Springfield, IL - The Illinois Central College baseball team split another doubleheader with Lincoln Land Community College on Tuesday, winning game one, 7-0, and losing game two, 7-15. The Cougars are now 15-21 overall and 15-5 in conference play.
Game one featured a home run by
Kyle Miller, and a double by
Jordan Heider.
Brady Bolen got the win, pitching all 7 innings, giving up only 3 hits, and no runs, along with 5 strikeouts on the day.
Game two started off with Lincoln Land up 4-0 after two innings. But ICC made their way back to tie the game at 4 by the top of the fourth inning. The Cougars then gave up 4 runs in the bottom of the fourth, but they got it back to 7-9 by the top of the sixth. ICC wouldn't score again, and with a solid seventh and eighth inning appearances from Lincoln Land, they took home the win, 15-7.
The Cougars will play next at Illinois Wesleyan JV on Thursday, April 9, at 5:00 pm.
Stats from Tuesday's doubleheader are posted below:
GAME 1 | LINCOLN LAND 0, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 7
Cougar Hitting
Kyle Miller - 1 single, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Jordan Heider - 1 single, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 walks
Micah McCoy - 1 single, 1 RBI, 1 walk
Jake Morrill - 1 single, 1 RBI
Charlie Graham - 1 single, 1 RBI
Aidan Fulton - 1 walk
Ryan Brucker - 1 walk
Ben Lapp - 2 walks
Cougar Pitching
Brady Bolen (W; 3-1) - 7.0 innings, 3 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
GAME 2 | LINCOLN LAND 15, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 7
Cougar Hitting
Tyler Humphrey - 2 singles, 1 walk
Ryan Brucker - 2 singles, 2 RBIs
Ben Lapp - 2 singles, 2 RBIs
Micah McCoy - 1 single
Jordan Heider - 1 single, 1 RBI, 1 walk
Ashton Corley - 1 single, 1 RBI
Kyle Miller - 2 walks
Jake Morrill - 1 walk
Aidan Fulton - 1 walk
Cougar Pitching
Braden Vanderheydt (L; 2-3) - 3.2 innings, 8 hits, 8 earned runs, 7 walks, 2 strikeouts
Lane Hunt (ND) - 3.1 innings, 5 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Grant Bramer (ND) - 0.2 innings, 5 hits, 4 earned runs
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Thursday, April 9
at 5:00 pm
vs. Illinois Wesleyan JV
Bloomington, IL