Reagan Miles and
Taylor Zawacki led the Prairie Stars to a doubleheader sweep against the William Jewell Cardinals in Springfield on Sunday, each throwing a 12-strikeout shutout.
GAME ONE (W, 3-0)
Senior
Reagan Miles (12-4) took the game one start in the circle, throwing her second shutout of the weekend and striking out 12 Cardinals along the way. Miles took a commanding start when she struck out three in a row in the top of the first. She bettered her season and career-best total of 11 strikeouts from a shutout versus McKendree earlier this spring. William Jewell managed just four hits.Â
UIS put their first point on the board when senior
Carolyn Franke scored on a double by
Taylor Zawacki. A
Ramsey Armstrong double in the sixth sent Franke and
Ashley Klinzing in to round out scoring for game one.Â
Franke went 3-for-3 with two runs while another senior,
Ashley Klinzing, went 2-for-3 with one run.
Ramsey Armstrong had two hits and two runs batted in.Â
GAME TWO (W, 4-0)
Game two starter
Taylor Zawacki (9-10) followed Miles' script to strike out 12 in a shutout of her own, nearing her career-best of 13 strikeouts.Â
The Prairie Stars scored four runs and left the bases loaded in the only scoring inning of the game. UIS hit six singles including a 2 RBI single by
Isabella Wilson that allowed
Danielle Dennis and
Olivia DeLuca to score.
Ella Brinkley went 2-3 with one RBI and two stolen bases.Â
UIS improves to 31-18. Their 12-8 GLVC record is tied with McKendree and Lewis while Indianapolis leads with an 18-1 conference record. The Prairie Stars will play Drury and Southwest Baptist on the road on April 29-30 to close out the regular season. The GLVC Tournament will take place at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill. on May 4-7.Â
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