April 9, 2009

Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

JOLIET, Ill. - The Lewis University baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader with St. Francis (Ill.) at Silver Cross Field in downtown Joliet, Ill. on Thursday afternoon. Lewis took the first game 6-3 before falling 6-2 in the nightcap.

The Flyers got on the board first in game one with a lone run in the second inning. Junior Ted Bartnik (Diamond, Ill./Coal City/Illinois Valley CC) singled in senior Tim Bingham (Plainfield, Ill./Westland, Mi./John Glenn) from second with two outs. Bingham advanced into scoring position with a swipe of second.

Lewis made it 2-0 in the fifth when a wild pitch scored senior Ryan Reynolds (Chicago, Ill./Gordon Tech). Sophomore Richard Forkin (Orland Park, Ill./Lockport) followed with a single to center to score two more and make it 4-0 in favor of the Flyers.

A throwing error on a potential inning ending double play allowed Forkin to come around and score.

Saint Francis tallied three runs in the fifth to make it a two-run game.

Forkin scored the Flyers' sixth run in the seventh on senior Chris McCall (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest)'s (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest/College of DuPage CC) double to right center.

Freshman Don Cizek (LaGrange Park, Ill./Lyons) earned his first career victory, moving his mark to 1-3. He allowed three runs, all unearned, on five hits in 4.2 innings of work. Freshman Drew Hicks (Pekin, Ill./Pekin) kept the Saints at bay in 1.1 innings of action. Bartnik then came over from second base to close out the game and earn his first save as a Flyer.

Both of Lewis' runs in the second game came on one swing. Following a McCall walk, junior Scott Householder (Berwyn, Ill./St. Josephs/Triton) hit a two-run home run to right center field.

However St. Francis scored the next six runs to take the game 6-2.

"They did a good job of adding runs in the second game," head coach Tim McDonough said. "We were able to that in the first game."

Freshman Ryan Servos (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsee Valley) took the loss in game two, dropping his record to 0-1. Servos allowed four earns runs in 4.1 innings.

Saint Francis is 20-9, Lewis is 14-16. The Flyers host Kentucky Wesleyan on Friday and Saturday in doubleheaders starting at noon.