Chargers Start Season Against Warhawks, Pirates
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
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Pensacola State College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | X | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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Coastal Alabama - East | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Pensacola State College | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | X | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Coastal Alabama - East | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 | 8 | 0 |
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Facing some stiff competition that had already played several games this spring, the Carl Sandburg College softball team opened its season Sunday and Monday with doubleheader losses at Coastal Alabama-East and nationally ranked Pensacola State.
SUNDAY
Game 1
Coastal Alabama-East 14, Sandburg 1 (5 innings)
Sandburg 010 00 — 1 5 3
CA-East 433 4x — 14 10 2
L: Catton 4 IP, 1 K, 8 BB
Key Moment
The Warhawks jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first that included a three-run home run.
Sandburg Standout
Chelsey Catton (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) delivered the Chargers' lone run with an RBI double in the second that plated Gabby Blanchard (South Pekin, Ill./Pekin).
Game 2
Coastal Alabama-East 10, Sandburg 0 (5 innings)
Sandburg 000 00 — 0 1 1
CA-East 432 1x — 10 7 0
L: Catton 4 IP, 1 K, 8 BB
Key Moment
Coastal Alabama-East got off to a 4-0 lead in the opening frame for the second straight game thanks to another three-run home run in the inning.
Sandburg Standout
Catton came through with the Chargers' only hit of the game with a leadoff single in the fifth.
MONDAY
Game 1
Pensacola State 18, Sandburg 0 (5 innings)
Sandburg 000 00 — 0 1 2
Pensacola St. 377 1x — 18 12 0
L: Walker 2 IP, 0 K, 3 BB
Key Moment
The Pirates, ranked 12th in NJCAA Division I, struck for three in the first and blew the game open with a seven-run second.
Sandburg Standout
Kayla Wolf (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) cracked a single to center in the fifth to account for Sandburg's lone hit.
Game 2
Pensacola State 18, Sandburg 0 (5 innings)
Sandburg 000 00 — 0 6 4
Pensacola St. 310 (10)0 — 14 17 0
L: Wolfe 4 IP, 0 K, 0 BB
Key Moment
The Chargers hung around until the fourth, when Pensacola State sent 14 batters to the plate and put up 10 runs.
Sandburg Standout
Natalie Righi (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) went 2 for 3 and stole a base as part of a six-hit Chargers attack.
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