Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Springfield, Ill. - Karlie Twisselman tied a school record with six RBIs in the second game as the Maryville softball team swept its Great Lakes Valley Conference openers at Illinois Springfield 6-5 and 11-4 Saturday afternoon. Her six runs driven in are the most by a Maryville player in the Division II era and the first time since Jessica Stuart had six RBIs against Muhlenberg College March 1, 2009.
 
In game one, the Saints trailed 1-0 before Twisselman smashed a solo homer to tie the game 1-1 in the fourth. UIS responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth to surge ahead 5-1. Maryville answered the four spot with four runs of its own. Sarah Goodman singled down the left field line to score Nicole Taylor. The Saints loaded the bases and Kelsey Kapitzke plated two runs with an infield single, took second on an UIS throwing error, and Ashley Marks scored on the second error of the play to tie the game. The Saints pushed across the eventual game winner in the sixth. Danni Wydra was hit by a pitch to open the inning and took second on a sac bunt by Jennifer Maynez. Wydra moved up a base on a groundout. Taylor delivered the clutch hit to put the Saints on top 6-5 as she also picked up the win in the circle.
 
After only one run was scored in the first four innings, the Saints and Prairie Stars exploded for a combined 14 runs in the last three innings. UIS led 1-0 after a run in the third before the Saints went ahead with two runs in the fifth. With runners on the corners, Twisselman singled through the right side to bring home Meredith Brown. Marks reached on a fielder's choice that drove in Shelby Steinkamp. The Prairie Stars jumped back ahead with three runs in the bottom of the sixth before the Saints offense erupted to put the game away. The Saints had base runners on first and third before Steinkamp's RBI single to left scored Wydra. Twisselman then launched a three-run homer to left to put Maryville ahead. Marks gave the Saints a 7-4 edge with an RBI double. Maryville put the game away with four runs in the seventh. Taylor had a sac fly, and Twisselman doubled in two more runs for her fifth and sixth RBIs of the game. Taylor worked the final eight outs of the game to record the win in both games of the doubleheader. The Saints set a school record for most hits in a GLVC game with 17, and their 11 runs scored tied the program's record for runs in a league game.
 
The Saints are 5-7 overall, 2-0 in the GLVC. UIS slips to 7-9 overall, 0-2 in the conference. Maryville is next in action Monday, as it hosts Lindenwood for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.