ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The Lewis University baseball team claimed another two conference wins with the day sweep of UMSL on Friday (March 28). 

GAME 1: Lewis 10, UMSL 4

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 16-6, 11-2 GLVC | UMSL 17-12, 7-6 GLVC

SUMMARY
Lewis from the start was playing from behind with UMSL getting three straight hits to drive a run home early. The Flyers quickly followed suit with a leadoff double by McDevitt and another double by Kocen to drive him home. The Flyers' second inning was just as big as the first featuring a Nelson homerun, a Phommachanhom home run and a Kocen two run home run to make it a 5-1 game. 

The Tritons would add another run to the board with a homerun to make it 5-2 in the fourth. McDevitt would also homer in the fourth, bringing that one additional run back to the Lewis lead. McDevitt would score again in the sixth off of a Krol RBI double. 

Last last scoring for either team came in the eighth. For UMSL it was a two-run home run to make it a 7-4 game. For the Flyers it was a Krol single that once again scored McDevitt. Lastly, a Headrick single sent both Kocen and Krol home to create a final score of 10-4.

GAME 2: Lewis 10, UMSL 2 (7 innings) 

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 17-6, 12-2 GLVC | UMSL 17-13, 7-7 GLVC

SUMMARY
Starting early once again, the Flyers took a 1-0 lead in the first with a Kocen RBI single to score McDevitt. In the third with Kocen on third and Krol on second, a balk would drive home another run for the Flyers. Krol would follow Kocen home on a home run from Headrick. The Tritons added a run off a homer in the top of the fourth only for the Flyers to add a home run in the bottom of the fourth off the bat of Nelson.

The Flyers added more runs in the sixth after loading the bases. Krol was hit by a pitch to send Phommachanhom home. An error by the UMSL shortstop on a ball put in play by Headrick scored McDevitt followed by a walk by O'Brien to sent home Kocen. Lastly in the sixth, Hunley doubled to centerfield to score Headrick and Krol to make it a 10-1 game. 

The Tritons put up one more run in the seventh, but that concluded scoring for the doubleheader, giving Lewis another win with the 10-2 score. 

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, as the Flyers play their last two games this series against UMSL. The first game starts at 12 p.m. CT.
 
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