RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team won a 16th straight game to sweep Concordia Chicago and improve to 12-0 in the NACC.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 14, Concordia Chicago 9
THE DETAILS
- Benedictine opened a 4-0 lead with two runs in each of the first two innings
- With two outs,
Jack Feeley scored on an error and
Nic Presutti added an RBI single in the first
- The second inning saw Feeley and
Jack Surin notch RBI singles
- Runs were plentiful in the contest as Concordia Chicago came back to open a 5-4 lead by scoring in three straight frames
- A sacrifice fly from
Damen Castillo and a homer from
Kevin Bushnell in the fifth allowed Benedictine to go back in front at 6-5
- Castillo hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make the score 8-5
- Holding a 9-7 lead entering the ninth, Benedictine scored four insurance runs, all unearned
STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine totaled 14 hits
- Surin finished with three hits while Feeley, Bushnell and
Anthony Lenza notched two apiece
- Castillo knocked home three runs
- Drake Berman started and threw 3.1 innings
- Simon Herold earned the win with 2.2 innings of relief
UP NEXT
Benedictine (22-6, 12-0) is slated to meet Illinois Tech this weekend after the cancelation of a non-conference game with North Park.
