Barrington, IL — Daily Herald Article covering this week's Barrington Spring Fling Tournament: https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20230322/softball-antiochs-schuler-does-it-all-as-sequoits-top-barrington-in-spring-fling-tournament -------------------------------- Antioch's Schuler does it all as Sequoits top Barrington in Spring Fling Tournament The first Barrington Spring Fling championship game was played Wednesday on Barrington's remodeled Fields of Dreams which now features an artificial carpet and large video screen hovering over the left field fence. "Beautiful," said Antioch coach Anthony Rocco of the facility. "I'm jealous. It's going to be the gem of the northern suburbs." Sequoits junior right-hander Jacey Schuler was a gem on the mound and in the batter's box in a showdown between two state powers. The Michigan State pledge fired a 1-hitter with 10 strikeouts and went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and 3 RBI as Class 3A No. 2-ranked Antioch blanked the Class 4A No. 4 Fillies, 10-0 in five innings. The win gave the Sequoits (3-0) the championship in their first season playing in the eight-team event which started in 2005. "It was a great team win," said 12-year Antioch coach Rocco. "It's only the third time we've played Barrington (2-1) since I've been here. We lost to them in my first year then won a close one (5-4) last season. Today, our bats were on fire (10 hits). "We got out to an early lead just like last year. Then we kind of stalled here and there." Schuler (3-0), though, never stalled. She was perfect through three innings, striking out seven. The Sequoits led 2-0, thanks to a 2-run first inning in which they took advantage of base hits by Schuler and UIC-bound Emily Brecht and 2 errors. Then in the top of fourth, Antioch exploded for 7 runs, including Schuler's one-out 2-run blast over the center field fence. "I told the girls before that big inning 'let's shrink it down and look for some things to drive and that's what happened," Rocco said. "They went out and executed. I couldn't be more proud of them. Our defense was on point (no errors), and our pitching was on point."