The No. 15-ranked University of Illinois Springfield baseball team heads to Rolla, Missouri this weekend for another key GLVC matchup, facing Missouri S&T in a battle between two of the top teams in the conference.
Originally scheduled to begin on Friday, the series has been adjusted due to rain in the forecast. The teams will now play doubleheaders beginning at noon on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Illinois Springfield softball team returns from a homestand this week to host two conference series, with noon doubleheaders scheduled on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Illinois Springfield baseball team continues to climb in the national rankings, moving up to No. 15 in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 25 poll after previously sitting at No. 17.
At the time of the poll, UIS owned a 25-8 overall record and was one of just two Midwest-region programs ranked nationally, joined only by No. 6 Grand Valley State. The Prairie Stars are now 26-8 following Tuesday's win at UMSL.
The Illinois Springfield baseball team (26-8) secured a decisive 7-2 victory over Missouri-St. Louis (18-15) on Tuesday at UMSL Baseball Field. This game wrapped up a non-conference series that the teams started back in February, with the finale played on a weekday after being postponed due to cold weather. The Prairie Stars' offense was highlighted by a three-run sixth inning.
UIS men's track and field will compete at the Kip and Kirk Outdoor Mule Relays this week, looking to continue building momentum during the outdoor season. Field events are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday and noon on Friday, while running events will start at 11:30 a.m. Thursday and 1:30 p.m. Friday.
UIS women's track and field heads to the Kip and Kirk Outdoor Mule Relays this week for another chance to build momentum during the outdoor season. Field events are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday and noon on Friday, while running events will start at 11:30 a.m. Thursday and 1:30 p.m. Friday.
Kaden Griffitts has been named the UIS Athletics Jimmy John's Athlete of the Month after a dominant March that helped propel UIS Baseball to a 13-4 overall record, an 11-1 mark in GLVC play, and a national ranking as high as No. 17.
Griffitts hit .439 with a .519 on-base percentage and a staggering .955 slugging percentage. He finished the month with 29 hits, including 7 doubles and 9 home runs, while leading UIS in both home runs and RBIs.
UIS men's golf finished 17th at the Ken Partridge Invitational after posting a three-round total of 923 at Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind.
The Prairie Stars improved by 12 strokes from the opening round to the second, carding rounds of 314, 302, and 307 over the 54-hole event.
Richie Snider was named the GLVC Pitcher of the Week after delivering the key outing of the weekend in the series finale against Truman State.
With No. 17 Illinois Springfield trailing early and facing a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the first inning, Snider entered in relief and immediately changed the momentum of the game. He escaped the jam without allowing another run and went on to toss five shutout innings to help the Prairie Stars secure a 7-5 win.
