NEWS RELEASE - 04/04/05
Late Inning Comeback Over Illinois College

Jacksonville - Lincoln College scored seven times in the final two innings to hand Illinois College an 11-5 setback in baseball action here Monday afternoon. The victory runs the Lincoln record to 8-10 for the season. The Lynx are at home Thursday against Lincoln Christian College and will host Danville in a doubleheader Saturday and a single game on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.

Nick Meredith led the Lincoln College attack with three hits, four RBI and one run scored.Tyler Casson had a pair of hits with a pair of RBI and scored one run. Collecting one hit each for the Lynx were Adam York, Brad Hall, Bryant Wright, Brian Rynearson and Jarad Otloe. Hall and Otloe each scored a pair of runs and had one RBI each.

Nick Kidwell pitched the first six innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out four and walking two. Rich Ennis picked up the win with one inning of work, allowing one run with two walks and a strikeout. Ryan Driskill pitched the final two innings allowing three hits and one run with one strikeout.

Lincoln College 002 020 025 - 11 - 10 - 1
Illinois College 100 200 110 - 5 - 7 - 6
Kidwell, Ennis (7-W), Driskill (8) & Wright; Kielma, Lewis (6-L) & Sidwell.
Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 16:1 and the average class size is 16 students.