ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The No. 24 Lewis University baseball team defeated Purdue Northwest in both games in a doubleheader at Brennan Field Tuesday (April 8). The Flyers won the first game 11-1 then the Pride took the second 6-5.
GAME 1: No. 24 Lewis 11, Purdue Northwest 1
TEAM RECORDS
No. 24 Lewis 25-6 | Purdue Northwest 10-15
GAME 1 SUMMARY
Lewis struck first in the second inning after
Daniel O'Brien (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic) drew a bases-loaded walk, scoring
Jackson Hunley (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), making it 1-0.
Tyler Phommachanhom (Plainfield, Ill/Parkland CC) made it 3-0 after a two-run single up the middle, scoring
Kyle Peterson (Orland Park, Ill/Carl Sandburg) and
Cole Nelson (St. Charles, Ill/Lenoir Rhyne).
Lewis scored five runs in the fourth inning after a scoreless third. Headrick singled home
Chris McDevitt (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita) making it 4-0.
Krol ripped a two-run single to center, scoring
George Bilecki (Chicago, Ill./Marist) and Headrick, giving Lewis a 6-0 advantage.
Peterson got an RBI the hard way after getting hit by a pitch, scoring
Jason Krol (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) making it 7-0. Phommachanhom made it 8-0 after his RBI single scored Hunley.
Purdue Northwest got one run back in the top of the fifth, making it 8-1 Lewis. Lewis got two runs back in the bottom of the fifth, extending the Flyers lead to 10-1.
Krol reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Headrick for a 9-1 lead. Two batters later, Nelson drove home Krol with an RBI double to left, making it 10-1.
Mario Prieto (Barlett, Ill./Barlett) extended the lead to 11-1 with a pitch-hit RBI single to right field, scoring
John Henry Russell (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South).
Jackson Kottmeyer (Aurora, Ill/Kaneland) (2-0) recorded the win on the mound after going six innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out five.
GAME 2: Purdue Northwest 6, No. 24 Lewis 5
TEAM RECORDS
Purdue Northwest 11-15 | No. 24 Lewis 25-7
GAME 2 SUMMARY
Purdue Northwest scored first in the second inning, giving the Pride an early 1-0 lead.
Nelson tied the contest at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning after hitting an RBI triple, to score Hunley.
The Pride regained the lead in the top of the fifth with two runs, taking a 3-1 advantage.
Lewis broke through with four runs in the bottom of the fifth, giving the Flyers a 5-3 lead. Bilecki smashed a two-run double to center field, scoring Headrick and
Chris McDevitt (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita).
Hunley gave Lewis a 5-3 advantage after hitting his third home run of the season with a two-run shot to left center.
Purdue Northwest responded with a three-run top of the sixth inning, regaining the lead at 6-5. The Pride closed the game in the bottom of the sixth and seventh by keeping Lewis off the scoreboard and winning it 6-5.
UP NEXT
No. 24 Lewis will return to action Friday, April 11 for a four-game series and resume Great Lakes Valley Conference play against Quincy starting at 2 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Lewis will honor the 1974, 1975 and 1976 Championship Teams on Saturday, April 12 against Quincy. To sign up visit:
https://www.alumni.lewisu.edu/2025-Baseball-50th-Alumni
FLYERS ANNUAL FUND
Support the Flyers by making a gift to the Flyers Athletics Fund at
https://lewisflyers.com/202425AnnualFund
