Thunder softball wins opener at Elmhurst 5-2; nightcap is halted in the eighth inning due to darkness

GAME STATS 1 Elmhurst, Ill. – The Thunder softball team traveled to Elmhurst’s Salt Creek Park on Tuesday for Wheaton’s first CCIW doubleheader of the 2024 season, as the original conference opener on April 3 was postponed due to rain. Wheaton won today’s first game against the Bluejays, 5-2. The second game of the doubleheader was suspended due to darkness at the end of the eighth inning with the game tied at 1-1. The two squads are tentatively scheduled to resume game two on April 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Salt Creek Park. Wheaton won today’s first game 5-2 as…