Millikin Big Blue

Schedule

Overall: 22-12 - Conference: 12-3
2/16 at Birmingham-Southern L, 4-2 BX
2/17 at East Texas Baptist L, 6-5 BX
2/18 vs. Lynchburg L, 10-9 BX
2/24 at Dominican W, 12-6 BX
2/24 at Hendrix W, 4-3 BX
2/25 vs. Dominican W, 14-6 BX
2/25 at Dominican Cancelled
3/2 vs. Coe W, 7-1 BX
3/2 vs. Coe L, 8-5 BX
3/3 vs. Coe W, 6-2 BX
3/6 vs. Greenville W, 7-6 BX
3/9 vs. Lawrence L, 11-1 BX
3/9 vs. Lawrence L, 8-7 BX
3/15 vs. Concordia (Wis.) W, 7-4 BX
3/16 vs. UW-Oshkosh L, 5-1 BX
3/17 vs. Benedictine L, 8-7 BX RC
3/22 vs. Hope W, 11-8 BX
3/23 vs. Hope L, 5-1 BX
3/23 vs. Hope W, 5-4 BX
3/27 at Illinois Wesleyan * • W, 5-3 BX
3/29 at Carthage * • L, 3-1 BX
3/30 at Carthage * • W, 4-3 BX
3/30 at Carthage * • W, 14-0 BX
4/5 at Augustana * • W, 5-0 BX
4/8 vs. Elmhurst * • W, 12-2 BX
4/8 vs. Webster Postponed
4/9 vs. North Central (Ill.) * • W, 9-3 BX
4/13 vs. North Park * • W, 5-1 BX
4/13 vs. North Park * • L, 4-3 BX
4/14 at North Park * • L, 5-3 BX
4/17 vs. Fontbonne W, 12-1 BX
4/18 vs. Webster Postponed
4/20 at Carroll * • W, 13-1 BX
4/20 at Carroll * • W, 12-0 BX
4/21 at Carroll * • W, 8-7 BX
4/23 vs. Augustana * • W, 7-0 BX
4/27 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • W, 12-0 BX
4/27 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • 4-0 (Top of 3rd)
4/28 at Elmhurst * • 3:00 PM
5/1 at North Central (Ill.) * • 7:00 PM
5/2 vs. Webster 7:00 PM
5/4 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) * • 2:00 PM
5/4 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) * • 5:00 PM

All times Eastern (* Conference; • Region)
Overall: 22-12 - Conference: 12-3
3/27 at Illinois Wesleyan * • W, 5-3 BX
3/29 at Carthage * • L, 3-1 BX
3/30 at Carthage * • W, 4-3 BX
3/30 at Carthage * • W, 14-0 BX
4/5 at Augustana * • W, 5-0 BX
4/8 vs. Elmhurst * • W, 12-2 BX
4/9 vs. North Central (Ill.) * • W, 9-3 BX
4/13 vs. North Park * • W, 5-1 BX
4/13 vs. North Park * • L, 4-3 BX
4/14 at North Park * • L, 5-3 BX
4/20 at Carroll * • W, 13-1 BX
4/20 at Carroll * • W, 12-0 BX
4/21 at Carroll * • W, 8-7 BX
4/23 vs. Augustana * • W, 7-0 BX
4/27 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • W, 12-0 BX
4/27 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • 4-0 (Top of 3rd)
4/28 at Elmhurst * • 3:00 PM
5/1 at North Central (Ill.) * • 7:00 PM
5/4 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) * • 2:00 PM
5/4 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) * • 5:00 PM

(* Conference; • Region)

2024 Standings

Millikin 12-3 22-12
North Park 11-3 23-10
Illinois Wesleyan 11-4 22-10
Carthage 8-6 20-10
Carroll 7-8 15-18
North Central (Ill.) 5-9 12-21
Augustana 5-10 18-15
Wheaton (Ill.) 4-12 10-23
Elmhurst 3-12 9-25

Past Records

Team Info

Coach: Brandon Townsend
Conference: CCIW

Millikin

Enrollment (FT undergrads): 2118
Location: Decatur, IL
Colors: Royal Blue, White
Region: Region-8
Field: Sunnyside Park (0)

News Releases

March 6, 2024 Townsend gets 200th in narrow win Millikin used a ninth inning rally to score a walk off win over Greenville 7-6. The victory gave Millikin Head Coach Brandon Townsend his 200th career coaching victory. Townsend, Millikin's all-time winningest baseball coach, is now 200-193 in this career.
April 7, 2023 Baldwin Wallace gets key sweep on Friday A sweep is what everyone wants but a sweep over your closest rival is much sweeter. The Yellow Jackets swept Marietta to take control of the OAC race. In the CCIW, North Central (Ill.) was swept again - this time my Millikin
November 21, 2022 Ignatowski Named NWU head coach Eric Ignatowski has been named the next head baseball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University, school officials announced.
May 22, 2021 Millikin is dancing for the first time Millikin defeated North Central College 4-3 to win the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Millikin had already been selected as a NCAA Regional host so the Big Blue will get to stay home for the school's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament
April 12, 2019 Godinsky pitches gem on Friday for Carroll Carroll made its one run stand up in a 1-0 win over CCIW rival Millikin. Webster also needed only a single early run to win their conference game with Iowa Wesleyan
April 12, 2015 Big Blue Baseball Knocks Off Titans The Millikin baseball team defeated Illinois Wesleyan University 7-6 on a walk off bases loaded single by freshman Julian Gutierrez on April 12 at Sunnyside Field in Decatur, Illinois. The win broke the Titans 27 game winning streak against Millikin. The last Big Blue win in the series came on April 4, 2006.