Mark Kattula fielding
Libby Price
4
Illinois Springfield UIS 11-7
5
Winner William Jewell WJC 8-6
Illinois Springfield UIS
11-7
4
Final
5
William Jewell WJC
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois Springfield UIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 12 1
William Jewell WJC 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0

W: Ashby, Chandler (2-2) L: Wahlbrink, Gavin (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls 5-4 to William Jewell

The No. 24 University of Illinois Springfield baseball team fell to the William Jewell Cardinals by a score of 5-4 on Friday afternoon.
Game Summary
  • William Jewell scored the first five runs of the day, three coming in the second inning on a three-run homer 
  • A pair of doubles in the third made it a 5-0 game
  • The Cardinals outhit the Prairie Stars 7-5 over the first five innings but UIS had the advantage by the end of the game, 12-9
  • UIS had its first multi-hit inning in the sixth. Mark Kattula reached on a single before TJ Yakimisky grounded into a double play. Mack Clark doubled but was left stranded
  • A two-run shot by Jacyk Uehling gave UIS new life. Jackson Blemler then doubled after a pitching change and scored on a Mark Kattula single
  • Adam Wibbenmeyer entered to pitch for UIS in the seventh to relieve starter Gavin Wahlbrink
  • Mack Clark homered in the eighth
  • The Cardinals came out swinging in their half of the inning but UIS maintained composure and Wibbenmeyer ended the inning with a strikeout
  • William Jewell closed it with a 1-2-3 inning
Top Performers
Mark Kattula: 3-4, 1 RBI
Mack Clark: 3-3, home run
Jacyk Uehling: 1-3, 2-RBI home run
Adam Wibbenmeyer: 2 IP,  2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts

Up Next
The series continues with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
 
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