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Box Score 2 The Illinois College baseball team scored a 13-7 win over Eureka College on March 20 at Lenz Field in Jacksonville, before suffering a 13-9 loss at Greenville College on March 21.
T.J. Albers was 3-for-5 with a home run, double, two runs scored and four runs batted in.
Nick Dalfonso,
Josh Krumwiede,
Adam Hamerlinck,
Jonathan Schrage Matt Jagodzinski and
Lucas Marlow all recorded two hits apiece in the win. Dalfonso and Hamerlinck drove in two runs each.
Chris Irvin was the winning pitcher for the Blueboys, after throwing three innings of relief and allowing just two unearned runs. Starter
Nick Duke allowed two runs (one earned) over the first two innings before giving way to
Clayton Carr, who allowed three runs over the next three innings.
Andy McCarty pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the Blueboys.
Nine runs wasn't enough for the Blueboys in the loss to Greenville.
Dalton Kerans and Albers collected two hits and two RBIs apiece, while
Matthew Pardo homered in the loss. Albers suffered the pitching loss after allowing 10 runs (5 earned) over the first 2 2/3 innings.
D.J. Davis worked 2 1/3 scoreless innings to follow, before
Nick Visconti finished out the game, allowing three runs over the final three frames.
The Blueboys are now 8-5 ahead of Wednesday's game against Millikin University at Lenz Field. First pitch is at 2 p.m.
