No. 10 Illinois Springfield baseball (7-3) secured a decisive 19-10 victory over Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday in its home opener and the third game of the series against the Tritons. The Prairie Stars were powered by an offense that collected 13 hits, including two home runs.
The Tritons struck first in the opening inning, using a two-RBI double and an RBI single to score three runs. UIS went scoreless in its half, giving UMSL a 3-0 advantage after the first.
Illinois Springfield men's basketball (17-9, 13-5 GLVC) secured an 82-77 victory over Upper Iowa (16-10, 11-8 GLVC) on Saturday at TRAC, marking head coach Matt Brock's 100th win at the helm of the UIS program. The Prairie Stars capitalized at the free-throw line, converting 16 of 22 attempts, to maintain their lead in the final moments.
Illinois Springfield women's basketball fell to Upper Iowa, 76-70, on Saturday afternoon at TRAC. UIS moves to 12-14 overall and 9-9 in the GLVC, while UIU improves to 14-13 and 10-9 in conference play. Graduate guard Kennedy Osterman led UIS in scoring with 20 points on Senior Day.
The Illinois Springfield baseball team split its first two games of the weekend series at Missouri-St. Louis on Friday in O'Fallon, Mo., winning game one 16-4 in seven innings before falling 7-6 in a 10-inning thriller.
GAME ONE | W, 16-4 (7 Inn.)
Illinois Springfield cruised to a 16-4 run-rule victory over UMSL in the series opener, powered by three home runs and a 15-hit performance.
UIS closed out its Capital City McDonald's Classic with a pair of wins Friday afternoon at Scheels Sports Park, earning a 1-0 walk-off victory over Ohio Dominican before rolling to a 9-0 run-rule win against Davenport.
GAME ONE | W, 1-0 (8 Inn.)
Illinois-Springfield edged Ohio Dominican in eight innings, securing a 1-0 extra-inning victory.
The Illinois Springfield women's tennis team opens a busy stretch this weekend with a 10:00 a.m. exhibition Friday against Illinois State at the Springfield Racquet & Fitness Center.
The Prairie Stars will then travel to Springfield, Mo., for two matches, with recent schedule adjustments highlighting the weekend slate. In addition to Sunday's contest at Drury, UIS has added a Monday matchup against Evangel to round out the trip.
Illinois Springfield (1-5)
Illinois Springfield men's basketball (16-9, 12-5 GLVC) secured a 63-58 victory over Lewis (4-21, 2-15 GLVC) at TRAC on Thursday night. The Prairie Stars were led by their bench, contributing 23 points to the win.
Illinois Springfield women's basketball (12-13, 9-8 GLVC) edged Lewis (15-11, 11-6 GLVC), 59-56, with a decisive fourth quarter performance. The Prairie Stars capitalized on 19 points off turnovers for their third-straight GLVC win. The win moved UIS up in the GLVC Point Rating System (PRS), elevating them from 9th to 8th and leapfrogging Saturday's opponent, Upper Iowa.
The Illinois Springfield softball team split a pair of games Thursday at Scheels Sports Park, opening the UIS Softball Capital City McDonald's Classic with a 4-2 win over Davenport before falling 10-5 to Ohio Dominican.
Ill.-Springfield (8-4) used a four-run third inning to secure the win in the opener, highlighted by three doubles. The Prairie Stars later rallied for three runs in the fifth inning against Ohio Dominican but could not overcome an early deficit.
GAME ONE | W, 4-2
The Illinois Springfield baseball team has climbed into the national rankings, checking in at No. 19 in the Week Two poll released Wednesday evening by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
UIS (5-2) is one of 25 programs recognized in this week's rankings and is the only Great Lakes Valley Conference team listed in the national poll.