CRESTWOOD, Ill. – The Kalamazoo College baseball team scored 29 runs in a pair of wins over Elmhurst and Illinois Tech on Saturday. Kalamazoo improved to 7-2 overall with its seventh straight win and fourth consecutive game scoring 12 or more runs.

Game One
Kalamazoo defeated Elmhurst 15-5 in the Hornets' first game of the day. The game was tied 2-2 after two innings before Kalamazoo scored four in the third, one in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 9-2 lead. Elmhurst scored three in the sixth to make it 9-5 before the Hornets scored six in the bottom of the seventh to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Kalamazoo finished with 17 hits while holding Elmhurst to five.

Tanner Hawkins went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Austin Keur went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and three runs scored.

David Stechow had two hits with four RBIs and two runs scored. Cooper Mills also had two hits along with two stolen bases and four runs scored in the leadoff spot. Caleb Moore and Cade Preissing also had two hits apiece.

Robert Ahlgren improved to 2-1 with the win, striking out nine and walking four while allowing three hits over five innings.

Game Two
Kalamazoo defeated Illinois Tech 14-3. The Hornets led 9-1 after five innings before adding four in the top of the ninth. Illinois Tech scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

Kalamazoo had 15 hits in the game while holding Illinois Tech to four.

Caleb Moore was 4-for-5 with a double, home run, three RBIs, a stolen base and two runs scored.

Ryar Rinehart had two hits including a triple. Cade Preissing had two hits with three RBIs and two runs scored. Cooper Mills also had two hits.

Jacob Davis struck out seven while allowing just one hit in seven innings to earn the win.

Up Next
Kalamazoo and Elmhurst play again Sunday morning in Crestwood beginning at 10 a.m. CT. The Hornets then play Illinois Tech again at 1:30 p.m. CT.