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Indianapolis, Ind. –The Lewis University baseball team dropped both games in their Sunday (April 6) Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader to Indianapolis, falling 4-0 in game one and 9-8 in game two at Greyhound Park.
 
The Flyers are now 15-14 on the season and 9-8 in GLVC play, while the Greyhounds move to 17-14 on the year and 12-6 in the league.
 
"We got two solid outings from our starters today," Lewis head baseball coach Tim McDonough said. "It's unfortunate that we did not come away with a win in either game."
 
"In game one, we had opportunities to score and we did not capitalize," McDonough said. "We had the second game in hand, but our bullpen couldn't hold it."
 
In the first game, Indianapolis held a lead from the start of the game, getting the run on a walk and a double in the first inning.
 
The Flyers threatened in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings, getting runners to third, but they were all stranded.
 
The Greyhounds added a run in the bottom of the fifth on three hits before scoring two runs on three more hits in the sixth for the 4-0 victory.
 
Lewis starter Sam Couch (Bolingbrook, Ill./Joliet Catholic) tossed six innings in the loss. Couch (5-1) gave up four runs on nine hits, while striking out three and walking one.
 
Indianapolis' Evan Eyer collected the win after seven innings of work for the shutout. Eyer (2-1) also struck out two and walked one.
 
In the second game, the Flyers jumped on the board in the first inning when senior Ben Albano (West Dundee, Ill./Jacobs) shot a single up the middle to score Alex Slaby (Davenport, Iowa/Davenport West) from second.
 
Lewis sophomore Joe Sparacio (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) led off the second inning with a double, took third on a sacrifice bunt by Cale Robinson (Weldon, Ill./Clinton) and scored on a Joel Rotkvich (Crestwood, Ill./St. Laurence) single through the left side of the infield. Senior Drew Buddle (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin) singled in Rotkvich to push the Flyers lead to 3-0.
 
Robinson got the fourth inning started with a double and scored on an Indianapolis error that allowed Rotkvich to reach base. Rotkvich crossed home on Buddle's sacrifice fly to go up 5-0.
 
With two outs in the fifth, Sparacio drew a walk then scored on Robinson's double and a Greyhound fielding error. Robinson tallied the second run of the inning as he crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
 
Indianapolis broke up the shutout when they scored single runs in the bottom of the fifth and seventh to cut into the Flyers lead at 7-2.
 
Robinson collected his third double of the game in the top of the ninth to score sophomore Austin Mastela (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) from second to give the Flyers an 8-2 lead with three outs to go.
 
Indianapolis didn't go quiet in the bottom of the ninth, scoring seven runs on three hits, three walks, a hit batter and one Lewis miscue that allowed the game-winning run to score.
 
Lewis relief pitcher Cory Bonner (Dripping Springs, Texas/Dripping Springs) was credited with the loss as he only faced two batters in the ninth without recording an out. Bonner (1-1) gave up two runs, one earned, in his short outing. Flyer starter Brad Elmore (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) threw seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking five.
 
Indianapolis' Adam Cornwell, the sixth Greyhound pitcher of the game, picked up the win. Cornwell (2-0) gave one unearned run on two hits and struck out one in two innings of work.
 
The Flyers return to action on Tuesday (April 8) when they host the Saint Xavier Cougars at Brennan Field, with first pitch set for 3:30 PM.