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Mundell’s 2012 UIS team receives Hall of Fame nod

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 2012 University of Illinois Springfield softball team, which was led by University of Evansville head coach Mat Mundell, will be part of the 2020 UIS Hall of Fame class.

The 2012 UIS softball program made athletics history when it became the first Prairie Stars squad to make a NCAA Division II postseason field. UIS finished the year with a 36-22 overall record and went 22-12 in conference play. It won the GLVC West Division Regular Season title and reached the championship games of the GLVC Postseason Tournament and the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Tournament.