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Maddie Spinks
Mark Black
3
Illinois Chicago UIC 26-18
4
Winner DePaul DPU 23-9
Illinois Chicago UIC
26-18
3
Final
4
DePaul DPU
23-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Illinois Chicago UIC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1
DePaul DPU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 2

W: DALGARN, Krista (12-2) L: Hanlon, Marley (8-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jenn Zoellick

Flames Drop Extra-Inning Battle at DePaul

UIC falls 4-3 in 11 innings

CHICAGO – The UIC softball team (26-19) came up just short of the win on Friday, dropping an extra-inning battle against city-rival DePaul (23-9), 4-3 (11). The Flames took the lead three separate times, but the Blue Demons proved resilient, responding to each of UIC's runs with a run of their own until they were able to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 11th with two singles and a hit-by-pitch.

Highlights vs. DePaul
  • The Flames scored in their first at bat, as Kayla Wedl led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Maica Ingles and came home on a single from Tara McElligott, 1-0.
  • The Blue Demons tied it in their half of the first off a bases-loaded infield single, 1-1.
  • UIC took back the lead in the top of the third. Ingles drew a leadoff walk, stole second, moved to third on a flyout from McElligott and scored on an error forced by Maddie Spinks, 2-1.
  • DePaul once more brought the game to a tie, batting a one-out single and an RBI triple in the bottom of the third, 2-2.
  • Neither team scored after the first three innings, forcing the game into extras.
  • After six scoreless innings, the Flames finally broke the scoreless streak in the top of the 10th to take back the lead once again. Isabelle Garcia led off with a single and was replaced on the bags by pinch runner McKennah Ulrey. Dee Dee Caskey laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Ulrey to second, and Wedl forced a Blue Demon error to put runners on the corners for Maica Ingles, who reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Ulrey to score, 3-2.
  • The Blue Demons once again responded, scoring a run in the bottom of the 10th off a bases-loaded single, 3-3.
  • DePaul picked up two singles and a hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the 11th to walk it off, 4-3.
Facts & Figures vs. DePaul
  • DePaul led in hits, 12-7. Cassie Kaelber finished with a multi-hit performance to lead the Flames, while Spinks, Wedl, McElligott, Garcia and Caskey each finished with one hit apiece.
  • Spinks, McElligott and Ingles shared UIC's three RBIs.
  • Wedl, Ingles and Ulrey scored UIC's three runs
  • Marley Hanlon pitched the duration and took the loss, dealing 10.1 innings for a new career high. The senior allowed four earned runs off 12 hits while striking out two.
Up Next
  • UIC and the Blue Demons will finish out the series with a doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.
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