The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team was able to earn a big comeback win against Davenport in their home opener on Friday afternoon. UIS improves to 5-2 on the season while Davenport sinks to 0-5. 

Game Summary

• DU began the scoring in the top of the first on an RBI double

• Gavin Wahlbrink pitched out of the jam the rest of the inning

• Davenport extended their lead to 5-0 behind a 2 RBI single followed by a two-run homer

• UIS started the comeback in the bottom of the second as Jackson Blemler drove in a run on a fielder's choice

• Brant Vanaman tripled to drive in two more runs to make it 5-3 in the second

• Ivan Dahlberg hit a home run in the bottom of the third to trim the Davenport lead to 5-4

• UIS was able to take the lead in the sixth inning as Brant Vanaman hit a deep home run to right field to take a 7-5 lead

• The Prairie Stars hung a 6 spot in the seventh inning to take complete control of the game

• UIS scored on two walks, a wild pitch, an error, and a single by Jacyk Uehling

• The scoring didn't stop there for the Stars as they added 3 more to end the game by run rule

• Blemler drove in another run with a single to center

• Vanaman drove in his sixth and seventh runs of the game with a game-ending single to right field

• UIS won the contest 16-5

Players of the Game

Brant Vanaman - 4-for-5, 7 RBI, 2 runs, HR, 3B

Jackson Blemler - 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 runs

Jacyk Uehling - 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 4 runs

Parker Bradford - Win, 1.0 IP, 2 SO

Adam Wibbenmeyer - Save, 2.0 IP

The Prairie Stars will continue the series tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. with another nine-inning game. The Stars and Panthers will play a doubleheader on Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m.