University of Illinois Springfield’s softball team is ranked 18th in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II national poll.
The Prairie Stars made their first-ever appearance in the polls last week at 25th.
UIS is in first place in the 15-team Great Lakes Valley Conference standings with a 17-3 conference record.
The Stars are 30-11.
Rankings in the Midwest Region were released for the first time this season on Wednesday. UIS is No. 2 behind first-place Grand Valley State.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on April 18, 2018.
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