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Jack Schneider fields a ball at third base
Jeff Findley
8
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 11-1, 4-0 CCIW
3
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 7-6, 2-3 CCIW
Winner
Millikin MILLIKIN
11-1, 4-0 CCIW
8
Final
3
Ill. Wesleyan IWU
7-6, 2-3 CCIW
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Millikin MILLIKIN 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 8 15 2
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0

W: Staszcuk (1-0) L: Duffy, Jacob (1-2) S: Beals (0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Unable to Hold Off Big Blue

Titans sit at 7-6 on the season

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University baseball team could not hold off Millikin University in an 8-3 defeat in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play Wednesday afternoon, March 24, at Horenberger Field. Titans slipped to 7-6 overall (2-3 CCIW) with setback, Big Blue bumped their record to 11-1, 4-0 CCIW.

Illinois Wesleyan's five hits were spread evenly across five players, with juniors Jared Mutter (Frankfort, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) and Jack Schneider (Naperville, Ill.-Benet Academy) picking up RBIs in 1-for-3 showings at the plate.

On the mound, IWU used a by-committee approach with six pitchers getting in work. Matt Blaney (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) started the game and struck out three over three frames, while Jacob Duffy (Pontiac, Ill.-Pontiac) was the pitcher of record.

With Millikin in front 2-0, Ethan Burgh (Arlington Heights, Ill.-Prospect) and Will Kafer (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal West) singled with one out to get IWU going in the fifth. Mutter followed with a single, allowing Burgh to score on a Millikin miscue. Schneider cleared the bases with a two-run double to give IWU a 3-2 lead after five.

The Big Blue evened the score with a run in the sixth, before adding insurance in the seventh and ninth innings to top IWU 8-3.

Illinois Wesleyan returns to action at Wheaton College Saturday, March 27. First pitch of the CCIW doubleheader is set for 12 p.m. at Pfund Stadium in Carol Stream, Ill.

 
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