Illinois-Chicago wins another Horizon title

NILES — Brett Schaefer rapped five hits and drove in four runs as the University of Illinois-Chicago rolled to a 16-3 win over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sunday at Eastwood Field.

Schaefer spearheaded a 22-hit attack against six pitchers in the championship game of the Horizon League Baseball Tournament.

Chicago (34-19) won its second straight Horizon League meet title and fourth in the last six years.

Milwaukee advanced to Sunday’s final with a pair of wins Saturday, first over Valparaiso (8-3) and then over Chicago (7-2).

Schaefer had a double and four singles while Brandon Harwell added a home run, double and four RBIs and Kevin Coddington a double, single and two RBIs, to aid Chicago’s strong offensive show Sunday.

Jason Ganek contributed a double, single and one RBI to reinforce the Flames, while Steve McGuiggan added four singles, Ty Rubio a double and single and Jake Carr two singles.

The Flames scored five runs in the first inning and four in the second to jump out to a 9-0 lead.

Starting pitcher Peter Ifft gained the win with relief help from Adam Worthington in the ninth inning, They combined to pitch a nine-hitter.

Nick Wichser had two singles and one RBI to lead Milwaukee (24-36).

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Illinois-Chicago 16,

Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3

MILWAUKEECHICAGO

abrhbiabrhbi

Gerhartz ss/2b 4110McGuiggan cf5240

Lusti pr/1b0100Rubio rf5220

Wichser lf4021 Carr 1f/1b5221

McClarey pr0000Altavilla ph/1b0100

Hoch p0000Schaefer 1b5354

Wozniak dh2000Melecio pr/lf1000

Patzman ph/dh2011Coddington c5122

Wegner c2000 Schweikert ph1011

Buchholz c1000 Meehan c0000

Groves 1b/3b3000Garcia ss 4211

Vesling rf3000Harwell dh2124

Sivilotti rf1010Rosinski ph/dh0000

Dekoning cf1000Leonard 2b5121

Sarcia cf2010Ganek 3b5121

Kraft 2b2010Ifft p0000

Munson ss2010Worthington p0000

Heterbrueg p0000

Meier p0000

Holzheuter p0000

Hoy p0000

Ferrell p0000

Totals32393Totals28685

Milwaukee001000020—391

Chicago54030211X—16220

E—Wichser; DP—UIC 3. LOB—Milwaukee 7; UIC 13. 2B—Hart, Patzman, Kraft, Munson, Rubio, Schaefer, Coddington, Harwell, Ganek. 3B—Garcia. HR—Harwell. HBP—Rubio. SF—Hart, Harwell.

IPHRERBBSO

Milwaukee

Heterbrueg (L)1.077700

Meier2.052202

Holzheuter1.023330

Hoy0.210000

Ferrell2.163321

Hoch1.011122

New York

Ifft (W)8.073343

Worthington1.020001

WP—Hoch, Holzheuter, Hoy. HBP—by Meier (Rubio). Umpires—HP: Jon Milesky; 1B: Jeff Spisak; 2B: Jason Stidham; 3B: John Johnston.