JOLIET, Ill. – The Roosevelt University baseball team dropped the first game of a CCAC Conference series, losing to the University of Saint Francis by the score of 5-2 on Friday, April 1 at DuPage Medical Group Field.  The Lakers are now 10-12 overall and 4-3 in the CCAC this season.

The Lakers scored both of their runs in the first inning, jumping out to 2-0 run to begin the game after loading the bases with one out.  Hunter Darst drew a walk to bring in Jojo Mack and Trevor Heinlein scored on a wild pitch after reaching on an infield single earlier in the inning.

However, the Fighting Saints came back with a run in the bottom of the second inning on a sacrifice bunt after two base hits and a wild pitch to cut the margin to 2-1.  In the next inning, Saint Francis took the lead for good with both runs scoring on a two-out double down the left field line, and the home team added solo runs in the fifth and eighth innings to seal the 5-2 victory.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0        2     6   0
                Saint Francis       0  1  2  0  1  0  0  1  X        5   13   1

W: Nick Villasenor (3-3)                 L: TJ Murray (1-5)             S: Sam Pileggi (2)

Records: Roosevelt 10-12, 4-3 (CCAC) | Saint Francis 13-18, 9-3 (CCAC)

KEY STATS

• Trevor Heinlein went 2-for-4 with a run scored
• Daniel Gutierrez was 2-for-5
• Jojo Mack went 1-for-4 with a run scored
• Hunter Darst drove in a run
• TJ Murray took the loss on the mound & went 7 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs on 13 hits with seven strikeouts & three walks to fall to 1-5 on the year
• Jake Meyer pitched 2/3 of an inning and did not allow a hit or run

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 8-20 versus the Fighting Saints in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers and Fighting Saints continue the CCAC Conference series with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 2.  First pitch of game one is scheduled for 3:30pm at Ozinga Field in Crestwood, Ill.