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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The Illinois Wesleyan baseball team split a pair of games against Augustana on Saturday, April 18 at Swanson Stadium in Moline, Ill., rallying from a 5-0 deficit to win by a 7-5 score in 10 innings in game one before losing 8-5 in the nightcap.

Illinois Wesleyan is 20-8 overall and 10-4 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while the Vikings are 21-10 overall and 7-7 in CCIW action.

In game one, IWU spotted the Vikings five runs in the first inning but the Titans scored single runs in the second and fifth, got three runs in the eighth to tie the game at 5-5 and plated two in the 10th to gain the win. Sophomore catcher Pat Mollo had three hits, including a home run, while freshman third baseman Gino Cavalieri, freshman designated hitter Mike Plecki, junior leftfielder Adam Glogovsky and sophomore rightfielder Nick Huskisson each had two hits, all singles.

Senior Dan Truesdale (1-0) got the win in relief, working two scoreless, hitless innings. Senior starter John Munyon went seven innings and allowed 13 hits and five earned runs, striking out five and walking none.

In the second game, Augustana again jumped on the Titans early with four runs in the second. IWU closed to within a pair, trailing 5-3 going to the sixth before tying the game at 5-5 on a two-run single by senior centerfielder Tim Coonan that scored Plecki and shortstop Jarrod Juskiewicz, who had reached on a walk and single, respectively. But the Vikings scored two in the bottom of the sixth and added one on the seventh to seal the win.

Junior first baseman Matthew Mardis had three hits and senior second baseman Derek Idstein and Tim Coonan each had two hits in the 11-hit IWU attack, all singles.

IWU senior starter Matt Hart was touched for five runs (three earned) on 10 hits in five innings and sophomore Sean Coonan (2-1) took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in 1/3 of an inning.

What's Next?
The Titans and Vikings will play a 1 p.m. single game at Horenberger Field in Bloomington on Sunday, April 19.