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Composite
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Winner Aurora AU 23-12, 14-3 NACC
2
Benedictine (IL) BENU 23-12, 13-4 NACC
Winner
Aurora AU
23-12, 14-3 NACC
4
Final
2
Benedictine (IL) BENU
23-12, 13-4 NACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Aurora AU 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 2
Benedictine (IL) BENU 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1

W: Renner, Steph (0-0) L: Karlinski, Becky (0-0)

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Aurora AU 23-13, 14-4 NACC
9
Winner Benedictine (IL) BENU 24-12, 14-4 NACC
Aurora AU
23-13, 14-4 NACC
8
Final
9
Benedictine (IL) BENU
24-12, 14-4 NACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Aurora AU 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 8 9 1
Benedictine (IL) BENU 3 2 0 0 1 3 X 9 8 2

W: Chitwood, Emily (0-0) L: Tomasko, Hannah (0-0)

Game Recap: Softball |

Malsack Homers, Eagles Split with Aurora

­­After dropping a heartbreaking game to Aurora University, the Benedictine University softball team tallied a 9-8 victory in game two after an Angie Malsack seventh inning three-run home run to force a split in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action.

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Benedictine 2, Aurora 4
Benedictine 9, Aurora 8
 
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GAME ONE
• Aurora took an early lead in the first inning when they tallied two runs off of two hits and two  walks
• The Eagles had a chance in the third but left two runners stranded
• Benedictine tied it up with an Emily Chitwood two-run homer to center field (her 6th), scoring Jenna Boyajian who singled earlier in the inning
• Benedictine left another runner on base in the third
• Tied 2-2, the Spartans collected two more runs in the seventh after a BenU error and two walks
• The Eagles offense could not muster a run in the bottom of the frame as AU took game one 4-2
 
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Kaitlyn Velazquez: 2-3
Chitwood: 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI
Becky Karlinski (17-6): 3 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, 9 hits, 7.0 innings pitched
 
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GAME TWO
• It was Benedictine who took the early lead in game two, tallying three runs off of two hits in the first
• With the bases loaded, Boyajian walked in a run followed by an RBI single from Chitwood and another walk from Elena Sakellaropoulos for the 3-o lead
• Aurora responded with one run in the second
• Velazquez collected her second double of the game in the second followed by an RBI single from Courtney Grasz to make it 4-1
• Chitwood put BenU up 5-1 with an RBI single through the right side
• The Spartans had a huge fourth inning where they tallied seven runs off of seven hits and one BenU error to take an 8-5 lead
• Breanna Sobotka tallied an RBI single in the fifth to make it 8-6
• The Eagles came from behind in the seventh when Angie Malsack homered to left field, scoring Emily Moore and Chitwood to take the 9-8 lead
• Benedictine's defense held the Spartans in the bottom of the frame for the win
 
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Velazquez: 2-4, 2 runs
Chitwood: 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Chitwood (2-0): 0 earned runs, 2 hits, 3.2 innings pitched
 
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Benedictine softball, now 24-12 overall and 14-4 in NACC action, play their final two games of the regular season this weekend. The Eagles travel to Marian University on Friday afternoon followed by a doubleheader at Lakeland University on Saturday.
 
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