After a midseason lull, the DePauw softball team is back on track, thanks to Oak Park-River Forest’s Emma Baldwin and Trinity’s Taylor Golden.
Baldwin, a freshman pitcher from Oak Park, tossed a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Tigers to a 9-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Denison on March 31 in Greencastle, Ind. Baldwin struck out four batters and walked one as DePauw won its fifth in a row.
In the team’s next game, a 6-4 victory over Hiram, Golden, a senior third baseman, went 1-for-2 with a walk and four RBI, including two on a fourth-inning sacrifice fly that gave the Tigers the lead.
DePauw was 14-9 in its first 23 games, including 5-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference and 4-1 at home. Golden was hitting .293 with four home runs, 18 RBI and four stolen bases. Baldwin was leading the team with a 2.42 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings pitched.
Other area athletes on the DePauw team include New Trier’s Beth Chelmowski, a sophomore outfielder, and Trinity’s Gabby Smart, a sophomore utility player.
Megally is DePaul’s top scorer
The DePaul men’s soccer team recently held its 2015 awards banquet and a number of local athletes were honored.
Sophomore forward Simon Megally from Maine South won the Offensive Award for his team-leading 11 points. He finished second in goals scored with four and tied for second in assists with three.
The Freshman Award was split between two players, including Lake Zurich graduate Caleb Pothast, a freshman defender, who played in 17 matches for the Blue Demons.
Other area athletes on the team include: Glenbrook South’s Kosta Brkovic, a freshman forward and midfielder; Niles West’s Robert Ljubic, a freshman midfielder; Stevenson’s Quentin Low, a sophomore goalkeeper; and New Trier’s George Moushi, a freshman midfielder.
Thompson nominated for Athlete of the Year
The Collegiate Women Sports Awards recently selected Williams College’s Sarah Thompson as the swimming and diving nominee for the Class of 2015 Division III Honda Athlete of the Year award. Thompson, from Evanston, earlier was named the NCAA Division III Championships 2015 Swimmer of the Meet and appeared in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd.”
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Bullock is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
