LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team swept visiting Rockford to run their win streak to nine games and grab sole possession of first place in the South Division.
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 8, Rockford 4 - Gm 1
Benedictine 10, Rockford 1 - Gm 2
GAME ONE
• Benedictine grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning when
Damen Castillo roped a double to right, scoring
Jack Surin from first
• Rockford scored twice in the second to nab a brief 2-1 lead
• Surin and
Cameron Falk logged RBI doubles in the third to put Benedictine ahead 3-2
• Four more runs scored in the fourth to stretch the lead to 7-2
• A double steal executed by
Kyle Mitter and
Ryan Doubek put runners at second and third
• Jack Feeley lofted a sacrifice fly and Surin added an RBI single
• Castillo added another RBI double before eventually coming around to score on a wild pitch
• Rockford pulled within 7-4 with two runs in the fifth, but Benedictine accounted for the final with an RBI double from Surin in the eighth
GAME ONE LEADERS
• Ryan Renken started and worked five innings to earn the win, walking one and striking out four
• Simon Herold struck out nine in four near perfect innings of relief to pick up his second save
• Surin finished with four hits, two double and three RBIs
• Benedictine stole five bases in the contest
GAME TWO
• Benedictine sent 10 to the plate in the second inning, scoring five runs to nab control early
• Nic Presutti led off with a double and scored on a single from Falk
• Doubek kept the rally moving with an RBI single
• Surin doubled home two and
Kevin Bushnell capped the inning with an RBI single
• A sacrifice fly from Doubek pushed the edge to 6-0 in the fourth
• Doubek stole second and third on consecutive pitches before scoring on a wild pitch in the sixth to make the score 7-1
• Two runs in the seventh pushed the lead to 9-1 on RBIs from Doubek and Feeley
• Castillo opened the inning with an opposite field solo homer
GAME TWO LEADERS
• Benedictine swiped five bases in the second contest and 10 in the double
• Alexander Schram started and struck out eight in five innings, allowing just an unearned run
• Schram retired the first 11 hitters of the game
• Dan Dombrowski tossed three scoreless with three strikeouts while
Brock Bevil finished the game with a perfect ninth
• Doubek stole three bases, scored two runs and drove home three
• Brenden Norberg walked three times
• Surin, Castillo and Falk all totaled two hits
UP NEXT
Benedictine (15-6, 6-0 NACC) will attempt to complete a weekend sweep of Rockford on the road Sunday. Aurora and Illinois Tech split on Saturday, putting Benedictine, winners of nine straight, all alone atop the South Division.
