Ella Brinkley, Ramsey Armstrong, Kelsie Burrows
Libby Price
3
Winner Illinois Springfield UIS 20-15
1
Quincy QU 14-17
Winner
Illinois Springfield UIS
20-15
3
Final
1
Quincy QU
14-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Illinois Springfield UIS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 10 1
Quincy QU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

W: Bartletti, Rosie (7-4) L: Abbey Hultz (7-7)

8
Winner Illinois Springfield UIS 21-15
3
Quincy QU 14-18
Winner
Illinois Springfield UIS
21-15
8
Final
3
Quincy QU
14-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Illinois Springfield UIS 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 8 11 3
Quincy QU 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0

W: Carroll, Alexis (7-4) L: Eileen McGinnis (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Prairie Stars Down Hawks in Doubleheader

The UIS softball team picked up two wins on Saturday against the Quincy Hawks behind complete game appearances by two underclassmen pitchers. UIS improved to 5-5 in GLVC play while Quincy fell to 3-5.
GAME ONE (W, 3-1)
  • Ella Brinkley found her way to first base with a single before stealing second. Brinkley found her way home after two sacrifice bunts for a 1-0 lead in the first
  • Quincy managed a run in the second inning to tie the game
  • UIS grabbed the lead back on an RBI groundout in the fourth
  • The Stars added another run in the 7th with a pair of doubles
  • UIS ended it with a 1-2-3 inning
  • Rosie Bartletti improved to 7-4 with the complete game win

GAME TWO (W, 8-5)
  • Ella Brinkley homered in first for a dominant start to the second half of the doubleheader
  • Quincy fought back, plating two runs in the first to lead the game briefly
  • Sophie Margelot scored on a groundout in the second to tie the game
  • UIS went up 5-2 with four hits in the fourth inning
  • The Hawks would leave two on base in the bottom of the fourth
  • The Stars plated three more runs in the fifth, an inning which started with three singles. Ella Brinkley scored on Taylor Zawacki's hit, then Adi Rumler's 2 RBI single scored Taylor Zawacki and Isabella Wilson for the stars to lead comfortably 8-2
  • Quincy found one final run in the 6th
  • Alexis Carroll is 7-4 with the win. The freshman now has five complete games this season

Top Performers
Ella Brinkley: 5-8, 1 RBI, 3 runs, 1 home run, 1 stolen base, GLVC #2 hits (50 this season), GLVC #4 runs scored (30 this season) 
Nyla Cooper: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 run
Taylor Zawacki: 3-7, 2 RBI, 2 runs
Katie Pederson: 2-6, 3 RBI
Rosie Bartletti: Complete game win, 5 K, 1 R, 0 ER, .86 WHIP. Hitting: 2 hits, 1 stolen base
Alexis Carroll: Complete game win, 1 K, 3 R, 2 ER, 1.29 WHIP

Up Next
The Prairie Stars return to Springfield to host Southwest Baptist and Drury on April 6-7. UIS will also host non-conference games against Missouri Western on Tuesday, April 9. 
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