By THE HERALD-WHIG STAFF
Christina Bostrom's lone hit of the night proved to be the biggest one for the Illini West softball team on Tuesday.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bostrom connected on a game-winning double to give the Chargers a 6-5 win over West Hancock at Carthage.
The Titans (6-3 overall, 0-1 WCC) took the lead in the top of the ninth on a triple by pinch-hitter Danni LaLose.
Marley Hall led West Hancock with three RBI, while Kerbee Koehler, Becca Elschlager and Megan Skarin each added two hits. Skarin (3-2) went the distance for the loss.
Lashay Rodeffer finished 2 for 3 with three RBI for Illini West (8-2, 1-0), while Alyssa Swanson came a home run away from hitting for the cycle.
Swanson (4-1) picked up the win, striking out six while going all nine innings.
Quincy 2, Liberty 0: After halting a five-game losing streak last week, the Blue Devils needed extra innings on the road to secure back-to-back wins for the first time since late March.
QHS's Mackenzi Fairley walked to lead off the eighth and scored following a single by Raina Naderhoff and subsequent error by the Eagles.
Sophomore Jordyn Mecklenburg followed with a single to score Naderhoff and give QHS a two-run lead.
Fairley (4-3), who struck out 13, worked a scoreless eighth to secure the win.
Mecklenburg finished 2 for 4 at the plate, while Kelsey Price added two hits.
Lucy Cramsey led Liberty (5-7) with a double, while Amber Wellman (3-2) suffered the loss, striking out eight.
Piasa Southwestern 9, Quincy Notre Dame 5: The Lady Raiders fought back the entire game only to see the Birds blow the game open with three runs in the top of the seventh in a loss at The Backyard.
After falling behind 6-0 after two innings, QND scored three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to cut the deficit to 6-5.
But the killshot came in the seventh when Piasa's Tiffany Davis hit a two-run double to push the margin to four runs.
Morgan Grawe led the Lady Raiders (6-2), going 2 for 3 with three RBI.
Emily McCaughey (3-2) suffered the loss, allowing six runs in four innings.
Pittsfield 9, Griggsville-Perry 1: A huge two-out rally in the bottom of the second was enough to propel the Saukees to their seventh win in a row.
A two-out single by Molly Ward in the second helped push across six runs in the inning to cruise to the Pike County Conference win at home.
Pittsfield (9-1 overall, 3-1 PCC) was led by sophomore Kaity Schultz on the mound, allowing three hits in a complete game. Schultz (5-0) struck out five and walked six.
Schultz added two hits at the plate, while Abby Stinson also had a good offensive day, going 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Keesila Thomas (3-3) suffered the loss for the Lady Tornadoes (6-6 overall, 0-1 PCC).
West Central 11, Pleasant Hill 0: The Wolves got seven strikeouts from Lauren Dameron, and Paige Allen went 2 for 3 in the loss.
WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
Missouri Baptist 2-5, Culver-Stockton 1-7: The Lady Wildcats spilt on the road in St. Louis, dropping Game 1 before jumping back in the nightcap.
Trailing 4-1 heading into the top of the sixth of Game 2, C-SC platted four runs to take the lead and then pushed two more runs across an inning later to seal the win.
Jackie Clark homered and drove in two for the game, with Cassie Fischer adding a double and RBI.
Danielle Kaltmayer (4-6) earned the win, while Katie Thomas worked the final two innings to pick up her first collegiate save.
In the first game, the Lady Wildcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Carley Thurston.
But a two-run bottom half of the inning by the Lady Spartans proved to be too much.
Sara Eggleston (5-8) suffered the loss, allowing two runs on four hits.
PREP GOLF
Palmyra Invitational: Despite losing medalist honors in a sudden-death playoff, Highland's Craig Sutter could relax a little knowing he led the Cougars to a 16-stroke team win in the eight-team invite at Jackson Park Golf Course.
Louisiana's Jordan Anderson won the playoff against Sutter to take medalist honors, while Highland's Tad Luebbehusen fired a 78 to finish third.
The Cougars, who saw Ethan Stewart shoot an 85 and Michael Kirkham an 89, finished with a team total of 329, followed by Bowling Green with a 345 and Centralia a 358.
Nate Morris (86) and Kyle Browning (89) led Palmyra to a fourth-place finish (363), while Ben Werr (86) helped South Shelby come in fifth (366).
Louisiana (367), Clark County (368) and Monroe City (376) completed the invite.
LaPlata def. Scotland County: Joe Spurgeon tied for medalist honors for the Tigers with a single-round 40, but could not grab the team win in a 177-183 loss at Timber Ridge Golf Course in Memphis.
Spurgeon tied LaPlata's Travis Tumlin for top score, with Scotland County's Kasey Dial (43), Jordan Fulk (48) and Michael Moore (52) rounding out the scoring.
Kirksville Triangular: Hannibal placed four golfers in the mid-40's, but could not pull ahead to reach Fulton, which finished with a 176 at the Kirksville Country Club.
The Pirates, who finished with a 183 and tied with Kirksville, was led by Chase Clayton and Michael White, who each shot a 45. Aaron Quinn followed with a 46, with Corey Bryant adding a 47.
PREP TRACK
Fuzz Berges Invitational: Rushville-Industry took the top honor in the 11-team field, with Central-Southeastern finishing second.
C-SE's Zach Wood grabbed a first-place finish in the long jump and high jump, while Alex Rhea won the triple jump with a mark slightly over 40 feet. Rory Hibbert won the 800 meter run.
PREP TENNIS
Quincy Notre Dame def. Macomb: The Raiders dominated, winning all their matches with a perfect 9-0 team victory at Reservoir Park.
Scott Niemann had the tightest singles match on the day, defeating Macomb's Matt Bay 6-2, 6-2.
In doubles, the team of Niemann and Michael Bergstrom dropped the opening set 4-6 to Matt Bay and Sam Barsi, but fought back with a 6-3, 10-3 break to take the match.
