Wilkerson Homers, Drive in Five but Scots Fall 17-9

The Monmouth College baseball team allowed a season-high five homers and 17 runs in a 17-9 loss at Illinois College on Wednesday. The Fighting Scots (10-17, 6-6) led two different times before IC took the lead for good on back-to-back-to-back home runs. Clayton Matkovic (Sherrard, Illinois) walked with one out in the first and moved up on a wild pitch. Jace Wilkerson (East Peoria, Illinois) walked and Eric Campen (Washington, Illinois) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jacob Blunck (Forsyth, Illinois) walked to force in a run and Zach Almaguer (Monmouth, Illinois) made it 2-0 with a…