Tiger offense slumps in loss

The Iowa Wesleyan College baseball team found hits hard to come by on Tuesday afternoon, losing to William Penn University, 5-2, in a Midwest Collegiate Conference game at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.

The Tigers had just six hits against Penn pitching, struggling to score in losing a nine-inning conference game for the second time in three days. With the loss IWC slipped one-half game behind Penn in the MCC standings, dropping to 14-17 overall and 5-3 in conference while the Statesmen are now 11-12 overall and 5-2 in league play.

William Penn pitchers Danny Erece and Jorge Quezada combined to allow six hits and one earned run while striking out nine and walking three. Erece started and went 7 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and striking out six, while Quezada came on for the save and struck out three in the final 1 2/3 innings.

The Tigers had a chance to draw close in the sixth, loading the bases with nobody out, but could only muster one run. IWC went quietly the rest of the way, never getting a runner past second in the final three innings.

Pollock allowed six hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking three. Wesleyan?s bullpen performed well, as Colton Hopwood, Neil Yemm and Keith Bullock combined to pitch 3 2/3 shutout innings and allowed just three hits.

The Tigers next will face Mt. Mercy University in a three-game series this weekend in Cedar Rapids, beginning with a doubleheader Saturday afternoon starting at 1 p.m.