 University of Southern Indiana Baseball wrapped up its three-game sweep of Lewis University with an 11-10 win on Sunday, pushing the Screaming Eagles to 11-7 (4-2 GLVC) on the season.
Sophomore centerfielder Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) posted a three-for-four outing with two doubles and a triple, two RBI and two runs scored.
Freshman catcher Lucas McNew (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) struck again with his fifth big fly of the season in the fifth inning, along with a single in the fourth.
USI opened the game in the second inning with four runs on the Flyers, powered by a single from senior second baseman Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana) and doubles from Krizan and freshman right fielder Bryson McNay(Sellersburg, Indiana).
Lewis began to work back into the game with two runs in the third inning and four in the fifth. Anthony Rios of the Flyers hit a three-run home run to knot the game up and chase senior southpaw starter Chase Partain (Evansville, Indiana) from the mound. Lewis went on to take the lead on a wild pitch from sophomore Reece Kleinhelter (Jasper, Indiana) immediately after.
The Eagles came roaring back with four runs in the fifth, opened by an RBI double from Krizan and capped by the McNew two-run homer. Junior third baseman Kobe Stephens (Dale, Indiana) scored Krizan on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to essentially seal the game.
While the bats regained control of the game, junior right-hander Peter Wissel (New Castle, Indiana) entered the game for two solid innings with three strikeouts, enough to capture his first win of the season.
Senior lefty Paul Perez (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela) was called upon again entering the ninth with an 11-7 USI lead. The Flyers tagged Perez for three runs, including a two-run homer from Matt McCauley, to bring out senior reliever Dalton Lewis (Parker, Colorado) to pick up his first save of the season.
USI Baseball stays home for a Wednesday (March 20) twinbill with Bellarmine University. The Eagles and Knights are scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.
