March 24, 2026 Northern Iowa at Illinois

(15-12)

(8-24)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northern Iowa	7	0	1	0	0	2	0	10	9	1
Illinois	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	7	2

Box Score

Northern Iowa

Illinois

Northern Iowa Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
2b Skylar Benesh	4	2	2	1	1	1	0
dp Brynn Acton	4	1	1	2	0	1	0
1b Kate Lappe	2	1	2	2	2	0	0
rf Katelyn Callahan	3	1	0	0	0	0	4
cf Ava Smithson	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
ss Sykora Smith	4	2	2	2	0	1	0
lf Peyton Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Drew Hinrichs	3	1	0	0	1	0	2
3b Finley Netten	3	1	1	2	0	0	0
ph Addison Brunner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Maddy McDermott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ashlyn Enke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Morgan Vertz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	10	9	9	4	3	6

Batting

2B: Kate Lappe

HR: Brynn Acton , Kate Lappe , Sykora Smith

RBI: Skylar Benesh , Brynn Acton (2) , Kate Lappe (2) , Sykora Smith (2) , Finley Netten (2)

Fielding

E: Sykora Smith

DP: Skylar Benesh , Kate Lappe , Sykora Smith

Illinois Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
rf Skylar Brennan	4	1	1	0	0	1	2
Brooke Stang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2b Keirys Click	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
3b Adisyn Caryl	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
dp Eileen Donahue	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
1b Ellie Haggard	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
pr Gabrielle Debevec	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
cf Eden Echevarria	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Jackie Yeager	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
ss Ava Moore	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
lf Alaina Miller	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
p Karley Yergler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Danika Frazier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	27	4	7	3	2	1	4

Batting

RBI: Keirys Click , Eileen Donahue (2)

GIDP: Ellie Haggard

Baserunning

CS: Jackie Yeager

Fielding

E: Adisyn Caryl , Eden Echevarria

DP: Adisyn Caryl , Alaina Miller

Northern Iowa Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF	AB	NP
Maddy McDermott (W, 2-4)	4.1	5	4	4	2	1	19	17	53
Ashlyn Enke	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	7	7	20
Morgan Vertz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7
Totals	7.0	7	4	4	2	1	29	27	80

Pitching

Batters faced: Maddy McDermott (19) , Ashlyn Enke (7) , Morgan Vertz (3)

Pitches-Strikes: Maddy McDermott (53-32), Ashlyn Enke (20-15), Morgan Vertz (7-6)

Illinois Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Karley Yergler (L, 2-10)	0.0	2	4	4	1	0	2	0	5	2	28
Danika Frazier	7.0	7	6	5	3	3	1	1	32	29	117
Totals	7.0	9	10	9	4	3	3	1	37	31	145

Pitching

Batters faced: Karley Yergler (5) , Danika Frazier (32)

WP: Danika Frazier

HBP: Karley Yergler (2)

Pitches-Strikes: Karley Yergler (28-17), Danika Frazier (117-67)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Northern Iowa 1st	Brynn Acton homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Skylar Benesh scored.	2 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Kate Lappe homered, RBI (1-0 B).	3 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Finley Netten singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Drew Hinrichs advanced to third; Sykora Smith scored; Ava Smithson scored.	5 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Skylar Benesh singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 KBBF); Finley Netten advanced to second; Drew Hinrichs scored.	6 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Brynn Acton reached first on an error by cf, advanced to second on the throw (2-2 BKKB); Skylar Benesh advanced to third; Finley Netten scored, unearned.	7 - 0
Illinois 1st	Eileen Donahue singled to third base, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Keirys Click scored; Skylar Brennan scored.	7 - 2
Northern Iowa 3rd	Kate Lappe doubled up the middle, RBI (3-1 BKBB); Skylar Benesh scored.	8 - 2
Illinois 4th	Jackie Yeager out at second c to 2b, caught stealing; Gabrielle Debevec scored.	8 - 3
Illinois 5th	Keirys Click singled to left field, RBI (1-2 FFFFB); Alaina Miller scored.	8 - 4
Northern Iowa 6th	Sykora Smith homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Katelyn Callahan scored.	10 - 4

Other Information

Location:

Urbana, Illinois

Attendance:

Duration:

2:05

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Northern Iowa 1st	Brynn Acton homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Skylar Benesh scored.	2 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Kate Lappe homered, RBI (1-0 B).	3 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Finley Netten singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Drew Hinrichs advanced to third; Sykora Smith scored; Ava Smithson scored.	5 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Skylar Benesh singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 KBBF); Finley Netten advanced to second; Drew Hinrichs scored.	6 - 0
Northern Iowa 1st	Brynn Acton reached first on an error by cf, advanced to second on the throw (2-2 BKKB); Skylar Benesh advanced to third; Finley Netten scored, unearned.	7 - 0
Illinois 1st	Eileen Donahue singled to third base, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Keirys Click scored; Skylar Brennan scored.	7 - 2
Northern Iowa 3rd	Kate Lappe doubled up the middle, RBI (3-1 BKBB); Skylar Benesh scored.	8 - 2
Illinois 4th	Jackie Yeager out at second c to 2b, caught stealing; Gabrielle Debevec scored.	8 - 3
Illinois 5th	Keirys Click singled to left field, RBI (1-2 FFFFB); Alaina Miller scored.	8 - 4
Northern Iowa 6th	Sykora Smith homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Katelyn Callahan scored.	10 - 4

All Plays

Northern Iowa Top of 1st Inning

Skylar Benesh walked (3-2 KBSBFFFFFFBFFB).

Brynn Acton homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Skylar Benesh scored.

Kate Lappe homered, RBI (1-0 B).

Katelyn Callahan hit by pitch (3-2 KKBFBH).

Ava Smithson hit by pitch (2-2 BKFH); Katelyn Callahan advanced to second.

Danika Frazier to p for Karley Yergler.

Sykora Smith singled to right field (1-0 B); Ava Smithson advanced to second; Katelyn Callahan advanced to third.

Peyton Johnson grounded into double play lf to 3b (1-2 KSBF); Katelyn Callahan out on the play. (2 out)

Drew Hinrichs walked (3-1 BBBKB); Sykora Smith advanced to second; Ava Smithson advanced to third.

Finley Netten singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Drew Hinrichs advanced to third; Sykora Smith scored; Ava Smithson scored.

Skylar Benesh singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 KBBF); Finley Netten advanced to second; Drew Hinrichs scored.

Brynn Acton reached first on an error by cf, advanced to second on the throw (2-2 BKKB); Skylar Benesh advanced to third; Finley Netten scored, unearned.

Kate Lappe walked (3-0 BBBB).

Katelyn Callahan reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Kate Lappe advanced to second; Brynn Acton out at third ss to 3b.

Inning Summary: 7 Runs , 5 Hits , 1 Errors , 3 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 1st Inning

Skylar Brennan singled to third base (2-1 BBK).

Keirys Click singled down the lf line (0-0); Skylar Brennan advanced to second.

Keirys Click advanced to second on a passed ball; Skylar Brennan advanced to third on a passed ball.

Adisyn Caryl grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB). (1 out)

Eileen Donahue singled to third base, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Keirys Click scored; Skylar Brennan scored.

Ellie Haggard grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 F); Eileen Donahue out on the play. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Northern Iowa Top of 2nd Inning

Ava Smithson singled up the middle (0-0).

Sykora Smith struck out looking (0-2 KFFK). (1 out)

Ava Smithson advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Peyton Johnson popped up to ss (3-2 BFBFB). (2 out)

Drew Hinrichs flied out to cf (2-0 BB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 2nd Inning

Eden Echevarria flied out to cf (1-0 B). (1 out)

Jackie Yeager reached first on an error by ss (0-0).

Ava Moore grounded out to 3b (0-0); Jackie Yeager advanced to second. (2 out)

Alaina Miller walked (3-2 BKBFBB).

Skylar Brennan struck out swinging (2-2 FBBKS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB

Northern Iowa Top of 3rd Inning

Brooke Stang to rf for Skylar Brennan.

Finley Netten flied out to lf (0-0). (1 out)

Skylar Benesh singled to shortstop (0-0).

Brynn Acton struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). (2 out)

Kate Lappe doubled up the middle, RBI (3-1 BKBB); Skylar Benesh scored.

Katelyn Callahan grounded out to 2b (0-2 KK). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 3rd Inning

Keirys Click grounded out to ss (1-0 B). (1 out)

Adisyn Caryl flied out to rf (0-1 F). (2 out)

Eileen Donahue flied out to rf (0-0). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Northern Iowa Top of 4th Inning

Ava Smithson reached first on an error by 3b (0-1 K).

Sykora Smith flied out to lf (1-0 B). (1 out)

Peyton Johnson reached on a fielder's choice (2-1 KBB); Ava Smithson out at second 2b to ss. (2 out)

Drew Hinrichs lined out to 1b (2-2 KBBK). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 4th Inning

Ellie Haggard walked (3-2 BFBFFFBFB).

Gabrielle Debevec pinch ran for Ellie Haggard.

Eden Echevarria grounded out to 3b (0-2 FF); Gabrielle Debevec advanced to second. (1 out)

Jackie Yeager singled to third base (1-0 B); Gabrielle Debevec advanced to third.

Jackie Yeager out at second c to 2b, caught stealing; Gabrielle Debevec scored.

Ava Moore grounded out to ss (3-1 BFBB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Northern Iowa Top of 5th Inning

Ellie Haggard to 1b for Gabrielle Debevec.

Finley Netten flied out to cf (1-1 KB). (1 out)

Skylar Benesh flied out to rf (2-2 KBKBFF). (2 out)

Brynn Acton lined out to 1b (2-2 BFKFBF). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 5th Inning

Alaina Miller singled up the middle (0-0).

Skylar Brennan to rf for Brooke Stang.

Alaina Miller advanced to second on a passed ball.

Skylar Brennan grounded out to p (1-0 B); Alaina Miller advanced to third. (1 out)

Ashlyn Enke to p for Maddy McDermott.

Keirys Click singled to left field, RBI (1-2 FFFFB); Alaina Miller scored.

Adisyn Caryl reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 KB); Keirys Click out at second 3b to 2b. (2 out)

Eileen Donahue singled up the middle (1-1 BK); Adisyn Caryl advanced to second.

Ellie Haggard lined out to 3b (0-0). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Northern Iowa Top of 6th Inning

Kate Lappe walked (3-0 BBBB).

Katelyn Callahan reached on a fielder's choice (1-0 B); Kate Lappe out at second 3b to 2b. (1 out)

Ava Smithson flied out to rf (2-2 BBKF). (2 out)

Sykora Smith homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Katelyn Callahan scored.

Peyton Johnson flied out to cf (2-2 BFKB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 6th Inning

Eden Echevarria flied out to rf (1-2 KBK). (1 out)

Jackie Yeager flied out to cf (0-0). (2 out)

Ava Moore grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Northern Iowa Top of 7th Inning

Drew Hinrichs popped up to 2b (3-2 BBBKK). (1 out)

Addison Brunner pinch hit for Finley Netten.

Addison Brunner grounded out p to ss to 1b (1-0 B). (2 out)

Skylar Benesh struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Illinois Bottom of 7th Inning

Finley Netten to 3b for Addison Brunner.

Morgan Vertz to p for Ashlyn Enke.

Alaina Miller grounded out to p (0-1 F). (1 out)

Skylar Brennan grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). (2 out)

Keirys Click flied out to lf (0-1 K). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

March 24, 2026 Northern Iowa at Illinois

Box Score

Northern Iowa Batters

Illinois Batters

Northern Iowa Pitchers

Illinois Pitchers

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary

All Plays

Northern Iowa Top of 1st Inning

Illinois Bottom of 1st Inning

Northern Iowa Top of 2nd Inning

Illinois Bottom of 2nd Inning

Northern Iowa Top of 3rd Inning

Illinois Bottom of 3rd Inning

Northern Iowa Top of 4th Inning

Illinois Bottom of 4th Inning

Northern Iowa Top of 5th Inning

Illinois Bottom of 5th Inning

Northern Iowa Top of 6th Inning

Illinois Bottom of 6th Inning

Northern Iowa Top of 7th Inning

Illinois Bottom of 7th Inning