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The UIS Softball team earned an important split as they look to secure a conference tournament place in rare Thursday GLVC action. The Prairie Stars move to 28-24 on the season with a 12-12 record in conference play. The Flyers move to 34-13 on the season with a 19-5 record in GLVC play. 

GAME ONE (L, 0-1)

  • The first game of the two-game set was a pitchers duel between Alexis Carroll and Delaney Garden

  • The Flyers and Prairie Stars combined for 9 hits

  • In the seventh inning with runners on first and third, Delaney Garden singled to right field for her third hit of the game, bringing home the winning run

  • Alexis Carroll (8-7) earned the loss, pitching 6.1 innings with 5 strikeouts

GAME TWO (W, 9-3)

  • UIS came out swinging in Game Two, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning, all being unearned

  • Sophie Margelot reached on a fielding error by the first baseman, bringing home a run

  • Olivia DeLuca grounded out to third which brought home another run

  • Rosie Bartletti then reached on an error by the second baseman to give the Stars a 3-0 lead

  • Lewis responded in the bottom of the first with an RBI single and bunting home a run to trim the Prairie Star lead to 3-2

  • Isabella Wilson ripped an RBI double in the second inning to give UIS a 4-2 lead

  • The Flyers responded again in their half of the inning with another RBI single to make it 4-3

  • In the third Rosie Bartletti hit an RBI triple to right center field as the Stars went up 5-3

  • UIS opened the game up in the fourth with another three-run inning

  • Ella Brinkley brought home a run and then advanced to second on a throwing error 

  • Adi Rumler hit an RBI double to make it 7-3

  • Olivia DeLuca earned her second RBI of the day on an error by the shortstop to give UIS an 8-3 lead

  • The Prairie Stars added another run in the fifth as Katelyn Beagle hit a home run to center field to give UIS a 9-3 lead

  • Addyson McClure (5-2) earned the win after coming in and pitching 5.0 innings, striking out 5, and only giving up 2 hits

Up Next

The Prairie Stars travel to Indianapolis on Sunday to take on the conference-leading Greyhounds in the final two games of the regular season.