SVM area roundup: Rock Falls softball sweeps Sycamore; Oregon baseball edges Polo

The Rock Falls softball team swept Sycamore in a home doubleheader on Saturday. The Rockets rallied to a 10-8 win in Game 1 with a five-run seventh inning, then rallied again for an 8-7 win in Game 2 with seven runs over the last three innings.

In Game 1, Olivia Osborne went 3 for 4 with four RBIs, including a home run and a double, and Brooke Howard, Katie Thatcher and Abby Whiles added two hits apiece for Rock Falls. Thatcher drew two walks and Patty Teague chipped in two RBIs.

Thatcher pitched five innings for the win, allowing six hits and one earned run, striking out 10 and walking two.

In Game 2, Howard went 4 for 4 with two RBIs, while Whiles, Osborne and Maddie Morgan added two hits apiece. Osborne homered again and Thatcher hit a triple. Rylee Johnson and Jeslyn Kruger chipped in two RBIs apiece for the Rockets.

Whiles earned the win, allowing 12 hits and seven runs (four earned), striking out three with one walk.

St. Bede 10, Amboy 0 (5 inn.): Reagan Stoudt struck out 11 batters and walked one in a no-hitter, and went 3 for 3 at the plate to lead the Bruins past Amboy in five innings.

Baseball

Sterling swept by Quincy in doubleheader: The Golden Warriors lost 16-1 in four innings, then 14-10 in nine innings in a pair of Western Big 6 road games against the Blue Devils.

In Game 1, Trevor Dir drove in Dylan Ottens for the only Sterling run.

Quincy’s Owen Zanger homered and had two hits, and Joe Schroeder added two hits and three RBIs.

The Golden Warriors led Game 2 10-6 through three innings, but the Blue Devils scored a pair of runs in the sixth and seventh to force extras, then won in the ninth on a Tykell Hammers grand slam.

Hammers finished 2 for 6 with seven RBIs.

Ottens and Drew Nettleton had two RBIs apiece, and Braden Birdsley, Bryce Hartman and Dir scored two runs each for the Golden Warriors; Nettleton had two hits and Birdsley drew three walks.

Brady Lowe pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win, allowing one hit and striking out nine with one walk.

Oregon 10, Polo 9: The Hawks trailed the Marcos 6-2 through six innings but surged with an eight-run seventh inning for the nonconference win.

Keaton Salsbury went 3 for 4, Logan Weems went 2 for 5 with four RBIs, and Miley Smith went 2 for 3 for Oregon; Smith scored three runs.

Weems pitched three innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs, striking out five and walking two; Kyler Early earned the win with 2 1/3 innings on the mound, allowing five hits and three runs (one earned), striking out three with no walks.

Gage Zeigler went 3 for 4 and Gus Mumford went 2 for 3 for Polo; both had three RBIs.

Hinckley-Big Rock 8, Milledgeville 6: The Royals scored six runs in the first two innings, then added insurance runs in the fifth and seventh to put away the Missiles.

Bryson Wiersema, Connor Nye and Cayden Akers had two hits apiece for Milledgeville; Akers scored two runs.

HBR’s Martin Ledbetter was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, going 3 for 4 with four RBIs, including a home run and a double; Ledbetter also scored four runs.

Forreston 9, Genoa-Kingston 7: The Cardinals went up 3-0 in the first inning, then retook the lead for good with a two-run sixth inning, and pitched two scoreless innings to finish the win.

Kendall Erdmann went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two doubles, and Brendan Greenfield went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a triple for Forreston; Owen Greenfield, Alex Ryia and Brady Gill also had two hits each.

Ryia lasted three innings on the mound, allowing four hits and two runs (one earned), striking out one and walking one.

Amboy splits on road: The Clippers lost 17-5 to East Dubuque, but bounced back to beat Pearl City 11-9 in eight innings in a pair of games in Pearl City.

Tucker Lindenmeyer had a single, two doubles and two runs against Pearl City, and Jackson Rogers had two singles, a double and two runs. Brody Christofferson scored three times, and Landon Monatvon, Garrett Pertell, Cole Larson and Ryan Dickinson each scored a run for Amboy.

Landen Whelchel and Lindenmeyer each had two hits against East Dubuque, and Whelchel, Christofferson, Rogers, Montavon, Quinn Leffelman and Austin Shugars all scored runs.

Eastland splits doubleheader vs. Stillman Valley: The Cardinals tied the Cougars with a first-inning run, then added five runs in the second and third to finish a 6-1 nonconference win in Game 1. The Cougars turned the tables in Game 2, scoring five runs in the fifth inning for a 5-3 win.

Cole Huber drove in Tanner Stern for the only Eastland run in Game 1.

In Game 2, the Cougars’ Hunter Miller went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and a triple.

Miller earned the win with six innings on the mound. He allowed four hits and three unearned runs, struck out two and walked four. Trevor Janssen struck out one and walked none in one scoreless, hitless inning of relief.

Men’s tennis

Sauk Valley ends season: The Skyhawks closed out their season at the Region IV Tournament, as they won a total of three matches.

James Rhodes and Dawson Newendyke won their opener 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles, then fell to eventual champion Prairie State in their second match. Craig Jamieson and Petia Dogale won their first match 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles, but also fell to the eventual champs from Prairie State in their second match. And Newendyke won his first match at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-1, but fell in the second round to the eventual champion from College of Lake County.

Jacob Gaither (No. 4), Jonah Lauff (No. 5) and Dogale (No. 6) all lost their first-round singles matches to the eventual regional champions. Rhodes (No. 2) and Jamieson (No. 3) also fell in the first round in singles play, as did Gaither and Lauff at No. 3 doubles.

Rhodes and Newendyke were the only two Sauk players on this year’s team who had played tennis in high school; the other players were all SVCC basketball players who joined the team to help the Skyhawks fill out the lineup.

“I had five basketball players that came to play for me, and between Dawson and James and myself, they learned how to play,” Sauk coach Sara Kipping said. “Lots of players and coaches complimented our team on their sportsmanship. I am a very proud coach, and appreciate the efforts from all the players this year on the team.”