The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team took the first game of the three-game series with Trevecca Nazarene on Friday afternoon at the UIS Baseball Field. No.20-ramked UIS improves to 7-4 on the year while TNU drops to 6-4 on the season. 

Game Summary

• TNU started the game off with two singles before grounding into a double play

• The Trojans took the lead on a passed ball in the top of the first

• UIS responded instantly by loading the bases in the bottom of the first

• Ivan Dahlberg walked, bringing in a run to make it 1-1

• Johnny Wendling's two-out single brought in two more runs to give the Stars a 3-1 lead

• UIS pushed another run across in the bottom of the second inning as Mark Kattula brought the runner across on a groundout

• Jacyk Uehling extended the UIS lead to 5-1 with a solo home run in the fourth

• TNU hit a homer of their own in the fifth to make it a 5-2 game

• Trevecca made it a one-run game with a two-RBI single in the sixth

• The Stars responded in the seventh as Ivan Dahlberg cranked a homerun to make it 6-4 in favor of UIS

• UIS added some insurance runs in the eighth as TJ Yakimisky hit a two-RBI triple, and was driven in on Mack Clark sacrifice fly to make it 9-4 Prairie Stars 

• A 1-2-3 inning from Adam Wibbenmeyer closed out the contest for the Stars 

Top Performers

• Gavin Wahlbrink: W, 5.2 IP, 5 SO, 3 ER

• Adam Wibbenmeyer: S, 3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0 ER

• Mark Kattula: 4-for-5, 1 RBI

• Ivan Dahlberg: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, HR

• TJ Yakimisky: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 3B, 2 runs

• Johnny Wendling: 1-for-4, 2 RBI

• Jacyk Uehling: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, HR

• Mack Clark: 1-for-4, 1 RBI

The Prairie Stars continue the series against Trevecca tomorrow with a doubleheader of seven inning games. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.