CRESTWOOD, Ill. – The Roosevelt University baseball team dropped the first game of a three-game Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) series to Olivet Nazarene University, losing by the score of 8-4 on Friday, April 2 at Ozinga Field.

The Lakers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a Tyler Suchy (JR/Oak Forest, Ill.) RBI double, a balk, and a Chris Broccolino (SR/Schaumburg, Ill.) run scoring single. The Tigers got a run back in the top of the third off of RU starter Jordan Mikolajewski (SR/Plainfield, Ill.), and then added four runs in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead. Olivet Nazarene added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning, and Joshua Stivers (JR/Long Grove, Iowa) drove in a run with a base hit to right field in the bottom half for the 8-4 final score.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Olivet Nazarene 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 8 14 1
Roosevelt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 0

Records: Roosevelt 7-7, 6-6 (CCAC) // Olivet Nazarene 12-14, 4-3 (CCAC)

Location: Ozinga Field | Crestwood, Ill.

THE NUMBERS

• Tyler Suchy went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, a RBI, & a run scored
• Tyrone Simpson Jr. (FR/Flossmoor, Ill.) was 2-for-4 with a double & a run scored
• Kerry Zeese (SO/Granger, Ind.) went 2-for-4
• Joshua Stivers & Chris Broccolino were both 1-for-5 with a RBI each
• Jordan Mikolajewski pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits to go with 4 strikeouts & 2 walks to fall to 1-2 on the year
• Krzysztof Solis (FR/Algonquin, Ill.) threw 2 2/3 innings in relief, giving up 4 runs on 7 hits with 4 strikeouts

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers now own a 2-19 record versus the Tigers in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers and Tigers continue the CCAC Conference series on Saturday, April 3 with a doubleheader on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill. First pitch of game one is set for 11am and fans can watch both games live here.