Millikin Box Score

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College baseball team defeated Millikin University 10-4 in a rain-shortened contest. The game was called in the bottom of the sixth after a long rain delay.

Elmhurst (13-19, 4-12 CCIW) jumped out to a 4-1 lead after scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. Zach Hofer started the Bluejays' scoring with a run-scoring single. After Nick Herrera doubled to put runners at second and third, Mike Kerr hit a double to left field to drive home Hofer and Herrera. Dan Matkovic singled to move Kerr to third, and Dan Bosco grounded out to drive in Kerr and put Elmhurst up 4-1.

Millikin (9-18-1, 3-10-1 CCIW) battled back to tie the score after scoring three runs in the top of the second. The Bluejays reclaimed the lead in the second. With one down, Ryan Schrader was hit by a pitch. He moved to third on a single by Hofer and scored on a Herrera RBI single.

Elmhurst made it 6-4 in the fifth inning when Brett Lilley singled home a run.

The Bluejays scored three more runs in the sixth inning before the game was called due to the rain. After Herrera and Kerr started the sixth with back-to-back singles, Matkovic blasted a three-run homer to put Elmhurst up 9-4. Lilley added a sacrifice fly before the game was stopped by the rain.

Cody Boals (3-3) earned the win for Elmhurst. Boals scattered seven hits and three walks over six innings of work. He allowed four earned runs and struck out six.

Joe Frigo (3-5) took the loss for Millikin. Frigo was battered for 16 hits and nine runs (eight earned) in 5.1 innings of work.

As a result of the rain, the second game of the doubleheader was postponed. The teams have changed tomorrow's (Sunday, April 26) single game to a doubleheader. The start time will be bumped up to 12:00 p.m. The rescheduled doubleheader has forced Elmhurst to cancel its alumni game.