VERONA, Wis. (May 7, 2005) -- The Edgewood College baseball team finished off their regular season on Saturday, falling to the University of Chicago (16-14) 5-1 in game one and 6-3 in game two at Stampfl Field.

In game one, the Maroons took advantage of six Eagle errors and scored four runs off starting pitcher Dave Scheidell (Milton, Wis.)  Scheidell worked three innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs.  The Eagles struggled offensively as Maroon starter Matt Altomare went 6.1 innings giving up only four hits and one earned run to pick up the win. 

In game two, the Eagle bats struggled to push runs across once again as Edgewood (24-15) stranded 10 base runners.  Eagles starting pitcher Ryan Halliburton (Dewey, Ariz.) took the loss as he went three innings giving up three earned runs, all of them coming in the third inning. The offensive highlight for the Eagles came in the third inning as Jon Adair (Prarie du Sac, Wis.) hit his first home run of the season to lead off the inning. For Chicago, starter Dan Yeksigian went 5.2 innings, scattering nine hits and giving up three earned runs to pick up the win. 

The Eagles honored their class of 2005 on Saturday.  Seniors, Scheidell, Adair, Nic LeNoble, (Appleton, Wis.) Marcus Elfering, (Bristol, Wis.) and Jeff Dorschner (Hortonville, Wis.) were honored in between games of the doubleheader as it was their last games ever played at Stampfl Field.

With the regular season completed, the Eagles will now begin post season play as they have the #1 seed in the Lake Michigan Conference Tournament which begins on Friday, May 13th in Sheboygan.  For more information regarding the tournament, go to www.lakemichiganconference.org.   

Game Story Written By Jeff Dorschner