The East Central College Falcons (17-16) on the season have gone above .500 for the first time with two wins over the McKendree JV Bearcats. At the plate, Samantha Kleekamp had her best day of the year hitting three home runs to catapult the Falcons to victories in each of the two games. Sam went 5 for 7 on the day with 3 home runs and 4 RBI’s. Coach Wallach was both excited and worrisome as Sam also sprained her ankle at the end of the second game.

Kasilda MillerThe battle of birds of prey proved the Falcons to be better than the Eagles, as East Central (15-16) defeated Central Methodist JV 1-0 and 9-1 in a double header. East Central was shutout until the bottom of the seventh inning in the first game, when Jill Griffin reached third on two consecutive errors by Central Methodist. Kasilda Miller then delivered the winning run by hitting a single up the middle of the infield to bring Jill Griffin home. Jessica Eichholz pitched the shutout for the Falcons.

JILL GRIFFIN HITS GRAND SLAMEast Central (13-13) has reached the .500 plateau for the first time this season with two wins over Missouri Valley JV by scores of 14-6 and 10-2. The Falcons have extended their winning streak to eight in a row. A tremendous grand slam shot to dead center field by Jill Griffin ended the first game as the Falcons topped Missouri Valley 14-6 in the bottom of the fifth inning.