EIU falls to 29-14 overall and 8-6 in the OVC while JSU improves to 25-19 overall and 13-3 in the OVC.

The Panthers return to action Wednesday April 25 with a non-conference match-up at Illinois starting at 5 pm.

Game 1
Jacksonville State beat Eastern Illinois 5-2 in game one of today's play. JSU recorded nine hits over seven innings, while the Panthers tallied six.

Kayla Bear finished game one going 3-for-4 at the plate opening the Panthers offensive play in the bottom of the first with a single through the right side. Mia Davis singled to short stop later in the inning advancing Bear to third base. Bear scored on the next play as Kendyl McKeough singled through the left side of the field giving the Panthers a 1-0 lead through the second.

JSU posted two runs in the top of the third inning off a two-run homer from Caitlyn Sapp. EIU tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning. Breya Cooper was walked with two outs recorded in the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch from Faith Sims. A single from Maria DeVito would advance Cooper to third base and a throwing error by center fielder Emily Woodruff led to Cooper scoring and tying the game at 2-2.

The Gamecocks rallied for four hits and three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Taylor Beshears would hit a double midway through the inning to tally three RBI giving JSU the 5-2 win.

Jessica Wireman pitched a complete game for EIU falling to 13-7 on the season while recorded six strikeouts. Sims recorded the win improving to 15-7 with six retired batters over the seven innings.

Game 2
In game two of today's doubleheader, the teams combined for 24 hits. JSU led with 14 hits, while the Panthers recorded 10. Mady Poulter, Haley Mitchell, and Davis all recorded two hits for EIU.

The Panthers recorded four hits and jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Kirsten Titus made the start on the mound for the Gamecocks walking the Panthers first two batters and giving up a two-run double to Mitchell. JSU brought in Nicole Rodriguez to pitch who gave up a two-run homer to Davis at her first batter faced of the inning. Andrea Roberts and Megan Burton both recorded singles following Davis' home run.

Michelle Rogers started on the mound for the Panthers and gave up seven runs and seven hits to the Gamecocks before Valerie Thompson was brought onto the mound. A three-run homer by Woodruff would highlight JSU's offensive spark in the second. EIU quickly turned around and scored three runs in the bottom of two tying the game up at 7-7. Bear led off doubling to right center and scored off Poulter's double to follow. Mitchell homered to left field at the next at bat tallying two RBI to complete the Panthers scoring efforts for the inning.

The Panthers added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, but could not hold onto the lead as JSU scored another three in the top of the sixth inning. Wireman came in to pitch for Thompson mid-way through the sixth after JSU scored one run off a Sapp single through the middle. The Gamecocks recorded three hits and three runs in the sixth to take a 10-9 lead winning the night cap.

Wireman collected the loss on the mound falling to 13-8. All three EIU pitchers recorded two strikeouts each in the game. JSU split time between four pitchers on the mound. Alexus Jimmerson gets the win improving to 7-4 on the season, while Sims tallies her fourth save of the season.