[Baseball] McCleery Strong; SXU Falls to Eastern Illinois, 5-0

Charleston, Ill. – Sophomore pitcher Logan McCleery (Patterson, Calif./Patterson) pitched well for the Saint Xavier University baseball team (19-22/11-8 CCAC) in non-conference contest with NCAA Division I Eastern Illinois University in a 5-0 loss Wednesday afternoon at Coaches Stadium in Charleston, Ill. McCleery (1-3) allowed just one hit, one run (unearned) and had one strikeout over 4.0 innings for the Cougars. Errors were the difference in the game as two SXU miscues led to all five runs for the Panthers being unearned. Saint Xavier tied its season high by turning three double plays, a mark they first achieved on March 28 at University of St. Francis (Ill.).