CHICAGO – In their final nonconference home game of the season, the UIC baseball team (20-25-1, 12-6 MVC) couldn't keep up with Milwaukee (18-29, 10-8 Horizon) Wednesday night at Curtis Granderson Stadium, falling short in a 12-6 bout.
The Panthers struck first, but junior
Ashton Kampa answered in the bottom of the inning with a 362-foot solo home run over the right-field wall, knotting the game at 1-1 after the opening frame.
Milwaukee would respond soon after with four runs in the second inning before the Flames lead-off hitter,
Will Flanigan stepped up for his second at-bat of the night. On a 3-2 pitch from the Panther's Alex Vander Loop, the senior would crush a solo home run of his own to cut into Milwaukee's lead, 5-2 after three innings of play.
The Panthers added three more runs in the fourth inning before Kampa responded with his second home run of the night to lead off the bottom half of the frame. An inning later, Kampa delivered again, launching a two-run 307-foot homer just over the right-field wall to trim the deficit as UIC trailed 8-5 entering the late innings. Kampa became the first member of the program to hit three homeruns since Kendall Ewell had three against Bradley in May 2024.
Milwaukee would see four more runs across between the sixth and seventh innings before Kampa would score on a sacrifice fly off the bat of junior
Lucas Smith, being UIC's last run to cross home plate in the night. The Panthers would secure the win two innings later.
The entire play-by-play and box score can be found
here.
UP NEXT!
The Flames look ahead to an eventful weekend, as UIC hosts Illinois State (30-18, 12-9 MVC) in their final Missouri Valley Conference home series of the weekend. Each game will be available to follow on live stats at UICFlames.com.
The series opens on national television, as the Flames and Redbirds battle it out on ESPNU at 6:02 p.m. (CT) Friday night. The game will also be available to listen to for free on the Flames Network. Friday's game will also serve as our Military and First Responder Appreciation Night.
The rubber-match on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. (CT) will be available to watch on the Marquee Sports Network and available to stream on ESPN+. This game is also UIC baseball's Senior Day and Alumni Day at Granderson Stadium. We will celebrate all the alumni that have impacted our program and honor our 16 seniors in a postgame ceremony.
The home finale is scheduled for Sunday and will stream on ESPN+. The Flames will celebrate Mother's Day with a pink UIC Flames T-shirt giveaway, while supplies last, and will recognize mothers in attendance throughout the game.
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.
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