DE PERE - St. Norbert College couldn't capitalize on its many opportunities and was consequently swept by the University of Chicago in a Midwest Conference North Division doubleheader at Van Alstine Field at Mel Nicks Sports Complex.
The Green Knights, who finished the season 17-16 and 11-11 in the MWC North, left 10 runners on base in the opener and a whopping 18 runners left on in the nightcap.
St. Norbert trailed in the opener after Chicago got single runs in the first and fourth innings and broke the game open with three runs in the sixth inning for a 5-0 lead. The Green Knights scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on
Isaac Gerhardt's two-run double, but the Maroons would get the runs back with a pair in the top of the seventh.
The Green Knights had 10 hits in the game, with
Jack Maastricht going 2-for-2.
Adam Cootway was 2-for-3, while
Jacob Rajkovich was 2-for-4 with a double.
Nick Brauer took the loss.
In the nightcap, St. Norbert took an early lead with an RBI double in the first inning from
Peyton Jack and a sacrifice fly in the second inning from
Nick Volz. Chicago pulled ahead with four runs on four hits in the fourth inning for a 4-2 lead, but St. Norbert got a run back in the fifth on a
Danny Stewart RBI single. Chicago got two runs in the sixth for a 6-3 lead, but St. Norbert got a run in the sixth on a Rajkovich run-scoring single. The Maroons picked up an insurance run in the top of the seventh, but St. Norbert got two runs in the seventh when
Jack Ponx scored on an error and Maastricht forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk. The Green Knights had two runners on in the eighth and a runner in scoring position in the ninth but couldn't tie the game.
The Green Knights left the bases loaded in the third and seventh innings, and left two runners on base in the first, second, fourth, sixth and eighth innings.
Lucas Reynolds was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while
Jack Ponx was 2-for-2 with a double. Gerhardt and Volz were both 2-for-4, with Gerhardt scoring two runs.
Tommy Maher took the loss for the Green Knights.
