NEWS RELEASE - 04/19/05

Lynx Fall to Illinois Central College

Illinois Central College scored four times in the third and added nine runs in the fourth as they rolled to a 14-3 victory over Lincoln College at Galen Shirley Memorial Field Tuesday afternoon, dropping the Lynx to 13-19 for the season.

Scott Aeschelman suffered through most of the damage as he permitted 14 hits and 13 earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. Jake Jones led the Lincoln College offense with three hits while Adam York had a pair of hits. Brad Hall, Alex Brown and Nick Meredith each had one hit for Coach Tony Thomas.

SCORE BY INNINGS
Illinois Central 014 900 0 - 14 - 15 - 0
Lincoln College 000 020 1 - 3 - 8 - 1
Sepich (W), Gerdes (&) & McLaughlin; Aeschelman (L), Bruce (4), Ennis (4), Killinger (6) & Brown, Duffie (6).

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.