HUNTINGTON, IND. - The Indiana Wesleyan baseball team earned a series split with Huntington on Friday, losing 8-1 in the first game before taking the nightcap 4-3. The Wildcats and Foresters split the season series 2-2. Kevin Corcoran earned his first career win with Indiana Wesleyan in the second game and Cam Lafuze picked up his second save of the season.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Huntington, Ind.
• Records: IWU - 6-5 | HU - 7-7
• Game One Score: HU def. IWU 8-1
• Game Two Score: IWU def. HU 4-3
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - RV | HU - NR

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Huntington got on the board first and built a 3-0 lead through 4 innings. Caleb Engelsman homered in the top of the 5th to get IWU on the scoreboard.
• The Wildcats never scored again and the Foresters added 5 more runs in a 8-1 defeat.
• Engelsman went 2-2 including his home run.
• Noah Wathen and Tate Warner combined for 9 innings, 5 strikeouts, and 7 hits.

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Trevor Vojtkofsky and Darien Pugh homered in the first and second innings to give IWU a 2-0 lead in the second game.
• HU got a run back in the 4th, but Indiana Wesleyan responded with RBIs from Caleb Engelsman and Tanner Smith.
• The Foresters got 2 runs in the bottom of the last inning but couldn't plate the tying run, giving IWU the 4-3 win.
• Engelsman, Vojtkofsky, Pugh, and smith combined for 4 hits and 4 RBIs
• Kevin Corcoran got the win on the mound with 4.1 innings of work, 3 strikeouts, and 2 hits.

 

NEXT HOME GAME

 

• The Wildcats are back at Crandall Family Field next Friday, facing Bethel at 3:00 PM.
• Live stats and video will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

 

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