UPLAND, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan baseball ended a pair of losing streaks on Friday with a 7-2 win at Taylor (Ind.) in the IWU-TU Rivalry Game presented by Marion General Hospital. IWU ended a current six-game losing streak plus a 23-game skid vs. Taylor dating back to the 2010 season.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 7-2  
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 19-19, 5-7 Crossroads League   |   Taylor 19-14, 8-4 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Not ranked   |   Taylor - Not ranked
• Location:   Winterholter Field   |   Taylor University   |   Upland, Indiana
   

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Indiana Wesleyan last won a game vs. Taylor on May 11, 2010. That win was the second in two days as IWU eliminated Taylor from the MCC Tournament. The two teams did finish in a 3-3 tie last season when the Crossroads League Tournament Championship game was rained out after 5 innings.
• The Wildcats struck early on Friday with two runs in the 1st inning. Brandon Shaffer drilled an RBI triple and Caleb Eder followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.
• Indiana Wesleyan added on to the lead in the 3rd inning for a 4-0 advantage. Andrew Breytenbach contributed an RBI single and Brandon Shaffer scored the second run on the hit when the TU right fielder committed an error making a play on the ball.
• Taylor cut the IWU lead in half at 4-2 with runs in the 3rd and 6th innings.
• Brady West led off the 7th inning with a home run as IWU increased the lead to 5-2.
• Andrew Breytenbach provided insurance runs in the 9th inning with a two run double for the 7-2 lead.
   

GAME STATS

• Jordan Wharton:  1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB
• Brady West:  2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R, SB
• Brandon Shaffer:  3-for-4, BB, 3B, RBI, 3 R
• Andrew Breytenbach:  3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
• Jon Young (5-2):  W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Kyle Hall:  Sv, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor continue the three game weekend series on Saturday at Winterholter Field in Upland. First pitch of the doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.