Thursday's prep highlights: PBL baseball claims comeback win

Apr. 10—In baseball Six different batters had hits for the Blue Devils (4-2) in a dominant Vermilion Valley Conference win against the Timberwolves (1-3), with notching three singles, , and earning two hits apiece and adding a hit to back up eight strikeouts from Spicer on the mound. A three-run rally in the top of the seventh inning wasn't enough to help the Warriors (9-5) take down the Maroons (6-6) in a Central Illinois Conference game, with hitting a home run among three hits and and each notching two hits apiece to lead the winning charge.

had Tuscola's lone hit as Maroons pitcher Preston Curtis struck out nine batters in 6 1/3 innings. The Panthers (5-5) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk off a winner against the Cornjerkers (1-7), who also scored three runs in the final frame of a nonconference game. drove in two runs with three hits to lead PBL at the plate, while had three hits and Ethan Wilson added two hits to help the winning cause.

, and each had three hits to lead the Cornjerkers. The Falcons (4-5) managed three hits in a Heart of Illinois Conference loss to the host Vikings, with , and each hitting singles to help their cause. The Tigers (7-7) hit three home runs to motor past the visiting Warriors in Vermilion Valley Conference play, with , and going deep to complement a triple from and four strikeouts from starting pitcher .

drove in four runs for the Warriors (3-6). In softball and each had two hits for the Blue Devils (3-13) in a nonconference home loss. struck out 12 batters to lead the Maroons (9-3-1) to a Big 12 Conference win against the Vikings (4-5), with an RBI double from setting the tone in the first inning.