LAKE FOREST, Ill.- The Illinois College Lady Blues have defeated Grinnell College with a final score of 6-4 to claim the 2022 Midwest Conference title. The Lady Blues earn their second MWC Championship in program history in back to back years.
Madisyn Webster finished the game two for four at the plate with two runs scored.
Emma Newton also led the Lady Blues offense going two for four with one run scored and two runs batted in.
Julia Drake earned the win in the circle pitching 5.0 innings with six strikeouts.
Grinnell was able to jump ahead of the Lady Blues 0-3 after a productive third inning offensively. Newton was able to spark the Lady Blues comeback with a two-run homer bringing in a run by Webster to cut the deficit to one run. Grinnell added another run to their lead after a single by Okada brought in a run by O'Bryan.
Alissa Hodge gave IC their first lead of the day with a three-run homer in the fourth bringing in runs by
Maddie Murphy and
Cheyenne Anderson to make the score 5-4. The Lady Blues would hold off the Pioneers to pick up the win and claim the 2022 MWC title for the second year in a row.
IC earns the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will tune into the selection show on Monday, 5/9 at 1:00 PM ET on NCAA.com to find out their opponent in the first round.
