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Eastern Illinois softball team surround junior infielder Kendall Grover after she stole home to win the Ohio Valley Conference championship against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1-0 on Saturday.

EIU softball wins second OVC championship in three years

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Photo Editor May 10, 2025

Kendall Grover did not get a pitch in the zone all day.   In the bottom of the eighth inning of the winner-take-all Ohio Valley Conference championship game, the first OVC title game ever to go into...

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore catcher Sophia Olman celebrates after scoring in two runs in the bottom of the sixth during the Ohio Valley Conference tournament game against the University of Southern Indiana with Eastern winning 4-1 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex on Thursday.

EIU softball defeats USI, advances into OVC Tournament winner bracket

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor May 9, 2025

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore catcher Sophia Olman had a two run RBI double in the sixth inning to help the Panthers defeat University of Southern Indiana 4-1, advancing in the Ohio Valley Conference...

Eastern Illinois University freshman shortstop Maddux Marshall (31) runs home after sophomore catcher Sophia Olman hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in game two of a weekend series Sunday afternoon at Williams Field. The Panthers won game one on Saturday afternoon 5-2, game two 3-1 and game three 9-1 on Sunday for a weekend series at Williams Field. The Panthers currently rank 22-17 overall and 14-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

EIU softball sweeps doubleheader, series from Southern Indiana

Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor April 13, 2025

Eastern softball used two walk-off hits to sweep a doubleheader against Southern Indiana Sunday at Willimas Field, winning game one 3-1 in eight innings and game two 9-1 in six innings. The Panthers...

Eastern Illinois University softball junior infielder Kendall Grover preparing to throw the ball to the first baseman for the out at Williams Field during Eastern’s first game against Southeast Missouri State as Eastern split the games as Eastern lost the first game 3-0 and won the second 8-5 on Friday.

EIU softball battles wind, SEMO in doubleheader split

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Photo Editor March 28, 2025

Eastern Illinois softball rode a six-run third inning to win its second game of the doubleheader against Southeast Missouri State 8-5 on Friday at Willams Field.   Eastern (16-16, 8-3) split...

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EIU softball loses nine-game winning streak to Tennessee Tech

Patrick Schmitz, Sports Reporter April 21, 2024

Eastern softball lost their nine-game winning streak after losing to Tennessee Tech University 7-1 on Sunday.  The Panthers started slow while Tech was able to open the scoring right away by hitting...

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