Gabe Soria
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
2
Elmhurst ELMHURST 8-6, 4-4 CCIW
3
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 12-3, 5-2 CCIW
Elmhurst ELMHURST
8-6, 4-4 CCIW
2
Final
3
Millikin MILLIKIN
12-3, 5-2 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elmhurst ELMHURST 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Millikin MILLIKIN 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 7 3

W: Coleman, Tanner (4-0) L: Kielion, Alex (1-2) S: Beals, Brent (4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Bryan Marshall, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Big Blue Baseball Edges Bluejays

The Millikin baseball team edged the Elmhurst University Bluejays 3-2 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) contest on March 28 at the Workman Family Baseball Field in Decatur.
 
Elmhurst jumped out to an early 2-0 in the second inning. Millikin tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. Brent Beals had a one out double and scored on a single from Frank Bryan. Kyle Kane then doubled home Bryan to tie the game.  Millikin scored the game winner in the fifth. Mason McGahey had a one out single and then stole second. McGahey would score on an RBI single from Gabe Soria.
 
Millikin got excellent pitching in the game. Starter Tanner Coleman improved to 4-0 on the season picking up the win after throwing five innings allowing three hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out three. Evan Lawrence pitched three innings allowing three hits and striking out five. After an Elmhurst runner reached second base after a Millikin error in the top of the eighth inning. Lawrence struck out the next two Bluejays to shut down the threat.  Brent Beals earned his fourth save of the season retiring the final three batters with one strikeout.
 
Tommy Shaw had two hits for the Big Blue.
 
Lorenzo Farino led Elmhurst with two hits. Freddie March had an RBI single for the Bluejays.
 
Millikin improves to 12-3, 5-2 while Elmhurst goes to 8-6, 4-4. Next up for the Big Blue is an April 2 doubleheader against Wheaton College at home starting at 1 p.m.


 
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