University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh pitcher LJ Waco spent his summer and fall seasons transitioning to a starting role. The Cary-Grove graduate has become a highly effective starter this spring with a 2-0 record, a 1.95 ERA and three different starts lasting eight innings.

Richmond-Burton is off to a 4-0 start as the Rockets look to build on last year's Class 2A supersectional appearance. Plus info on Jacobs, Prairie Ridge and more in this week's softball notes.

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Outtakes from softball games from the week of March 19-25.

Prairie Ridge struck for four runs early, and freshman pitcher Reese Mosolino held Grayslake North to three hits and fired 12 strikeouts as the Wolves rolled to a 14-1 nonconference victory on Thursday.

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Prairie Ridge faces Grayslake North in a nonconference softball Thursday. March 23, 2023, at Grayslake North High School.

Richmond-Burton senior catcher Taylor Davison hit a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning as the Rockets beat Cary-Grove 6-5 in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday in Cary.

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Cary-Grove faces Richmond-Burton in a non-conference softball game Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Cary-Grove High School.

Jacobs senior Taylor Stennett connected for a home run in her first at-bat Monday, but an early lead slipped away from the Golden Eagles in a 13-3 loss to Palatine in the season opener for both teams.

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Jacobs faces Palatine in non-conference softball game Monday, March 20, 2023, at Palatine High School.