Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LEBANON, Tenn. – The No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan baseball team split a doubleheader Thursday afternoon against Cumberland. It marked the first two games of the season, which were rescheduled – and it started a day earlier than expected. The Wildcats lost the first game 17-4 before picking up a hard-fought 5-4 win in the nightcap, delivering first year head coach Ian Macdonald his first career win.  

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Lebanon, Tenn. 
  Records: IWU 1-1 I CU 1-5
  Game One Score: CU def. IWU | 17-4
  Game Two Score: IWU def. CU | 5-4
  NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #14 I CU – RV

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Down 2-0 in the second, IWU plated a run on a fielder's choice by Jake Thompson, making it 2-1.
• The Wildcats knotted the game in the third inning with another run but CU took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning.
• The home team added three in the fifth and 11 in the sixth but the Wildcats scored two runs in the seventh off a single from Ty Mathews and a sacrifice fly by Luke Roman. 
• Mathews led the way with two hits, including a double, to go along with one RBI. Jake Thompson drove in one and scored once while Roman drove in a run.
• Drue Young worked five innings and had seven strikeouts. Gabe Stout and Dylan Bryant also saw time on the mound and each struck out a batter.

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Nick Wiley gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead with a lead-off home run in the third stanza. 
• Tied at 1-1, MJ Stavola and Andrew Sinish registered hits, driving in runs in the fourth for a 3-1 advantage. 
• Stavola came up big with a solo homerun in the sixth for a 4-3 advantage. Jeff Pawlik's groundout plated Colin Yoder in the seventh for what turned out to be the game-winning run. 
• Wiley and Stavola led the way with three hits apiece. Stavola tallied two RBI and scored two runs. Stavola posted a pair of extra-base hits in the victory. 
• Brock Buckley worked 3.0 innings and registered three strikeouts. Will Eldridge threw 3.2 innings and had four strikeouts. With the bases loaded, Cam LaFuze closed the door, finalizing the 5-4 victory to pick up the save.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats will be back in action tomorrow for a doubleheader at Cumberland University starting at 12 p.m. EST.
• Links for tickets, video and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

 

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