CHICAGO - St. Norbert College managed just a pair of runs in two Midwest Conference North Division losses as the Green Knights were swept by the University of Chicago 5-2 and 6-2 at J. Kyle Anderson Field.
St. Norbert fell behind in the opener 3-0 when the Maroons scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. The Green Knights got their only two runs in the sixth inning, scoring on RBI singles from
Adam Cootway and
Jack Maastricht. Chicago would score a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning to account for the game's final two runs.
Peyton Jack was 2-for-3 and
Myles Cruz 2-for-4 for the Green Knights, who had six hits.
Trevor Ramthun took the loss, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts in five innings.
In the nightcap, Chicago scored thee runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a lead it would never relinquish. The Green Knights scored twice in the third inning on a
Lucas Reynolds RBI infield single and a
Nick Volz sacrifice bunt. The Maroons would again get insurance runs in the seventh inning, scoring three times.
The Green Knights were held to five hits in the nightcap, all singles.
Mason Sefcik took the loss, allowing four earned runs on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts in seven innings pitched.
