AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Cornell's baseball team leaned on its pitching staff Wednesday in a 5-2 victory over UW-Stout at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex.
 
The Rams (7-3) limited UW-Stout (3-2) to five total hits and didn't allow a run over the final eight innings. Cornell improved to 4-1 on its Florida trip.
 
Junior right-hander Kaleb Whaley (2-1) notched his second pitching win in seven days, firing five near-flawless innings in relief. Whaley yielded just one single and struck out five while walking one.
 
Aiden Monce worked the final two innings to earn his first save of the season. He gave up one hit as the Rams lowered their team earned run average to 3.10 through 10 games.
 
The Rams delivered all the offense they needed during a three-run first frame. Hot-hitting Kale Rose singled home Seth Beals for the first run, Esteban Perez recorded a sacrifice fly and Rose scored on a wild pitch to put Cornell ahead 3-0.
 
Cornell added two insurance runs in the eighth. Rose crossed on a UW-Stout error and Alec Boldt had an RBI single.
 
The Rams were held to four hits – singles by Rose, Boldt, Darren Mancke and Cade Parks.
 
Coming up – The Rams face Greenville at 12:15 p.m. Thursday in Auburndale, Fla.