Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan baseball team improved to 15-5 overall and 5-1 with a 4-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin win over North Central on Friday (April 6) at Horenberger Field.

The Cardinals are 13-6 overall and 4-2 in the league and will host IWU in a Saturday noon doubleheader.

Junior catcher A.J. Nathan had three hits with two runs batted in and junior first baseman Kevin Callahan had two hits in the eight-hit Titan attack.

The Titans scored four runs in the fifth with two outs and nobody on base. Centerfielder Jon Frericks was hit by a pitch and went to third on a base hit to right by sophomore designated hitter Johnathan Erickson. Callahan then doubled down the leftfield line to get Frericks home and Nathan doubled to left center to bring in Erickson and Callahan. After Nathan advanced to third on a wild pitch, senior Kevin Sullivan reached on an error by the shortstop to plate Nathan.

Freshman Chris Bobo improved to 2-1 as he struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on two hits with four walks. Freshman Matt Hart gave IWU three innings of one run, two-hit relief and sophomore John Frueh picked up the save by pitching a scoreless ninth and walking one hitter.