(Sylvania, OH) – Concordia baseball continued their weekend with a WHAC doubleheader at Lourdes on Sunday afternoon.  The Cardinals featured a 31-13 overall record (13-3 overall) while the Gray Wolves came in 15-23 overall (5-11 WHAC).  CUAA extended their winning streak to 8 straight games with a sweep over Lourdes.

Game 1 – CUAA 10, LU 4

Grant Steinborn started on the mound, making 2 strikeouts in 8 innings.  Steinborn helped his own cause with a sacrifice fly in the 1^st inning to score Adam Purdy.  Calvin Syrjala added an RBI double to drive in Dylan Steinke for a 2-0 lead.  The Cardinals turned double plays on defense to close out the 1^st and 2^nd innings.

Concordia added another run in the 4^th inning.  RJ Bortle hit a lead-off double and slid into second base.  Adam Purdy then hit a double off the fence to allow Bortle to score.  The Cardinals tacked on 2 more runs in the 5^th, starting with RJ Bortle hitting an RBI single to score Preston Sherman.  Dylan Steinke eventually used a sacrifice fly to drive in pinch runner Johnny Shields for a 5-0 lead.

Lourdes broke the shutout in the 7^th, but Concordia responded with 4 runs in the 8^th.  Calvin Syrjala smashed a 3-run opposite-field home run, also scoring Victor Diaz and Dylan Steinke.  Chris Lowe scored later on a throwing error to cap off the inning.

Lourdes scored a run in the 8^th, but the Cardinals got it back in the 9^th when Dylan Steinke tripled and then scored on an RBI groundout from Victor Diaz.  Jack Vrba and Ryan Kotecki combined to limit the Gray Wolves to 2 runs in the bottom of the 9^th to close out the game.

Game 2 – CUAA 7, LU 1

Tyson Kleinfelter pitched a complete game in the second matchup, notching 8 strikeouts.  The game remained scoreless until the 3^rd when RJ Bortle hit an RBI single to drive in Vann Acker.  Grant Steinborn added a bases-loaded RBI groundout to make it a 2-0 CUAA lead.

Lourdes got on the scoreboard with a solo home run in the 4^th.  Grant Steinborn countered in the 5^th with an RBI single that scored Dylan Steinke.  The duo combined again in the 7^th when Steinborn used a sacrifice fly to score Steinke.

The Cardinals extended their lead with a 3-run 7^th inning.  Jarrett Batanian hit an RBI single to score Caleb Chamberlain.  Jimmy Wressel doubled to drive in Batanian and eventually scored on a throwing error after stealing third base.

Tyson Kleinfelter continued to perform well on the mound and the Cardinals turned a double play to close out both the 8^th and 9^th innings to complete the sweep.

Concordia will return to action on Saturday, May 1 with a doubleheader at Madonna.  First pitch is at 1pm. The Cardinals will host senior day on Sunday, May 2nd against Aquinas