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Rayth Petersen
7
Houston Christian HCU 3-4
10
Winner UIC UIC 3-3
Houston Christian HCU
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Final
10
UIC UIC
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Christian HCU 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 9 2
UIC UIC 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 X 10 13 2

W: Bak, Brandon (1-0) L: Willard, Nicholas (1-1) S: Lawler, Reece (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Battles Back to Tame Huskies Saturday in Texas

Flames Return to Winning Ways Behind Strong Offensive Output

SUGARLAND, TEXAS (Feb. 24, 2024) – The UIC baseball team continued play in the 2024 Sugarland College Classic Saturday, as the Flames faced off against host institution Houston Christian. After falling behind early in the game, the Flames showed tremendous resilience, fighting back on two separate occasions to earn a 10-7 victory.

COACH'S COMMENTS


 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • The Huskies jumped out to an early advantage in the top of the third inning, as they plated two runs on a fielding error before adding a third run on a double down the line to take a 3-0 lead.
  • UIC wasted no time drawing level in the game, as Carson Roberts (Winfield, Ill./College of DuPage) launched his first home run of the season in the bottom of the third, a two-run shot to right field. Kendall Ewell (Calumet City, Ill./Kentucky) tallied his fifth RBI of the season on a double to right-center field to pull the game level at 3-3.
  • After the Huskies re-established a three-run advantage in the fourth inning, Ewell narrowed the gap in his next at-bat, tallying his first home run of the season to bring the Flames within two at 6-4 after five full innings.
  • One inning later, the Flames pushed across five more runs, highlighted by a pair of two-RBI doubles from Zane Zielinski (Chicago, Ill./Northeast CC) and Rayth Petersen (Barrington, Ill./Morton College) to go ahead 9-6.
  • The Huskies would answer back with a solo home run in the top of the eighth, but the Flames would hold on to secure a win by a final score of , including an insurance run on AJ Taylor (Downers Grove, Ill./College of DuPage)'s first RBI of the season on an eighth inning single.
 
UP NEXT
The Flames will close out competition in the Sugarland College Classic on Sunday morning, as the Flames are set to host Big East foe Creighton at 10 a.m. CT. UIC boasts a 2-1 record against Power-5 conference opponents this season after earning a series win over Kansas Feb. 16-18. Live stats are available via UICFlames.com.
 
For more information on UIC Athletics and UIC baseball, visit UICFlames.com. Fans can also follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_Baseball and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_baseball and @uicflames).
 
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