Baseball Falls to Saint Xavier for First CCAC Conference Loss of the Year

CRESTWOOD, Ill. – The Roosevelt University baseball team lost its first CCAC Conference game of the season on Friday, March 25, falling to Saint Xavier University by the score of 17-5 in eight innings at Ozinga Field.  The loss dropped the Lakers overall record to 8-10 and their CCAC record to 2-1.

The game started promising for the Lakers, with the home team opening up a 3-0 lead after the first innings.  Jojo Mack singled to center field and found himself at third base after a Cougar error on the play, scoring a batter later on a sacrifice fly by Nick McAlister.  Trevor Heinlein then hit a base hit to center and Jaylen Heard drove him in with a triple to center field.  Heard crossed the plate for the 3-0 lead on a single up the middle from Andrew Olszewski.

The Roosevelt lead didn't last long as Saint Xavier came back to score five runs on four hits the next inning and knocking Lakers starting pitcher TJ Murray out of the game.  The Cougars took control of the game with another big inning in the fourth, scoring four more runs for a 9-3 lead, and then blew open the game with a three-run seventh and five-run eighth.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Saint Xavier        0  5  0  4  0  0  3  5             17   14   2
                Roosevelt            3  0  0  0  0  1  0  1               5   10   3

W: Logan McCleery (5-1)               L: TJ Murray (1-4)

Records: Roosevelt 8-10, 2-1 (CCAC) | Saint Xavier 23-4, 7-1 (CCAC)

Location: Ozinga Field | Crestwood, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Jaylen Heard went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI, & run scored
• Trevor Heinlein was 3-for-4 with a run scored
• Andrew Olszewski went 2-for-4 with an RBI
• Bryan Green pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief, allowing no earned runs & six hits with five strikeouts

NEWS & NOTES

• The loss snapped a two-game winning streak by the Lakers
• Saint Xavier is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll
• The Lakers are now 10-18 versus the Cougars in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers close out their three-game CCAC Conference series against Saint Xavier with a doubleheader on Sunday, March 27.  Game one will begin at 12pm at Richard R. Ferrell Memorial Field on the campus of Saint Xavier on the south side of Chicago.