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KENOSHA, Wis. - The Illinois Wesleyan baseball team rallied for a 10-6 win over Wheaton in the first day of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament on May 7 at the Carthage Baseball Field in Kenosha, Wis.

The Titans had a 6-1 lead erased in the seventh when the Thunder scored five times to tie the contest, 6-6. Illinois Wesleyan scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to take a 10-6 lead. Senior designated hitter Kevin Goshorn went two-for-five for IWU with a three-run home run in the seventh and finished with five runs batted in. Junior Alex Tosi (4-0) was the winning pitcher, with junior Pat Kirchhofer collecting his second save.

Junior centerfielder Kraig Ladd had two hits with a home run and three runs batted in and junior first baseman Casey McIntosh knocked in a pair of runs with  double.

IWU will play Carthage, a 12-5 winner over Augustana, at 1 p.m. winners bracket game as play continues on Friday, May 8 with games at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., with the championship round getting underway on Saturday, May 9 at Noon.

The winner of the tournament receives the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.