MEQUON, Wis. (April 15, 2005) – Concordia University handed the Edgewood College baseball team its first loss in the Lake Michigan Conference and snapped the Eagles' (17-7, 9-1 LMC) nine-game winning streak on Friday. The host Falcons (9-9, 4-3 LMC) scored at least two runs every inning in defeating Edgewood 19-9 in Mequon.

The Eagles fell behind 5-0 in the bottom of the first when the Falcons batted around on Edgewood starting pitcher Dave Scheidell (Milton, Wis.). Scheidell lasted just two innings. He gave up five hits and seven earned runs, while striking out two and walking four.

Relievers Bill Dictus (Combined Locks, Wis.) and Scott Von Rueden (Dodgeville) also threw two innings each. Concordia batters combined for 10 hits and 11 runs off of the pair. Mitch Staley (Brooklyn, Wis.) faced one batter in the bottom of the seventh.

Offensively, Edgewood out-hit Concordia 19-16. Freshman Karl Reynolds went 4-for-4 at the plate with a run and an RBI. Derek Jew (Homewood, Ill.), Jon Adair (Prairie du Sac, Wis.) and Shawn Burcum (DeForest, Wis.) all collected three hits. Jew, Adair, and John Fish (Wisconsin Dells, Wis.) finished with two RBI.

Edgewood spoiled a complete game opportunity for Concordia starting pitcher Kyle Knaust, as the Eagles tagged Knaust for six runs on seven hits in the top of the seventh inning. Adair and Reynolds each collected two hits in the frame.

The Eagles will be seeking redemption on Saturday, April 16 when Edgewood hosts the Falcons in a doubleheader at Stampfl Field in Verona. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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