The UIS baseball team dropped two close contests to UIndy on Saturday afternoon, 9-7 and 4-3, but will have a chance to secure a series split in Sunday's finale.
In game one, UIS stayed within striking distance throughout but couldn't slow a steady UIndy offense in a 9-7 loss.
UIS softball will play its lone matchup of the weekend on Sunday, traveling to face Indianapolis in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET).
The Prairie Stars enter at 28-16 overall and 12-10 in GLVC play after splitting with Maryville and dropping two games to No. 19 McKendree last weekend. With three conference games remaining in the regular season, UIS sits tied for seventh in the league standings alongside Drury, with Rockhurst (12-8) and Lewis (10-8) still within reach.
The UIS baseball team (30-13, 18-7) defeated UIndy (24-19, 15-10) with a 4-1 victory at Franklin Central HS on Friday night. The Prairie Stars secured an early lead with three runs in the first inning, holding Indianapolis to just one run on seven hits in the series opener.
The Illinois Springfield men's tennis team came up just short in a 4-3 loss to Maryville on Friday, falling to 0-3 in conference play.
UIS opened the match with a strong performance in doubles, securing the point with wins on the top two courts. Pablo Herrera and Lin En Tan earned a 6-2 victory at No. 1, while Miran Todorovic and Kai Van-Roon matched that score with a 6-2 win at No. 2. With the doubles point already decided, the No. 3 match featuring Lukas Pieringer and Antonio Ayerbe Streubel was halted with the UIS pair leading 5-2.
The Illinois Springfield women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to Maryville on Friday afternoon at home.
UIS came up short in the race for the doubles point. At No. 1, Niamh Grogan and Ema Norma Bordean fell 6-2, while the No. 2 pair of Alisha Deogaonkar and Maria Garcia Gama also lost by a 6-2 score. The Prairie Stars picked up a win at No. 3, where Jane Carter and Cristina Mendoza Romero earned a 6-2 victory, but Maryville secured the doubles point with wins on the top two courts.
Illinois Springfield men's tennis enters the final weekend of conference play with two key Great Lakes Valley Conference matchups and a spot in the conference tournament still within reach.
UIS will take on the Maryville Saints at 1:00 PM on Friday and the UMSL Tritons at 1:00 PM on Saturday. Both matches will be held at Springfield Racquet and Fitness Center.
Senior Day for Lin En Tan and Pablo Herrera is scheduled for Saturday at 11:15 AM prior to warmups.
Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars women's tennis enters the final weekend of conference play with two key Great Lakes Valley Conference matches and postseason qualification still in reach.
UIS will face Maryvill at 1:00 PM on Friday and UMSL at 1:00 PM on Saturday. Both matches will be played at Springfield Racquet and Fitness Center.
The GLVC Men's Golf Championship wrapped up stroke play on Thursday at Rock Hollow Golf Club, with Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars finishing eighth in the 13-team field.
UIS posted rounds of 305-305-303 to total 913 in the play-six, score-four format. Missouri S&T Miners claimed the team title at 858, followed by Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (865) and Drury Panthers (870).
SERIES SCHEDULE UPDATE – DETAILS BELOW
No. 25 Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars baseball heads to Indianapolis for a four-game GLVC series against the Indianapolis Greyhounds, with updated game times and locations listed below. All times Eastern.
UPDATED SERIES SCHEDULE
- Friday, April 24 – 8:00 PM ET
at Franklin Central High School
Illinois Springfield completed the opening round of the 2026 GLVC Men's Golf Championship on Wednesday at Rock Hollow Golf Club and sits in seventh place as play heads into Thursday's final rounds of stroke play.
The Prairie Stars posted a team score of 305 in round one and began second-round play before action was suspended for the day. UIS will resume round two on Thursday morning before completing the third and final round of the 54-hole stroke play portion.