Rantoul, IL - The Illinois Central College Baseball team (0-5) returned to the Land of Lincoln and the artificial turf of the Rantoul Family Sports Complex on Tuesday to battle its first NJCAA Top 25 opponent of the season in the #19 Kankakee Cavaliers (2-0). An early pitcher's duel saw the Cavaliers pull away late in the opener for a 6-1 win, before Kankakee took control in game two, taking that one 10-0 in five innings. 

GAME ONE | #19 KANKAKEE 6, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 1
Cougar Hitting
Aidan Fulton | 2 singles, 2 stolen bases
Ryan Brucker | 1 single, 1 hit by pitch
Jayden Malone | 1 single, 1 RBI
Blake Norton | 1 single
Colton Williams | 1 single
Jake Stewart | 1 single, 1 double

Cougar Pitching
Cam Clifton (ND) | 3 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Brody Palmer (L; 0-1) | 2 innings, 2 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Broker Bailey (ND) | 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 earned runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts

GAME TWO | #19 KANKAKEE 10, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 0 (5 INN.)
Cougar Hitting
Nate Bartman | 1 single
Connor Patton | 2 walks
Kyle Binder | 1 double

Cougar Pitching
Spencer Timm (L; 0-1) | 2 innings, 1 hit, 2 earned runs, 3 walks, 1 strikeout
Finn Heath (ND) | 0.1 innings, 6 hits, 5 earned runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
Tyler Sabodor (ND) | 1.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
@ D1 Southeastern Illinois Falcons (2-4)
Saturday, March 1st - 12:00 / 2:30 PM
at Harrisburg, Illinois
Live Stats (GameChanger; "25 ICC Cougars Baseball")