The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team split Saturday's doubleheader at Quincy. The Prairie Stars dropped game one by an 11-6 score, but bounced back for an 8-3 win in the second game.
 
In the first contest, UIS led 3-0 early after a three-run homer by Austin Alderman. The Hawks quickly responded though with six runs in the bottom of the inning, and they never trailed again.
 
Asher Bradd finished with two hits and two runs, and Kal Younquist had two hits and three RBI.
 
In the second game, the offense got hot late and the relief pitching made some clutch pitches to help the Prairie Stars get the split.
 
UIS trailed 2-1 in the fourth and Quincy was looking for more when it loaded the bases with two outs. Ian Delleman came in and got a pop out to get out of the jam.
 
The next batter of the game, UIS's Zion Pettigrew, then homered to tie the game. UIS would add one more in the fifth for a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the inning, the Hawks had runners on the corner with one out, when Matt Blaney entered and induced a double play ball.
 
The Prairie Stars offense then sealed the game with five runs over the final two innings. Nick Mayerhofer had the biggest hit with a two-run single in the seventh that put UIS up three runs.
 
Pettigrew finished the second game three-for-three with two walks, two RBI, and one run. Bradd had two more hits and two runs, and Youngquist and Mayerhofer each finished with two RBI.
 
The 13th-ranked Prairie Stars and Quincy will conclude their four-game series on Sunday.