Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Springfield, Ill. – The Maryville University softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Illinois-Springfield Sunday afternoon in Springfield, Ill. The Saints saw a late inning rally fall short as they dropped the opener 7-6 in eight innings and then lost the nightcap 5-0 to the Prairie Stars.
 
Game One:
After the Prairie Stars took an early 1-0 lead after one inning of play, the Saints grabbed the lead in the top of the third frame. Jaclyn Pasakarnis laced a two-run double into the gap in left center field to give Maryville a 2-1 advantage. Pasakarnis came home to score on an Alyssa Callans single that put the Saints ahead 3-1. UIS answered in its half of the third with a pair of runs to tie the game at 3-3. The Prairie Stars regained the lead in the fourth with three runs to push the score to 6-3. Maryville tied the game in the sixth as Emily Bruin hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4. DJ Aaron-Holman drew the game even with a two-run double down the left field line to make the score 6-6. The Prairie Stars won the contest in the eighth inning with a walk-off home run after Maryville stranded a pair of runners on base in the top of the inning.
 
Winning Pitcher: J. Craver (9-8) 
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Callans (8-5)
Hitting leaders:  Emily Bruin – 3-for-4, RBI, run scored
                          Pasakarnis – 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, run score
                          Aaron-Holman – 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, run scored
                         
Game Two:
After the two teams played to a scoreless tie through four innings, the Prairie Stars cracked the scoreboard in the fifth inning with a pair of runs to take a 2-0 lead. Maryville had an opportunity in the top of the sixth inning. Hannah Tolley and Bri Livingston opened the frame with singles, but Illinois-Springfield force a pair of strikeouts to get out of the inning. The Prairie Stars added three runs in the home half of the sixth to push the advantage out to 5-0.
 
Winning Pitcher: J. Craver (10-8) 
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Olivia Jarvis (10-8)
Hitting leaderd:  Livingston – 3-for-3
                          Tolley – 1-for-3
                                    
Records:
Maryville – 20-13, 5-5 GLVC
Illinois – Springfield –17-13, 6-2 GLVC
 
Up Next: The Saints continue GLVC action Mondy as Maryville travels to Lebanon, Ill., to take on McKendree. The first game of the doubleheader is set to begin at noon.