MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan University Club Baseball used a late offensive surge and strong pitching performances to secure a 9-4 victory over the FCA Fins. Austin Kelly led the Wildcats offensively with two triples and five RBIs, while Camden Malott delivered a dominant performance on the mound to close out the game. 
 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• Starting pitcher Caleb Anderson set the tone early, retiring the Fins in order in the first inning while recording one strikeout. Anderson worked out of trouble in the second inning before finishing his outing with three scoreless innings and three strikeouts. 

• The Wildcats struck first in the bottom of the third inning when Austin Kelly delivered a bases-clearing triple, driving in three runs to give IWU the early advantage. 

• The Fins responded with two runs in the fourth inning to cut into the Wildcats' lead. In the fifth, Levi Mossbarger escaped a bases-loaded jam by inducing an inning-ending double play. 

• The Fins added two more runs in the sixth inning to even the score at four. However, Gentry Groves kept the Fins off the scoreboard in the seventh, giving the Wildcats an opportunity to regain control. 

• Indiana Wesleyan capitalized in the bottom of the seventh inning, beginning with a two-RBI double from Cohen Yoder. Kelly followed with his second triple of the game, driving in two more runs and extending the Wildcats' lead to 8-4. 

• Camden Malott added an insurance run in the eighth inning with an RBI single before shutting down the Fins on the mound. Malott pitched two scoreless innings, striking out five batters to secure the 9-4 victory. 

KEY WILDCATS 

• Austin Kelly: 2 triples, 5 RBIs 

• Camden Malott: RBI single 

• Caleb Anderson: 3.0 IP, 0 R, 3 K 
   

LOOKING AHEAD 

• The Wildcats will take on the Indy Sharks at home (Marion, Ind.) on Saturday (10/31) at 8:30M 

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