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The UIS Softball team won both their games on Saturday on Day Two of the Space Coast Spring Games in Florida. The Prairie Stars improve to 13-7 on the year with the wins.
GAME ONE VS CEDARVILLE (W, 9-6)
  • UIS began the game by scoring 2 runs in the top of the first behind a Malia Bender RBI triple and Taylor Zawacki groundout to bring her home
  • Cedarville scored two runs in the first on a throwing error followed by a wild pitch
  • CU took the lead in the second with an RBI single
  • Isabella Wilson tied the game on with a bunt to score Avery Hamilton in the fourth
  • Addyson McClure scored on a wild pitch in the fifth to give UIS a lead
  • The Yellow Jackets took a two-run lead in the bottom of the fifth behind an RBI single and a 2-RBI triple
  • UIS started the comeback in the seventh with a 2-RBI from Jacy Watts
  • Adi Rumler singled to give the Stars a 7-6 lead
  • UIS added two more runs with RBI singles from Olivia DeLuca and Addyson McClure
  • Rosie Bartletti (5-1) earned the win with 3.0 IP, 2 ER, and 4 strikeouts
GAME TWO VS WALSH (W, 7-6)
  • UIS went up 2-0 in the bottom of the first when Ella Brinkley's single was followed by a Malia Bender RBI triple. Bender would score on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor Zawacki
  • Walsh matched UIS in the top of the second, then scored three more runs in the top of the third
  • UIS added three runs in their half of the inning with two doubles, a single and a walk
  • The Prairie Stars took the lead at 6-5 when Ella Brinkley homered in the fourth
  • The Cavaliers matched UIS once more, making the most of two singles and a stolen base to stay alive 
  • Neither team would produce from the bottom of the fifth through the top of the seventh
  • Ramsey Armstrong contributed a game-ending RBI single, avoiding extra innings and helping the UIS softball team to its fourth consecutive win
  • Addy Girard went the final 4.2 innings in the circle to earn her first win as a Prairie Star
Up Next
UIS continues their time in Florida with two more games on Sunday. The Stars play Nova Southeastern and Mercy.