Home baseball and softball all weekend highlight the new week!
Monday, March 16
All Day – Women's Golf at Findlay Spring Invite
The Prairie Stars wrap up the invitational in Richmond, Ky. UIS started off 11th of 15 teams through two rounds on Sunday, with Elaine Grant tied for 15th.
Friday, March 20
2:00 p.m. – Baseball vs. Drury (HOME)
The Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars sit 11th out of 15 teams through part of the second round at the Findlay Spring Invite, hosted at Boone's Trace National Golf Club. The team completed round two, though some other squads had yet to finish as play was paused due to darkness.
The Illinois Springfield women's golf team returns to action Sunday and Monday at the Findlay Spring Invite at Boone's Trace National Golf Club in Richmond, Ky. The tournament features 14 teams, including several GLVC programs and top-ranked opponents, and will be contested over three rounds across the two days.
The Prairie Stars will meet conference rivals Maryville, Lewis, and No. 32 UMSL, while host Findlay enters the event ranked No. 4 nationally. Grand Valley State is also in the field, ranked No. 10.
The UIS baseball team (15-6, 4-0 GLVC) completed a series sweep of William Jewell (4-15, 0-4 GLVC) with a pair of decisive victories in Saturday's doubleheader, winning 9-1 in the seven-inning opener before closing the series with a 15-5 run-rule victory in eight innings.
GAME THREE | W, 9-1
The Illinois Springfield softball team (19-7, 3-1) earned a pair of wins at Quincy on Saturday, defeating the Hawks 6-2 in the opener before securing a 10-3 victory in the second game of the doubleheader. The Prairie Stars capitalized on Quincy's defensive mistakes and put together strong pitching performances in both contests.
"The team did an awesome job going over to Quincy and getting the sweep," said head coach Shannon Guthrie. "They came out ready and played hard in both games to get two big conference wins."
The No.-25-ranked Prairie Stars (13-6, 2-0) opened Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a doubleheader sweep at William Jewell (4-12, 0-2) on Friday in Liberty, Mo. UIS combined a highly productive offense with solid pitching, scoring in double digits in both games and hitting four home runs on the day.
GAME ONE | W, 15-3
UIS senior distance runner Madelyn Miller-Ross competed Friday evening at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Virginia Beach, delivering a record-setting performance in the 5,000 meters. Miller-Ross finished sixth with a program-record time of 16:22.49 to earn First Team All-American honors. It marks the second All-America finish of her career after placing 10th in the event last year and receiving Second Team All-America recognition.
Illinois Springfield (17-7, 1-1 GLVC) and Truman State (9-17, 1-1 GLVC) faced off in a conference doubleheader at the UIS Softball Field on Friday afternoon, resulting in a split for the teams. The Prairie Stars narrowly fell to the Bulldogs 3-2 in the first game but responded with a decisive 9-1 victory in the second.
GAME ONE | L, 3-2
In the opening game, UIS fell to TSU by a narrow margin of 3-2. The Prairie Stars managed three hits, including a home run, but Truman's two-run seventh inning secured the victory.
Illinois Springfield baseball opens Great Lakes Valley Conference play this weekend with a four-game road series against William Jewell in Liberty, Mo. Due to schedule adjustments, the teams will play 1:00 p.m. doubleheaders on both Friday and Saturday, with games scheduled for nine, seven, seven, and nine innings.
No. 25 Illinois Springfield (11-6)
The Illinois Springfield men's golf team placed fifth at the Las Vegas Warrior Invitational, hosted by Winona State University at The Legacy Golf Club. The two-day event was played Wednesday and Thursday, with teams completing the first round and part of round two on Wednesday before finishing the tournament Thursday with the remainder of round two and the final round.