ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The Lewis University softball team split its doubleheader against Indianapolis Saturday (April 26). The Greyhounds won the first game 4-3 in nine innings and the Flyers won the second 6-5.
GAME 1: Indianapolis 4, Lewis 3 (9 innings)
TEAM RECORDS
Indianapolis 34-19, 16-11 GLVC | Lewis 33-16, 19-6 GLVC
SUMMARY
Lewis recorded the first hit of the ballgame during the fourth inning after
Nicole Magdziasz (Tinley Park, IL/Providence Catholic High School) picked up an infield single.
The Flyers had runners on third and second with one out in the fourth, but Indianapolis managed to get back-to-back strikeouts to escape the jam.
Lewis had another threat to score in the fifth after loading the bases but the Greyhounds got the third out and did not allow a run.
Indianapolis broke through in the seventh inning with two runs off a couple Flyers miscues, making it 2-0.
The Flyers responded in the bottom half of the seventh after
Nicole Magdziasz (Tinley Park, IL/Providence Catholic High School) ripped a two-run double to left center, scoring
Delaney Garden (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) and
Mackenzie Sheehan (Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove), tying it 2-2.
The Greyhounds scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning, giving Indianapolis a 4-2 advantage.
Sheehan got one back with a solo home run to right center, her third of the season, making it 4-3. Lewis threatened with runners on third and first but the Greyhounds escaped further damage by getting the third out.
Garden (17-8) recorded the loss in the circle after all nine innings, giving up five hits, allowing four runs (two earned), walking four and striking out 10.
GAME 2: Lewis 6, Indianapolis 5
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 34-16, 20-6 GLVC | Indianapolis 34-20, 16-12 GLVC
SUMMARY
Indianapolis struck first in the top of the second inning to make it 1-0. The Greyhounds had more chances to score with two runners on scoring position but
Allie Wondrasek (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way West High School) recorded back-to-back strikeouts to get out of the inning.
Wondrasek recorded her first career home run with a two-run shot to centerfield, giving Lewis a 2-1 lead.
Lewis added another run in the bottom of the fourth after Sheehan drove home Frafjord with an RBI double, making it 3-1.
UIndy tied the score with two runs in the top of the fifth inning, 3-3.
The Flyers regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning after
Isabelle Poortenga (Dyer,IN/Lake Central High School) scored on a Greyhounds error, making it 4-3.
Kristen Graham (Mapleton, IL/Illini Bluffs High School) made it 5-3 after executing a suicide squeeze bunt, scoring Magdziasz from third.
The Greyhounds did not go away after hitting a two-run home run to right field, tying it at 5-5.
Graham walked it off for the Flyers after hitting a solo shot to left field, her seventh home run of the season, giving Lewis a 6-5 victory.
Wondrasek (17-5) recorded the win in the circle, going all seven innings, giving up six hits, allowing five runs, walking three and striking out seven.
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Sunday, April 27 as the Flyers host Illinois-Springfield for a doubleheader at Lewis Softball Field starting at noon CT. Lewis will honor
Delaney Garden (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) and
Grace Kmak (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central High School) for Senior Day at the conclusion of the doubleheader.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Be sure to join us Friday, June 13 as host our 45th annual Golf Outing at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club starting at 1 p.m. For more information and to register visit:
https://www.alumni.lewisu.edu/2025-athletics-golf-outing
FLYERS ANNUAL FUND
Support the Flyers by making a gift to the Flyers Athletics Fund at
https://lewisflyers.com/202425AnnualFund
