LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University baseball team used 13 pitchers in a non-conference doubleheader with the University of Chicago, dropping both games.
CHICAGO 5, BENEDICTINE 1 - GAME ONEBenedictine grabbed an early lead, but was limited to just three hits in dropping the opener.
Tim Hendricks led off the contest by drawing a walk and promptly stole second.
Max Oppenheimer followed with a single and a double play ball handed the Eagles a 1-0 advantage. Chicago used five singles and scored three times with two outs to take control in the top of the second.
Jake Trumpis started on the hill, working two innings and allowing three runs on seven hits to take the loss.
Zane Duffield,
Ivan Guzman,
Matt Bohanon and
Frank Meisl also appeared on the mound. Oppenheimer collected two of the three hits. Chicago's Nick Watson tossed a complete game.
CHICAGO 7, BENEDICTINE 4 - GAME TWOThe bats improved in game two, but Benedictine could not overcome an early deficit.
Chicago opened with four runs in the top of the first and added two in the second to grab a 6-0 lead. Benedictine scored four straight runs over three innings to battle within 6-4.
Brandon Clark opened the bottom of the second inning with a double and scored on a one-out single from
Nick Johnson.
The Eagles loaded the bases in the bottom of the third and struck for a pair of runs. Hendricks led off with a single and
Erik Callaghan was hit by a pitch.
Justin Kovalsky drew a walk to load the bases.
Nick Fillmore plated the first run with a fielder's choice and
Brandon Villanueva drove home another with a single.
Nick Severino singled in the fourth, stole second, and scored on a groundout from Hendricks. Chicago tacked on an insurance run in the fifth to account for the final.
Benedictine banged out 11 hits, but stranded eight on base. Eight individuals posted hits in the defeat. Hendricks posted three hits with Severino adding two.
Kamren Ackerman tossed two scoreless innings.
Benedictine (7-10) returns to action on Saturday afternoon with a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader at Concordia University Wisconsin.
