Box Score

LISLE, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan baseball team managed just one hit in the first five innings and scored only two ninth inning runs in losing at Benedictine University, 6-2, Thursday (April 17) night in Lisle, Ill.
 
With the nonconference loss, the Titans drop to 16-10 overall, while the Eagles improve to 13-11.
 
IWU pitcher Jonathan Vlk (2-1), the first of five IWU pitchers, was tagged with the loss as he allowed three earned runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Benedictine's Ty Anderson (2-1) went seven scoreless innings and earned the pitching victory.
 
The Eagles put up a run in the first, three more in the fourh and two in the sixth to lead 6-0 before the Titans were able to score two in the ninth.
 
Jake Capko scored on a balk, advancing Matthew Mardis to third. Mardis then crossed the plate when Jack Troike flied out to right field, concluding the game 6-2.
 
Junior rightfielder Tim Coonan had three of IWU's eight hits while and Adam Glogovsky contributed two, including the team's only extra base hit, a double in the ninth.

HOW IWU SCORED
Illinois Wesleyan 2nd - Hahn, N. grounded out to 2b; Capko, J. reached on an error by ss; Mardis, M. pinch hit for Juskiewicz; Mardis, M. walked; Capko, J. advanced to second; Mardis, M. advanced to second on a balk; Capko, J. advanced to third on a balk; Mardis, M. advanced to third on a balk; Capko, J. scored on a balk, unearned; Troike, J. flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Mardis, M. scored, unearned; Glogovsky,A. doubled to right center; Coonan, T. singled up the middle; Glogovsky,A. advanced to third; Idstein, D. reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Coonan, T. out at second 3b to 2b.
 
What's Next?
IWU returns to Horenberger Field in Bloomington, Ill., for a 5 p.m. game on Friday (April 18) to host North Central in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin single game.