CLAYTON, Indiana – The Wilmington College baseball team fell 5-1 to Franklin College in a defensive, non-conference contest played at Cascade High School on Wednesday evening.

The Grizzlies, who were looking to avenge an 11-4 defeat at the hands of the Fightin' Quakers earlier on the season, scored a run without a hit as two walks and a hit by pitch were followed by a fielder's choice in the second inning. Kaleb Stines relieved Aaron Boster to begin the third, but Franklin put together a double and an RBI-single with two outs to take a 2-0 lead after three complete.

Wilmington got a run back in the fourth as Jared Lammert singled, and with the help of a Franklin error, scored Jesse Reliford. Unfortunately for the Quakers, a two-RBI triple from AJ Sanders in the bottom half of the inning would prove to be the final runs scored in the game.

Boster dipped to 1-2 with the loss, walking three batters with two strikeouts without surrendering a hit. The Quakers used seven other pitchers in the game with AJ Wolf, Tre Nixon, Luke Chappie and Tyler Shaneyfelt all not surrendering an earned run. Matthew Johnson earned the win with a quality start, striking out eight batters in seven innings while scattering five hits.

Aaron Burns went 3-of-4 with a double for Wilmington while Sanders and Matt Earley had multi-hit contests for Franklin.

The Quakers (8-7) will head to Asbury University for a three-game series this weekend.