CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini softball team (19-23) protected its home field with another win against DePaul University on Tuesday. The Illini beat the Blue Devils 9-4,
Takeaways
DePaul: DePaul struggled to get things going against Illinois. The Blue Devils went three innings without a hit and struggled to get Illinois off the field in the fourth inning. DePaul will travel back to Chicago and host Creighton University in a weekend series starting on Friday at 1 P.M.
Illinois: Illinois took advantage of the opportunity by hosting DePaul. Illinois started to take control of the game in the fourth inning. They started off the inning with four hits in a row and scored three runs. That set the tone for the inning and ended the inning with an 8-to-1 run lead.
Key moment
Illinois shortstop Keirys Click started the scoring for Illinois with her seventh home run of the season.
Key Stat
Illinois only allowed DePaul to get four hits in today’s game. Most of the Blue Devils hits came in the final inning of the game.
Up Next
The Illini will host Northern Illinois at Eichelberger Field on Wednesday at 5 P.M.