MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The Indiana Wesleyan University baseball team ended the regular season on Tuesday with a pair of one run losses on the road at Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio.) IWU ends the regular season with a 32-22 record and heads to the Crossroads League Tournament as the No. 6-seed.

Game Vitals

• Score Game 1:  Indiana Wesleyan - 3   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - 4
• Score Game 2:  Indiana Wesleyan - 7   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - 8
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 32-22, 14-14 Crossroads League   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene 33-16, 15-7 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Not ranked   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene - Not ranked
• Location:   Cougar Field   |   Mount Vernon Nazarene University   |   Mount Vernon, Ohio 

What Went Down (Game 1)

• Mount Vernon Nazarene built an early 4-0 lead after 3 innings.
• Indiana Wesleyan found their first run in the 4th inning on an Andrew Breytenbach (FR/Palatine, Ill.) sac fly to score Derek Shomon (SR/Glenview, Ill.).
• IWU built a two-out rally in the 5th inning when Thomas Sautel (FR/Littleton, Colo.) hammered an RBI double and Brandon Shaffer (JR/Albuquerque, N.M.) drove home Sautel on a single to left field. The two runs narrowed the deficit to 4-3 but left the tying run stranded on second base.
• Indiana Wesleyan had another chance to tie the game in the 6th inning but left two stranded to end the inning.
• Steve Cabe (SR/Niles, Mich.) (1-1) took the loss with four runs -- two earned -- on six hits in 3.0 innings. Tim Olvaney (FR/Hemet, Calif.) pitched the last 3.0 innings and did not allow a run on one hit.
• Brandon Shaffer finished 2-for-4 with one RBI.
  
   

What Went Down (Game 2)

• The Cougars led 2-0 with a pair of runs in the 2nd inning. The Wildcats tied it in the top of the 3rd on a 2-run home run off the bat of Brandon Shaffer.
• Brandon Shaffer drilled another 2-run homer in the 5th inning for a 4-2 Wildcat advantage.
• In the 6th inning, Logan Tomlinson (JR/Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) hit an RBI single and he later scored in the inning on a wild pitch as IWU led 6-2.
• The Wildcats added to their lead in the 7th inning when a Taylor Staff (JR/Springfield, Ill.) sac fly gave IWU a 7-2 lead with three outs to go.
• Caleb Eder (FR/North Vernon, Ind.) entered in the 6th inning and put the Cougars down in order. But he struggled in the 7th inning as the first five batters reached base. All five would score.
• Alex Breytenbach entered in relief with the Wildcats leading 7-4 with the bases loaded.
• Breytenbach got a fielder’s choice and a sac fly as the Cougars now trailed 7-6 with two outs with runners on first and second base.
• Brandt Miller stepped to the plate and doubled to deep center field for a walk-off victory for MVNU.
• Brandon Shaffer finished 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI.
• Logan Tomlinson was 3-for-3 with three runs scored while Caleb Eder added a 3-for-4 performance with a run scored.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan ends the regular season with a 32-22 record and a 14-14 Crossroads League record to finish sixth in the league standings. IWU will travel to Spring Arbor (Mich.) on Saturday for their first game of the Crossroads League Tournament. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.