SUGAR GROVE, ILL. - For the second time this week, the Madison College softball team went on the road a swept a Region 4 doubleheader as they swept Thursday's twin bill at Waubonsee Community College by scores of 15-1 and 11-5. Sophomores Brooke Anderson and Tailer Bartelt each homered, with Anderson's coming in the form of a grand slam and Bartelt finishing a double away from the cycle. The all-time series with the Chiefs stands at 20-14 in favor of the WolfPack. In the four games this week, the WolfPack has amassed 63 hits and 49 runs, while holding the opposition to ten runs.

Game #1: Madison College 15, Waubonsee Community College 1 (5 innings)

Waubonsee Community College tallied the game's first run in the bottom of the first with a bases loaded hit by pitch from starting pitcher Kendall Weik to force in a run. It was her second hit batter and third free pass of the inning. Luckily for Weik, her teammates had her back with a three-run top of the second. Three straight singles saw Anderson drive in Weik to tie the game at 1-1. An error allowed Tristen Young to touch home three batters later, and a bases loaded walk of Rylee Rogers made it a two-run lead for the visitors.

In the third, Brooke Steinhorst led off with a single, and advanced to third on a double by Weik to right. Young, a freshman Wausau, Wisconsin, then roped another two-bagger to center to make it 5-1 with Steinhorst and Weik scoring. 

A five-run fourth frame put the game out of reach. After Rogers opened with a double to left, she scored on an error for a 6-1 advantage. Steinhorst drove in a run with a single to right, and Anderson did the same grounding a ball through the left side. Hayden Schabel's sacrifice fly to right plated Young, and Tailer Bartelt drove a double to centerfield wall to score Anderson, giving the Pack a 10-1 edge.

The finishing touches came in the fifth when the WolfPack loaded the bases with two single and a walk, and Anderson hammered a two-out grand slam to left field for her second career home run. Back-to-back doubles from Schabel and Bartelt capped the scoring at 15-1.

Anderson, a native of Plain, Wisconsin was 3 for 4 with six runs batted in and three runs scored. She becomes the ninth player in team history with six or more RBI in a single game, while also setting season-highs in all three categories. 

Young was right ahead of Anderson in the order and also finished a career-best 3 for 4. She scored twice and drove in another two runs. Weik posted two hits and a walk, which all led to three runs scored. Rogers and Steinhorst each had two hits, two runs, and a RBI. And Bartelt batted in a pair of runs with her two hits. 

In the circle, Weik (5-1) surrendered the lone run on five hits, one walk, and two hit batters. She finished with four strikeouts.

Game #2: Madison College 11, Waubonsee Community College 5

Madison College again had to play from behind to start the second game as Waubonsee Community College (11-8) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. A lead off home run against starter Brooke Steinhorst, followed by a single, a steal, a passed ball, and a sacrifice fly.

The WolfPack pulled even in the top of the third. Tailer Bartelt smashed her first career home run with a solo shot to lead off the frame. Rylee Rogers tripled two batters later, and then scored when she slid into home ahead of the tag on a fielder's choice by Raegen Schwarz. 

The lead grew to 5-2 in the fourth with a two-out rally. Cora Nelson single through the right side and eventually scored on a Bartelt single to right, Following a third base hit from Ava Stahl, freshman Hayden Schabel delivered a two-run double to left.

Some more clutch hitting with two outs in the sixth pushed the differential to 8-3. With two runners on, Schwarz ripped a two-bagger to left to score pinch runner Kaley Koltz, and then two more runs came in when Steinhorst hit a single up the middle.

The Chiefs put another run on the scoreboard in the sixth to close to within four; however, Madison College answered back with three runs in the seventh. Bartelt's monster day continued with a two-run triple to right field, and then she scored on a run-producing ground out by Schabel.

Bartelt nearly hit for the cycle, finishing 3 for 4 with a single, a triple, and a homer. The Evansville, Wisconsin, native, drove in four runs and scored three to set career-highs in all three categories. For the day she was 5 for 8 with four extra base hits, six RBI, and three runs scored.

Two other sophomores came through with three-hit performances as Stahl went 3 for 5 in the leadoff spot and Steinhorst was 3 for 4 batting cleanup. Stahl scored one run and Steinhorst had two runs driven in. Schabel, a catcher from Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, replaced Rogers in the lineup and had two hits, three RBI, and a turn scored.

Anderson added two hits and a run to complete her day with five hits, six RBI, and four runs.

Steinhorst (4-2) also earned the win as the Poynette, Wisconsin, native, worked seven innings and struck out four batters. She allowed three earned runs on ten hits and two walks.



Up Next: 

Madison College (12-3) will play at Robert D. Goodman Softball Field for the first time in 2025 on Friday, March 28, with their home opener against South Suburban College (6-8). The WolfPack is 11-7 all-time against the Bulldogs. First pitch of game one is set for 4:00 p.m., with game two to follow at approximately 6:00 p.m. Follow live stats via the GameChanger app and stream live video at MadisonCollege.TV.

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