East Peoria, IL - The Illinois Central College baseball team won their first game in the Region 24 Tournament on Friday against Lincoln Land Community College, 14-6, and lost their second game against John Wood Community College, 6-8. They advance to play John Wood on Saturday at 11:00 am. If ICC wins, they will play John Wood again in the championship game at 2:00 pm. 

Stats from Friday's games are posted below: 

GAME 1 | LINCOLN LAND 6, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 14
Lincoln Land jumped out to an early lead in game one for the Cougars, 3-0 through the 1st inning. Then, a double from Micah McCoy helped ICC tie the game at 3 by the bottom of the 2nd. A home run from Aidan Fulton in the bottom of the 3rd gave the Cougars the lead, 6-3. ICC added to their lead in the bottom of the 4th, with a sacrifice fly from Ben Lapp, an RBI from Charlie Graham, and a solo home run from Ashton Corley. Ryan Brucker and Jace Easley each recorded a double, and Easley had 3 RBI on the night, adding to ICC's lead. Cam Clifton got the win on the mound, pitching all 7 innings, allowing 9 hits, 3 earned runs, and 9 strikeouts. 

Cougar Hitting
Jace Easley - 1 single, 1 double, 3 RBI
Micah McCoy - 1 single, 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 walk
Aidan Fulton - 1 single, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 walk
Ryan Brucker - 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk
Kyle Miller - 1 single, 3 walks
Jake Morrill - 1 single, 1 walk
Charlie Graham - 1 single, 2 RBI, 3 walks
Ashton Corley - 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 walk
Ben Lapp - 1 RBI, 1 walk

Cougar Pitching
Cam Clifton (W; 3-2) - 7.0 innings, 9 hits, 6 runs, 3 earned runs, 9 strikeouts

GAME 2 | JOHN WOOD 8, ILLINOIS CENTRAL 6
ICC scored one run in each of the first 3 innings, including a home run from Micah McCoy in the 3rd, going up 3-0 on John Wood by the bottom of the 3rd. John Wood came back, scoring 5 runs in the top of the 4th, and ultimately holding ICC scoreless until the bottom of the 8th. John Wood added to their lead, scoring 2 in the top of the 6th. McCoy hit another home run in the bottom of the 8th, fueling a comeback from ICC, but it wasn't enough. Wyatt Jaeck was ICC's starting pitcher, allowing 5 hits, 5 earned runs, 4 walks, and 2 strikeouts over 3.2 innings. Cleveland Bizosky came in relief and pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. 

Cougar Hitting
Micah McCoy - 2 HR, 2 RBI
Jace Easley - 1 single
Aidan Fulton - 1 double, 1 RBI
Ben Lapp - 1 single, 2 walks
Ashton Corley - 1 single, 1 RBI, 1 walk
Jake Morrill - 1 RBI, 2 walks
Ryan Brucker - 1 walk
Charlie Graham - 1 walk

Cougar Pitching
Wyatt Jaeck (L; 4-4) - 3.2 innings, 5 hits, 5 earned runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Cleveland Bizosky (ND) - 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Saturday, May 9
at 11:00 am, 2:00 pm if necessary
vs. John Wood
East Peoria, IL, Thome Field