Jacob Goss
Libby Price
2
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR 4-2
5
Winner Mo. Southern St. MO. SOUT 10-2
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR
4-2
2
Final
5
Mo. Southern St. MO. SOUT
10-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Mo. Southern St. MO. SOUT 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 1

W: C. McCallist (2-0) L: Newman, Jacob (0-2) S: L. Hultine (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls to Missouri Southern

The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team finished play at the MSSU Lion Classic on Sunday, falling 5-2 in a nine inning game against the host school.
Game Summary
  • Jacob Newman had the start against the Missouri Southern offense that had already scored 15 runs on the weekend
  • The Lions managed three runs in the bottom of the 1st, one on a fielder's choice and two more from a two-RBI single
  • Mark Kattula's second home run in as many games came in the 4th inning
  • Yet another two-RBI single by MSSU made it a 4-1 game in the bottom of the inning
  • A sac fly by Ivan Dahlberg in the 6th allowed Kattula to score the team's second run. Dahlberg's was the first out of the inning following a pitching change by the Lions
  • UIS would leave 3 runners on base in the 9th
  • Newman fell to 0-2 with the loss

GLVC Statistical Rankings
  • Mark Kattula leads the GLVC in two categories after the first two weekends of the season: Doubles (4) and RBI (11)
  • The Prairie Stars have three athletes in the top-10 in runs scored and RBI, and four in the top-10 for total number of hits

UIS is now 4-2 overall ahead of its home opener. The Prairie Stars will welcome the Davenport University Panthers to the UIS Baseball Field for a four-game series starting Friday, Feb. 23. 
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