MILWAUKEE – The UIC baseball team (9-25, 5-7 MVC) returned to mid-week action on Tuesday evening, as the Flames traveled north for a match-up against Milwaukee (12-22, 9-5 Horizon League).
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The Panthers struck first on Tuesday on their home turf, plating four runs in the bottom of the second to take a 4-0 lead. After a fourth inning run to extend the lead to five runs, the Flames' offense began to come alive, scoring one in the fifth on a
Christian Holmes RBI single and one in the sixth on a
Thomas Curry single through the left side to bring home a run.
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Trailing 7-2 heading into the top of the ninth inning, the Flames put together a rally that forced three Panthers pitching changes in the inning.
Luke Nowak drove in a run for the third straight game, as his RBI single made it 7-3.
Holmes scored from third on a wild pitch later in the inning, but the Flames would leave the tying run at first base, falling by a 7-4 final score.
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The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
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The Flames will return to Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend, as they prepare to host the top-ranked team in The Valey in Missouri State. The three-game series will be the final regular-season series between the Flames and Bears with both as members of the MVC, with Missouri State set to join Conference USA following this academic year.
All three games of the weekend series can be seen live on ESPN+, and audio streamed live on the Flames Network free of charge.
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