IHSA Softball
1A Sectional
Villa Grove def Fisher 3-2
2A Sectional
Olympia def St. Joe Ogden 4-2
IHSA Baseball
1A Sectional
Mt. Pulaski def Cissna Park 7-6
2A Sectional
St. Joe Ogden def Central Catholic 16-8
3A Regional
Charleston def Mahomet Seymour 7-1
MLB
Albert Almora Jr. hit his first career grand-slam and the Chicago Cubs rallied from an early three-run deficit with three homers, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4.
The Cardinals and Royals split a double-header with the Royals taking game 1, 8-2. Marcell Ozuna (oh-ZOO’-nuh) and Matt Carpenter went deep as part of a four-homer barrage in the Cardinals’ 10-3 win in game 2.
Eloy Jiménez homered twice and the Chicago White Sox turned the first triple play in the majors this season during a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros.
Tony Stewart headlines a Joe Gibbs racing trio that has been elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The three-time Cup Series champion will be inducted alongside car owner Joe Gibbs and former teammate Bobby Labonte (lah-BAHN’-tee) . Driver Buddy Baker and mechanic Waddell Wilson were also voted in. Stewart won 49 Cup Series races during his 17-year NASCAR career.
