CCIW

Thunder baseball team ends season with win at Millikin in doubleheader split

Decatur, Ill. — The Wheaton baseball team took to the road this afternoon for the final pair of games on its 2024 schedule, facing off against conference-leaders Millikin University in central Illinois. The Big Blue notched a lopsided win in the first contest between the sides on Saturday, but a strong defensive effort by the Thunder helped the underdogs earn a 3-2 upset victory in part two to end the campaign on a high note. Millikin's defeat in game two today cost the Big Blue the chance to claim an outright CCIW regular season title and conference tournament hosting rights, while the win lifted Wheaton's season record to 11-26 overall and gave the team its fifth conference victory this year.