On April 29 and May 1, UIS hosted the 18th-ranked University of Indianapolis and split the four-game series after winning one game on April 29 and one game on May 1.

The first game on April 29 resulted in a 6-5 win for the Stars despite the performance of Indianapolis University’s Matthew Kaplanis, who is the top pitcher in the GLVC, leading pitchers in wins with an 8-0 record.

Kaplanis was outshined by Jose Marin of UIS, who struck out a career-high 10 batters in the six innings he was on the mound.

The game opened with a two-run first inning for UIS, as Gabriel Acevedo hit a single up the middle, which allowed Jake Redlinger to score. A couple of plays later, Trey Hannam singled to left, scoring Acevedo.

After a scoreless inning in the second, UIS picked up right where they left off in the third. With the help of Hannam’s single up the middle, Acevedo and Redlinger were able to cross home plate, once again scoring two more runs for the Prairie Stars.

Later in the inning Austin Muench scored due to Jason Galeano’s RBI single to left field. By the end of the third inning, UIS led Indianapolis 5-0.

Indianapolis didn’t respond until the seventh, as they scored two runs and three more later, eventually tying the game in the top of the ninth.

Once again Acevedo came through, this time with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, scoring Adam Warda and winning the game 6-5.

Game two was a completely different story as UIS fell to Indianapolis 13-1. Chance Simpson made his return to the pitcher’s mound after missing a week of action.

The game began as a defensive battle until the fifth inning when Indianapolis put five runs on the scoreboard. The Greyhounds didn’t stop there as they one upped their fifth-inning performance in the seventh by scoring six more runs.

Simpson suffered his first loss of the season and now has a record of 4-1.

After a day break due to rain, UIS once again went up against Indianapolis on May 1, and once again they split the two games.

Game one turned out to be a low-scoring game as UIS triumphed against the University of Indianapolis, 4-2.

Hannam, Acevedo, and Redlinger were once again responsible for the Stars’ runs. UIS scored all four of its runs in the second inning and did not have a UIS player cross the plate again.

Indianapolis only scored two runs in the top of the sixth while only having four hits during the contest.

The Prairie Stars’ victory was short-lived as they ended up losing game two by a score of 4-1. Adam Warda was the lone scorer for UIS after Kyle Hansen hit a sacrifice fly ball out to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Adam Gregory picked up the loss for the Stars after giving up five hits and two earned runs.

The Prairie Stars are now 25-19 and 13-11 in GLVC play.