No. 4 University of Redlands shut out Illinois Wesleyan University over six innings before closing out a 6-3 victory to extend a program-record win streak to 30 games and will play for a second consecutive regional title this weekend.
The Bulldogs once again wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard as
Natalie Lowthers drove in
Brooklyn Bard following a leadoff single and stolen base in the first inning, then scored two more on a sacrifice fly by
Natalie Lopez to bring in
Adyson Kim after a leadoff double and a
Leila Gomez two-out triple.
Redlands tacked on three insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning that proved necessary to weather two last-gasp home runs by IWU.
Katlyn Gandara kicked off the flurry with a one-out double and picked up the win after spinning five shutout innings.
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