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Garrett Kay
Mark Black
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UIC UIC 33-18, 16-11 MVC
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Winner Univ. of Evansville UE 31-23, 17-10 MVC
UIC UIC
33-18, 16-11 MVC
2
Final
8
Univ. of Evansville UE
31-23, 17-10 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UIC UIC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
Univ. of Evansville UE 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 X 8 10 0

W: Kevin Reed (5-1) L: Hawkins, Colin (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | AJ Schraffenberger

Baseball Falls in Series Finale at Evansville Saturday

Flames Will Open Play in 2024 MVC Baseball Championship Tuesday Afternoon

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (May 18, 2024) – The UIC baseball team (33-18, 16-11 MVC) closed out the regular season Saturday afternoon, as it finished its three-game series with Evansville (31-23, 17-10 MVC). The Flames took a lead mid-way through a scoreless game, but were unable to sustain offensive pressure, falling in the final game of the regular season by a score of 8-2.
 
GAME SUMMARY
  • After both teams went scoreless for the first four innings of play, the Flames got the scoring started in the top of the fifth inning, as Garrett Kay (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) drove home the game's first run on a sacrifice fly.
 

 
  • Just as they did in Friday night's contest, the Aces answered back quickly, plating six runs between the fifth and sixth innings to take a 6-1 advantage.
  • After the Purple Aces added two more to their advantage in the bottom of the seventh, UIC began to chip away in the top of the eighth inning, as Kendal Ewell (Calumet City, Ill./Kentucky) came around to score on a wild pitch to make the score 8-2, which would be the final score as the Flames went down in order in the ninth inning.
 
The Flames have qualified for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament for their second time in as many seasons in the conference. UIC will be the no. 5 seed, and will open play in the 2024 MVC Baseball Championship on Tuesday, as it takes on no. 8 seed Missouri State at 2:30 p.m. CT from Evansville.
 
Visit the 2024 MVC Baseball Tournament Central for all relevant information pertaining to next week's Championship.
 
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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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