With a 10-6 victory over the DuPage County Hounds on Wednesday at Benedictine Stadium, the Northwest Indiana Oilmen advanced to the 2012 Midwest Collegiate League championship.
Both the Northwest Indiana Oilmen (26-14) and the Chicago Zephyrs (14-24) had scoring chances on Wednesday, but it was the Oilmen that capitalized on them, pulling off a 4-3 win at Oil City Stadium.
The Midwest Collegiate League’s Commissioner, Don Popravak, has announced that effective immediately, the Will County CrackerJacks and the Illinois Lincolns baseball clubs have resigned from the League.
The Midwest Collegiate League annual All-Star game took place Wednesday night, with six members of the Northwest Indiana Oilmen playing on the MCL South team.
The Midwest Collegiate League made their player selections for the MCL All-Star game at Benedictine University, naming five Northwest Indiana Oilmen to the MCL South team.
The Northwest Indiana Oilmen (15-9) played a double header Monday against the DeKalb County Liners (15-10), which included a rescheduled game due to last Thursday’s storm.
The Indiana Oilmen (14-7) surrendered the top spot in the MCL South Division with a 14-13 loss, their fourth straight, against the red hot Will County Crackerjacks (14-6).
With a success rate of winning more than 70% of their games, the U.S. Military All-Stars will present a challenge that the Northwest Indiana Oilmen are ready to meet.
Oil City Stadium played host to the top two teams in the MCL, as the MCL North division leading DeKalb County Liners (12-6), took on the first place MCL South Northwest Indiana Oilmen (14-5).
The Northwest Indiana Oilmen’s six game winning streak came to an end Friday night as the Oilmen (14-4) lost 8-7 to the Southland Vikings (6-9) in extra innings.