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Rayth Petersen
Evette Tamayo
11
Winner SIU Edwardsville SIUE 5-13
8
UIC Flames UIC 10-6
Winner
SIU Edwardsville SIUE
5-13
11
Final
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UIC Flames UIC
10-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SIU Edwardsville SIUE 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 4 0 11 16 1
UIC Flames UIC 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 15 1

W: PONDER,Zeus (2-0) L: Wachowiak, Presley (0-1) S: MCLAUGHLIN, Duncan (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Loses Win Streak in 11-8 Defeat Against SIUE

Flames Crush 15 Hits But Fall Short to Cougars on Cold Friday Night

CHICAGO (March 14, 2024) – The UIC baseball team (10-6, 0-0 MVC) opened up a three-game series at Curtis Granderson Stadium Friday, as SIUE (5-13, 0-0 OVC) traveled to Chicago. The Flames entered the game on a five-game winning streak, their longest such streak of the 2024 season so far. In a back-and-forth contest on a chilly evening in Chicago, the Flames lost the lead in the final two innings and fell by a final score of 11-8.

COACH'S COMMENTS


 
GAME SUMMARY
  • The Flames took an early lead for the ninth time this season, as Zane Zielinski (Chicago, Ill./Northeast CC) led the bottom of the first inning off with a triple to right field and would be brought home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of AJ Taylor (Downers Grove, Ill./College of DuPage) to give UIC a 1-0 lead. The Flames entered the game 6-2 when scoring the game's first run this year.
  • Zielinski kept a hot bat his next time up to the plate in the bottom of the second inning, as his second hit of the game drove home the Flames' second run of the contest to give them a 2-0 lead after two innings.
 

 
  • The Cougars would answer back in the top of the third inning, cutting the deficit in half on an infield single and a Flames throwing error.
  • AJ Henkle (Huntley, Ill./McHenry County College) tripled the Flames' advantage in the home half of the third inning, as his second triple of the year brought home Kendal Ewell (Calumet City, Ill./Kentucky) and Jackson Bessette (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin) to put the Flames ahead 4-1.
 

 
  • After the Cougars tied the game in the top of the fourth, the Flames answered back in the bottom of the inning, plating a pair of runs on RBI doubles from Bessette and Ewell.
 

 

 
  • The Cougars took another lead in the sixth and seventh innings, running up a 7-6 advantage before Zielinski launched his third home run of the season to left-center field to take the lead 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh.
 

 
  • SIUE struck for four runs in the top of the eighth inning and were able to hold off the Flames in their final two at-bats, taking the series opener by a final score of 11-8. The loss is UIC's first at Granderson Stadium this season and first in a true night game (starting after 3 p.m. local time).
 
UP NEXT
The Flames and Cougars will round out their three-game series on Saturday afternoon, as the two will play a double-header at Curtis Granderson Stadium, beginning at 1 p.m. CT. The series was originally scheduled to conclude with a single game on Sunday afternoon but has been moved to a double-header Saturday due to cold weather in the Chicago area. Both games of the double-header can be seen live on ESPN+ with Sam Brief on the call and can be heard free of charge on the Flames Network.
 
GRANDERSON STADIUM CLUB
Positioned directly behind home plate with a panoramic view of the world-famous Chicago skyline, the Granderson Stadium Club offers one of the finest settings in all of college baseball. Fans can cheer on Chicago's College Team in style from padded seats in a climate-controlled environment while enjoying a wide selection of food and drink packages that include both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
 
The Granderson Stadium Club is perfect for group outings of any size with an affordable rental fee of $500 per game. For more information and to reserve the Club for your next event, contact Brian Davis, UIC Assistant Athletics Director for Ticket Sales & Operations at (312) 996-5880 or briand@uic.edu. Fans can also fill out an online inquiry form through the official UIC athletics website, UICFlames.com, and they will be contacted by a ticketing representative to provide additional information and complete reservations.
 
On dates when the Granderson Stadium Club is not in use for a private event, individual single-game passes can be purchased for $10 each at the Granderson Stadium merchandise stand.
 
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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