East Peoria, IL - The Illinois Central College baseball team split their Monday doubleheader with Lincoln Land Community College, winning the first game, 12-4, and losing the second, 5-7. The Cougars are now 14-20 on the season and 14-4 in conference play.
The first game featured ICC's high-powered offense, with
Micah McCoy,
Ben Lapp,
Ashton Corley, and
Kyle Miller driving in 2 RBIs each. Corley and
Jake Morrill drove in 2 doubles apiece, along with McCoy, Lapp, and
Ryan Brucker, recording 1 double each. Lapp also hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Cam Clifton got the win on Monday, pitching 6.1 innings, with 5 hits, only 1 earned run, and 5 strikeouts.
The second game was highlighted by a double from
Kyle Miller and a home run from
Micah McCoy. Despite being down 1-5 in the 5th inning, and 4-5 at the top of the 7th, Lincoln Land made their way back to take game two, 7-5.
ICC will head to Springfield to play the second doubleheader against Lincoln Land on Tuesday at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
Stats from Monday's doubleheader are posted below:
GAME 1 | LINCOLN LAND 4, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 12
Cougar Hitting
Micah McCoy - 2 singles, 1 double, 2 RBIs
Jake Morrill - 1 single, 2 doubles
Ryan Brucker - 2 singles, 1 double
Ben Lapp - 1 double, 1 HR, 2 RBIs
Ashton Corley - 2 doubles, 2 RBIs
Kyle Miller - 1 single, 2 RBIs
Aidan Fulton - 1 walk
Charlie Graham - 1 walk
Cougar Pitching
Cam Clifton (W; 2-1) - 6.1 innings, 5 hits, 1 earned run, 5 strikeouts
Eli Wang (ND) - 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
GAME 2 | LINCOLN LAND 7, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 5
Cougar Hitting
Kyle Miller - 1 single, 1 double
Micah McCoy - 1 single, 1 HR
Ben Lapp - 2 singles
Aidan Fulton - 1 single, 1 walk
Ryan Brucker - 1 single
Ashton Corley - 1 single
Tyler Humphrey - 1 walk
Cougar Pitching
Wyatt Jaeck (ND) - 5.1 innings, 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
Cleveland Bizosky (L; 2-3) - 1.2 innings, 1 hit, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Tuesday, April 7
at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
vs. Lincoln Land
Springfield, IL
