Post by Deleted on May 16, 2023 21:57:18 GMT -6
Aces are currently in 4th in the Valley, trailing the Egyptian Fleabags who are, duh ... third.
The games Thursday-Friday-Saturday at Chicago (remember when they were Chicago Circle? Yeah, that nickname...........)
UE lost a tough non-con on Tuesday to red-hot Indiana. The game probably mattered, at least to Eric Roberts (2 dingers).
The Flaming Circles are 26-21, 12-12 in the Valley, winners of 7 straight and 12-7 on their own field. UE is 13-11 in the conference, 31-21 overall.
Flames top player is Charlie Szykowny, who leads them in every category devised by statisticians.
Ryan Nagelbach is a power threat.
Expect to see these pitchers:
Kade Lancour
Zak Gould
Brandon Bak
Reece Lawler is their bullpen stopper.
UIC is hot for the moment but they are beating teams they are supposed to beat, whereas earlier in the year, the teams that beat them were probably better.
Any scenarios are academic busywork for the moment. Sickamore State and Moe State are 1-2 and will remain that way since they play each other. The Treehuggers are the class of the Valley this year.
UE has to win 2 of these games, Seriously, they do.
Indiana State 21-3 .875 35-14 .714 W2
Missouri State 18-6 .750 31-18 .633 L1
Southern Illinois 14-10 .583 29-23 .558 W1
Evansville 13-11 .542 31-21 .596 L1
UIC 12-12 .500 26-21 .553 W7
Murray State 12-12 .500 27-25 .519 L2
Valparaiso 9-15 .375 19-23 .452 L2
Belmont 8-16 .333 23-30 .434 L1
Illinois State 7-17 .292 18-29 .383 L3
Bradley 6-18 .250 15-30 .333 L1
Matchups:
Illinois State at Valpo
Belmont at Bradley
Indiana State at Mo. State
Southern Illinois at Murray
Thursday's UE/UIC game is at 6 p.m. and on ESPN+ as well as the usual local radio media.
Curtis Granderson Stadium is the Flames' home. Former Flame and retired Major League Baseball outfielder Curtis Granderson donated a sum of $5 million to help fund the $10 million ballpark, the largest one-time gift from a professional athlete back to their alma mater in history, according to Sports Illustrated.
The games Thursday-Friday-Saturday at Chicago (remember when they were Chicago Circle? Yeah, that nickname...........)
UE lost a tough non-con on Tuesday to red-hot Indiana. The game probably mattered, at least to Eric Roberts (2 dingers).
The Flaming Circles are 26-21, 12-12 in the Valley, winners of 7 straight and 12-7 on their own field. UE is 13-11 in the conference, 31-21 overall.
Flames top player is Charlie Szykowny, who leads them in every category devised by statisticians.
Ryan Nagelbach is a power threat.
Expect to see these pitchers:
Kade Lancour
Zak Gould
Brandon Bak
Reece Lawler is their bullpen stopper.
UIC is hot for the moment but they are beating teams they are supposed to beat, whereas earlier in the year, the teams that beat them were probably better.
Any scenarios are academic busywork for the moment. Sickamore State and Moe State are 1-2 and will remain that way since they play each other. The Treehuggers are the class of the Valley this year.
UE has to win 2 of these games, Seriously, they do.
Indiana State 21-3 .875 35-14 .714 W2
Missouri State 18-6 .750 31-18 .633 L1
Southern Illinois 14-10 .583 29-23 .558 W1
Evansville 13-11 .542 31-21 .596 L1
UIC 12-12 .500 26-21 .553 W7
Murray State 12-12 .500 27-25 .519 L2
Valparaiso 9-15 .375 19-23 .452 L2
Belmont 8-16 .333 23-30 .434 L1
Illinois State 7-17 .292 18-29 .383 L3
Bradley 6-18 .250 15-30 .333 L1
Matchups:
Illinois State at Valpo
Belmont at Bradley
Indiana State at Mo. State
Southern Illinois at Murray
Thursday's UE/UIC game is at 6 p.m. and on ESPN+ as well as the usual local radio media.
Curtis Granderson Stadium is the Flames' home. Former Flame and retired Major League Baseball outfielder Curtis Granderson donated a sum of $5 million to help fund the $10 million ballpark, the largest one-time gift from a professional athlete back to their alma mater in history, according to Sports Illustrated.
