THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | Wildcat Field
• Records: IWU - 29-11, 23-7 | HU - 25-17, 19-11
• Game One Score: IWU def. HU 12-1 (7 Innings)
• Game Two Score: IWU def. HU 3-2 
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - RB | HU - Unranked

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• IWU scored three runs in the first and never looked back in the 12-1 victory. MJ Stavola doubled and scored on a single by Greg Vineyard. With two down, Caleb Engelsman doubled to left field, pushing the advantage to 2-0. Moments later, Engelsman scored on a wild pitch for a 3-0 edge.
• The Wildcats made it 4-1 on Nick Wiley's sacrifice fly that plated Luke Roman in the fourth.
• IWU tacked on three runs in the fifth to break open the game. Roman and Engelsman each singled before Nick Wiley's base hit plated Roman. Engelsman scored when the opposition tried to pick off Quinn Willard. 
• Leading 7-1, IWU plated five runs in the sixth. Roman tripled in Stavola and scored on a three-bag hit by Engelsman. Wiley doubled in Engelsman and later scored on a wild pitch. Trevor Vojtkofsky's base hit knocked in Willard for the 12-1 lead.  
• For the game, Engelsman led the way with four hits, two RBI and scored three times. Roman and Jay Tomes had three hits. Roman scored three times. Wiley and Vojtkofsky had two hits each. Wiley knocked in three while Stavola and Willard each scored twice. 
• On the mound, Drue Young pitched a gem. He struck out six and gave up just one run on three hits.

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

•  IWU led 1-0 in the bottom of the first. Stavola doubled to center field and swiped third. He raced home on Vineyard's sacrifice fly. 
• Down 2-1 in the fourth, Wiley knotted the game with a monstrous round-tripper. 
• The score remained the same until the bottom of the seventh. With one down, Stavola reached on an error. He came around to score the game-winning run on a failed pick-off attempt for the 3-2 win.
• IWU was paced by Engelsman's two hits. Stavola registered a double and scored twice.
• On the mound, Brock Buckley got the start and worked six innings. He had eight strikeouts in the contest. Cam LaFuze worked the seventh for the victory.

In the last home series of his career, Senior MJ Stavola secures the walk-off by scoring from first on a failed pick-off!

Game 1 - IWU def. HU 12-1 (7 innings)

Drue Young - 7.0 IP, 6Ks, 3 hits
Caleb Engelsman - 4/4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs

Game 2 - IWU def. HU 3-2@NAIABall pic.twitter.com/f3d5C0iujz

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NEXT TIME OUT

• The Wildcats return to action tomorrow when they host a doubleheader against Huntington University starting at 1 p.m. 
• Live stats and video will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

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