UIS baseball hosts NCAA regionals this week. Here's who they'll play

University of Illinois Springfield's Tommy Atkinson hits the ball during the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament at Mountain Dew Park in Marion on Wednesday, May 6.

UIS was the No. 5 seed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament, where it trounced No. 8 Rockhurst 20-1 before falling to No. 4 Drury 8-5 in single elimination. UMSL won the GLVC tournament 13-8 over Missouri S&T on Saturday, May 9.

Three Stars were tabbed all-GLVC first team under coach Chris Rodriguez:

• Tommy Atkinson, the junior outfielder boasts a .385 average with a team-best 79 hits, 58 RBIs and 12 home runs.
• Corey Boyette, the senior outfielder contributes a .385 average as well with 72 hits and 15 home runs.
• Kaden Griffitts, the junior designated hitter out of nearby Williamsville carries a .376 average with 71 hits, 15 home runs and team-high 71 RBIs. Both Atkinson and Griffitts are Heartland Community College transfers.

SHG grad stars at UIS

Senior pitcher and utility player Rosie Bartletti led the UIS softball team both ways and collected all-GLVC first team honors.

The Sacred Heart-Griffin graduate finished 12-9 with a 2.07 ERA over 19 starts and 25 appearances this season. She struck out 122 and yielded 41 walks and 76 hits over 104 2/3 innings.

Bartletti additionally appeared in all 52 games offensively and posted team-bests in hits (55) and runs (51) with a .346 average. She had 13 doubles, four triples and three home runs.

She also ushered a school record for stolen bases in a season (49) and career (141). The softball team reached the GLVC tournament and finished the season 32-20.

This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: NCAA Division II baseball regional at UIS preview, schedule, results