ruiz 5 4 16
1
Millikin University MILLIKIN 16-19
4
Winner Knox College KCBB 8-22
Millikin University MILLIKIN
16-19
1
Final
4
Knox College KCBB
8-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Millikin University MILLIKIN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2
Knox College KCBB 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 11 1

W: Bartelt, Ken (2-0) L: Dobey, Ryan (0-3) S: Jordan, Alec (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Earns Win Over Millikin

GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire won for the second day in a row, defeating Millikin 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon.

Knox (8-22) trailed 1-0 after the second inning, but took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third. The Prairie Fire extended the lead with runs in the sixth and eighth innings.

Ken Bartelt (Buffalo Grove, IL, Buffalo Grove) earned the win on the mound in a scoreless inning to move to 2-0 on the year. Alec Jordan (Spring Grove, IL, Richmond-Burton) threw a scoreless ninth to grab the save.

Tristyn Ruiz (Waukegan, IL, Waukegan) and Drake Sykes (Galesburg, IL, Galesburg) each went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Knox offense. Dalton James (Homer, IL, Heritage) added two hits in five at bats. Matt McCaffrey (Wilmette, IL, New Trier) drove in two runs while Sykes and Alex Bell (Elgin, IL, Burlington Central) each added an RBI.

Knox will conclude their season on May 7 and 8 in a series against Illinois College.
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