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Composite
14
Winner Benedictine BENU 16-14, 10-7 NACC
2
Rockford University RU 17-20, 7-10 NACC
Winner
Benedictine BENU
16-14, 10-7 NACC
14
Final
2
Rockford University RU
17-20, 7-10 NACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Benedictine BENU 0 4 0 0 3 1 1 5 14 12 4
Rockford University RU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2

W: Greco, Frank (6-0) L: O'Malley, Adam (0-6)

5
Winner Benedictine BENU 17-14, 11-7 NACC
0
Rockford University RU 17-21, 7-11 NACC
Winner
Benedictine BENU
17-14, 11-7 NACC
5
Final
0
Rockford University RU
17-21, 7-11 NACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Benedictine BENU 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 1
Rockford University RU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

W: Palasiewicz, Joe (4-1) L: Valdez, Joseph (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tim Calderwood

Baseball Sweeps Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Benedictine University baseball team pulled closer to securing a slot in the conference tournament with a doubleheader sweep at Rockford.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 14, Rockford 2 - Gm 1 (8 Innings)
Benedictine 5, Rockford 0 - Gm 2

THE DETAILS
• Frank Greco twirled seven solid innings to improve to 6-0 on the season in the opener
• Trailing 1-0 after one, Benedictine took control with four runs in the second
• All four runs came after the first two hitters of the inning struck out
• Chayancze Stirbis plated the first run with an RBI single to score Brandon Gipson, who opened the rally with a single
• Justin Montalvo tripled home a pair into the right field corner to give Benedictine the lead and eventually scored on a wild pitch
• Benedictine would score in each of the final four frames to break the contest open and end it after eight innings
• Gipson singled home a pair during a three-run fifth while five runs in the eighth shortened the game
• D.J. Dillon knocked home a run in the inning with Andrew Hotze singling home a pair and Gipson adding another RBI
• Joe Palasiewicz struck out nine in eight shutout innings and the offense scored in each of the first three frames in game two
• Rockford did not record a hit until the fifth against Palasiewicz, who improved to 4-1
• Gipson coaxed a bases loaded walk in the top of the first while Nick Severino doubled home a run in the second
• Two runs in the third made the lead 4-0 following another RBI single from Gipson and a run-scoring hit from Erik Callaghan
• The games were make up contests from Sunday

STAT LEADERS
• Just two relievers appeared in the doubleheader with Marty Maves working an inning in the opener and Will Diessner one frame in the second contest
• Benedictine amassed 12 hits in the opener and 10 in the second affair
• Gipson logged a 4-for-5 opener with four RBIs and a two RBI showing in game two
• Stirbis and Hotze also collected a pair of hits in the opener
• Callaghan, Severino and Dom DeMicco all picked up two hits in the second contest
• Benedictine swiped 11 bases in the second contest with four coming from Stirbis

UP NEXT
Benedictine (17-14, 11-7 NACC) faces UW-Stevens Point on Tuesday afternoon in a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader to continue a busy week which will feature 10 games
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