EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Sixth-seeded University of Indianapolis earned the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Softball Championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday at EastSide Centre, defeating fifth-seeded University of Illinois Springfield on a walk-off single, 2-1. The Greyhounds claimed its fourth league title in the sport and third in the last nine years.
No. 6 INDIANAPOLIS 2, No. 5 ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD 1
BOX | RECAPS:
UINDY,
UIS
- UIS's Taylor Zawacki started the scoring with an RBI single in the first frame.
- UINDY's offense was held at bay until the sixth, when Jocelyn Calvin evened the game with an RBI single.
- Freshman Brooklyn Willis played hero for UINDY, driving in the game-winning run on a single to center field in the seventh inning.
- Willis and Shelby Cook contributed two hits apiece to lead UINDY in hitting.
- GLVC Freshman of the Year Cheyenne Eads was dominant and efficient in her complete-game performance, allowing one run on four hits and tossing just 78 pitches.
The Greyhounds now await the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, May 5 at 10 a.m. ET to determine their regional fate. The 2025 NCAA Division II Championship will be played May 22-28 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, following regionals on May 8-10 and super regionals on May 15-16.
All tournament games can be found on
GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, as well as the GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.
Visit the above link for final results and other Championship details.
2025 GLVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Jocelyn Calvin, UINDY
- Shelby Cook, UINDY
- Cheyenne Eads, UINDY
- Sydney Oliver, UINDY
- Maya Rodriguez, UINDY
- Brooklyn Willis, UINDY
- Rosie Bartletti, UIS
- Ella Brinkley, UIS
- Olivia DeLuca, UIS
- Taylor Zawacki, UIS
- Gabrielle Bax, DU
- Jordyn Foley, DU
- Sydney Anderson, S&T
- Mia Miller, S&T