LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team was swept by Concordia University Wisconsin in a Sunday doubleheader.

FINAL SCORES
Concordia Wisconsin 8, Benedictine 2 - Game One
Concordia Wisconsin 7, Benedictine 5 - Game Two

THE DETAILS
• Jack Feeley led off the bottom of the first with a single for Benedictine and was along for the ride when Tanner Kiser nailed his seventh homer of the year to give Benedictine a 2-0 advantage
• The lead did not last long as Concordia Wisconsin came back with three runs in the second on just two hits, taking advantage of two walks, an error and a hit by pitch
• Benedictine had a potential opportunity to tie the game denied in the bottom of the second
• D.J. Dillon doubled to deep right but Nick Severino was robbed of a hit on a diving catch to conclude the inning
• The visitors tacked on two in the fifth and three in the seventh to take the win
• A first inning homer put Benedictine ahead in the second contest as well
• Feeley led off with a double and Kiser coaxed a two-out walk before Sam Kerr nailed the first homer of his career to right-center, just out of the reach of the defense
• Two runs in the second and another in the third allowed Concordia Wisconsin to tie the game
• Benedictine led 4-3 after a run in the bottom of the third
• Chayancze Stirbis and Kiser posted singles to open the inning and a sacrifice fly from Andrew Hotze put Benedictine in front
• Concordia Wisconsin posted five hits in the fifth, scoring three times to jump ahead 6-4
• Kiser hit his second homer of the day in the bottom of the fifth to bring Benedictine within a run
• Still down a run in the eighth, Kiser was robbed of a potential go-ahead homer on a leaping catch
• Concordia Wisconsin tacked on an insurance run in the eighth
• Benedictine brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth with two outs, but could not rally
• The losses marked the first conference sweep of the year
• Benedictine has dropped three straight, matching a season high

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine was limited to just four hits in the opener
• Two of the hits came from Feeley
• Kiser reached base three times, drawing a pair of walks
• Joe Palasiewicz took the loss in the opener, working six innings and allowing seven runs
• Frank Meisl finished out the game with two scoreless frames
• Feeley and Kiser picked up two hits each in the second game as Benedictine mustered six
• Ivan Guzman worked eight innings but took the loss despite facing the minimum over his final three innings of work

UP NEXT
Benedictine (19-13, 10-6 NACC) hosts the University of Chicago in a non-conference game on Wednesday night