MURRAY, Ky. – UIC (10-4) completed the perfect weekend Sunday as it posted a 5-0 shutout win over Rhode Island (1-12) at Racer Field to go 5-0 at the Racer Classic. The result also marked the third clean sheet of the tournament and the sixth straight win for the Flames.
 
The offense was held to a combined 26 hits over the course of the five games while UIC earned 13 walks and stole a tournament-high 15 bases. Tiana Mack-Miller led the team by going 5-for-12 (.417) with three walks and three runs scored as Lexi Watts also notched five hits and stole a team-high six bases. Of the 15 RBI handed out, Claire Crane put up five followed by Skylee James with three.
 
The pitching staff of Allie Trudeau, Karissa Frazier, Marley Hanlon and Jennah Speth had its best turnout of the tournament season as it achieved a 0.41 earned-run average with two earned runs, three shutouts, 23 strikeouts and held opponents to a .190 batting average.
 
HEADLINES

• Flames Show Out in Fifth: With five runners left on base across the first four frames, the Flames got it going in the fifth to score all five of their runs. They loaded the bases with one out as Watts singled, stole both second and third, Cairns walked and stole a base of her own, and Mack-Miller drew a four-pitch walk. Crane came up and doubled to left to score two before James singled to center and another pair came across the plate. James then scored with two outs on a wild pitch.
• Rams Attempt Comeback: In the top of the sixth, URI tried to convert as it loaded the bases with two outs off two singles and a walk but UIC got out of it by forcing a groundout.
• Trudeau Does It Again: Trudeau made her second start of the weekend and went the complete game while striking out seven, walking three and allowing five hits as the Rams were forced to leave nine runners on base.

 
NOTABLES

• It was a balanced effort on offense as six players made up the Flames' six hits. Mack-Miller went a perfect 1-for-1 with two walks while Crane and James each were 1-for-2 and picked up two RBI apiece.
• Trudeau's win was her third of the weekend to improve her record to 4-2 this season. It was her first complete game shutout of the year while she shared the clean sheet with Marley Hanlon against Evansville. Her seven strikeouts were the most out of her three appearances at the tournament.

 
UP NEXT

• UIC will conclude its tournament schedule next weekend at Indiana's Hoosier Classic (March 16-18) in Bloomington, Ind.
• The Flames will see some local opponents as they are slated to match up against Northern Illinois, Northwestern and host IU.