IOWA CITY, IOWA – The UIC baseball team (15-23-1, 10-5 MVC) went to battle against Iowa (23-16, 7-11 Big Ten) on the road at Duane Banks Field Wednesday night, falling short in this midweek match-up, 6-4.
After a quiet first inning, the Flames were the first to get on the board when junior
Andrew Pyszka crushed a three-run home run 395 feet over the left center field wall, scoring senior
Colin Husko and redshirt junior
Kale Jensen to get UIC ahead 3-0 after the top of the first inning.
Senior
Kendall Lyons closed out his start in his second finally inning with two groundouts and a pop out to shallow left field to end the frame before being pulled. The hurler finished with 2.0 innings of work, one hit allowed and a pair of walks in his 26-pitch performance.
The Hawkeyes plated four runs in the fourth before UIC managed to tie it up innings later. In the top of the sixth, after a pair of walks from Jensen and junior
Vidal Colon, Husko would hit a hard ground ball just past Iowa's Caleb Wulf, leading to Colon scoring from second base on the single.
Iowa would score two more runs in the later innings before senior
Michael Vitellaro closed the night out on the mound for UIC. He had a strong 1.2 innings of work out of the bullpen, finishing with a swing strikeout to end the eighth inning.
Down to UIC's final three outs, Husko would lead off the ninth with a double, before a pair of strikeouts was soon followed by a ground out to secure Iowa the win.
The entire box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
UP NEXT!
The Flames are back at Curtis Granderson Stadium to begin a weekend series against Youngstown State (9-31, 6-9 Horizon) beginning Friday, at 11:05 a.m. (CT) for UIC baseball's Education Game. Young fans in neighboring Chicago schools have been invited to attend the game to enjoy a day of baseball.
The game will not be streamed, but fans are encouraged to tune-in for free through the Flames Network. Live stats will also be available at UICFlames.com.
Fans interested in attending any UIC baseball home games can purchase their tickets on site at our ticket booth at gate one. Any group tickets or ticketing questions can be directed to the UIC Athletics Ticket Office by calling 312-413-UIC1 (8421) or emailing
athleticsticketing@uic.edu.
UIC Careers in Sports Day
Prior to UIC's Kids Day Game on April 24, the Flames will host a Career Day event inside the Flames Athletic Center from 9–11 a.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from UIC Athletics staff about their roles and the various career paths available in sports.
Due to space limitations, attendance is limited to the first 150 participants. To register, please email
Brian Davis at briand@uic.edu.
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