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Composite
7
Benedictine (IL) BENU 24-13
8
Winner Marian MU 22-9
Benedictine (IL) BENU
24-13
7
Final
8
Marian MU
22-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Benedictine (IL) BENU 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 13 1
Marian MU 1 0 0 3 4 0 X 8 11 4

W: Rauhut, P. (13-3) L: Karlinski, Becky (17-7)

10
Winner Benedictine (IL) BENU 25-13
5
Marian MU 22-10
Winner
Benedictine (IL) BENU
25-13
10
Final
5
Marian MU
22-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Benedictine (IL) BENU 1 0 5 1 1 2 0 10 14 0
Marian MU 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 10 2

W: Karlinski, Becky (18-7) L: Loesch (6-3)

Next Game:

at Lakeland University

4/28/2018 | 2:00 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule
Apr. 28 (Sat) / 2:00 p.m.
at Lakeland University
History

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Clinches NACC Tourney Slot

Despite letting Marian come from behind to win the first game, the Benedictine University softball team used three home runs in the third inning to defeat the Sabres 10-5 in game two of a crucial Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference matchup. With the split, the Eagles secured their spot in the NACC Tournament. 

9122
Benedictine 7, Marian 8
Benedictine 10, Marian 5

9120
GAME ONE
• Even though Marian scored a run in the first, Benedictine responded with five runs of their own in the second inning
• Angie Malsack singled and advanced on the throw and Emily Chitwood advanced on a throwing error to tally the first run
• Breanna Sobotka drove in a run with a double to left center
• Emily Moore and Jenna Boyajian each had RBI singles to give BenU the 5-1 lead
• In the next inning, Moore collected her sixth homer of the season to put the Eagles up 6-1
• Marian had a three-run homer in the fourth and another in the fifth to take an 8-6 lead
• The Eagles tried to rally in the seventh and a Kaitlyn Velazquez single scored Malsack but it wasn't enough as Marian would go on to win 8-7

9123
Velazquez: 2-5, 1 run, 1 RBI
Moore: 2-5, 2 runs
Malsack: 2-3, 2 runs
Sobotka: 2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
Becky Karlinski (17-7): 7 earned runs, 11 hits, 5 strikeouts, 6.0 innings pitched

9120
GAME TWO
• In the first, the Eagles tallied a run after a Moore single up the middle 
• Benedictine extended their lead in the third when, with two outs, Courtney Grasz singled to left field
• The Eagles then had three home runs - a two-run shot from Jenna Boyajian (her 7th), a solo homer from Chitwood (her 7th) and the final from Elena Sakellaropoulos (her 5th) to take a 6-0 lead
• Marian tallied a run off three hits in the third
• A Grasz sac fly, her second of the game, scored another run for BenU in the fourth
• The Sabres had a massive fourth inning, tallying four runs off of five hits 
• Leading 7-5, Benedictine collected one more run in the fifth after a Sobotka sac fly
• In the sixth, the Eagles secured their victory when they added two more runs after a Malsack double

9123
Boyajian: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Chitwood: 3-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Sakellaropolous: 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBI
Brittany Clark: 2-4
Karlinski (18-7): 0 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, 3.2 innings pitched

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Benedictine softball will play their final regular season contest of the year on Saturday afternoon at 12:00 p.m. at Lakeland University. 



 
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Players Mentioned

Jenna Boyajian

#22 Jenna Boyajian

INF
5' 1"
Senior
R/R
Emily Chitwood

#15 Emily Chitwood

P/OF
5' 8"
Senior
L/L
Brittany Clark

#25 Brittany Clark

C
5' 8"
Senior
R/R
Courtney Grasz

#19 Courtney Grasz

INF
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Angie Malsack

#16 Angie Malsack

OF
5' 5"
Senior
R/R
Emily Moore

#12 Emily Moore

C/OF
5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Breanna Sobotka

#17 Breanna Sobotka

OF
5' 4"
Senior
L/R
Kaitlyn Velazquez

#5 Kaitlyn Velazquez

INF
5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Elena Sakellaropoulos

#18 Elena Sakellaropoulos

INF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Becky Karlinski

#8 Becky Karlinski

P
5' 9"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jenna Boyajian

#22 Jenna Boyajian

5' 1"
Senior
R/R
INF
Emily Chitwood

#15 Emily Chitwood

5' 8"
Senior
L/L
P/OF
Brittany Clark

#25 Brittany Clark

5' 8"
Senior
R/R
C
Courtney Grasz

#19 Courtney Grasz

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
INF
Angie Malsack

#16 Angie Malsack

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
OF
Emily Moore

#12 Emily Moore

5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
C/OF
Breanna Sobotka

#17 Breanna Sobotka

5' 4"
Senior
L/R
OF
Kaitlyn Velazquez

#5 Kaitlyn Velazquez

5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
INF
Elena Sakellaropoulos

#18 Elena Sakellaropoulos

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
INF
Becky Karlinski

#8 Becky Karlinski

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
P