ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Lewis University baseball team won their second straight game Thursday (April 6), defeating William Jewell 7-2 at Brennan Field. 

TEAM RECORDS
William Jewell: 19-10 overall, 8-5 Great Lakes Valley Conference | Lewis: 12-15 overall, 5-8 GLVC

SUMMARY
The Flyers scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first when Angelo Cantelo (Blue Island, Ill./Marian Catholic) singled to center field. The center fielder misplayed the ball, allowing Thomas Fox (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Christian) to score all the way from first.

The Cardinals answered with a run in the top of the third inning on a fielder's choice to tie the game at 1-1.

Lewis took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth when David Ascencio (Joliet, Ill./Plainfield Central) homered to right field on a ball that continued to carry until it went over the fence, scoring both Cain Headrick (Custer Park, Ill./Providence Catholic) and Kevin Barry (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin) to take a 4-1 lead.

William Jewell cut the deficit to two in the top of the sixth when a walk with the bases loaded scored a run, but Barry got the run right back in the bottom half of the inning with a solo home run for a 5-2 advantage.

The Flyers tacked on their final two runs in the seventh as Cantelo singled home Patrick Keaty (South Elgin, Ill./South Elgin) and Barry singled in Fox.

Cantelo and Barry each had two hits to lead the Flyers. Shane Gorman (Orland Park, Ill./Br. Rice) (1-4) picked up the win, going 5.2 innings, allowing eight hits and two earned runs, striking out three. Matt Piento (Indian Head Park, Ill./Lyons) tallied his second save of the season, going 3.1 innings, allowing two hits, striking out seven.

UP NEXT
Lewis has a doubleheader Friday with William Jewell, beginning at noon at Brennan Field.