Andrew Niebrugge
Bandbox Creative-Jamie Gilliam
2
Carroll (WI) CARROLL 18-22
3
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 26-14
Carroll (WI) CARROLL
18-22
2
Final
3
Millikin MILLIKIN
26-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carroll (WI) CARROLL 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Millikin MILLIKIN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 9 1

W: Detmers, Drew (2-2) L: Nitch, Jake (1-5) S: Agee, Aaron (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Millikin Baseball Opens CCIW Tournament with Victory

The second seed Millikin baseball team opened action in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament defeating Carroll University 3-2 on May 11 at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.
 
Millikin jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Frank Bryan opened the inning with a walk. One out later he advanced to second when Lucas Ryan was hit by a pitch. Andy Niebrugge singled up the middle to drive in Millikin's first run. With two outs in the inning, Kyle Gibson singled home Ryan for the Big Blue's second run.
 
Carroll tied the game in the second scoring on a Millikin error and an RBI single from Nick Angus.
 
The Big Blue scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Freshman shortstop Liam McGill started the rally with a single. McGill stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Gibson. Tanner Coleman drove in the go ahead run with a sacrifice fly.
 
Gibson and Niebrugge each had two hits for Millikin.
 
Coleman started the game for Millikin pitching five innings allowing five hits and two runs (one earned) with six strikeouts. Drew Detmers picked up the win in relief allowing two hits and no runs in three innings of work. Detmers strong performance comes one day after his older brother Reid Detmers pitched a no-hitter California Angels. Aaron Agee pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save while striking out two.
 
Millikin improves to 27-14 and will face the winner of Wednesday night's game between Augustana College and Wheaton College at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.
 
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