Baseball Drops Doubleheader At Olivet Nazarene
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Roosevelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
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Olivet Nazarene | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Roosevelt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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Olivet Nazarene | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | X | 13 | 14 | 0 |
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University baseball team struggled against host Olivet Nazarene, falling twice to the Tigers at Watson Field in Bourbonnais on Saturday, April 3.
The Lakers were shut out in game one, falling 13-0, and despite scoring early in game two, Roosevelt could not keep up with the Tigers' bats in a 12-2 loss in the finale.
GAME 1 DETAILS
Score: Roosevelt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
Olivet Nazarene 0 5 0 5 1 2 X 13 14 0
W: Underwood L: Mathias
Records: Roosevelt 7-8, 6-7 CCAC // Olivet Nazarene 13-14, 5-3 CCAC
Location: Watson Field | Bourbonnais, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
- Tyrone Simpson Jr. (FR/Flossmoor, Ill.) went 2-for-2
- Tyler Suchy (JR/Oak Forest, Ill.) went 1-for-2
- Andrew Olszewski (JR/Beecher, Ill.) went 1-for-2, with that hit going for two bases
- Daniel Gutierrez (SO/New Lenox, Ill.) doubled for his only hit
NEWS & NOTES
- Roosevelt mustered five hits and could not get much going against four ONU pitchers
- The Tigers churned out 14 hits and put up five-spots in the second and fourth innings
- The Lakers were hindered by six errors
GAME 2 DETAILS
Score: Roosevelt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 3
Olivet Nazarene 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 12 14 1
W: Gustafson L: Green
Records: Roosevelt 7-9, 6-8 CCAC // Olivet Nazarene 14-14, 6-3 CCAC
Location: Watson Field | Bourbonnais, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
- Daniel Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored
- Tyrone Simpson Jr. had at least a hit for the third consecutive game
- Tyler Suchy drove in a run
- Chris Broccolino (SR/Schaumburg, Ill.) doubled to bring in a run
- Kerry Zeese (SO/Granger, Ind.), Andrew Olszewski and Joshua Stivers (JR/Long Grove, Iowa) had hits
NEWS & NOTES
- Roosevelt struck first on Broccolino's first-inning RBI double after Gutierrez led off the game with a double
- Olivet Nazarene answered with three runs in the first, chasing starter Bryan Green (FR/Oak Lawn, Ill.), and three more in the second against reliever Connor Ceglarz (JR/Tinley Park, Ill.)
- The Lakers scored a run in the seventh on Suchy's sacrifice bunt
- ONU posted a six-run frame in the bottom of the seventh to end the game
- Simpson Jr. had five hits in the three-game series across Friday and Saturday
NEXT UP
Roosevelt tangles with Trinity International in a twinbill at TIU Baseball Field in Deerfield, Ill. on Tuesday, April 6 starting at 1 p.m.