MARION, Ind. - IWU baseball swept Bethel University in a doubleheader on Monday. Pitching was the key for the Wildcats as IWU's pitchers combined to give up just three runs and struck out 26 on the day. The Wildcats trailed by two heading into the bottom of the 9th in game one, but a Lucas Goodin home run put the Wildcats on the board and a Bethel error tied the game before Goodin walked things off with a home run in the very next inning. The Pilots grabbed the lead to start game two as well, but the Wildcats poured in six unanswered to take the game 6-1.
 
 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Wildcat Field | Marion, Ind.
• Records: IWU 9-11  | BU 9-15
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - RV | BU - NR
• Game One Score: IWU def. BU 4-2
• Game Two Score: IWU def. BU 6-1

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Game one was a pitching duel for most of the game. Only one run was scored through the first eight innings of play. 
• Lucas Goodin led the way offensively blasting a home run in the 9th and the walk-off two-run homer in the 10th. 
• Hunter Hoffman dealt 11 strikeouts and gave up zero earned runs through six innings, Jake Engelkes finished out the final four innings striking out four and giving up no earned runs. 
• Colby Jenkins and Zach Rabe both contributed two hits in the game, which gives Rabe his sixth multi-hit game this season. 
   

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Drue Young led the way for the Wildcats on the mound in game two. He went all seven innings giving up just one run and striking out six. 
• Bryce Ginder put up three hits, including a double, one RBI, and one run scored. 
• Denver Blinn, Jeff Morton, and Luke Roman all finished with two hits in the contest. Roman led the team with two RBIs in the game. 
• MJ Stavola did it all collecting a hit, an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. 

  

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• IWU continues Crossroads League action on Friday as they head to Ohio to take on Mount Vernon Nazarene University in a four-game series. Game one begins at 2:00 p.m. 

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