The turn of the calendar means baseball and softball season are in full swing across Central Illinois. COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Illinois 7, WIU 6 COLLEGE BASEBALL: Illinois 8, Illinois State 2 EIU 14, Butler

Staff report MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer University outfielder Landry Stewart (Carson) was named USA South Softball Player of the Week after going 7-for-11 in doubleheader sweeps of Salem and Meredith. Stewart scored eight runs and stole nine bases.

There are bad splits, average splits and good splits, and Catawba’s softball team had good ones on Saturday and Tuesday. On Saturday, Catawba managed to split with 17th-ranked Tusculum, pounding the Pioneers 12-4 in the second game after losing quietly,

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Between milestones, multi-homer games and double-digit strikeout showings, there were plenty of big games on the diamond on Tuesday.

Texas and Oklahoma at the top of the college softball world? If it sounds familiar, it is. The Super 16 rankings might be a sign of things to come.

Tennessee’s softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens made history on Monday, becoming the first ever to throw a 78 mph pitch.

Boston College softball fell to UConn on Tuesday night via a final score of 7-0. The shutout loss dropped BC to 15-16 on the year and elevated UConn to 19-12. BC starter Kelly Colleran went 5.0 IP and surrendered eight hits,