Galesburg Reporter

Brooklyn Walker threw a five-hit shutout and the Carl Sandburg College softball team homered three times in Game 1 to give the Chargers their first victory this season as they split a doubleheader at Joliet on Tuesday.

GAME 1Sandburg 6, Joliet 0Sandburg   100   220   1       —      6       14     1Joliet          000   000   0       —      0       5       0W: Walker 7 IP, 4 K, 3 BB

KEY MOMENTS• Emma Wolfe popped a home run to center field in the first inning to open the scoring, and the Chargers added two more runs in the fourth on RBI singles from Kayla Wolfe and Riley Creasey.• Natalie Righi and Maleaha Nagel connected for back-to-back homers with two gone in the fifth as Sandburg pushed its lead to 5-0.

SANDBURG STANDOUTWalker went the distance in the circle, allowing just five hits and three walks in the victory. The sophomore struck out four and allowed just two runners to reach third base. She threw 54 of her 94 pitches for strikes.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS• Righi: 3 for 4, home run, three runs, stolen base• Nagel: 2 for 4, home run, two runs• Wolf: 2 for 3, two RBIs• Olivia Lewis: 2 for 3, walk

GAME 2Joliet 6, Sandburg 3Sandburg   030   000   0       —      3       11     1Joliet          104   010   x        —      6       6       1L: Chelsey Catton 6 IP, 12 K, 9 BB

KEY MOMENTS• All of the Chargers' scoring came in the second as Riley Creasey's three-run shot plated Chelsey Catton and Reagan Eaves for a 3-1 lead. Sandburg was held off the scoreboard the rest of the contest despite totaling 11 hits.• A double and two walks loaded the bases for the Wolves in the third, and Megan Hrabe followed with a grand slam to put Joliet in front at 5-3.

SANDBURG STANDOUTCreasey finished 2 for 3 with her homer and three RBIs out of the No. 9 spot in the order.

OTHER TOP CHARGERS• Elly Bentley: 3 for 4, stolen base• Nagel: 2 for 4, double• Catton: Career-high 12 strikeouts

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