MEQUON, WI - The Benedictine University baseball team opened play in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference with a victory over fifth-seeded Dominican University but will face elimination on Friday after falling to top-seeded Concordia Chicago in the final game of the day.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 4, Dominican 3 - Game One
Concordia Chicago 13, Benedictine 3; Seven Innings - Game Two
THE DETAILS
• Benedictine wasted no time in jumping ahead as
Tanner Kiser drilled a solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the first
• Dominican tied the score in the third with a single run against starter
James Wright
• Julian Calixto opened a three-run fifth with a single up the middle and
D.J. Dillon followed with a walk
• Jack Feeley dropped down a sacrifice bunt and
Nick Severino put Benedictine ahead again with a single to center
• Andrew Hotze notched a single to score a run and
Chayancze Stirbis added a sacrifice fly to complete the inning
• Drake Berman came on in relief in the seventh and Dominican scored two unearned runs to battle within 4-3
• Marty Maves threw the final two innings to preserve the win
• Facing the regular season champions under the lights in game two, Benedictine left the bases loaded in the second inning
• Benedictine opened a 1-0 lead in the fourth as Stirbis singled with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch
• With two outs
Sam Kerr singled home the first run
• Concordia Chicago was able to tie the game in the bottom of the inning and scored seven unanswered runs
• Starter
Frank Greco was chased from the game in the sixth
• Benedictine fought within 7-3 with a pair of runs in the seventh on a two-run homer from Severino
• Concordia Chicago responded with six runs in the bottom of the frame to end the contest
STAT LEADERS
• Six different individuals logged hits as Benedictine finished with eight in the opener
• Jimmy McLaughlin doubled twice
• Wright worked six innings and allowed one run on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts
• Maves struck out two in a pair of perfect innings to tally his seventh save
• Greco fell to 8-2 on the season with both losses coming to Concordia Chicago
• Benedictine managed just five hits in the second game with Stirbis tabulating a pair
UP NEXT
Benedictine (24-17) plays in the 1:00 p.m. game on Friday against third-seeded Aurora, who Benedictine swept earlier this season.
