Baseball Recap: Iroquois Takes a Loss

Iroquois had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 2-16 to make it four. They fell 9-5 to the Northwestern Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in March.

Cole Bennett was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Maddox Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Rex Brown, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

As for Northwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.

Like Iroquois, Northwestern also got a great game from a two-way player: Trysten Lear. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lear has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Northwestern is undefeated when Lear posts two or more runs, but 2-13 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dom Norris, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Northwestern's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Schaukowitsch, who went 3-for-5 with one RBI.

As of now, neither Iroquois nor Northwestern have any future games scheduled.