The UIS softball team hosted Missouri Western for a midweek non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday. The Prairie Stars fell to 23-19 overall after dropping both games.
GAME ONE (L, 7-5)
- The first run of the day was a single-run shot by MWSU
- A MWSU scoring rout came in the fifth when they went up 5-0 on two singles and a sacrifice fly
- UIS rallied in the bottom of the inning to trail 5-4
- Isabella Wilson's 3-RBI double cleared the bases before she'd go on to score on a single by Adi Rumler
- The Griffons made it a 7-4 game with a triple in the seventh
- UIS got to scoring in their last chance as Isabella Wilson plated Ella Brinkley with a single
- The final out came with the game-tying runs in scoring position for UIS to fall 7-5
- Ella Brinkley and Isabella Wilson contributed two hits apiece, Wilson had 4 RBIs
- Rosie Bartletti took the loss, falling to 7-6
GAME TWO (L, 9-0)
- The second game of the day was quiet to start
- The Griffons scored their first three runs in the third inning on a double and a single
- The rest of the scoring took place in the fourth as MWSU started the inning with a home run. A triple, a sac fly, and an error followed
- UIS totaled three hits in the game including a double by Taylor Zawacki
- Alexis Carroll took the loss and fell to 7-5 on the year. She struck out six in three innings before allowing four earned runs
Up Next
GLVC play resumes on Saturday when the Prairie Stars meet the William Jewell Cardinals in Liberty, Mo.