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Maica Ingles
Rachel Von /Purdue Fort Wayne
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UIC UIC 10-27
21
Winner Northwestern NU 35-7
UIC UIC
10-27
2
Final
21
Northwestern NU
35-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
UIC UIC 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2
Northwestern NU 10 6 0 5 X 21 15 0

W: Supple, Sydney (2-0) L: Clark, Carlee Jo (5-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Clark Homers, But Flames Fall at No. 8 Northwestern

UIC limited to two runs on four hits against high-powered Wildcats

EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 8 Northwestern jumped in front of UIC early on Tuesday afternoon at Sharon J. Drysdale Field and did not look back en route to a decisive five-inning victory.

The Flames put together an early threat Tuesday. With one away in the ballgame, Tara McElligott and Carlee Jo Clark walked on five and four pitches, respectively. The Horizon League Player of the Week, Dee Dee Caskey sacrificed the pair up 60 feet each, but a fly out to right field ended the frame without a run.

Northwestern went to work in the bottom of the first and cranked out eight hits leading to 10 runs. The biggest swing of the inning came from Ayana Lindsey as her grand slam grew a six-run deficit for the Flames to double digits. The Wildcats added six more runs in the second inning with their second home run of the contest, a three-run shot from Lauren Caldrone.

UIC kept fighting and broke into the scoring column in the top of the third. Maica Ingles singled up the middle to begin the frame and two batters later, Clark crushed her first home run in a Flames uniform out to left-center field. The visitors would go on to load the bases with two outs in the top of the fourth, but a sharp line drive to second base off McElligott's bat was snared to end the threat. NU would go on to add five more runs in the bottom of the fourth to account for the final margin of victory.

Notes
  • Maica Ingles has reached base safely in seven consecutive games and in 16 of the last 17 overall.
  • Carlee Jo Clark is the eighth different UIC hitter to launch a home run this season. It was the first of her collegiate career.
  • Alannah Cran doubled for UIC's first hit of the day with two outs in the second inning. It was her third two-bagger of the season, and first since March 10 at Purdue Fort Wayne.
  • Northwestern left only one runner on base, while UIC left seven stranded.
Up Next
  • The Flames continue non-conference play Wednesday, when they will host Northern Illinois in the Windy City.
  • First pitch at Flames Field is set for 3 p.m.
  • Admission is free and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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