Kendal Hocker’s bases-loaded single with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the University of Illinois Springfield to a 5-4 win over Rockhurst and a split of their Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader on Sunday.
Rockhurst (14-12) outhit UIS 13-6 in the first game en route to an 8-1 victory.
Trevor Johnson went 2-for-3 for UIS (5-17) in the second game, which saw pitcher Robert Spath got the win in relief over the last 1 2/3 innings.
Derek Shomon and Tyler Lau had two hits apiece for the Prairie Stars in the opener.
The game was featured by The State Journal-Register on April 8, 2013.
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