NEWS RELEASE - 04/14/05
Team Defeats Springfield College in Opener

Lincoln College and Springfield College split a pair of baseball games at Galen Shirley Field in Lincoln Thursday afternoon with the Lynx winning the opener, 4-0, behind Scott Aeschelman. SCI came back to win the second game, 5-2.

Aeschelman gave up four hits while striking out two and walking two. "It was good for us to get a few runs for Scott, he has been throwing the ball really well," said Coach Tony Thomas.

Tyler Casson led a nine hit attack for the Lynx with three safeties, including a double, a run scored and an RBI. Brian Rynearson had a pair of hits, including a double with two runs scored for the Lynx. Brad Hall, Jake Jones, Alex Brown and Nick Meredith each had one hit.

Six different players collected on hit each in the second game for Lincoln College and Nick Kidwell took the loss. Casson, Adam York, Hall, Wright, Jones and Meredith had the Lynx hits.

FIRST GAME
Springfield College 000 000 0 - 0 - 4 - 1
Lincoln College 020 011 x - 4 - 9 - 0
Stehlin (L) & Carlock; Aeschelman (W) & Brown.

SECOND GAME
Springfield College &001 040 0 - 5 - 6 - 2
Lincoln College           010 000 1 - 2 - 6 - 3
Schneider (W) & Greagory; Kidwell (L), Ennis (6), Driskill (7) & Brown.
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.