East Peoria, IL - The Illinois Central College baseball team dropped both games to Heartland Community College on Thursday, losing game one, 15-18, and game two, 10-16. The Cougars are 21-32 overall and 19-11 in conference play.
Game one featured two home runs from
Micah McCoy,
Jake Morrill and
Ashton Corley, as well as doubles from
Ryan Brucker,
Kyle Miller, and
Aidan Fulton. The high-powered offense wasn't quite enough to secure the win, with Heartland taking game one, 18-15.
Game two was highlighted by home runs from
Jake Morrill,
Tyler Humphrey, and
Ben Lapp.
Micah McCoy and
Kyle Miller each registered a double. Despite the high-scoring from the Cougars, Heartland pulled out the win, 16-10.
ICC will play the second doubleheader against Heartland on Friday, May 1, at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
Stats from Thursday's doubleheader are posted below:
GAME 1 | HEARTLAND 18, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 15
Cougar Hitting
Ryan Brucker - 2 singles, 2 doubles, 1 RBI
Kyle Miller - 1 single, 1 double, 3 RBI, 2 walks
Jace Easley - 2 singles, 1 RBI
Micah McCoy - 1 single, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Aidan Fulton - 1 single, 1 double
Ben Lapp - 2 singles, 1 RBI
Jake Morrill - 1 HR, 2 RBI
Charlie Graham - 1 single, 1 walk
Ashton Corley - 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 walk
Cougar Pitching
Cam Clifton (ND) - 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 6 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Eli Wang (L; 3-4) - 1.0 inning, 5 hits, 5 earned runs, 1 walk
Lucas Holly (ND) - 1.0 inning, 3 hits, 4 earned runs, 3 walks
Lane Hunt (ND) - 0.2 inning, 3 hits, 3 earned runs
Spencer Timm (ND) - 1.0 innings, 1 hit, 1 strikeout
GAME 2 | HEARTLAND 16, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 10
Cougar Hitting
Jake Morrill - 1 single, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Aidan Fulton - 2 singles
Tyler Humphrey - 1 single, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 walks
Kyle Miller - 1 double
Micah McCoy - 1 double, 2 RBI
Ben Lapp - 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 walk
Ashton Corley - 1 single, 1 walk
Ryan Brucker - 1 RBI, 1 walk
Cougar Pitching
Wyatt Jaeck (ND) - 4.1 innings, 11 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
Cleveland Bizosky (L; 2-5) - 2.2 innings, 6 hits, 9 runs, 8 earned runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Friday, May 1
at 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm
vs. Heartland
Normal, IL