MARION, Ind. – Caleb Eder earned the win with seven strong innings and he hit a 3-run home run to lead Indiana Wesleyan University baseball to a 5-2 win over Taylor (Ind.). Wildcat pitchers struck out 12 and induced two key double plays to improve to 5-1 in Crossroads League play.
GAME VITALS
- IWU-TU Rivalry Game sponsored by Marion General Hospital
- Score: Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 5-2
- Records: Indiana Wesleyan 19-9, 5-1 Crossroads League | Taylor 23-8, 3-3 Crossroads League
- NAIA Top- 25 Rank: Indiana Wesleyan – Not ranked | Taylor – Receiving votes
- Location: Wildcat Field | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Indiana
GAME RECAP
- SP/DH Caleb Eder: W (3-0), 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K; 1-for-2, 3-Run HR
- RP Zee Breytenbach: Save (2), 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, K
- 3B Judah Wollenburg: 1-for-1, 2 BB, SF, 2B, 2 R, RBI
- RF Steven Busby: 1-for-3, BB, R
- Taylor outhit Indiana Wesleyan 10-7 but left 9 runners on base
- Caleb Eder hit a go-ahead 3-run home run in the 2nd inning to put the Wildcats up 4-2.
- The Trojans threatened in the 8th inning, trailing 5-2. A leadoff single chased Eder and Zee Breytenbach replaced him. On his first pitch, he induced a 6-4-3 double play. However, the Trojans followed with a walk and a single to bring the tying run to bat. Pinch hitter Christian McGill hit into a fielder’s choice to end the inning.
NEXT TIME OUT
- Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor are scheduled for a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 27. The games are set for Wildcat Field with a 3 p.m. first pitch.
MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL IS THE PROUD SPONSOR OF THE INDIANA WESLEYAN VERSE TAYLOR UNIVERSITY SPORTING EVENTS.
