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thevalley
AJ Henkle
Seyoum Asefa
7
Indiana State INS 12-12
10
Winner UIC Flames UIC 10-11
Indiana State INS
12-12
7
Final
10
UIC Flames UIC
10-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 9 2
UIC Flames UIC 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 10 11 0

W: Gould, Zak (3-1) L: Cutts, Brennyn (0-3) S: Ingram, Tyler (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Earns Historic Victory Friday

Flames Take Down Indiana State for First Missouri Valley Conference Win

CHICAGO – The UIC baseball team opened a three-game set Friday afternoon, as it welcomed Indiana State to Curtis Granderson Stadium. The series will serve as UIC's first-ever Missouri Valley Conference series played at home in Chicago.
 
  • The Sycamores jumped out to an early lead on a windy Chicago afternoon, as Randal Diaz launched a two-run home run to left-center field to put Indiana State up 2-0.
  • The Flames would answer in their first at-bat of the game, as Cole Conn opened the scoring for UIC with an RBI double to deep center field.
 


 
  • Charlie Szykowny would give UIC the lead the very next batter, as his fifth home run of the season to left center gave the Flames a 3-2 advantage.
 


 
  • After the Sycamores tallied the tying run in the top of the second inning, the Flames once again answered, this time from an AJ Henkle two-RBI double to put UIC back on top 5-3.
 


 
  • Freshman Brandon Bak had a strong fifth start of the season, going six innings, striking out six and allowing just three runs.
 


 
  • The Sycamores got a jolt in the top half of the seventh, as Grant Magill blasted a two-run home run on the first pitch he saw from Zak Gould, tying the game at 5-5.
  • Ryan Nagelbach re-captured the lead for UIC with a solo shot off the center field batter's eye, putting the Flames back ahead 6-5.
 


 
  • Following a 2-RBI double from Cole Conn, Charlie Szykowny crushed his second home run of the day to right field, putting the Flames firmly in front at 10-5.
 


 
  • The Sycamores would add two runs of their own in the top of the eighth, but the Flames were able to hold on to earn their first-ever Missouri Valley Conference victory by a final score of 10-7.
 
Game two of the series, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed due to forecasted inclement weather in the Chicago area. The game will be made up as part of a double-header this Sunday, April 2, beginning at noon CT at Curtis Granderson Stadium.
 
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