The McKendree University baseball team completed a four-game sweep of the Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers Sunday afternoon by a final score of 16-4.
 
How it Happened
The Bearcats jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first inning after two Bearcats came home off an error made by Parkside. Senior Connor McCormick (Manteno, IL/Manteno) drove in junior Corey Price (Bethalto, IL/Civic Memorial) and sophomore Jayton Cromer (Lebanon, MO/Lebanon) brought in sophomore Joseph Copeland (Glen Carbon, IL/Edwardsville) off a sacrifice fly.

McKendree extended its lead in the third inning after Ryan Hutchinson (Sorento, IL/Greenville) got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Later in the inning, junior JP Kehoe (South Bend, IN/Clay) would drive in another two runs to extend the lead up to 8-2.

The Bearcats would keep up the pressure throughout the entire game, including a Ryan Hutchinson (Sorento, IL/Greenville) grand slam to left field in the 6^th inning.

Senior Brenden Boles (Odin, IL/Salem) would start the game on the mound for the Bearcats. He pitched six innings, gave up three hits and struck out six batters.
 
Inside The Box Score
-  All starters for McKendree recorded at least one hit in todays contest
-  Defending Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week, Corey Price (Bethalto, IL/Civic Memorial) finished todays contest with three walks and a pair of runs.
 
Up Next
The Bearcats will look to continue their win streak when they travel to Kansas City, MO to take on Rockhurst University in a three-game GLVC weekend series that is set to begin on March 12^th.