VU Junior RHP Kyle “The Movement” Wright (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
v. UIC Senior LHP Jake “The Snake” Dahlberg (0-0, 1.29 ERA)
The UIC senior is, undoubtedly, their ace, and showed as much in his first start. Against Prairie View A&M (motto: Yes, we exist!), the lefty went 7 IP, allowing 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, and K’d 9 Prairie Dogs (I refuse to check what their actual nickname might be) in a no decision (that UIC would eventually lose).
Meanwhile, Kyle Wright had a rough outing in the season opener. The junior ace went 5 IP, allowing 3 R, 4 H, 3 BB, and K’d only 2 in our only loss of this young season.