Illinois State Falls to UIC in Series Opener, 10-0

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team dropped a 10-0 decision in seven innings at Duffy Bass Field on Friday night as UIC scored five times in the opening frame and nine runs in the first three innings.

Illinois State (18-27 overall, 7-15 Missouri Valley Conference) was led by two hits by second-year sophomore Noah Rabin.

UIC improves to 24-21 overall, 10-12 MVC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

A two-out grand slam in the opening frame powered UIC to a 5-0 lead, which ballooned to 9-0 through three innings.

UIC scored once in the 6^th inning to earn the run-rule victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Third-year junior Auggie Rasmussen's on-base streak moves to 26 games, the longest by a Redbird since Derek Parola in 2019 as he singled to left field.

• Sixth-year senior Jared Hart threw one inning in his first appearance since April 1.

• Freshman Ryan Borberg threw a scoreless 7^th inning.

UP NEXT

Illinois State is scheduled to host UIC on Saturday (1:00 p.m. CT) and Sunday (12:00 p.m. CT).

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