WINTER HAVEN, FL - The Benedictine University baseball team saw a three-game win streak come to an end with a loss to #8 UW-La Crosse in Florida.

FINAL SCORE
UW-La Crosse 10, Benedictine 5

THE DETAILS
• Playing as the visiting team, UW-La Crosse raced to an 8-0 lead, scoring three in the fourth and five in the fifth
• Benedictine cut the margin in half, scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth
• The first four batters of the inning reached
• Erik Callaghan opened the inning with a single on the first pitch and D.J. Dillon followed with a walk
• Jimmy McLaughlin singled home the first run
• Nick Severino followed with a single and Brandon Gipson was able to drive home a run with a fielder's choice
• Chayancze Stirbis logged an RBI double and Dom DeMicco added an RBI single in the inning
• Gipson posted an RBI double in the seventh to bring Benedictine within 8-5 but La Crosse added two in the eighth to pad the advantage

STAT LEADERS
• Joe Palasiewicz started and was saddled with the loss after working four innings, striking out five
• Will Diessner made his first appearance of the year, tossing 2.2 scoreless
• McLaughlin tallied a pair of hits as Benedictine finished with eight, coming from seven individuals

UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-3) takes on Eastern Connecticut State tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. - Follow live with live stats