Tuesday, February 18, 2014

UIS softball opens with two wins

Freshman third baseman Tess Lamb had three hits and three RBIs for the University of Illinois Springfield in a 9-1 season-opening win over Missouri Southern on Friday at the University of Arkansas at Monticello 8-State Softball Classic.

Lamb had a triple for one of her two hits in a 7-4 victory over Rockhurst later in the day.

Against Missouri Southern, UIS sophomore Alex Smith struck out five, walked three, gave up two hits and allowed one run in five innings.

In the second game, UIS sophomore Cheyanne Bowman threw seven innings and had six strikeouts and four walks. She allowed seven hits and four runs.

The wins were featured by The State Journal-Register on February 15, 2014.

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