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Brandon Bak
Malik Moore
3
Youngstown St. YOUNGSTO 9-33
6
Winner Ill.-Chicago ILL.-CHI 17-23-1
Youngstown St. YOUNGSTO
9-33
3
Final
6
Ill.-Chicago ILL.-CHI
17-23-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Youngstown St. YOUNGSTO 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 5 2
Ill.-Chicago ILL.-CHI 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 X 6 6 2

W: Eddie , Mark (3-2) L: Bryce Palms (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Seventh-Inning Rally Powers Baseball to Victory Over Youngstown State

The Flames secure series-clinching win behind late-inning offense and strong pitching.

CHICAGO – The UIC baseball team's (17-23-1, 10-5 MVC) bats came alive in the later innings Saturday afternoon, securing a series-clinching win over Youngstown State (9-33, 6-9 Horizon) 6-3 at Curtis Granderson Stadium.

After a quiet first two innings, the Flames struck first in the third when graduate student Gavin Acosta doubled to left center, scoring junior Vidal Colon from first.

Early on, the game showed signs of a pitcher's duel between senior Brandon Bak and Youngstown State's Jack Messmore. Bak went 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs while recording a career-high 10 strikeouts, including striking out the side in the sixth.

Youngstown State held a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the seventh before UIC erupted for four runs. Junior James Hackett started the rally with an RBI single, scoring junior Andrew Pyszka from third. After Colon walked, freshman Karim Patterson drove a 1-2 pitch from Bryce Palms into right field, clearing the bases as Hackett, Colon and freshman Sean Cody scored to give UIC the lead.

After Bak's day ended, graduate student Mark Eddie took over and found his rhythm in the eighth. With the Penguin's Brady Shannon on third and one out, Eddie induced a popout from Misael Uriepero before ending the inning with a three-pitch swinging strikeout of Nic Goodwin.

In the bottom of the eighth, junior Ashton Kampa added an insurance run with a 400-foot solo homer to right — his ninth of the season. Eddie closed it out in the ninth on the mound with a 1-2-3 inning to secure the win.

The entire play-by-play and box score can be found here.


 

 

 

 

 

 
UP NEXT!
The series finale between the Flames and Penguins is set to conclude Sunday at Curtis Granderson Stadium for a 1:05 p.m. (CT) first pitch.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available at UICFlames.com.

Sunday's game will also be Sparky's Sunday Funday and Bark at the Park. Fans will be invited postgame to play catch on the field.

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