JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – University of Chicago snapped a prolonged losing streak on Friday and looked to grab even more wins when they wrapped up their three-game series with Illinois College on Saturday. The Maroons had their bats working overtime in both games and got stellar pitching in each as UChicago sweeps their first MWC series of the year.
RESULTS
UChicago – 12
Illinois College – 0
UChicago – 11
Illinois College – 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Game One
- The first half of Saturday's doubleheader easily went to UChicago (4-13, 3-0 MWC) as both their offense and pitching was firing on all cylinders. The Maroons plated two runs in four different innings and pushed four runs across in the sixth.
- UChicago hit four balls that sailed over the outfield fence, two of which came off the bat of Jack Goldstein who blasted one in the second before adding another that scored a pair in the sixth. Michael Gladden and Erik Rindner also hit round trippers while five players registered at least one RBI.
- John Butka was dominate on the mound and went all seven innings for his first win of the year. He didn't allow a single run and only gave up three hits while striking out seven in the Maroons 12-0 win.
- Game Two
- The Maroon bats didn't slow down but they did have to be woken up a little bit after Illinois College (14-8, 0-3 MWC) scored four runs across the first two innings. UChicago got on the board in the third with a Jackson Slipock sacrifice to center field to score Jack Sharp but the big damage came once again in the sixth frame.
- UC took advantage of a few Blueboy miscues and pushed six runs across in the stanza. A single to left center off the bat of Eddie McCarthy did the most damage with two RBIs, but the Maroon & White didn't stop there. They scored at least one run in each of the last three innings, and they topped game one's production with seven players with at least one runner batted in.
- The bullpen was on their game and saw four different pitchers give up just four hits and no runs through 7.1 innings. Kason Pelz earned his first win of the year and Grant Tenuta pitched three innings with only one baserunner in the five tally victory.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Game One
- Jack Goldstein: 2-for-4, two runs scored, two home runs, three RBIs
- John Butka: Complete game shutout, three hits allowed, seven strikeouts
- Game Two
WHO'S ON DECK
The Maroons will have their home opener on Tuesday when they welcome Beloit for a doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm from J. Kyle Anderson Field.
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