WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — In a pitcher’s duel, the Albion College baseball team found themselves on the losing end of a 3-2 walkoff decision to Illinois College.
Albion got its first run in the top of the second when Austyn Stephens belted a no-doubt home run to left. Ryker Mazey later led off the third inning with a first pitch up the middle and stole second. Two batters later, the shortstop came around to score off an Ethan Caris single to push Albion ahead 2-0.
The Blueboys scored an unearned run in the fifth to trim the lead to one. IC then manufactured runs in both the eighth and ninth innings for a walk off win.
Sean Cooper (ND) threw six innings for the Brits. He allowed just one unearned run in the outing.
Albion will take on Saint Vincent on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
