GREEN BAY, Wis. --- It was a great day for Green Bay on the diamond, as the Phoenix plated nine runs in each game of its doubleheader with UIC on Friday at King Park. A 9-4 win to start the day marked the first time since the 2016 season GB took down the Flames, and a 9-7 victory to wrap things up marked the first consecutive wins over the Chicago-based team since 2014.
GAME 1 | Green Bay 9, UIC 4
Freshman Randi McKay and sophomore Tiffany Giese each collected three hits to help power the Green Bay Phoenix past the UIC Flames 9-4 on Thursday.
Junior Kayla Schwebke (7-3) got the win for Green Bay (12-7, 7-4). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up four runs, two earned, on seven hits.
In addition to her three hits, Giese had an RBI to lead the Phoenix. McKay added a home run and three RBIs to her three-hit performance as well. Junior Morgan Bihun also helped out for Green Bay, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Phoenix first put runs on the board in the first inning. Green Bay got on the board thanks to freshman Samantha Saloun's RBI double with one out.
The Flames broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the third inning, when the Phoenix got back on the scoreboard. Giese came across to score the lone run of the inning for Green Bay, which tightened the Flames lead to 3-2.
Green Bay kept the Flames off the scoreboard before rallying to tie it up at three in the fourth. The Phoenix scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Giese.
The game stayed tied until the very next inning, when Green Bay got going again on offense. The Phoenix left the yard two times in the inning on the way to scoring four runs, bringing the Green Bay advantage to 7-3.
UIC got within 7-4 until the Phoenix scored again in the sixth inning to stretch its lead to 9-4. Freshman Jadin Justman's run-scoring single highlighted an inning where Green Bay scored twice. The score remained 9-4 for the rest of the game, as the Phoenix coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Green Bay got three-hit games from both Giese and McKay.
» Green Bay's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed four runs across.
» The Phoenix out-hit the Flames at a 14-7 clip.
» Green Bay went 5-for-14 (.357) with runners in scoring position.
» Green Bay pitchers limited UIC to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Green Bay pitchers faced 33 UIC hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and 10 fly balls.
» McKay led the Phoenix at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.
» UIC was led offensively by senior Kayla Wedl, who went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
» Freshman Alyssa McIntosh led the Flames pitching staff, throwing 1.2 innings of two-run ball.
GAME 2 | Green Bay 9, UIC 7
Green Bay received contributions from every part of their lineup, as all nine starters reached base safely, helping the Phoenix put nine runs on the board and defeat the UIC Flames 9-7 in game two.
Sophomore Brittany Baneck (5-0) started in the circle and picked up the win for Green Bay (13-7, 8-4). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up seven runs, six earned, on seven hits, allowing eight walks and striking out five.
Offensively, the Phoenix were paced by freshman Becca Edwards, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a double and two RBIs. Freshman Samantha Saloun compiled a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Bailey Schultz also chipped in for Green Bay, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Phoenix got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Green Bay got an RBI single from Saloun, scoring Schultz from third base.
The Phoenix lost the lead they built in the first, but got back on the board in the fourth trailing 5-1. The Green Bay offense exploded for eight runs, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Edwards, which brought the Phoenix lead to 9-5. UIC put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Green Bay still held on for the 9-7 win.
GAME NOTES
» Baneck struck out five Flames hitters.
» Every Green Bay starter reached base safely in the win.
» Green Bay's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed eight runs across.
» The Phoenix out-hit the Flames at a 10-7 clip.
» Green Bay went 6-for-10 (.600) with runners in scoring position.
» The Phoenix got three hits in four at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Green Bay pitchers faced 34 UIC hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out five.
» The Phoenix drew five walks from UIC pitching.
» Edwards led the Phoenix at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
» UIC was led offensively by sophomore Alannah Cran, who went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and four RBIs.
» Freshman Miranda Gomez led the Flames pitching staff, throwing 2.2 innings of one-run ball.
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