University of Illinois Springfield sophomore third baseman Jordyn Amos is among 16 players named to the Great Lakes Valley Conference first team.
Amos tied teammate Brooke Carroll with a team-high 37 RBIs. She hit .301 with 11 doubles and six home runs.
Four UIS players received second-team honors, including Carroll.
Carroll, a first baseman and graduate student, had the Prairie Stars’ second-best batting average at .329 and drove in 37 runs. She was first in home runs with 10 and hit eight doubles. Her fielding percentage was .978 with six errors.
Junior utility player Katelyn Weaver hit .270 and recorded 16 stolen bases. She had a .976 fielding percentage with only three errors.
Freshman Cheyanne Bowman posted the top earned run average (4.62) of any UIS pitcher. She finished with a 13-13 record. She had 118 strikeouts in 161 2/3 innings.
Senior shortstop Sarah Gray rounds out the list. A broken leg ended her season after only 17 games. She hit .288 and stole 15 bases.
The team was featured by The State Journal-Register on May 4, 2013.
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Professor John Martin part of Springfield stargazing event
Join Lincoln Memorial Garden in an evening of stargazing on Friday, May 3. Dr. John Martin from the University of Illinois Springfield’s Astronomy and Physics program will kick off the agenda with an hour talk about planets, meteors and meteorites that can be seen in the night sky.
There will be an opportunity to gaze through a telescope, thanks to Sangamon Astronomical Society members. Bad weather would postpone the program until Sunday, May 5. Questions as to whether the program is postponed should be made between 3-4 p.m. via phone to the garden.
The event is free, but reservations are required. Donations are always welcome.
The event was featured by the Illinois Times on May 2, 2013.
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There will be an opportunity to gaze through a telescope, thanks to Sangamon Astronomical Society members. Bad weather would postpone the program until Sunday, May 5. Questions as to whether the program is postponed should be made between 3-4 p.m. via phone to the garden.
The event is free, but reservations are required. Donations are always welcome.
The event was featured by the Illinois Times on May 2, 2013.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
UIS golfer Vorreyer makes Super Regional
University of Illinois Springfield senior Abby Vorreyer was one of four individuals selected to play in the NCAA Division II East Super Regional women's golf tournament next week.
Nine teams will also compete in the 54-hole tournament starting Sunday at Joliet Country Club. The top three teams and the top three individuals not with a team advance to the championships May 15-18 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Vorreyer is UIS’ first golfer to earn a Super Regional bid.
The Chatham Glenwood High School graduate tied for ninth at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament and earned a spot on the GLVC first team Sunday. She won three tournaments this spring and was chosen as the GLVC Women’s Golfer of the Month in March.
Vorreyer was featured by the State Journal-Register on May 1, 2013.
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Nine teams will also compete in the 54-hole tournament starting Sunday at Joliet Country Club. The top three teams and the top three individuals not with a team advance to the championships May 15-18 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Vorreyer is UIS’ first golfer to earn a Super Regional bid.
The Chatham Glenwood High School graduate tied for ninth at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament and earned a spot on the GLVC first team Sunday. She won three tournaments this spring and was chosen as the GLVC Women’s Golfer of the Month in March.
Vorreyer was featured by the State Journal-Register on May 1, 2013.
Read the story online
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