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Romeoville, Ill. – The Lewis University baseball team defeated McKendree 11-0 in game one and 12-5 in game two to complete the Flyers' first four-game series sweep since the 2002 season on Saturday (March 30) at Brennan Field.
 
The Flyers improve to 14-3 on the season and 8-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Bearcats fall to 11-9 on the year and 6-6 against league teams.
 
“Anytime you can come away with a weekend sweep in a conference series, it's a good thing,” Lewis head baseball coach Tim McDonough said. “I am very pleased with the results and I thought we competed well all weekend. Hopefully we can keep this going.”
 
In the first game, Lewis starter senior Michael Schroeder (Crown Point, Ind./North Newton) (Crown Point, Ind./Triton) (3-0) threw a complete-game shutout. He scattered three hits and struck out six McKendree batters.
 
The Flyers picked up 11 runs on 15 hits, as every batter in the lineup picked up at least one hit off the Bearcats pitchers, including five hits for extra bases. Junior Kyle Kapka (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect) (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run to center field in the third inning. Sophomore Mike Barajas (Chicago, Ill./Nazareth) (Chicago, Ill./Nazareth) went 3-for-4 with a RBI in the victory.
 
McKendree's Josh Tonozzi (2-1) was tagged with the loss as he gave up five runs, three earned, on seven hits in 3.1 innings of work.
 
The Flyers bats stayed hot in the second game, jumping out to a six-run lead on five hits in the first inning as all nine starters went to the plate. Barajas hit a three-run home run for his first home run of the season in the frame.
 
McKendree picked up two runs in the fourth inning, but the Flyers' batters got a run in the bottom of the inning and two in the fifth to keep a seven-run lead.
 
The Bearcats' Rob Beatty hit a homerun in the sixth, then the visitors added two more in the seventh to push the score to 9-5.
 
The Flyers answered in the bottom of the seventh with three runs on two hits and one McKendree error.
 
Lewis sophomore Phil Warner (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) (2-0) earned the win in 6.1 innings of work giving up all five runs on seven hits, walking five and striking out a career-high 11 batters. Freshman Nick Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) pitching the top of the ninth inning, giving up one hit and walking one.
 
Lewis returns to GLVC action on Tuesday (April 2) as UW-Parkside heads to Brennan Field for a midweek doubleheader. First pitch is set for 12 PM.