Six-Run Eighth Sends Baseball Past Indiana South Bend For Series Sweep

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A six-run outburst in the top of the eighth inning propelled the Roosevelt University baseball team to a 13-8 road win over host Indiana South Bend at Four Winds Field on Sunday, April 25.

The win helped the Lakers complete the three-game weekend series sweep.

Roosevelt led 4-0 after two innings, but the Titans chipped away and eventually tied the game in the sixth. The Lakers tacked on two in the seventh to reclaim the advantage, but IUSB scored four times in the bottom half of the inning to go up 8-6.

The Lakers didn't wait long to return the game in their favor, as RU scored runs on an error and three run-scoring singles to post a decisive six-spot on the scoreboard before tacking on an extra run in the ninth.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Roosevelt 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 13 13 4

Indiana South Bend 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 8 12 8

W: Ceglarz L: Dehn

Records: Roosevelt 15-15, 14-14 CCAC // Indiana South Bend 17-21, 13-10 CCAC

Location: Four Winds Field | South Bend, Ind.

THE NUMBERS

• Daniel Gutierrez (SO/New Lenox, Ill.) went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and five runs scored
• Tyler Suchy (JR/Oak Forest, Ill.) went 3-for-5 with three RBI
• Chris Broccolino (SR/Schaumburg, Ill.) went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk
• Joshua Stivers (JR/Long Grove, Iowa) drove in two runs
• Connor Ceglarz (JR/Tinley Park, Ill.) earned the win with 2.2 innings of one-run relief
• Matt Donahue (JR/Palos Heights, Ill.) walked twice and scored twice

NEWS & NOTES

• Roosevelt took advantage of eight IUSB errors, scoring 10 unearned runs
• Roosevelt out-hit IUSB 13-12
• The Lakers have won four of their last five games
• RU evened its season and conference records
• The Lakers won their fifth CCAC series of 2021
• Roosevelt is now 9-4 all-time against the Titans

NEXT UP

Roosevelt hosts Saint Xavier in a doubleheader at Ozinga Field this Wednesday, April 28 at 3:30 p.m. Live coverage is available on the Lakers Sports Network.