RIVER FOREST, IL - Moved up a day due to pending weather, the Benedictine University baseball team was swept by the leaders of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference, Concordia University Chicago.

FINAL SCORES
Concordia Chicago 8, Benedictine 5 - Game One
Concordia Chicago 5, Benedictine 4 - Game Two

THE DETAILS
• Despite holding a first inning lead, Frank Greco suffered his first loss of the year in the opener
• Benedictine scored twice in the top of the first
• Jack Feeley opened the game by drawing a walk and scored on an RBI double from Tanner Kiser
• Jimmy McLaughlin pushed the margin to 2-0 with an RBI groundout to plate Chayancze Stirbis
• Concordia Chicago answered instantly with three runs in the bottom of the frame
• Erik Callaghan doubled to open the second before scoring on a grounder off the bat of Nick Severino to tie the game
• Benedictine held a brief 4-3 lead in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from Severino, but the hosts responded with two in the bottom of the inning and padded the lead with three insurance tallies in the eighth
• Game two saw Concordia Chicago rally from down 4-0 to notch a win with four runs in the last of the eighth
• James Wright made his return to the rotation, allowing just one run in six innings with two walks and six strikeouts
• Benedictine jumped ahead 4-0 by virtue of four runs in the third
• Sam Kerr logged a two-run single in the inning with D.J. Dillon also posting an RBI single
• Benedictine chased the Concordia Chicago starter after just three innings but struggled against the bullpen, failing to post another baserunner until the seventh, leaving the bases loaded after the hosts scored a run in the sixth
• Concordia Chicago took advantage of a walk and a hit by pitch in the eighth, scoring four runs on just two hits to grab the advantage
• Benedictine, who has now dropped five in a row, left the tying run at second in the ninth

STAT LEADERS
• Greco worked six innings in the opener and allowed five runs on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts
• Benedictine slashed 10 hits in the opener
• Kiser posted three hits, walked twice and drove home two
• Kyle Mitter tacked on two hits after coming in as a replacement
• Feeley and Kerr each finished with two hits in the second contest as Benedictine notched nine
• Marty Maves was saddled with the loss

UP NEXT
Benedictine (19-15, 10-8 NACC) will attempt to host Rockford on Sunday in a doubleheader, weather permitting. The date is slated to serve as senior day