Coming off of two successful weekends against in-conference opponents, the Flyers were hoping for even more against Indianapolis.
Things started off well as the Flyers swept Indianapolis in the first doubleheader behind good pitching and timely hitting.
Game one had Steve Almanza on the mound, and he was strong all game. After giving up a solo shot in the first, he didn’t allow another run, going seven innings and picking up his fourth win of the season. The offense didn’t get going until the sixth. Michael Wido delivered an RBI double with two outs, and Brian Norwood followed with a single to score Wido and make it 2-1. That proved to be all they needed as Matt Frahm came on and pitched two scoreless innings for the save.
Game two was another pitching dual, and Joe Scumaci won. He pitched a complete game, giving up one run on five hits while striking out five. Scumaci is now 6-2 on the season.
After Indianapolis scored in the top of the fourth, the Flyers came right back with two in the bottom half. Scott Householder led off with his sixth homer of the year, and a Wido double led to another RBI single from Norwood to give them a 2-1 lead. That was all Scumaci needed to give the Flyers the win.
Day two didn’t go quite as well for the Flyers. After scoring only four runs on day one, day two showed that wouldn’t be enough.
In the third game of the series, Pat Lahey took the mound. He pitched six innings giving up three run and taking the loss. He is now 3-4 four on the season.
The lack of offense was the story for the Flyers in this one. Indianapolis starter Travis Capps dominated only giving up one run on three hits in six innings of work.
Householder finished with two hits, and Miguel Amesquita had one. The only run came in the sixth off of a sacrifice fly from Amesquita. The Flyers were only down one heading into the ninth, but a rough inning, which saw three unearned runs cross the plate, put it away. Indianapolis won the game 6-1.
In the series finale, the Flyers had their chance to win it. With the game tied at two, the Flyers got a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Householder. Indianapolis came right back with one in the eighth, tying the game at three.
Now the ninth inning was a mess to say the least. Two errors led to nine runs split among three pitchers in the inning and put Lewis down 12-3. That would be the final.
Overall the Flyers played well in this series. If they could have a few defensive lapses back, a sweep was a good possibility.
The Flyers are now 24-22 and 13-11 in the GLVC. With 12 games left this season, every game will be big. Next up for Lewis baseball is a double-header against St. Francis (Ill.) on April 27.
James Poellnitz, Staff Reporter
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