MARION, Ind. -- An error in the 10th inning allowed Taylor (Ind.) to escape with a 3-2 victory over Indiana Wesleyan University baseball on Friday night in the IWU-TU Rivalry Game sponsored by Marion General Hospital. It was the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader that was postponed due to rain.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 2   |   Taylor - 3   (10 innings)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 29-17, 11-9 Crossroads League   |   Taylor 31-12, 13-3 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Not ranked   |   Taylor - Receiving votes
• Location:   Wildcat Field   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana

What Went Down

• Taylor had their first two batters reach and were on second and third base with nobody out. Bryan Beachy (SR/Kokomo, Ind.) got a pop out and a strikeout and nearly got out of the jam unscathed. But an error allowed Taylor to take a 1-0 lead.
• Brandon Shaffer (JR/Albuquerque, N.M.) hit an RBI double in the 4th inning as Indiana Wesleyan tied the score 1-1.
• Brian Moore hit a sac fly in the 7th inning to give the Trojans the 2-1 lead.
• Brandon Shaffer led off the bottom of the 7th with a walk and Derek Shomon (SR/Glenview, Ill.) followed with a double to deep right center field to put the tying run on third and the winning run on second base. Caleb Eder (FR/North Vernon, Ind.) hit a sac fly to tie the score 2-2 but Indiana Wesleyan was unable to end the game as it would take extra innings to determine a winner.
• The Trojans hard runners on the corner with two outs in the 10th inning. A ground ball to Nick Yoder (SR/Millersburg, Ohio) as shortstop seemed to end the inning but a wild throw allowed TU to score the game-winning run.
• Indiana Wesleyan went down in order in the bottom of the 10th inning.
• Bryan Beachy had a no-decision with two runs -- one earned -- on four hits in 6.1 innings. He walked three and struck out six. Kyle Hall (FR/Chatham, Ill.) took the loss in relief with one unearned run in 3.2 innings.
• Brandon Shaffer, Derek Shomon, Craig Nesselhuf (SR/Littleton, Colo.), and Logan Tomlinson (JR/Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) all had two hits for the Wildcats. Shomon, Shaffer, and Tomlinson all had one double.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor close out their four-game series on Saturday at Wildcat Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. with Senior Day festivities beginning at 12:30 p.m.