JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Lewis University baseball team extended its current winning streak to eight games after winning a doubleheader Friday, March 21, at Lincoln University of Missouri. The Flyers won the first game 13-3 then captured the second 6-4.

GAME 1: Lewis 13, Lincoln (MO) 3 (7 Innings)

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 12-5, 7-2 GLVC | Lincoln (MO) 2-19, 0-5 GLVC

SUMMARY
The Flyers began the top of the first inning by scoring three runs with RBI singles by Jason Krol (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) and Cain Headrick (Custer Park, Ill./Providence Catholic) while a walk by Cole Nelson (St. Charles, Ill/Lenoir Rhyne) drove in final run to go up 3-0. After starting pitcher Dylan Wolff (Joliet, Ill.) recorded back-to-back strikeouts to end the bottom of the first, George Bilecki (Chicago, Ill./Marist) and Chris McDevitt (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita) both scored for the Flyers on an error, extending the lead to 5-0 in the top of the second.

Lewis was not finished adding in the top of the third inning either as Tyler Phommachanhom (Plainfield, Ill/Parkland CC) singled through the left side for an RBI while Mikey Kocen (Beach Park, Ill./UNC-Pembroke) contributed a sacrifice fly later in the inning to make it 7-0. The Flyers generated six runs on four hits in the top of the fourth inning to go up 13-0 while Wolff navigated his way out of a jam in the bottom half, stranding three on base.

The Blue Tigers managed to get on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning with an RBI single by Padron and a groundout by Lepper to push across two runs to make the score 13-2. Lewis surrendered an RBI triple to Ollison in the bottom of the seventh inning, but pitcher Daniel Rosado (Burbank, Ill.) closed out the game for Lewis, concluding the first contest at a final 13-2 score.

GAME 2: Lewis 6, Lincoln (MO) 4  (7 innings) 

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 13-5, 8-2 GLVC |  Lincoln (MO) 2-20, 0-6 GLVC

SUMMARY
After a quiet first inning for both teams in the second game of the doubleheader, John Henry Russell (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) got Lewis started with a one-out double down the left field line, Chris Daugherty (Chicago, Ill/Brother Rice) advanced to second base on a Lincoln error and the second error allowed Russell to come around and score to give Lewis the lead at 1-0.

Lincoln responded in the bottom half of the second inning with an RBI groundout by Figueroa, tying the game at 1-1. In the bottom of the fourth, Figueroa stole second base for the Blue Tigers and later came around to score on an RBI single by Lepper to go up 2-1.

Phommachanhom sparked the Flyers in the top half of the fifth inning with a one out single and came around to tie the game at 2-2 after an RBI double by McDevitt. This was followed up by another RBI double by Kocen and later an RBI single by Krol after Kocen stole third base.

Both teams resumed in the seventh inning after a leadoff double by McDevitt and RBI triple by Kocen added a run to the Flyers column making the score 5-2. Kocen scored on a sacrifice fly by Krol adding a second run to make it 6-2.

Lincoln picked up two runs and a hit in the bottom of the seventh. Collin Amsden (Oak Forest, Ill./Marist) entered to earn his second save of the season ending the game for Lewis at 6-4.

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday, March 22, as the Flyers play their last two games this series against Lincoln in Jefferson City, Mo. The first game starts at 12 p.m. CT.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
Be sure to join us Wednesday, March 26 as we induct our newest members of the Athletics Hall of Fame at the Flyer Red Dinner at Bolingbrook Golf Club starting at 6 p.m. CT. Purchase tickets at https://lewisflyers.com/2025FlyerRedDinner

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