Big Sixth Inning Leads IWU Baseball to Fifth Straight Win

by | Feb 28, 2018 | RRSN News | 0 comments

KOKOMO, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan University baseball plated four runs in the 6th inning to double-up host IU Kokomo 4-2 on Tuesday in Kokomo, Indiana. The Wildcats head into their Spring Break trip this weekend on a five-game win streak.

 

GAME VITALS

  • Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. IU Kokomo, 4-2
  • Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 7-2   |   IU Kokomo 7-5
  • NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan – Not ranked   |   IU Kokomo – Not ranked
  • Location:   Kokomo Municipal Stadium   |   Indiana University Kokomo   |   Kokomo, Indiana

GAME STATS

GAME RECAP

  • IU Kokomo led early with a two run 1st inning.
  • Indiana Wesleyan scored four runs in the 6th inning to lead 4-2.
  • The Wildcat bullpen of Zee Breytenbach, Tim Olvaney, and Johnny Rohde combined for 4.0 innings of no runs. The trio scattered two hits, did not allow a walk, and struck out six.
  • IWU outhit IU Kokomo 9-4.

NEXT TIME OUT

  • Indiana Wesleyan opens their Spring Break trip on Friday with a single 9-inning contest at Cumberland (Tenn.). First pitch is set for 3 p.m. in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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