PEORIA, Ill. (Interstat) — Mason Lei tossed six innings of no-hit ball, striking out six, as Illinois-Chicago defeated Bradley 8-3 in a Missouri Valley matchup Thursday. The Flames improved to 23-26-1, while the Braves fell to 10-44-1.

Jake Busson launched a two-run homer in the first inning, and Thomas Curry added a solo shot in the third. Ashton Kampa doubled in three runs during a four-run fourth inning. UIC scored eight runs on 10 hits despite getting outhit 12-10.

Angelo Aleman homered for Bradley in the third, Michael Quick singled in a run in the fifth, and Landon Lowe delivered a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Gavin Thompson took the loss, allowing three hits and one earned run over 4 2/3 innings.

Jake Jakubowski threw two scoreless innings of relief for UIC, and Mark Eddie worked a hitless ninth but allowed one run. Drew Politte gave up two hits and one run in one inning for Bradley.