Senatobia, MS - The Illinois Central College Baseball team (0-2) finally got its 2025 season underway on Saturday afternoon, when they took on the Northwest Mississippi Rangers (11-3) in a doubleheader on the front half of a two-day series. The Rangers brought the bats in the opener, winning 10-0 in five, before a late-game surge gave Northwest Mississippi game two as well, this one by a 5-2 score. 

GAME 1 | NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI 10, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 0 (5 inn.)
Cougar Hitting
Aidan Fulton | 1 walk
Ryan Brucker | 1 single, 1 walk
Kyle Binder | 1 walk
Connor Patton | 1 single

Cougar Pitching
Blake Norton (L; 0-1) | 1 inning, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
Logan Justus (ND) | 2 innings, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Billy Mini (ND) | 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 1 earned run, 4 walks, 1 strikeout

GAME 2 | NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI 5, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 2
Cougar Hitting
Aidan Fulton | 1 walk
Ryan Brucker | 1 double
Thomas Krueger | 1 walk
Jayden Malone | 1 single, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base
Colton Williams | 1 walk
David Ripke | 1 single
Kaiden Lucero | 1 single

Cougar Pitching
Kaiser Quick (ND) | 3 innings, 0 hits, 2 earned runs, 5 walks, 4 strikeouts
Mason Lynch (L; 0-1) | 3 innings, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
@ Northwest Mississippi Rangers (11-3)
Sunday, February 23rd - 12:00 PM First Pitch
at Jim Miles Field - Senatobia, Mississippi
Watch Live (RangerTV) 
Live Stats (GameChanger; "25 ICC Cougars Baseball")