CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana --- Wabash celebrated Senior Day with a doubleheader sweep of rival DePauw University to wrap up the North Coast Athletic Conference portion of its schedule. The Little Giants won game one 7-5 before completing the doubleheader victory with an 8-5 victory.
 
Wabash (26-11, 12-4 NCAC) honored seniors Zach Bielecki, Braeden Bryant, Michael Galanos, Robbie Manuzzi, Evan Neukam, Will Phillips, Gavin Pierson, Camden Scheidt, Grant Stratton, and Jackson Wannemuehler between games one and two.
 
GAME 1 | Wabash 7, DePauw 5
Four Wabash players notched multiple hits to help lead the Little Giants past the Tigers 7-5 Tuesday.
 
Caleb Everson (6-3) started on the mound and picked up the win for Wabash. The right-hander went six innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on eight hits, allowing four walks and striking out six.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Little Giants were trailing 1-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Wabash got an RBI single from Ben Henke, scoring Will McKinzie from second base.
 
The game remained tied until the next inning when the Little Giants got going again on offense. Wabash picked up two runs when a single from Caleb Ellspermann scored Neukam and Phillips, which brought the Little Giants lead to 3-1.
 
DePauw narrowed Wabash's lead to 3-2 before the Little Giants stretched the advantage to 5-2 in the fifth inning. The Little Giants pushed two runs across on a two-run double from Henke, bringing McKinzie and Scheidt home.
 
The Tigers fought back, closing the gap to 5-3 until Wabash added some insurance in the sixth. Phillips crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Little Giants on a sacrifice fly by McKinzie, bringing the score to 6-3 in favor of Wabash.
 
DePauw got within 6-4 until the Little Giants scored again in the seventh inning to stretch its lead to 7-4. Wabash pushed across a run on DJ Mendez's two-out RBI double. DePauw put one run on the scoreboard before the game ended, but the Little Giants still held on for the 7-5 win.
 
GAME NOTES
» Henke compiled three base hits in the game for Wabash.
» Everson struck out six Tigers hitters.
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the fifth when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Wabash pitchers limited DePauw to just 1-for-10 (.100) with runners in scoring position.
» Wabash pitchers faced 47 DePauw hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out 10.
» The Little Giants drew five walks from DePauw pitching.
» Henke led the Little Giants at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI.
 
GAME 2 | Wabash 8, DePauw 5
Five Wabash players recorded multiple hits to help lead the Little Giants to defeat DePauw 8-5.

Dylan Haslett (2-0) got the win out of the bullpen for Wabash. The right-hander went 3.1 shutout innings, giving up four hits, one walk, and striking out three. Connor Lambert also pitched well, going 1.2 shutout innings while allowing one hit, walking none, and striking out two to earn his second save of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 2-0, the Little Giants first put runs on the board in the third inning. McKinzie came across to score the lone run of the inning for Wabash on a sacrifice fly from Scheidt after lacing a triple to center field.

The Little Giants kept the Tigers off the board before tying it up in the fourth. Wabash scored a run on an RBI triple off the bat of Phillips, scoring Neukam, which brought the score level at 2-2.

That 2-2 tie turned into a 4-2 Wabash lead in the fifth. The Little Giants recorded two runs in the frame, the vital hit being an RBI double from Will Fremion.

Wabash held the Tigers scoreless before building on their lead in the seventh inning. The three-run frame for the Little Giants was punctuated by a two-run single off the bat of Ellspermann, bringing the score to 7-2 in favor of Wabash.

DePauw got within 7-5 until the Little Giants scored again in the eighth inning to stretch its lead to 8-5. Scheidt came across to score the lone run of the inning for the Little Giants to provide the three-run lead.

GAME NOTES
» Wabash's highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it pushed three runs across.
» Five Little Giants had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Ellspermann stole two bases in Tuesday's game.
» The Little Giants stole six bases as a team.
» Wabash pitchers faced 43 DePauw hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Little Giants drew five walks from DePauw pitching.
» Phillips led the Little Giants at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.

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