Springfield, Ill.---The ICC baseball team played two games at the Best of Midwest Classic in Springfield on Friday and got several strong showings. Head coach Brett Kelley's Cougars opened up by playing Iowa Central in the morning at UIS Field and then battled with Vincennes at Lincoln Land in the afternoon.

Game 1 highlights vs. Iowa Central:
Brody Reed 1-3 
Max Jones 1-1, double
Travis Lutz 1-2
Noah Funk 1-1,1 run
Kaleb Gauf 1-1, double
Jake Jacek 3 IP, 1 run, 5 Ks 
Max Jones 1 IP, 0 hits, 1 K

 Game 2 highlights vs. Vincennes:
Ben Nofsinger 1-1, 2 runs, home run, 2 RBI, stolen base
Evan Pogioli 1-2, double, 2 RBI 
Kaleb Gauf 1-1, double, 1 run
Aden Emery 1-2, 2 RBI
Max Smyth 3 IP, 3 Ks 
Travis Lutz 2 IP, 3 Ks 
Cameron Glick 1 IP, 2 K 
Conor Whittaker 1 IP, 0 runs

Next up: The Cougars will take the weekend off and get back on the field on Wednesday, Oct. 6 as they travel to Carl Sandburg (Galesburg, IL) for a 2 pm game.