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Monday, April 7
The UIS Men's Golf team is in sixth place after the opening round of the Ken Partridge Invitational, carding a team score of 288 strokes to stand sixth out of 20 teams. Competing in a strong field, the Prairie Stars are just seven strokes off the lead.
UIS Softball is now 23-14 overall and 11-7 in the GLVC after splitting a doubleheader with Maryville on Sunday. The Prairie Stars won the first game 3-0 before falling 6-1 in the second.
The UIS baseball team capped off a four-game sweep of Upper Iowa with a 13-2 victory on Sunday afternoon in Fayette, Iowa. The Prairie Stars have now won 12 straight games dating back to March 22 and improve to 21-10 overall and 14-5 in GLVC play. The Peacocks dropped to 14-18 overall and 10-10 in the conference.
The UIS baseball team continued its series against Upper Iowa on Saturday in Fayette, Iowa, picking up a pair of wins in a doubleheader of seven-inning games. The Prairie Stars improved to 20-10 overall and 13-5 in GLVC play, solidifying their hold on second place in the conference standings. The series finale is scheduled for noon on Sunday.
The Illinois Springfield men's golf team is set to compete at the Ken Partridge Invitational, hosted by Indianapolis at Purgatory Golf Club from Sunday through Tuesday.
The Illinois Springfield women's track and field team competed at the Jim Vargo Invitational on Friday evening, with three runners earning top-10 finishes in the 5,000 meters, including Kaleigh Inniss. The remainder of the meet, including additional heats of the 1,500 and 5,000 meters on Saturday, was canceled due to forecasted inclement weather.
The Illinois Springfield men's track and field team turned in a strong performance at the Jim Vargo Invitational on Friday evening, earning 11 top-10 finishes before the remainder of the meet was canceled due to inclement weather.
The Illinois Springfield baseball team opened its series against Upper Iowa with authority on Friday afternoon, rolling to a 15-2 run-rule win to improve to 18-10 overall and 11-5 in GLVC play.
UIS softball is at home this week in GLVC play against Maryville and McKendree. Maryville visits on Sunday for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader. The Prairie Stars' doubleheader against McKendree, originally scheduled for Saturday, will now be played on Monday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Illinois Springfield (22-13, 10-6 GLVC)