MARION, Ind. -  Indiana Wesleyan baseball swept their doubleheader with Bethel on Thursday, improving their conference record to 13-3.  IWU was led by strong pitching in both games. Drue Young and Hunter Hoffman combined for 14 strikeouts, 2 walks, 4 hits, and 3 earned runs in game one while Brock Buckley went 6.1 innings in game two, posting 5 strikeouts, 6 hits, and 4 runs.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Marion, Ind. | Wildcat Field
• Records:  IWU 18-11-1 |  BU 13-17
• Game One Score: IWU def. BU 10-3
• Game Two Score: IWU def. BU 7-4

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• The Pilots got on the board first with a 1 run homerun in the 3rd inning. Jeff Morton ansewered with 1 run homer of his own in the bottom of the inning, Ty Mathews brought home 2 more runs in the innings to give IWU a 3-1 lead.
• Jake Thompson scored on a Caleb Engelsman single in the 4th.
• Lucas Goodin sent a ball over the center field wall also scoring Luke Roman in the 7th.
• Bethel added two runs in the 8th to pull within 3 runs at 6-3.
• The Wildcats responded with 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th to push their lead to 10-3.

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Bethel scored on a wild pitch in the 1st to go ahead 1-0.
• IWU got the run back on a walk with bases loaded in the bottom of the 1st. A Pilot error also brought a run across in the 1st.
• A MJ Stavola sac fly in the 2nd scored Lucas Goodin.
• The Wildcats exploded for 4 runs in the 4th inning, pushing their lead to 7-1.
• Bethel added a run in the 5th and got within 3 runs with a 2 run homer in the 7th, but were unable to overcome the 6 run hole.
• After Brock Buckley pitched the first 6.1 innings, Brennan Morehead came in for the final two outs, picking up the save.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats resume their series with Bethel tomorrow at 12:00 pm.

 

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