St. Charles finds help for Redmar

St. Charles coach Marlyss Runestad didn't think ace Amy Redmarhad one of her better performances yesterday, but Redmar had enoughto earn an eight-inning 4-2 victory over Elgin Larkin in the UpstateEight.

"I can't say this was one of Amy's better games," Runestad said. "But she had a lot of support on the field. I was very impressedwith our defense."

St. Charles (11-0, 5-0) scored two runs in the top of the firstinning, but Larkin (6-3, 2-3) got one in the second and tied the gamein the seventh.

Amy Fink (2-for-4) opened the eighth with a double for St.Charles and after Jamie Ford reached on a dropped third strike,Redmar (2-for-4) singled in Fink for …