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Composite
11
Winner Benedictine BENUSB 6-5
3
Elmhurst ELMHURST 8-7
Winner
Benedictine BENUSB
6-5
11
Final
3
Elmhurst ELMHURST
8-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Benedictine BENUSB 3 0 1 0 2 3 2 11 13 1
Elmhurst ELMHURST 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1

W: Haberkorn, Holly (6-2) L: Krantz (1-2)

5
Elmhurst ELMHURST 8-8
11
Winner Benedictine BENUSB 7-5
Elmhurst ELMHURST
8-8
5
Final
11
Benedictine BENUSB
7-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Elmhurst ELMHURST 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 4
Benedictine BENUSB 0 3 2 0 3 3 X 11 10 2

W: Chitwood, Emily (5-3) L: Sanidas (5-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Sweeps Elmhurst

The Benedictine University softball team combined for 23 hits in a sweep of non-conference opponent Elmhurst College on Tuesday afternoon.
 
THE FINAL – GAME ONE
Benedictine 11, Elmhurst 3
 
THE DETAILS
• The Eagles took a 3-0 lead in the first on a Courtney Grasz three-run homer to left field, her first of the season
• Elmhurst tallied a run in the bottom of the frame after tallying two hits
• After a scoreless second, both teams tallied runs in the third
• Benedictine took a 6-3 lead in the fifth inning after Holly Haberkorn and Jenna Boyajian singles led to runs after an Emily Moore single to center field
• In the sixth inning, Shannon Fritsche led off with a walk, advanced on a wild pitch, stole a base and then scored on a wild pitch to tally one of three runs in the inning
• The Eagles sealed their victory in the seventh after Grasz doubled to score two more runs
• Benedictine had 13 hits in the victory, their highest so far this season
 
STAT LEADERS
Fritsche: 2-3, 3 runs
Grasz: 2-3, 3 runs, 5 RBI
Haberkorn: 2-5, 2 runs,1 RBI
Haberkorn (6-2): 7.0 innings pitched, 8 hits, 3 earned runs, 5 strikeouts
 
THE FINAL – GAME TWO
Benedictine 11, Elmhurst 5
 
THE DETAILS
• Elmhurst took a 1-0 lead in the first
• The Eagles got on the board in the second inning after Breanna Sobotka led off with an RBI single and Kassee Johnson drove in two runs
• Benedictine took a 5-1 lead in the third with RBI's from Abbey Plutz and Moore
• Benedictine was up 8-1 before Elmhurst cut their deficit to just three when they tallied four runs off of four hits and one BenU error in the sixth inning
• In the bottom of the frame, Grasz doubled to score Fritsche and Angie Malsack
• A Boyajian sac fly ended the scoring for both teams as the Eagle would win 11-5
• Emily Chitwood picked up her first win of the season on the mound
 
STAT LEADERS
Moore: 2-4, 3 RBI, 1 run
Plutz: 1-4, 3 RBI, 1 run
Johnson: 1-3, 2 RBI
Boyajian: 1-2, 3 runs, 1 RBI
Chitwood (1-2): 6 innings pitched, 4 hits, 4 earned runs, 2 strikeouts
 
UP NEXT
Benedictine softball, now 7-5 overall, plays their home opener tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29, against Wheaton College starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Sports Complex.
 
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