Dunlap capped its softball state finals run with a fourth-place finish.
The fifth-ranked Eagles lost to Oak Park Fenwick 1-0 in the Illinois High School Association Class 3A third-place game on Saturday, June 6 at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. This Dunlap team (30-10) shares the program’s highest state finish with the 1992 Class A fourth-place team.
Dunlap ace and Illinois signee Sutton Centoni was nearly flawless, taking a perfect game into the fifth inning. She retired the first two batters of the frame before an error ended the shot at perfection.
Centoni then gave up a single to Sophia Leonardi — Fenwick’s lone hit of the game — to lead off the sixth. She came around to score on an error for the game’s only run for the unranked Friars (23-12).
Centoni finished with 11 strikeouts and one walk. Addison Forsythe had the lone hit for Dunlap, which left runners on base in the first, second and fifth innings.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Dunlap takes fourth at the IHSA softball state finals
Reporting by Adam Duvall, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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