MOUNT VERNON, OH. -  Indiana Wesleyan baseball kept their spot atop the Crossroads League standings, picking up two wins over the University of Saint Francis on Monday. The Wildcats scored 35 runs across the doubleheader, including a single game season high 24 in game two.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Mount Vernon, OH. | Cougar Field
• Records:  IWU 26-11-1 |  USF 16-18
• Game One Score: IWU def. USF 11-7
• Game Two Score: IWU def. USF 24-1

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• The Cougars got on the scoreboard first, adding a run in the 1st and 2 runs in the 2nd.
• A single from Bryce Ginder brought Jake Thompson and Jeff Morton home in the 2nd inning.
• Nick Wiley tied the game with a solo home run in the 3rd.
• USF retook the lead in the 4th, scoring 1 run.
• Thompson evened the score on a passed ball in the bottom of the 4th.
• Evan Salmon gave IWU their first lead with a solo home run in the 7th.
• The Wildcats exploded in the 8th innings with 6 runs, highlighted by a grand slam from Colby Jenkins.
• Saint Francis scored 2 runs in the 9th but were unable to overcome the deficit.
• Hunter Hoffman earned the win on the mound with 4 strikeouts, 2 hits, and 3 runs across 3 innings.

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• The Wildcats came out hot in game two, scoring 9 runs in the 1st inning. Lucas Goodin hit a lead off home run to get the scoring started.
• IWU added 6 more runs in the 2nd inning, building a 15-0 lead early in game two.
• Goodin hit his 2nd homer of the game in the 3rd, extending the lead to 17-0.
• The Wildcats added another run in the 4th before the Cougars got their first run of the game in the 5th.
• IWU added a run in the 5th and 3 in the 6th to build their lead up to 24-1.
• Brock Buckley got the win, going 5 innings and tallying 3 strikeouts, 2 hits, and 1 run.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats take on cross county rival Taylor University on Friday in matchup between the top two teams in the Crossroads League.

 

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