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NCAA Division II softball · Springfield, Illinois

University of Illinois Springfield

Prairie Stars · GLVC
D2
Level
GLVC
Conf.
2
Near campus

The program

University of Illinois Springfield (the Prairie Stars) fields an NCAA Division II softball team in Springfield, Illinois. The program competes in the GLVC.

NCAA Division II sits between the national programs of Division I and the no-athletic-scholarship model of Division III, and many of its players split their aid between sports and academics.

Level
NCAA Division II
Conference
GLVC
Nickname
Prairie Stars
Sport
Softball (women's fast-pitch)
Location
Springfield, Illinois

On the map

Places to train near University of Illinois Springfield

CageList lists 2 places to train within 40 miles of the University of Illinois Springfield campus: 0 bookable backyard cages and 2 baseball and softball academies. The closest is The Clubhouse in Chatham, about 6 miles away.

The GLVC

GLVC has 14 other programs in this directory at the same level, including Drury University, Lewis University, Lincoln University, and Maryville University of Saint Louis. Recruits usually compare the schools in one conference side by side, because they share a schedule and a travel footprint.

Thinking about playing here?

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