ROMEOVILLE, Ill.  – The Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division leader Indianapolis Greyhounds played like one of the best teams in the league on Friday (May 1) afternoon, taking a pair of contests from the Lewis baseball team 7-1 and 8-0 in a doubleheader at Brennan Field.

Game One – Indianapolis 7, Lewis 1 (HTML Box / PDF Box)
The Flyers were on the board first in the opener after a single by senior Kelton Zimmerman (Glen Ellyn, Ill./St. Francis) to score junior Kurt Becker (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) in the second. The Greyhounds tied it up on a two-out solo home run by Alex Ritchie in the fifth. Two batters later Daniel Lee hit a two-run home run to make the score 3-1. Indianapolis never gave up the lead from that point forward.

Matthew Kaplanis improved his mark to 8-0 after allowing just one run in a complete game effort. He kept the Lewis bats at bay by giving up just one hit following the second inning. Lewis starter Tom Helwich (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way Central) falls to 3-5, giving up six runs in 6.2 innings pitched.

Junior Brandon Collins (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln Way North) and Becker each had a double for the Flyers in the game.

Game Two – Indianapolis 8, Lewis 0 (HTML Box / PDF Box)
Indianapolis broke it open early with two runs in the first and six in the second. The big blow was a two-out grand slam by Sean McCracken for Indianapolis in the second to make the score 8-0. 

Senior Eann Cox (Erie, Ill./Erie) started for the Flyers. He gave up eight runs (three earned) in a complete game seven inning outing. His record falls to 6-4. Jordan Tackett went all seven for a shutout. He is now 5-4.

Freshman Ethan Bloom (Schaumburg, Ill./Hoffman Estates) recorded a pair of hits for the Flyers.

Indianapolis improves to 30-17 (24-10 GLVC). Lewis falls to 21-24 (15-19 GLVC). The Flyers and Greyhounds conclude the 2015 regular season on Saturday (May 2) with a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Brennan Field. Lewis' Senior Day festivities will occur before the first pitch of game one.