MARION, Ind. - No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan baseball took one of two games against Cleary University in the team's home opener on Wednesday. Wildcats couldn't be stopped in game one collecting 14 hits en route to a 17-8 victory. Game two, however, didn't go in way of the Wildcats. The team combined for just three hits, dropping the game 11-2.
 
 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Wildcat Field | Marion, Ind.
• Records: IWU 4-8 | CU 8-7
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - 15 | CU - NR
• Game One Score: IWU def. CU 17-8
• Game Two Score: CU def. IWU 11-2

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Wildcats got things to click on the offensive end, scoring 17 runs on 14 hits and going deep five times. 
• It was a big day for Zach Rabe. His first two at-bats resulted in home runs, he finished with three hits and four RBIs.
• Evan Salmon also connected on two home runs, bringing him to a team-lead six home runs on the season so far. 
• Lucas Goodin poured in two hits, a home run and a double, through 11 games Goodin leads the team with 21 total hits. 
• Bryce Ginder and Blake Storr also added two hits, Storr had a team-high five RBI's

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

• It was a tale of two games as IWU couldn't replicate their output from the first game.
• Salmon added another home run, his third on the day.
• Denver Blinn and Bryce Ginder were responsible for the other two Wildcat hits, Ginder's was a double. 
• Andrew Pelkey went three and two-thirds innings in relief action, allowing just two runs and striking out two. 

  

BENJAMIN PERSPECTIVE

 

•  "It was great to open at home. Got a quality start out of Boint and our hitters put together competitive at bats. We made some adjustments that we needed to make heading into our conference opener. Competitive group of guys, we will be prepared and ready."

  

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• IWU continues their homestand opening up with conference play in a four-game series against Spring Arbor.  Game one set to start at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. 
   

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