GOSHEN, IND. - The Indiana Wesleyan baseball team picked up.a pair of dominant victories over Goshen on Tuesday, fueled by a hot hitting. In game one, IWU scored a season high 23 runs and in game two they continued their strong hitting with 16 runs in a 16-0 win.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Goshen, Ind.
• Records: IWU - 17-7, 12-4 | GC - 3-21, 2-14
• Game One Score: IWU def. GC 23-2
• Game Two Score: IWU def. GC 16-0

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Darien Pugh put IWU on the board first with a 3 run homer in the 1st inning.
• Indiana Wesleyan got a pair of runs in the 2nd off a Ty Mathews single and an error.
• The Wildcats exploded for 16 runs in the next 3 innings before Goshen scored their first run. 
• Runs in the 6th and 7th innings pushed the Wildcat lead to 21.
• Kyle Wu went 4-5, scoring 5 times, Ty Mathews tallied 6 RBIs on 3 hits, and Darien Pugh sent two balls over the fence 5 RBIs and scored 3 times.
• Kevin Corcoran, Silas Borders, and Caleb Olsen split time on the mound with Olsen earning the win. The trio combined for 13 strikeouts, 3 hits, and 1 earned run.

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Darien Pugh again put IWU on the board first, scoring on a walk in the 2nd. The Wildcats would score 8 times in the 2nd and third innings to take another commanding lead. Pugh and Wiley hit homers in the 3rd.
• A Wiley Sac Fly put IWU up 9-0 in the 4th.
• The next 3 innings saw Indiana Wesleyan score 7 more times, including another Wiley home run.
• Kyle Wu went 3-5 and scored 3 times, Nick Wiley went 2-2 with 2 home runs and tallied 4 RBIs while scoring 4 times, Darien Pugh went 1-2 with a homer.
• Gabe Stout earned his 4th win of the season, going 6 innings with 7 strikeouts, 2 hits, and 0 runs. Cam LaFuze shut the door striking out 3 of 4 batters in the final inning.

 

NEXT HOME GAME

 

• The Wildcats return to Crandall Family Field on March 25th to face #14 IU Southeast at 3:00 PM.
• Live stats and video will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

 

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