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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – No. 8 Lewis baseball dropped a 4-0 decision on Friday (May 11) morning to No. 4 Rockhurst at Bosse Field in the 2012 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. The loss means the Flyers will have to turn around to face the No. 1 seed and No. 17 in the nation Indianapolis at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The loser will be eliminated from the 2012 GLVC Tournament. Lewis defeated Indianapolis 8-2 on Thursday.
The Flyers were baffled by Rockhurst starter Mark Himmelberg. The Hawks' starter went all nine innings, allowing only five hits and one walk. Lewis had just one runner reach third. The Flyers' best rally came in the seventh when a pair of two-out singles put runners on first and second. However, the inning ended on a groundout by freshman
Anthony Baldassano (Woodridge, Ill./Nazareth) (Woodridge, Ill./Nazareth).
Rockhurst put the Flyers on their heels early with two unearned runs in the first inning. Senior
Mike Bolling (Chicago, Ill./Guerin Prep) (Chicago, Ill./Guerin Prep/Triton) dropped a fly ball in center field with one out and then saw the batter move up to second when his throw went over second base. Bolling had two errors on the play after committing just one error through Lewis' first 51 games. Ryan Porter followed with a double to drive in a pair of runners for Rockhurst's two runs in the frame..
Rockhurst added single runs in the sixth and eighth to make the final 4-0.
Lewis starter
Pat Lahey (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) pitched well enough to win. He went 8.0 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on eight hits. He threw 90 pitches, 65 of which were strikes. Lahey did his best, but he couldn't match Himmelberg. Friday was Lewis' second time facing Himmelberg in 2012. The righty earned a no-decision in Rockhurst's 7-6 victory on March 17. The Flyers touched Himmelberg for three runs (two earned) on seven hits in 4.1 innings in March.
Lewis falls to 33-19. Rockhurst improves to 32-15. Lewis will now need to defeat Indianapolis to continue their 2012 GLVC championship hopes.
