The UIS Softball team split two Sunday games against Missouri S&T in Springfield at the UIS Softball Complex. UIS moves to 18-12 on the season with a 2-2 mark in GLVC play. S&T moves to 10-18 overall with a 1-3 record in conference play. 

GAME ONE (W, 6-4)

• The Miners took a lead in the 1st with an RBI double

• Bartletti pitched out of the jam to keep it a one-run game

• UIS responded in the bottom of the 1st as Ella Brinkley scored on an error by the catcher

• S&T took the lead back in the 2nd on a sacrifice fly

• The Stars once again tied the game in their half-inning as Adi Rumler singled to left field to bring in a run

• Taylor Zawacki hit a two-run bomb in the third to give UIS a lead

• Rosie Bartletti helped herself with a sacrifice fly to bring in another run

• Olivia DeLuca added to the lead with an RBI triple to make it 6-2 

• The Miners looked to start a comeback in the 6th with a two-RBI double to cut the UIS lead to 6-4

• The Miners weren't able to push across any more runners as UIS earned the win, 6-4

• Rosie Bartletti (6-2) earned the win in the circle, going 5.1 innings with 4 earned runs and 6 strikeouts

• Addyson McClure earned the save with 1.2 innings pitched in relief

GAME TWO (L, 3-7)

• S&T once again took a lead in the first inning, this time with two separate RBI singles to give the Miners a 2-0 lead

• The Miners added more runs in the second inning on an error, an RBI single, and a wild pitch to make it 5-0 S&T

• Ella Brinkley got the Stars on the board in the 3rd

• An RBI double by Sophie Margelot in the fourth made it 5-2

• Another RBI double, this time by Jacy Watts made it 5-3

• UIS continued to threaten, but wasn't able to plate any more runs

• S&T added some insurance runs in the seventh, scoring on a fielder's choice and an RBI single

• The Miners walked away as 7-3 winners to earn their first GLVC win of the year

• Taylor Zawacki (3-5) took the loss in the circle