Box Score

MONMOUTH, Ill. - Jon Frericks and Nick Hahn each had three hits as the No. 16-ranked Illinois Wesleyan baseball team held off a Monmouth rally to claim an 8-5 nonconference win on the road on Tuesday (April 16).

♦ The Titans improved to 22-5 while the Fighting Scots are 5-17.

♦ Illinois Wesleyan led 3-2 going into the top of the sixth when they erupted for five runs on five hits and left the bases loaded. Designated hitter Josh Levy led off with a walk and was run for by Derek Idstein, who went to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior Anthony Lopez. Senior Zach Scott reached on an error and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Shortstop Matt Workman singled to load the bases and sophomore Tim Coonan singled to score Idstein. Frericks then brought home Scott on a single. Senior A.J. Nathan walked to score Workman and Hahn drove in Coonan with a single. Batting around in the order, Idstein singled to score Frericks to stake the Titans to an 8-2 lead.

♦ Junior Matt Conrad (1-1) got the pitching win as he worked three innings and allowed one run on three hits with three strikeouts. Sophomore John Munyon earned his second save of the year as he bailed the Titans out of a bases-loaded situation with an 8-5 lead in the eighth by striking out the final two batters.

Polling Place
The Titans moved up to No. 16 (from 22) in the Division III poll done by the American Baseball Coaches Association and improved to No. 21 (from 27) in the D3baseball.com poll.

What's Next?
The Titans are scheduled to play another nonconference game at Benedictine in Lisle, Ill., at 6 p.m. on Wednesday (April 17).