May 23, 2008

Niles, Ill.- The I-94 rivalry makes its way to the Mahoning Valley tonight, as the UIC baseball team takes on longtime diamond nemesis Milwaukee in the semifinals of the 2008 Horizon League Baseball Championship presented by U.S. Army.

The top-seeded Flames (32-19) and the fifth-seeded Panthers (23-34) meet at Youngstown State's Eastwood Field at 6 p.m. Central for the right to go to the championship round of the league tourney.

Fans can watch live on the Horizon League Network by clicking here.

UIC and Milwaukee have met on five prior occasions in 2008, with the Flames taking four of those contests.

The Flames advanced to this point by defeating Valparaiso, 8-5, last night. That win was preceded by Milwaukee's 20-3 win over second-seeded Wright State.