Ella Brinkley at third base
Jared McFarlane
8
Winner Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR 1-0
0
Newman NEWMAN 2-1
Winner
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR
1-0
8
Final
0
Newman NEWMAN
2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 8 12 0
Newman NEWMAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Bartletti, Rosie (1-0) L: K. DeCorte (0-1)

5
Winner Central Mo. CENTRAL 1-1
4
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR 1-1
Winner
Central Mo. CENTRAL
1-1
5
Final
4
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Mo. CENTRAL 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Ill.-Springfield ILL.-SPR 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 3

W: B. Weimer (0-0) L: Zawacki, Taylor (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Prairie Stars Softball Splits Opening Day at Alvy Early Memorial Classic

The UIS softball team is off to a 1-1 start in 2024 after defeating Newman 8-0 before falling to Central Missouri by a score of 5-4 on Friday.

GAME ONE (W, 8-0)
UIS scored in six-of-seven innings, including two runs each in the 5th and 7th innings. Ella Brinkley, Sophie Margelot, and Jacy Watts each had doubles and Malia Bender added a home run.

Rosie Bartletti (1-0) went the first five innings to earn the win, striking out six in the appearance. Addyson McClure appeared in the final two innings to strike out 

GAME TWO (L, 5-4)
The Prairie Stars started with the upper hand, scoring three runs in the bottom of the 1st. UCM got on the board with a home run in the second, and would go on to score four more runs in the top of the 3rd off of three singles, a triple, a walk, and a sacrifice bunt.

Taylor Zawacki (0-1) earned the loss after going the first three innings. Alexis Carroll took care of the final four innings, striking out eight in her debut as a Prairie Star. 

UIS produced one more run in the bottom of the 6th but couldn't rally for the game-tying run they needed.

Up Next
Saturday's slate at the Alvy Early Memorial Classic consists of a meeting with Missouri Southern at 11:00 a.m. and Harding at 1:30 p.m. 
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