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TINA
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UIC UIC 16-30
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Winner Notre Dame ND 25-20
UIC UIC
16-30
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Notre Dame ND
25-20
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UIC UIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Notre Dame ND 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 5 0

W: Micaela Kastor (9-8) L: Toniolo, Christina (4-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls in Pitcher’s Duel at Notre Dame

Flames return home for Alumni Weekend series against Drake

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (April 24, 2024) – The UIC softball team (16-30, 9-11 MVC) went toe-to-toe against Notre Dame (25-20, 8-13 ACC) in a non-conference pitcher's duel Wednesday night, coming up short in a 1-0 battle at Melissa Cook Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
 
Graduate student Christina Toniolo (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) pitched the first five innings, scattering four hits while allowing just the lone run and adding one strikeout. Classmate Carlee Jo Clark (Carol Stream, Ill./St. Francis/Southern Illinois) pitched one inning in relief, only allowing one hit against the four batters she faced. Senior Anna Walker (Burnside, Ill./Warsaw) and junior Emma Gumont (Warren, Ohio/Champion/Notre Dame College) each crushed doubles to the gaps for UIC's lone hits of the game.
 
GAME RECAP
  • Notre Dame had runners on the corners with one out in the second when freshman Cameran Rios (Effingham, Ill./St. Anthony) fielded a hard ground ball and tagged the baserunner at third attempting to get back, stopping the scoring threat.
  • Gumont collected UIC's first hit of the game in the top of the fourth, blasting a two-out double to center field, but she ended up stranded on second.
  • The Fighting Irish loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth before Notre Dame's Emily Tran hit a ground ball to redshirt freshman shortstop Jazmyn Casas (Berwyn, Ill./Taft). Casas alertly threw to senior catcher Emma Crowley (Peoria, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) to cut down the runner at home just in time to end the inning and keep the game scoreless.
  • Walker connected on a 1-0 pitch to the right-center gap for a one-out double in the top of the fifth before she was left on base to end the frame.
  • Notre Dame finally took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth via a sacrifice fly before holding UIC to one baserunner in the final two innings to secure the win.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE 
  • Gumont's double was the first of her UIC career.
  • Walker has collected a hit in six of the past nine games she has played
  • After her five-inning performance in the circle, Toniolo has pitched a team-leading 122 innings this season.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE FLAMES!
UIC returns to Flames Field Friday through Sunday for a jam-packed Alumni Weekend series against Drake (19-22, 7-11 MVC). The entire series will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available at UICFlames.com. Friday's 5 p.m. (CT) will also be a mini bat giveaway, where the first 100 fans will be going home with the souvenir. The game can also be heard live on the Flames Network at UICFlames.com, while Saturday's 2 p.m. (CT) contest will include recognition of all returning alumnae and a special 30th anniversary celebration of UIC's 1994 NCAA Women's College World Series team.
 
Fans are strongly encouraged to support NIL opportunities for UIC student-athletes through contributions to The Chicago Collective.
 
For more information, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_Softball and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_softball and @uicflames).
 
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