Steve Woltmann Softball 4/21/2015 7:25:00 PM Cardinals Breeze By Vikings Brooke Kehoe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kim Ippolito, Graduate Assistant to Sports Information Director, 630-637-5324Game One Box ScoreGame Two Box ScoreApril 21, 2015– The North Central College softball team breezed by the North Park University Vikings in a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) doubleheader 10-2 and 12-3 on Tuesday, completing both games in just five innings.The Cardinals (25-5, 10-2 CCIW) put runs on the board in game one during the third inning when Carly Trenhaile tripled to right center to score in Bri Floyd.In the fourth, Cecie Portillo kicked off the big inning with a perfectly placed bunt that would sneak in Jenna Trojniar for the second run. North Central wouldn't stop there as Kiersten Tinkoff singled to right field knocking in Olivia Goethals. With a single from Trenhaile, double from Amanda Walker and single from Goethals, the Cardinals would end the inning up 8-0.The Vikings wouldn'g go down without a fight, scoring in two runs at the top of the fifth to stay alive, but the Cardinals quickly shut that down as they scored another pair at the bottom of the inning for the 10-2 win.Pitcher Andrea Starr (15-2) got the win for North Central striking out five.In game two, it was a big third inning that did it for North Central when Tinkoff's double to left field brought in two unearned runs. Starr and Trenhaile collected their own singles and RBI to make it 4-0. With six more singles before the inning finally ended, the Cardinals sealed the 10-0 lead.At the bottom of the third, North Park collected two singles and a double to push the score to 10-3, but North Central immediately responded in the fourth with two more runs with a single down the right field line from Tinkoff that scored in Brooke Kehoe and Trojniar for the 12-3 final.Pitcher Kaylee Hayton advanced to 6-1 overall with three strikeouts for the Cardinals.North Central is home again on Wednesday as they take on Concordia University Chicago in a makeup nonconference doubleheader scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.Print Friendly Version Players Mentioned #20 Bri Floyd OF 5' 5" Sophomore L/R #18 Brooke Kehoe C 5' 9" Sophomore R/R #11 Cecie Portillo SS 5' 2" Senior R/R #15 Andrea Starr P 5' 6" Junior R/R #13 Kiersten Tinkoff 1B 5' 10" Senior L/L #7 Carly Trenhaile OF 5' 4" Senior R/R #12 Amanda Walker OF 5' 11" Junior R/R #5 Kaylee Hayton P 5' 7" Freshman R/R #16 Jenna Trojniar OF 5' 4" Freshman R/R #1 Olivia Goethals OF 5' 4" Sophomore R/R Players Mentioned #20 Bri Floyd 5' 5" Sophomore L/R OF #18 Brooke Kehoe 5' 9" Sophomore R/R C #11 Cecie Portillo 5' 2" Senior R/R SS #15 Andrea Starr 5' 6" Junior R/R P #13 Kiersten Tinkoff 5' 10" Senior L/L 1B #7 Carly Trenhaile 5' 4" Senior R/R OF #12 Amanda Walker 5' 11" Junior R/R OF #5 Kaylee Hayton 5' 7" Freshman R/R P #16 Jenna Trojniar 5' 4" Freshman R/R OF #1 Olivia Goethals 5' 4" Sophomore R/R OF
