Prairie Stars Outlast Peacocks in Springfield

In game one of the series versus Illinois Springfield, Upper Iowa held a 7-3 advantage going into the bottom of the third inning, but came up short in an 8-7 decision by the end of the contest. The Prairie Stars rattled off four runs in the bottom of the third frame to tie up the game 7-7. Neither squad scored until the eighth inning as UIS knocked a home run and held their slim lead for the remainder of the game. Ethan Sawyer led the Peacocks at the plate with three hits while Chase Chappel recorded a team-high four RBIs....