Dave Naprstek

Baseball Set for Three-Game Series Against Augie

Saturday doubleheader at Horenberger kicks off weekend series

4/16/2021 4:05:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University baseball team squares off against Augustana College in a three-game College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin series Saturday-Sunday, April 17-18. The first two games of the series will kick off with a 1 p.m. first pitch at Horenberger Saturday, April 17, before the two tangle in Rock Island, Ill., April 18. Sunday's first pitch is set for 1 p.m.

Illinois Wesleyan enters the weekend on the heels of a midweek sweep of Wheaton, April 14. The Titans topped the Thunder 8-2 and 11-10 to jump to 13-11 overall and 8-8 in league games. Augie sits at 18-3 on the year, including a 10-3 CCIW mark. The Vikings are on a four-game win streak, having beaten North Park 9-5, April 14.

Junior Cole Greer (Springfield, Ill.-Pleasant Plains) powered the Titans past the Thunder, going 6-for-8 with six runs scored and three RBIs in IWU's sweep of Wheaton, April 14. Greer, who holds a seven-game hit streak, boosted his season average to .355, the second-best on the team. Junior Evan Ranneklev (Naperville, Ill.-Ranneklev) leads Illinois Wesleyan with a .385 average, and is also the team leader in hits (40) and doubles (8).

Saturday's doubleheader can be viewed by clicking here, while live stats can be found here. Links to Sunday's weekend finale can be found on the baseball schedule page on IWUsports.com.

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