SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After dropping game one of the conference-opening series against Illinois Springfield, the University of Indianapolis baseball team won games two and three of the doubleheader against the Prairie Stars. 

Cole Hampton led the Greyhounds' offense, knocking in home runs in both games. 

GAME 2 | UIndy 10, UIS 6
The Hounds came out of the gate feeling it behind the plate, jumping to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first after ripping off three hits. Nick Lukac hit a two-run RBI single into center field to score Easton Good and Tré Hondras.

UIndy cushioned the lead to 3-0 at the bottom of the second after Good collected hit second hit of the afternoon, scoring Dom Brown. In the bottom of the first two innings, Dawson Gabe pitched two hitless innings and raked-in four strikeouts. 

The Hounds kept the bats hot in the top of the third, extending their lead to 5-0 after a two-run RBI single from Armen Torosian brought Lukac and Cole Hampton home. The Prairie Stars finally got in the scoring column in the bottom of the third, after an Ethan Bowers double scored Jackson Blemer.

Another spurt of offense came for the Hounds in the top of the fourth, as Cole Hampton hit a three-run home run, and Luke Smock's triple scored Torosian to give UIndy a 9-3 lead. 

Hampton knocked in one more run in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Hondras from third, making the score 10-3. UIS got one run back in the bottom of the fifth with a Michael Paule sacrifice fly to score Johnny Wendling. 

In the final two innings, the Prairie Stars chipped into the six-run deficit after scoring two runs in the top of the sixth, but it ultimately wasn't enough to tie it. Gabe pitched a complete game, throwing eight strikeouts, and only gave up five earned runs. 

The Hounds ended game two with 11 hits. Honduras, Good, and Lukac each had two hits, while Hampton led UIndy with four RBIs. 

GAME 3 | UIndy 3, UIS 0
The Hounds were first on the board after a scoreless first inning, as Cole Hampton went yard with a solo shot in the top of the second inning. 

UIS looked to threaten the Greyhound lead in the bottom of the third after a pair of hits and Blemer advancing to first after being hit by a Bennett Rogers pitch. Rogers struck out the next two batters and forced a ground-out to maintain the 1-0 UIndy lead. 

Both Rogers and Mark Decicco shut down batters for the ensuing three innings, as both pitchers retired three straight batters in the fourth and sixth. Each team traded hits in the fifth, but Rogers and Decicco allowed nothing further.

The offense for the Hounds came alive in the top of the seventh, as Good doubled into right field with two outs to knock Hampton and Smock home, giving UIndy a 3-0 lead. 

In the bottom of the seventh, UIS quickly got two runners on after advancing on a walk and a hit by pitch. Peyton Plym relieved Rogers for the closing effort, and picked up three consecutive outs to win the game. 

The Hounds ended game three with six hits, all coming from different players. Rogers only gave up six hits through six innings, and tallied a season-high in strikeouts with 10. 

UP NEXT
UIndy looks to close out the conference-opening series in the final game against the Prairie Stars, as game four begins Sunday, March 16, at 1 PM.