CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois State baseball is set to head north to the Windy City to face the UIC Flames in Chicago from May 10-12.
SCHEDULE (AT UIC)
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ABOUT THEÂ UIC FLAMES
UIC is 31-14 in 2024, 14-7 in the MVC, and 17-4 at home. The Flames were 28-25 in 2023 including 13-14 in the MVC and 13-9 at home.
The Redbirds and Flames have met 44 times previously, with Illinois State leading, 29-15, as the series dates back to 1967. The last meeting (May 2023) saw ILS held scoreless over the final four innings as the Flames took a 3-2 decision at Duffy Bass Field.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
Illinois State redshirt junior Judah Morris and junior Noah Rabin hit back-to-back home runs in ILS' 10-0 win over Southern Illinois on May 3.
It is the first time ILS has hit back-to-back home runs in a game since May 2022 (Ryan Cermak and Jake McCaw).
DANNY DINGERS (x2)
Sophomore Daniel Pacella tallied a two-homer, three RBI performance in the series finale at Missouri State on March 31.
With the pair of blasts, Pacella becomes the first Redbird to hit two home runs in a game since teammate Auggie Rasmussen at Indiana on March 13.
Pacella finished the weekend with eight RBIs against the Bears, as he sits with 46 RBIs this season (2nd in MVC).
'BIRDS WITH TWO-HOMER GAMES
Since 2004, there have been 24 instances where a Redbird has hit for two home runs in a game (1,083 games).
Of the previous 24 instances, only one Redbird has hit two home runs in the same inning: senior Auggie Rasmussen at Indiana on March 13.
Rasmussen joins Daniel Pacella, Ryan Cermak, Zach Amrein, and Ryan Court as the only Redbirds to have a two home-run game on multiple occasions.
WEATHER ISSUES
ISU has had games against Saint Louis (2/18), Iowa (3/26), Illinois (4/2), and SIUE (4/3) cancelled due to weather.
Illinois State's schedule is now down to 53 games with room to add three games to reach the maximum of 56.
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