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Valparaiso VALPO 12-27, 4-12 MVC
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Valparaiso VALPO
12-27, 4-12 MVC
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UIC Flames UIC
26-12, 10-6 MVC
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 11 1
UIC Flames UIC 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 8 10 0

W: Schueler, Dillon (4-1) L: Krier, Kaleb (1-5) S: Lawler, Reece (8)

Game Recap: Baseball | | AJ Schraffenberger

Baseball Earns Fourth Straight Win in Gutsy Effort Over Valparaiso

Flames Tally Double-Digit Hits for 22nd Time This Season in Win

CHICAGO (April 26, 2024) – The UIC baseball team (26-12, 10-6 MVC) opened a three-game series against Valparaiso (12-27, 4-12 MVC) on Friday, as the two met for a noon CT first pitch. After falling behind early, the Flames stormed back and tallied double digit hits to earn a 8-6 victory, their fourth in a row.
 
GAME SUMMARY
  • The Beacons got off to a quick start on Friday afternoon, striking for a run off starting pitcher Dillon Schueler (Rock Falls, Ill./Rock Falls) in the top of the second inning on a solo home run, giving Valparaiso the 1-0 lead early.
  • UIC answered back in the bottom of the third, as Kendal Ewell (Calumet City, Ill./Kentucky) drove home a run with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.
 

 
  • The Flames took the lead an inning later, as Jackson Bessette (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin) drove home AJ Taylor (Downers Grove, Ill./College of DuPage) to give UIC the 2-1 advantage. Ryan Nagelbach (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) extended the Flames' lead in the bottom of the fifth, driving home a run with a two-out single.
 

 
  • The Flames added two more runs in the fifth on a wild pitch and throwing error from the Beacons relief pitcher Jake Jakubowski.
 

 
  • UIC expanded its lead an inning later, plating two runs thanks to an RBI single from Vidal Colon (Grafton, Wis./University School of Milwaukee) and an RBI double from Zane Zielinski (Chicago, Ill./Northeast CC) to extend the advantage to 7-2.
  • Schueler pitched seven and 1/3 innings, surrendering just four earned runs on six hits, and striking out seven.
  • The Beacons pulled to within one run in the eighth inning, narrowing the gap to 7-6. The Flames got an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Ewell fielder's choice, and Reece Lawler (Gurnee, Ill./Iowa) earned his eighth save of the season in a four-out effort, with the Flames securing the 8-6 victory.
 
The Flames and Beacons will continue their series on Saturday afternoon, as game two of the series is set for a 2 p.m. CT first pitch. The game can be seen live on ESPN+, and admission is free for all fans in attendance.
 
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