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![Princeton senior Isa Ibarra receives a welcoming party at home after slamming a three-run homer Tuesday at Mendota.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/DyifOFkJDgveMRTSSWNEwTLvbuA=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HCR7WKH2JJE7BDRGYCNJW7ZHMQ.jpg)
![Princeton center fielder Caroline Keutzer fields the ball surrounded by teammates Tuesday at Mendota.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/gHKYqtKkVJvRft19vpjOU7bjO_c=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/2PFEXGPOPVHHDGTVMLZVTA3S2I.jpg)
![Princeton's Makayla Hecht tees off Tuesday at Mendota.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/rtAvw8B9_8RqBUHLsQyYuxGPuwo=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/DHO7G47W4FH2RBM3U5ZUE6TFTA.jpg)
![Princeton's Makayla Hecht slides into third base Tuesday.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/7Fu7VEY2SFywyoxfL3IR2B107A8=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/OWPZAO7ERRATXD47HCEXHORNAQ.jpg)
![Princeton's Reese Reviglio delivers a pitch Tuesday .at Mendota.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/SfAdL6GlKQUfCbFtL9GTvkrml6s=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZFUFCML3NFAP3MVDEAZYT3RDYA.jpg)
![Mendota first baseman Kirby Bond takes the throw for the out on Princeton's Caroline Keutzer Tuesday.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/Vqco8edMpYmkdK_ygRZILQREZGc=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/FTAXZZP75RCD7GE7XE2EHTDG2I.jpg)
![Mendota third baseman Ryleigh Sondgeroth tags out Princeton's Makayla Hecht Tuesday.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/Ms4yT9VlSg6tbQZMgnz5X_jTQO4=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/R3YI525TOZEFPOXKK5MGLDMT6Q.jpg)
![Princeton's Kelsea Klingenberg beats the throw to second base Tuesday at Mendota.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/ZbLIQFfxKvade2ocRuTsjAlhFn4=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/RFZQA3SIUZCVLH5ACM26EB2MYU.jpg)
Princeton senior Isa Ibarra receives a welcoming party at home after slamming a three-run homer Tuesday at Mendota. (Mike Vaughn)
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Kevin Hieronymus
Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986. He previously was sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and was a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals' magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media."