MARION, Ind. – The Indiana Wesleyan baseball team used an eight-run fifth inning to secure a hard-fought 15-12 victory over Indiana Tech Tuesday afternoon. 
 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

        • Location: Marion, Ind.
        • Records: IWU 16-6  I IT 2-16
        • Game Score:  IWU def. Indiana Tech, 15-12
        • NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - RV I IT – Unranked

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the second, a failed pick-off attempt allowed Colin Yoder to cross home plate. Down 6-1 in the third, Nick Wiley blasted a lead-off home run. 
• In the fourth, Carson. Gibson and Zach Green walked. After a pitching change, Darien Pugh launched a three-run home run to pull within one at 6-5. 
• IWU took the lead for good with an eight-run fifth. With one on, Greg Vineyard belted a two-run homer. Moments later, Green doubled in Gibson. Pugh doubled home Jackson Mott, who had entered as a pinch runner. With two on base, Wiley registered a three-run shot, giving the Wildcats a 12-8 lead.   
• IWU added to the lead with a Pugh homer in the sixth. A failed pick-off attempt pushed Wiley across home plate in the seventh for a 15-8 margin.
• Indiana Tech made it close in the ninth, but the Wildcats' victory was never in doubt.
• For the game, Pugh and Vineyard tallied four hits apiece while Wiley added three hits. Pugh and Wiley each hit two home runs. Pugh notched five RBI while Wiley and Vineyard added five and four, respectively. Pugh, Wiley and Yoder crossed home three times apiece while Gibson and Mott scored twice each.
• Andrew Dreier got the starting nod on the mound and worked two innings. Gibson Adema worked three innings and had three strikeouts. Ty Bortone had a strikeout while Jacob Boint notched two strikeouts. Cam LaFuze and Caleb Olsen each worked two-thirds of an inning to close out the game. 

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats return to action Friday when they travel to the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
• Links for tickets, video and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

 

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