UIC vs Sam Houston (Feb 21, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
UIC at Sam Houston
Feb 21, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

UIC 2 (3-3)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Colin Husko 2b 
Will Smoot dh 
Ashton Kampa lf 
Thomas Curry c 
Jake Busson 3b 
Will Flanigan 1b  12 
Sean Cody ss 
Alexander Wright rf 
Lucas Smith cf 
Brandon Bak p 
   Jacob Jakubowski p 
   Zack Millsap p 
Totals  32  27  16 
  

Sam Houston 1 (3-3)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jeric Curtis cf 
Caleb Cotton lf 
Hunter Alvord ss 
Nathan Fink dh 
Cade Corcoran 1b  10 
Sean Bazmore rf 
Wes Baker c 
Blake Brown 3b 
Jace Martinez 2b 
Tyler Ryden p 
   Jonathan Anders p 
   Zak Johnson p 
   Kade Neuenschwander p 
Totals  32  27  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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UIC................. 020 000 000 -  2  7  0
Sam Houston......... 001 000 000 -  1  6  1
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E - Brown, B.(1). LOB - Flames 9; Bearkats 4. 2B - Thomas Curry; Jake Busson; Cotton, C.(2); Alvord, H.(3). HBP - Thomas Curry; Sean Cody. SH - Will Flaniga; Alexander Wr. SB - Martinez, J.(2). CS - Lucas Smith; Martinez, J.(1).

UIC   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Brandon Bak W,1-0  7.0  26  26  96 
Jacob Jakubowski   1.0 
Zack Millsap S,3  1.0 
  
Sam Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tyler Ryden L,1-1  4.1  18  23  73 
Jonathan Anders   2.2  25 
Zak Johnson   1.0  15 
Kade Neuenschwander   1.0  15 

Win - Brandon Bak (1-0). Loss - Ryden, T. (1-1). Save - Zack Millsap (3). WP - Brandon Bak. HBP - by Ryden, T. (Sean Cody); by Ryden, T. (Thomas Curry). Pitches/strikes: Brandon Bak 96/65; Jacob Jakubo 6/5; Zack Millsap 5/4; Ryden, T. 73/47; Anders, J. 25/18; Johnson, Z. 15/10; Neuenschwand 15/10.

Umpires - HP: Thomas Walkoviak 1B: Alex Perry 3B: Bobby Entrekin
Start: 1:08 pm Time: 2:19 Attendance: 743
Weather: 72 deg, sunny, NNW 15-18 mph

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
UIC at Sam Houston
Feb 21, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas (Don Sanders Stadium)

UIC starters: 3/2b Colin Husko; 23/dh Will Smoot; 16/lf Ashton Kampa; 9/c Thomas Curry; 5/3b Jake Busson; 24/1b Will Flaniga; 32/ss Sean Cody; 14/rf Alexander Wr; 17/cf Lucas Smith; 20/p Brandon Bak;

Sam Houston starters: 13/cf Curtis, J.; 4/lf Cotton, C.; 9/ss Alvord, H.; 25/dh Fink, N.; 14/1b Corcoran, C.; 19/rf Bazmore, S.; 5/c Baker, W.; 1/3b Brown, B.; 8/2b Martinez, J.; 33/p Ryden, T.;

UIC 1st - Colin Husko grounded out to ss (0-2 KF). Will Smoot struck out looking (3-2 SFBBBK). Ashton Kampa singled to left field (0-0). Thomas Curry singled to third base (2-2 KBBF); Ashton Kampa advanced to second. Jake Busson lined out to cf (0-1 S). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 1st - Curtis, J. grounded out to p (1-1 KB). Cotton, C. grounded out to p (2-1 BBK). Alvord, H. grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UIC 2nd - Will Flaniga walked (3-2 BFBFBFB). Sean Cody hit by pitch (2-1 BBK); Will Flaniga advanced to second. Alexander Wr grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-0); Sean Cody advanced to second; Will Flaniga advanced to third. Lucas Smith singled to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); Sean Cody scored; Will Flaniga scored. Lucas Smith out at second c to ss, caught stealing. No play. Colin Husko struck out swinging (1-2 KBSFS). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 2nd - Fink, N. singled up the middle (3-2 KFBBFBF). Corcoran, C. struck out looking (2-2 BBKKK). Bazmore, S. struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Baker, W. struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (0-2 KKFS); Fink, N. advanced to second. Brown, B. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-0 BB); Baker, W. out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

UIC 3rd - Will Smoot struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). Ashton Kampa flied out to lf (0-1 K). Thomas Curry doubled down the lf line, ground-rule (1-1 FB). Jake Busson reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-1 F). Pitch clock violation on hitter prior to first pitch of AB. Will Flaniga walked (3-2 KBKBFBB); Jake Busson advanced to second; Thomas Curry advanced to third. Sean Cody grounded out to p (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Sam Houston 3rd - Martinez, J. singled to left field (3-2 BBKFB). Curtis, J. flied out to rf (0-2 FS). Martinez, J. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Cotton, C. doubled to left center (1-0 B). Alvord, H. doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Cotton, C. scored. Fink, N. singled to second base (0-0); Alvord, H. advanced to third, out at home 2b to p to c. 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UIC 4th - Alexander Wr struck out looking, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KFBK). Lucas Smith singled to second base (0-0). Colin Husko flied out to cf (0-0). Will Smoot grounded out to ss (2-2 FFBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 4th - Corcoran, C. flied out to cf (0-2 KF). Bazmore, S. grounded out to 3b (2-2 KBBS). Baker, W. grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UIC 5th - Ashton Kampa grounded out to 2b (0-0). Thomas Curry hit by pitch (2-1 BFB). Jake Busson doubled down the lf line (1-1 BS); Thomas Curry advanced to third. Anders, J. to p for Ryden, T.. Will Flaniga struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBFBS). Sean Cody flied out to rf (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 5th - Brown, B. singled to left field (2-1 BBF). Martinez, J. reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-0); Brown, B. out at second 3b to 2b. Curtis, J. flied out to cf (0-0). Martinez, J. stole second. Martinez steals 2B on first pitch of AB. Cotton, C. flied out to lf (3-2 BBFFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UIC 6th - Alexander Wr flied out to lf (0-1 S). Lucas Smith lined out to cf (0-0). Colin Husko grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 KBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 6th - Alvord, H. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 KFBBS). Fink, N. struck out swinging (3-2 BSBKFBFFS). Corcoran, C. flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UIC 7th - Will Smoot grounded out to ss (0-2 SSF). Ashton Kampa flied out to rf (0-1 K). Thomas Curry flied out to rf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 7th - Bazmore, S. grounded out to 3b (2-1 BSB). Baker, W. popped up to 2b (0-2 FSF). Brown, B. grounded out to ss (1-2 FFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UIC 8th - Johnson, Z. to p for Anders, J.. Jake Busson singled to left field (1-2 BKS). Will Flaniga grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (1-0 B); Jake Busson advanced to second. Sean Cody struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). Alexander Wr struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 8th - Jacob Jakubo to p for Brandon Bak. Martinez, J. grounded out to ss (0-0). Curtis, J. grounded out to 3b (1-1 BK). Cotton, C. fouled out to c (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UIC 9th - Neuenschwand to p for Johnson, Z.. Lucas Smith grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKFFF). Colin Husko flied out to rf (2-1 BBK). Will Smoot struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 9th - Zack Millsap to p for Jacob Jakubo. Alvord, H. grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Fink, N. lined out to 3b (1-0 B). Corcoran, C. grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


UIC 2, Sam Houston 1 (Feb 21, 2026 at Huntsville, Texas)
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UIC................. 020 000 000  -  2  7  0      (3-3)
Sam Houston......... 001 000 000  -  1  6  1      (3-3)
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Pitchers: UIC - Brandon Bak; Jacob Jakubowski(8); Zack Millsap(9) and Thomas Curry.
Sam Houston - Tyler Ryden; Jonathan Anders(5); Zak Johnson(8); Kade Neuenschwander(9) and
Wes Baker.
Win-Brandon Bak(1-0)  Save-Zack Millsap(3)  Loss-Tyler Ryden(1-1)  T-2:19  A-743
Weather: 72 deg, sunny, NNW 15-18 mph