The No.5 Tigers earned their first series sweep of the season, with four wins against Illinois State and Texas Tech as part of the Purple and Gold Challenge.
Friday’s contest against Illinois State did not get off to the best start for the Tigers after a fielding error by Taylor Satchell put runners at second and third and an error by Constance Quinn allowed both runs to score. The two unearned runs were the only blemish on a five inning, three hit outing for Sydney Smith who also struck out five.
Offensively, Beth Torina started Quinn in the leadoff spot for a third straight game and for a third straight game Quinn delivered going 2-3 with 2 RBI.