BOXSCORE

LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University baseball team opened another busy week by falling 10-1 at home to Wheaton College in a non-conference tilt on Monday afternoon.

Wheaton, who knocked off Benedictine 7-4 on Friday, wasted little time in jumping on top. The Thunder scored two runs in the top of the first inning off Benedictine starter Phil Palmisano (Mokena, Ill.). Ryan Miller led off the game by drawing a walk. With two outs Drew Golz singled and Trey Martin cleared the bases with a double to left.

The Thunder tacked on four unearned runs in the top of the seventh to grasp a 6-0 edge. Danny Pyne led off with a single and Austin Driggers reached on an error. With two outs and following a sacrifice, All-American Brian Kolb plated two with a single. Justin Zeller followed by depositing an offering over the wall in right-center to chase Palmisano from the contest. Palmisano tossed 6.2 innings and allowed six runs (two earned) on seven hits. He walked two and struck out seven.

Benedictine finally got on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning. Josh Zenawick (Orland Park, Ill.) was hit by a pitch leading off the inning and stole second. Kevin Hendricks (Mundelein, Ill.) singled to place runners on the corners. Zenawick scored on a passed ball.

Wheaton padded the advantage with four runs in the ninth. Brian Kolb drove home a run with a double and later scored on a wild pitch. Justin Zeller connected on his second homer of the game with two outs, clearing the wall in right. Charlie Antal drove in a run with an RBI single.

Benedictine will host Illinois Wesleyan University on Tuesday in a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m. Illinois Wesleyan scored an 11-1 win over Benedictine on March 20 in St. Louis.