BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Illinois State softball team opened Florida Atlantic's "Strike-Out Cancer" Tournament with a pair of shutout wins over Long Island and Hofstra on Friday.
BIRD BITS – GAME 1 VS. LONG ISLAND – W, 8-0
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BY THE NUMBERS / KEY INNINGS – GAME 1 VS. LONG ISLAND – W, 8-0
- For the fourth time this season, Mack Leonard lifted a lead-off home run over the center field wall to give ISU an early lead.
- A two-RBI double by Emme Olson pushed two more Redbirds across in the third, before the sophomore scored on an error by LIU's catcher to make it 4-0 in favor of ISU.