UPLAND, Ind. – No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan won their first season series Tuesday night defeating Taylor University 10-1. Carlie Weaver picked up her 12th win of the season while also striking out eight. The Wildcats couldn’t carry their blistering hot bats into the second game losing for the first time in nine games, 3-1. IWU defeated Taylor 4-3 and 2-0 on March 16 giving them the season sweep. 

GAME VITALS

• Game 1 Score:  Indiana Wesleyan – 10    |   Taylor (Ind.)  – 1
• Game 2 Score:  Indiana Wesleyan – 1    |   Taylor (Ind.)  – 3
• Records: Indiana Wesleyan – 31-6, 12-4 Crossroads League |   Taylor (Ind.)   – 14-8, 8-6 Crossroads League   
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Indiana Wesleyan - #11   |   Taylor (Ind.)  - #Unranked
• Location:   Taylor University   |   Upland, Indiana |      Gudakunst Field

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Kira Madl: 3-4, 2 R
• Kristen Exposito: 2-2, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, HR
• Victoria Boyer: 2-4, 2 R
• Emily Hastings: 3-3, 2 RBI, R, BB, 2B
• Carlie Weaver: 5 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 8 K
• Exposito connected on her 13^th home run of the season. She ranks fifth in the country in total home runs and home runs per game average.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• Hannah Eiler drove in the sole run for the Wildcats in the second inning. Eiler singled up the Trojan middle scoring Kelsey Kooistra who singled previously in the inning.
• IWU struggled to score in the sixth inning stranding runners on second and third.   

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

• “Our pitching and defense was good enough for a sweep, but our offense was too sporadic in game two. I loved the effort and energy tonight but we stranded too many runners and missed our opportunities. This team has a fire and desire that is unequaled and I cannot wait to suit up with them tomorrow.”

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Mount Vernon Nazarene tomorrow for a doubleheader slated for a 3 p.m. start. 

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