February 28, 2026 Simpson at No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan

(2-0, 0-0)

(1-3, 0-0)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Simpson	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	6	9	2
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	8	0

Box Score

Simpson

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan

Simpson Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Ashlyn Steen cf	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Megan Heidelbauer 1b	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Mackenzie James lf	3	1	1	1	1	0	1
Katie Shaner rf	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Abigail Rouse rf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gracie Bruening c	3	2	2	4	1	1	0
Maddison Pospeshil pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Savana Walls dp	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Alexis Voss ph	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Caelynn Obleton 3b	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Cheyenne Jones 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	4
Brynn Ortlund ss	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Alyssa Breckner p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sierra Franklin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marina Cronin p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	6	9	6	6	4	8

Batting

HR: Gracie Bruening (2)

RBI: Mackenzie James , Gracie Bruening (4) , Caelynn Obleton

Baserunning

SB: Ashlyn Steen

Fielding

E: Cheyenne Jones , Brynn Ortlund

DP: Brynn Ortlund

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Grace Wilkens cf	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Riley McDoniel lf	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
Claire Post c	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Casey Wissmiller 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jillian Bollard dp	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Margo Geary pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isabella Boskey 1b	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Hailey Milgazo rf	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Annika Brown 2b	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
Anna Beckman ss	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
Caroline Gatchell p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	28	4	8	3	6	1	10

Batting

RBI: Grace Wilkens , Riley McDoniel , Anna Beckman

Sac: Grace Wilkens

Baserunning

SB: Margo Geary

CS: Hailey Milgazo

Fielding

DP: Isabella Boskey

Simpson Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Alyssa Breckner (W, 1-0)	4.0	5	3	0	4	1
Sierra Franklin	2.0	3	1	1	1	0
Marina Cronin (Sv, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	7.0	8	4	1	6	1

Pitching

Batters faced: Alyssa Breckner (22) , Sierra Franklin (9) , Marina Cronin (4)

WP: Sierra Franklin

Pitches-Strikes: Alyssa Breckner (77-42), Sierra Franklin (24-14), Marina Cronin (14-7)

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Caroline Gatchell (L, 0-1)	7.0	9	6	6	6	4	2
Totals	7.0	9	6	6	6	4	2

Pitching

Batters faced: Caroline Gatchell (35)

Pitches-Strikes: Caroline Gatchell (130-69)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Simpson 1st	M. James singled to left field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; M. Heidelbau advanced to third on the throw; A. Steen scored on the throw.	1 - 0
Simpson 3rd	G. Bruening homered, 3 RBI; K. Shaner scored; M. James scored.	4 - 0
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 4th	A. Beckman walked, RBI; A. Brown advanced to second; H. Milgazo advanced to third; I. Boskey scored, unearned.	4 - 1
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 4th	G. Wilkens reached first on an error by ss, RBI; A. Beckman advanced to second; A. Brown advanced to third; H. Milgazo scored, unearned.	4 - 2
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 4th	R. McDoniel reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; G. Wilkens out at second ss unassisted; A. Beckman advanced to third; A. Brown scored, unearned.	4 - 3
Simpson 5th	G. Bruening homered, RBI.	5 - 3
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 6th	R. McDoniel advanced to second on a wild pitch; A. Beckman scored on a wild pitch.	5 - 4
Simpson 7th	C. Obleton walked, RBI; A. Voss advanced to second; M. Pospeshil advanced to third; A. Rouse scored.	6 - 4

Other Information

Location:

Sonnentag Fieldhouse

Attendance:

136

Duration:

2:13

Umpires:

Home plate - Chad Seguin , First base - Alexis Walker , Third base - Jeff Schmidt

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Simpson 1st	M. James singled to left field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; M. Heidelbau advanced to third on the throw; A. Steen scored on the throw.	1 - 0
Simpson 3rd	G. Bruening homered, 3 RBI; K. Shaner scored; M. James scored.	4 - 0
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 4th	A. Beckman walked, RBI; A. Brown advanced to second; H. Milgazo advanced to third; I. Boskey scored, unearned.	4 - 1
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 4th	G. Wilkens reached first on an error by ss, RBI; A. Beckman advanced to second; A. Brown advanced to third; H. Milgazo scored, unearned.	4 - 2
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 4th	R. McDoniel reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; G. Wilkens out at second ss unassisted; A. Beckman advanced to third; A. Brown scored, unearned.	4 - 3
Simpson 5th	G. Bruening homered, RBI.	5 - 3
No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan 6th	R. McDoniel advanced to second on a wild pitch; A. Beckman scored on a wild pitch.	5 - 4
Simpson 7th	C. Obleton walked, RBI; A. Voss advanced to second; M. Pospeshil advanced to third; A. Rouse scored.	6 - 4

All Plays

Simpson Top of 1st Inning

A. Steen singled up the middle.

A. Steen stole second.

M. Heidelbau walked.

M. James singled to left field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; M. Heidelbau advanced to third on the throw; A. Steen scored on the throw.

K. Shaner popped up to 2b. (1 out)

G. Bruening struck out looking. (2 out)

S. Walls struck out swinging. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 1st Inning

G. Wilkens singled up the middle.

R. McDoniel singled, bunt; G. Wilkens advanced to second.

C. Post grounded out to p; R. McDoniel advanced to second; G. Wilkens advanced to third. (1 out)

C. Wissmille popped up to p. (2 out)

J. Bollard grounded out to 1b unassisted. (3 out)

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

Simpson Top of 2nd Inning

C. Obleton flied out to rf. (1 out)

C. Jones singled to second base.

B. Ortlund popped up to lf. (2 out)

A. Steen fouled out to c, bunt. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 2nd Inning

I. Boskey grounded out to ss. (1 out)

H. Milgazo walked.

H. Milgazo out at second c to ss, caught stealing. (2 out)

A. Brown popped up to 1b. (3 out)

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

Simpson Top of 3rd Inning

M. Heidelbau flied out to rf. (1 out)

M. James walked.

K. Shaner singled up the middle; M. James advanced to second.

G. Bruening homered, 3 RBI; K. Shaner scored; M. James scored.

S. Walls struck out swinging. (2 out)

C. Obleton singled to left center.

C. Jones lined out to 3b. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 3rd Inning

A. Beckman struck out swinging. (1 out)

G. Wilkens grounded out to ss. (2 out)

R. McDoniel singled through the left side.

C. Post walked; R. McDoniel advanced to second.

C. Wissmille grounded out to p. (3 out)

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

Simpson Top of 4th Inning

B. Ortlund popped up to ss. (1 out)

A. Steen struck out swinging. (2 out)

M. Heidelbau walked.

M. James flied out to cf. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 4th Inning

J. Bollard grounded out to 2b. (1 out)

I. Boskey singled to right center.

H. Milgazo reached on a fielder's choice; I. Boskey advanced to second on an error by 2b.

A. Brown singled through the left side; H. Milgazo advanced to second; I. Boskey advanced to third.

A. Beckman walked, RBI; A. Brown advanced to second; H. Milgazo advanced to third; I. Boskey scored, unearned.

G. Wilkens reached first on an error by ss, RBI; A. Beckman advanced to second; A. Brown advanced to third; H. Milgazo scored, unearned.

R. McDoniel reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; G. Wilkens out at second ss unassisted; A. Beckman advanced to third; A. Brown scored, unearned.

C. Post walked; R. McDoniel advanced to second.

C. Wissmille grounded out to 3b. (3 out)

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

Simpson Top of 5th Inning

K. Shaner popped up to p. (1 out)

G. Bruening homered, RBI.

A. Voss pinch hit for S. Walls.

A. Voss flied out to cf. (2 out)

C. Obleton lined out to 3b. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 5th Inning

S. Franklin to p for A. Breckner.

J. Bollard singled to left center.

M. Geary pinch ran for J. Bollard.

M. Geary stole second.

I. Boskey walked.

H. Milgazo reached on a fielder's choice; I. Boskey advanced to second; M. Geary out at third p to 3b.

A. Brown lined into double play ss; I. Boskey out on the play. (3 out)

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

Simpson Top of 6th Inning

C. Jones grounded out to 2b. (1 out)

B. Ortlund singled to pitcher.

A. Steen lined into double play 1b; B. Ortlund out on the play. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 6th Inning

A. Beckman singled to left center.

G. Wilkens grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; A. Beckman advanced to second. (1 out)

R. McDoniel singled through the left side; A. Beckman advanced to third.

C. Post lined out to 1b. (2 out)

R. McDoniel advanced to second on a wild pitch; A. Beckman scored on a wild pitch.

C. Wissmille grounded out to 2b. (3 out)

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

Simpson Top of 7th Inning

M. Heidelbau popped up to ss. (1 out)

M. James grounded out to 3b. (2 out)

K. Shaner singled to center field.

A. Rouse pinch ran for K. Shaner.

G. Bruening walked; A. Rouse advanced to second.

M. Pospeshil pinch ran for G. Bruening.

A. Voss walked; M. Pospeshil advanced to second; A. Rouse advanced to third.

C. Obleton walked, RBI; A. Voss advanced to second; M. Pospeshil advanced to third; A. Rouse scored.

C. Jones grounded out to ss. (3 out)

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

No. 20 Ill. Wesleyan Bottom of 7th Inning

A. Rouse to rf.

G. Bruening to c for M. Pospeshil.

M. Cronin to p for S. Franklin.

J. Bollard to dp for M. Geary.

J. Bollard grounded out to p. (1 out)

I. Boskey popped up to ss. (2 out)