MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan University baseball pulled off an astonishing 11-10 win in 14 innings on Wednesday vs. Grant County rival Taylor (Ind.). IWU mounted an incredible comeback win with a walk-off hit in the 14th inning after trailing 8-0 earlier in the game. IWU pitching allowed no runs and two hits over the final 10 innings. Game two was suspended in the 2nd inning due to fog.

GAME VITALS

• Game 1:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 11-10 (14 innings)
• Game 2:  Indiana Wesleyan vs. Taylor, 0-0 (2 innings – suspended due to fog)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 20-9, 6-1 Crossroads League   |   Taylor 23-9, 3-4 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan – Not ranked   |   Taylor – Receiving votes
• Location:   Wildcat Field   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana
   

GAME 1 STATS

• 3B Judah Wollenburg:  3-for-8, 2B, 2 R, RBI
• 1B Caleb Eder:  2-for-6, 2 BB, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
• SS Jordan Wharton:  1-for-6, 2 BB, HR, 2 RBI
• DH Hunter Ryan:  2-for-6, 2 BB, walk-off single
• RF Steven Busby:  3-for-7, R, RBI

• RP Zee Breytenbach:  W (2-0), 2.1 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• RP Jacob Gividen:  8.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
   

GAME 1 RECAP

• Taylor led 8-0 after hitting in the 2nd inning.
• Indiana Wesleyan scored nine times in the 2nd inning for a 9-8 lead. The first nine batters in the inning reached base and scored. Jordan Wharton capped the inning with a go-ahead 2-run home run.
• Taylor regained the lead 10-9 with two runs in the 4th inning but a Caleb Eder solo blast tied the game at 10-10 in the 5th inning.
• Nick Coy led off the 7th inning with a deep fly ball that was caught by the left fielder against the wall.
• Indiana Wesleyan loaded the bases in the 11th inning with nobody out but failed to score.
• Taylor left two men on base in each the 12th and 13th innings.
• In the 14th inning, Indiana Wesleyan loaded the bases with one out. Hunter Ryan lifted a single over the drawn in outfield for the walk-off victory.
• The teams combined to use 37 players in the game.
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor were scoreless through 1 inning in game two before fog caused the game to be suspended. It will pick back up in the 2nd inning on Tuesday.
• IWU is scheduled to open a 3-game weekend series on Friday vs. Saint Francis (Ind.) at Wildcat Field. The single 9-inning game begins at 5 p.m.