Lakers Split CCAC Conference Baseball Doubleheader with Judson
ELGIN, Ill. – The Roosevelt University baseball team split a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) doubleheader with Judson University on Saturday, March 27 at Hoffer Field in Elgin, Ill., winning game one 5-3 and losing game two 9-4. With the doubleheader split, the Lakers dropped the three-game series to Judson after falling to the Eagles 6-0 on Friday, March 26.
The Lakers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning of game one with Andrew Rodriguez (SR/Oak Forest, Ill.) hitting a two-run homer, but the Eagles came back with two runs of their own on three hits in the bottom half off starting pitcher Noah Mathias (SO/LaPorte, Ind.). Roosevelt added two more runs in the fifth with Daniel Gutierrez (SO/New Lenox, Ill.) picking up two RBI on a base hit and Krzysztof Solis (FR/Algonquin, Ill.) went 5 1/3 innings in relief allowing just one run on five hits for the 5-3 win.
In game two, the Lakers scored first again with two runs in the top of the third on another homerun from Rodriguez, but Judson blew open the game with a seven-run fourth inning to lead 7-2. Roosevelt got two runs back the next inning with Rodriguez driving in another run on a base hit. Unfortunately, the Lakers could not add any more runs while the Eagles scored solo runs in both the sixth and eighth innings for the 9-4 score line.
GAME 1 DETAILS
Score: Roosevelt 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 7 1
Judson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Records: Roosevelt 7-3, 6-2 (CCAC) // Judson 6-9, 5-1 (CCAC)
Location: Hoffer Field | Elgin, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
- Daniel Gutierrez went 3-for-4 with a double & 2 RBI
- Andrew Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a homerun & 2 RBI
- Joshua Stivers (JR/Long Grove, Iowa) went 1-for-3 with a RBI & run scored
- Tyler Suchy (JR/Oak Forest, Ill.) was 1-for-3 with a double & a run scored
- Krzysztof Solis came on in relief, pitching 5 1/3 innings & allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts
GAME 2 DETAILS
Score: Roosevelt 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Judson 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 x 9 15 1
Records: Roosevelt 7-4, 6-3 (CCAC) // Judson 7-9, 6-1 (CCAC)
Location: Hoffer Field | Elgin, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
- Andrew Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a homerun & 3 RBI
- Tyler Suchy went 2-for-5 with a run scored
- Andrew Olszewski (JR/Beecher, Ill.) was 2-for-4
- Daniel Gutierrez & Chris Broccolino (SR/Schaumburg, Ill.) both went 1-for-5 with a run scored
NEWS & NOTES
- The Lakers gave the Eagles their first CCAC Conference loss of the season in game one
- Roosevelt dropped the weekend three-game series to Judson 2-1
- The Lakers are now 7-24 all-time versus the Eagles
- Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
NEXT UP
The Lakers host Trinity International University on Tuesday, March 30 at 5pm at Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Ill. in a single CCAC Conference game. Spectators are not allowed in attendance, but fans can follow the game live on the Lakers Sports Network.