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Chris Kohley
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Southern Illinois SIU 19-12
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Winner UIC Flames UIC 18-10
Southern Illinois SIU
19-12
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Final
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UIC Flames UIC
18-10
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Southern Illinois SIU 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
UIC Flames UIC 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1

W: White, Dylan (1-0) L: Anthony Pron (1-2)

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Southern Illinois SIU 19-13
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Winner UIC Flames UIC 19-10
Southern Illinois SIU
19-13
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Final
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UIC Flames UIC
19-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Illinois SIU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3
UIC Flames UIC 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 X 5 5 1

W: Verciglio, Rigel (2-0) L: Aidan Foeller (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Earns Series Sweep With Double-Header Victory Saturday

Flames Achieve First MVC Series Sweep of 2024 Season Over Salukis

CHICAGO (April 6, 2024) – The UIC baseball team (19-10, 5-4 MVC) closed out a three-game series against Southern Illinois (19-13, 4-5 MVC) on Saturday, as the two met for a double header at Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium. After a thrilling extra innings walk off victory in the first game, the Flames got three key insurance runs late in game two, and finished the series sweep with two victories, their first Missouri Valley Conference series sweep this season.
 
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GAME ONE
  • The Salukis jumped out to an early lead in the double-header opener Saturday, as Southern Illinois scored the game's opening run in the top of the second inning on a wild pitch.
  • The Flames answered back in the bottom of the fourth inning, as some heads-up baserunning from James Harris (Chicago, Ill./Gwendolyn Brooks) on an AJ Taylor (Downers Grove, Ill./College of DuPage) sacrifice bunt allowed UIC to tie the game 1-1, as Harris came in to score all the way from second base.
  • UIC would take the lead an inning later, as a Kendal Ewell (Calumet City, Ill./Kentucky) RBI double down the left field line gave the Flames a 2-1 advantage.
  • Prior to his exit after six innings pitched, Brandon Bak (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) allowed the tying run on a solo home run to Jake Allgeyer, but had yet another strong outing for the Flames, allowing just two runs and striking out six.
  • The score would remain 2-2 for the remainder of regulation, as the Flames went to their fifth extra innings of the season. Ewell provided the spark and the game-winning hit, as his RBI single gave UIC the victory and secured the series win, with a 3-2 final score.
 
GAME TWO
  • For the second straight game, the Salukis grabbed the early lead in the series finale, plating the game's first run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single.
  • UIC wasted no time answering back, tying the game in the home half of the fourth, as Ewell scored on a designed first and third steal play to bring the Flames level at 1-1.
  • Taylor dropped down another great bunt in the bottom of the sixth in a safety squeeze situation, giving UIC the 2-1 lead.
  • The Flames added a trio of insurance runs between the seventh and eighth innings, and Reece Lawler slammed the door shut in the top of the ninth, giving UIC the 5-1 victory and the series sweep.
 
UP NEXT
The Flames will hit the road for the next two weeks, beginning with a mid-week trip to Evanston, Ill. for a matchup with Northwestern on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m., and the game can be seen on BTN+ with a paid subscription, or heard free of charge on the Flames Network with AJ Schraffenberger on the call.
 
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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