The University of Illinois Springfield softball team fell late in two games with Missouri-St. Louis on Monday afternoon at LOLJOS. The Prairie Stars fell by scores of 9-4 in both games.
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In the opener, UIS led through three innings, but Missouri-St. Louis rallied to tie the game in the fourth. The Tritons then broke up the game with seven more runs over the final two innings.
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Zoie Bowman had two hits and two RBI in the game, including a solo homer.
Danielle Dennis also had two hits and the team's other RBI.
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UIS trailed 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh of game two, but rallied to send the game into extra innings. Missouri-St. Louis scored five times in the ninth though for the victory.
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Kayana Diederich had the big hit in the seventh with a two-out RBI single to tie the contest.
Ramsey Armstrong had two hits and also drove in a run.
Ella Brinkley,
Carly Chovanec, and Dennis all had one hit and one walk.
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UIS is now 14-8 on the season and 0-4 in GLVC play. The Prairie Stars return to non-conference action on Thursday at LOLJOS when they host Minnesota State Moorhead at 2 p.m.
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