GAME STATS 1 | GAME STATS 2 PICTURED ABOVE: Josh Arevalo threw a complete game shutout in Wheaton's 1-0 victory over Augustana on Saturday.

Carol Stream, Ill.- The Thunder baseball team split a doubleheader against the Augustana Vikings on a blustery Saturday afternoon in the culmination of their conference series. Wheaton won game one of the doubleheader 1-0 before dropping game two 5-0. The Thunder (11-6, 1-2 CCIW) will continue its CCIW schedule with a doubleheader on Tuesday against Elmhurst at 1 PM. Augustana finishes the series 10-5 overall and 2-1 in the CCIW.

Game one got off to an extremely quick start as the first four innings were completed in just 35 minutes with only three baserunners. Wheaton's Josh Arevalo and Augustana's Chris Sauer continued to match zeros until both teams threatened in the sixth inning. Augustana used back to back singles to put runners on the corners with two outs but Arevalo quelled the threat with a strikeout. Wheaton countered with one-out walk to Josh Kimmel and used a succesful hit and run with Matt Schappell (PICTURED RIGHT) to put runners on the corners with one out. Justin Swider's line drive single through the left side of the infield plated Kimmel to give Wheaton the only run it would need.

The Vikings were able to get a runner to second base with two outs in the seventh but another Arevalo strikeout ended the inning. A one-out single in the top of the eighth was erased by an Arevalo pickoff. The Vikings put the tying run on second with one out in the top of the ninth but a flyout and Arevalo's eighth strikeout of the afternoon gave Wheaton the 1-0 victory.

Arevalo allowed just seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in nine innings of work while improving to 4-0 on the season. Chris Sauer (2-1) allowed six hits and walked one with three strikeouts in eight innings of work for the Vikings.

Augustana was able to return the favor in the nightcap holding Wheaton to just one hit, a Schappell single in the fourth inning, and registering the shutout. A pair of errors proved costly for the Thunder including a two-out error in the top of the second inning that gave Augustana the early 1-0 lead. Another error in the top of the fourth opened the door for a three-run inning that gave the visitors a 4-0 lead. The Vikings added another run in the top of the seventh inning to account for the 5-0 final score.

Trey Martin allowed four runs, two earned, and six hits in six innings of work with three walks and four strikeouts. Peter Moran allowed one earned run in three innings of work, surrendering three hits and striking out three. Augustana's Walter White improved to 3-0 on the season with one walk and five strikeouts in the complete game victory.