MADISON, WISC. - Following a near two-hour delay for possible storms Saturday, Madison College made a big statement with a doubleheader sweep of Kankakee Community College in a key Region 4 baseball showdown at Robin Roberts Field. The #8-ranked WolfPack claimed a 4-1 win in the opener before following sophomore Noah Marschke to a 5-0 win in the nightcap against the #19-ranked Cavaliers. The wins give the Pack a 34-20 lead in the all-time series, with wins in 17 of the last 20 meetings.

Game #1: #8 Madison College 4, #19 Kankakee Community College 1

Madison College made noise early with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. Following a two-out walk to Ian Salvesen, sophomore catcher Nate Novinska went opposite field for his third home run of the year. 

It remained 2-0 until the fourth, when Kankakee Community College took advantage of a single and a double against starter Broden Jackson to cut their deficit in half. 

In the fifth inning, the WolfPack had two on and two out for sophomore Sam Moses, and the rightfielder drove a ball to deep right for a two-run double as JJ Wolbert and Eason Hurd each came in to score to make it 4-1.



WolfPack pitching took care of the rest. Jackson (5-0) remained perfect on the season thanks to six innings and three strikeouts. The righthander from Janesville, Wisconsin, surrendered just one run on five hits before turning the game over to second year reliever Chase Baker, who struck out one of the three batters he face in a clean seventh inning to secure the first collegiate save for the lefty from Mukwonago, Wisconsin.

Moses led Madison College with a 2 for 3 day at the plate, resulting in two runs batted in. Novinska matched him with two RBI and a run scored as he was 1 for 1 with a walk. JJ Wolbert picked up a hit and a run scored, while Casey Wambach and Quinn Falish each had a hit. 

Game #1: #8 Madison College 5, #19 Kankakee Community College 0

The day's second game belonged to WolfPack lefthander Noah Marschke, as he threw his first complete game shutout of the season and second of his career. The native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, scattered a pair of Kankakee Community College (21-12) hits and one walk, while fanning nine batters. 

The run support began in the second inning when Madison College (20-6) got a leadoff single from Sam Moses, and drove him in two batters later with a double to the wall in right by sophomore Quinn Falish. The lead jumped from one run to four runs in the third with a two-out rally. JJ Wolbert and Eason Hurd reached on base knocks to start the inning, and then with two outs, Moses came through again with a single to left to plate Wolbert. Shortstop Beau Bloxdorf singled through the right side to score Hurd, and after another Falish hit, freshman Paul Nuetzel grounded a ball past the shortstop allowing Moses to touch home for a 4-0 lead.

One final run came in the sixth with Falish lining a two-bagger to left with two outs to score Bloxdorf and make it 5-0.

Madison College racked up 16 hits in the win, led by freshman Eason Hurd with a career-best 4 for 4 effort that yielded one run. Moses was 3 for 3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in a run. Falish, a native of De Pere, Wisconsin, finished 3 for 4 with a team-high two runs batted in. Wolbert and Bloxdorf each posted two hits and scored a run, with Bloxdorf also driving in a run.



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