A.J. Dote drove in 3 runs and Joey McDaniel held Denison to 2 runs over 8.0 innings as the Bishops defeated the Big Red in Game 3 of the NCAC tournament championship series on Friday in Granville. With the win, Ohio Wesleyan takes the series, 2 games to 1, and wins its second consecutive NCAC championship. This marks the first time since 2000-01 that the Bishops have won back-to-back NCAC titles, and is Ohio Wesleyan's eighth NCAC tournament championship, the most among conference institutions. The win also gives Ohio Wesleyan the NCAC's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division III tournament. In the three game series, Ohio weslyean won game one 5-2 and Denison forced a third game with a 4-2 win in game two.

Carthage, ranked seventh in the May 6 Top 25, stayed alive in the CCIW Baseball Tournament by winning two games in the loser's bracket at Illinois Wesleyan's Jack Horenberger Field in Bloomington, Ill. The Red Men first eliminated Wheaton, 9-1, before eliminating Augustana by a 12-5 margin. No,. 12 Illinois Wesleyan shut out No. 14 Augustana, 6-0, in Friday's earlier winner's bracket contest. Illinois Wesleyan needs to win only one game today to caputure the CCIW tournament and automatic playoff bid.

Ripon looks to run its streak of MWC championships to five as they won twice on Friday defeating Knox 6-3 and St. Norbert 4-2 at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Ripon will face the winner of the same two teams as Knox eliminated Monmouth in the last of the four game set on Friday.