They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but it did at Dwight Country Club on Thursday two golfers struck holes-in-one. The Pontiac Daily Leader reports Sue Suddick of Dwight used a seven-iron to ace the par-three ninth hole. A short time later, John Carlson, struck a hole in one from the white tees, a 110-yard shot on the ninth hole.  

Jose Quintana pitched six shutout innings as the Chicago Cubs held off the New York Mets 5-1. 

Yairo Munoz capped a five-run ninth inning rally with a three-run walkoff homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-8. The Cardinals lost a four-run lead earlier before a big ninth-inning comeback in which all five batters reached. 

The Chicago White Sox were off. They open a homestand on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers.  

The Normal CornBelters series finale at Southern Illinois was rained out. It will be made up on Aug. 25 as part of a doubleheader.  

Illinois State University’s Duffy Bass Field is the choice to host the Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament next year. The Valley announced the proposed tournament sites for the next school year today, which were chosen by the conference’s Joint Committee. Other championship sites are Bradley for softball, Loyola for women’s soccer, Evansville for men’s soccer, women’s tennis to Northern Iowa and volleyball to Missouri State. Men’s basketball remains in St. Louis and women’s basketball stays in Moline. The MVC President’s Council will vote on the sites in two weeks. 

Golden State got a gift as it dodged an upset bid from Cleveland in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers’ J.R. Smith appeared to run out the clocked after getting an offensive rebound in the final seconds apparently not realizing the game was tied. The Warriors won in overtime 124-114 despite 51 points from LeBron James.  

Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 14 in the final set of rankings of the annual Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings. IWU was the highest-scoring school among College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin members.

By Eric Stock