move into the last week of the regular season.
Game 1: Illinois 10, Penn State 4
While Penn State had jumped out to a 4-2 lead by the end of the fifth inning, Illinois’ bats came to life in the sixth inning, scoring eight unanswered runs in the last two innings.
Stephanie Abello had four RBI on three hits, and Bella Loya drove in two runs on two hits.