The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team split Saturday's contests, but ultimately fell in a tightly contested series to Indianapolis. The Prairie Stars moves to 19-14 on the season with a 10-10 record in GLVC play. UIndy improves to 20-11 on the year with a 16-4 conference mark.
GAME ONE (W, 8-6)
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In the early stages neither team was able to bring runners around to score
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UIS took a lead in the third inning as Johnny Colombo scored on a wild pitch
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The Prairie Stars opened the game up in the fourth with six runs
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Johnny Colombo doubled to left field to bring in two runs
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Ivan Dahlberg doubled to right field to bring in two more runs
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Mark Kattula brought him home as UIS took a 7-0 lead
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UIndy wouldn't go down without a fight as they hit a three-run homer in the fifth
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Johnny Wendling hit an RBI single in the sixth to give the Stars another run
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Indianapolis made it a close game in the seventh as they scored three runs, but UIS won the game
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Riley Moran (2-1) earned the win in 6 innings of work, striking out 4 and only allowing 3 runs
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Kyle Tyler earned his third save of the year
GAME TWO (L, 4-7)
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The Prairie Stars took a 2-0 lead in the fourth through Johnny Wendling and Nick Melvin
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UIndy scored in the fifth on a sacrifice fly
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UIS added a run in the fifth as Brant Vanaman hit an RBI single
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Ivan Dahlberg grounded out, but brought home another run as UIS took a 4-1 lead
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Indianapolis used a big eighth inning to take the lead
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The Greyhounds tied the game with an RBI single, an error, and a fielder's choice
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UIndy took the lead on a three-run homer
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Lucan Kresin (2-1) took the loss on the mound
Up Next
The Prairie Stars hit the road next weekend to take on the Drury Panthers for a four-game series