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Softball Team Splits Two With Chicago to Close Season

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst softball team closed the books on the 2013 season by splitting a doubleheader with the University of Chicago. Elmhurst dropped the opener 6-2, but scored a walk-off 3-2 win in game two.

CHICAGO 6, ELMHURST 2 - Chicago (18-16) scored six unanswered runs to take the opening game 6-2.

Lindsey Mikulecky
Elmhurst (17-15) got on the scoreboard in the third inning when Lindsey Mikulecky belted a two-run homer over the fence in left field.

The lead was short lived as Chicago plated a pair of runs in the top of the fourth to even the score. The Maroons surged in front in the sixth inning on two-run singles from Kathleen Kohm and Maddie McManus.

Tiffany Potthast took the loss for Elmhurst, tossing a complete game and surrendering nine hits and six earned runs. She walked five and struck out two to close the season with an 8-10 record.

ELMHURST 3, CHICAGO 2 -  Elmhurst overcame an early 2-0 deficit to score a come-from-behind 3-2 win in game two.

Chicago scored twice in the first to take a quick lead, but a sacrifice fly from Clare Bukowski in the fourth and a Chicago error in the fifth allowed the Bluejays to tie the score at 2-2.

Mikulecky led off the seventh inning with a base hit and moved to second on Bella Masini's sacrifice bunt. An infield single from Potthast moved Mikulecky to third with two outs and the Bluejays earned the walk-off win when Meg Griffin singled back up the middle to drive home Mikulecky.

Katie Boals scored the win from the circle for the Bluejays. Boals (9-5) worked all seven innings, allowing just five hits and two earned runs while striking out one.
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