Marian University baseball (8-10, 3-3 NACC) split another conference series falling to Illinois Tech 5-4 before winning 8-7.
 

• Marian was the home team for both games as the doubleheader was originally scheduled to be played at Herr-Baker Field.

GAME 1

• Marian took advantage of two hit by pitches and a walk in the first three plate appearances to take a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
• A bases-loaded walk brought home the first Illinois Tech run in the next half inning.
• The Sabres were able to respond in their half of the second with senior Jacob Kleeman driving in sophomore Keon Booker to put Marian ahead 4-1.
• The Scarlet Hawks were able to cut their deficit in half in the fifth inning at 4-2.
• An error proved to be costly for Marian in the seventh in a three-run frame that put Tech ahead 5-4.
• Marian put the tying run on base in the final three innings but were unable to rally.

GAME 2

• A double in the opening frame helped the Scarlet Hawks take a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
• Senior Jacob Kleemann doubled to open the Marian half of the first and eventually scored to tie the game.
• Marian then took its first lead of the game after freshman Ayden Kanaman drove a run in during the fourth inning followed by a ground-rule double from Kleemann that scored a pair.
• All of the runs scored came with two outs in the inning.
• The Scarlet Hawks answered in the next half inning with a bases-loaded walk to only trail 4-2.
• A first-and-third double steal helped Marian extend its lead to 5-2 in the fifth.
• Then in the top of the sixth, a failed rundown helped spark a four-run sixth to put Illinois Tech ahead 6-5.
• A triple from the Scarlet Hawks in the top of the eighth gave Tech a 7-5 advantage.
• Another two-out rally in the bottom of the eighth was capped off by a double from senior James Bornick that plated three runs and put Marian ahead 8-7.
• The tying run for the Scarlet Hawks reached scoring position in the top of the ninth but Marian was able to lock down the win.
• Marian is now 7-12 all-time against Illinois Tech.
• All three NACC doubleheaders so far this season has seen Marian drop the first game followed by a game two win.

	Senior James Bornick went 4-for-8 (.500) with five runs driven in, four of which came in game two.
	Senior Logan Rademan was 3-for-4 with a run scored in game two.
	Senior Michael Martinez (3-0) earned the win in game two allowing just one run over the final two innings.