ELMHURST, Ill. - After going scoreless the first four innings, the Illinois Wesleyan baseball team scored in each of the final five innings to post a 13-7 win at Elmhurst on Friday, April 30.

The Titans moved to 15-17 overall and 9-7 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Bluejays dropped to 3-13 in the league and 7-24 overall. The two teams will play a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Horenberger Field on Saturday, May 1, as IWU celebrates "Seniors' Day."

Illinois Wesleyan 13, Elmhurst 7 - Box Score, April 30

The Titans scored three in the fifth and two in the sixth to hold a 5-3 lead before breaking the game open with five runs in the top of the seventh. With one out, senior Mike Morrissey walked and went to third when senior Casey McIntosh doubled to left field. Ryan Hopp then reached on a shortstop throwing error to bring home Morrissey. After Hopp stole second, freshman Zach Scott doubled home a pair of runs before scoring himself on junior Jeff Grodecki's double to rightcenter. Grodecki scored when senior Kraig Ladd singled to left field.

Scott, who had a two-run home run in the sixth, finished with four runs batted in and sophomore Mark McDermott had three runs batted in with a three-run homer in the fifth. McIntosh also provided a two-run round-tripper in the eighth.

Junior Jason Pankau improved to 7-1 by going eight innings, allowing eight hits, five earned runs and striking out seven. Sophomore lefthander Pat Hayn pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for Illinois Wesleyan.