Baseball Begins Busy Week Against Augie & Blackburn

Will host Augie and Blackburn

5/1/2022 12:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University baseball team is gearing up for a busy, five-game week to wrap up its 2022 regular season slate. The Green and White will begin the week by hosting College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin foe, Augustana College, Monday, May 2 with a 5:30 p.m. first pitch at Horenberger Field in Bloomington, Ill. The team will then host non-conference opponent Blackburn College, Tuesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. Coming into Monday's action, IWU owns an overall record of 16-16 (7-7 CCIW), while the Vikings possess a record of 24-9 (8-6 CCIW), and Blackburn, who is scheduled to play Westminster College today before heading to Bloomington, sits at 8-26.

The Titans last took on the same Augie team for a double dip Friday, April 29 at Augustana. The Green and White outlasted the Vikings in a 13-inning affair by the final score of 5-3. AC took the nightcap by a final of 5-2 to set up the rubber game that will be played tomorrow.

Blackburn's last contest took place Saturday, April 23 for a twin bill against Principia College. The Beavers swept the Panthers in a convincing manner with scores of 19-4 and 15-6.

IWU and Augie's matchup will mark the 122nd all-time meeting between these two schools that dates back to the 1989 season. AC holds the slim, 61-60, all-time advantage.

On the flip side, the Titans have seen success in the 19 previous meetings with the Beavers. IWU has won 14 of the 19 matchups, dating back to the 2000 campaign. The Green and White enjoyed an eight-game winning streak from March of 2014 to March 2016.

On the year, senior Dominic DiLello (Springfield, Ill.-Sacred Heart Griffin) tops the team with his .426 batting average, 1.130 OPS, and 13 hit by pitches. His .426 clip ranks third in the CCIW for the season.

Senior Evan Ranneklev (Naperville, Ill.-Neuqua Valley) owns the second-highest batting average on the team with a .408 mark. Ranneklev leads with 39 runs scored, 49 hits, and 73 total bases. Junior Jalen Ping (Chatham, Ill.-Glenwood) has accumulated 122 at bats for the year while knocking in the most RBI with 33.

On the rubber, senior Jacob Duffy (Pontiac, Ill.-Pontiac) has worked the most innings with 52 and an earned run average of 3.81. Southpaw, junior Scott Monocchio (Glen Ellyn, Ill.-Glenbard West) sits at 39 innings to go along with a 4.15 ERA.

Live stats for both games can be found by clicking here. A live video of the Blackburn game can be accessed here.

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