COLUMBIA, Ky. - No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan baseball opened up their 2022 season, traveling to Lindsey Wilson College Friday for a four-game set with the Blue Raiders. IWU would struggle to catch stride in game one falling 13-0, but all cylinders would click in game two winning 19-3. Both games ended after seven innings.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Egnew Park | Columbia, Ky.
• Records: IWU 1-1 | LWC 3-3
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - 16 | LWC - NR
• Game 1 Score: LWU def. IWU, 13-0
• Game 2 Score: IWU def. 19-3

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• IWU collected just four hits, coming from MJ Stavola, Denver Blinn, Lucas Goodin, and Evan Salmon.
• Both Blinn and Goodin's hits were doubles.

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Five Wildcats had multi-hit games, with Jenkins, Goodin, and Evan Salmon each earning three.
• Jake Engelkes went the distance pitching all seven innings, allowing just six hits while sitting down eight, tying his career-high for strikeouts in a game.
• Salmon drove in an IWU best six RBI's while going hard. 
• Blinn was next with five RBI's and one homer.

BENJAMIN PERSPECTIVE

• Lots of positives for the first day outside. Big to see the addition of Evan Salmon in the line-up and to watch Jake Engelkes compete like a veteran. Looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow and continuing to find our rhythm.

LOOKING FORWARD

• The series wraps up tomorrow starting at 12 p.m.