AURORA, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team split a pair of shutouts with seventh-ranked Aurora on the road on Saturday.
FINAL SCORES
Aurora 9, Benedictine 0 - Gm 1
Benedictine 5, Aurora 0 - Gm 2
THE DETAILS - GM 1
- Both starting pitchers were in control early
- Benedictine had a good early chance but stranded runners when
Ryan Doubek lined into a double play in the top of the third
- Aurora scored three runs on just one hit in the bottom of the inning to take the lead
- Aurora broke the game open with five runs in the fourth
- Benedictine did not record a hit until
Nic Presutti singled to center in the fifth
- The hosts accounted for the final with a single run in the fifth
STAT LEADERS - GM 1
- Benedictine managed just four hits in the opener, all coming from different individuals
- Ryan Renken suffered the loss, allowing five earned runs in 3.2 innings of work
- Jackson Bahn logged 1.1 innings of relief with
Brock Bevil tossing two scoreless frames
THE DETAILS - GM 2
- Benedictine scored their first run of the day in the top of the first to grab an early lead in the second contest
- Doubek led off the game with a single, stole second and moved to third on a balk
- Damen Castillo put Benedictine in front after a lengthy at bat with a single up the middle to knock in Doubek
- Benedictine added single runs in the fourth and fifth to make the score 3-0
- Kevin Bushnell throttled a solo homer in the fourth to add to his conference leading total and an error allowed the other run to score
- The longball helped Benedictine put the game away as
Jack Suring mashed a two-run blast in the ninth to account for the final
STAT LEADERS - GM 2
- Justin Sosa threw seven shutout innings, striking out seven while allowing just two hits
- Simon Herold threw the final two frames to pick up the save
- The second contest saw Benedictine finish with 11 hits
- Anthony Lenza logged three hits while Doubek and Bushnell each posted a pair
UP NEXT
Benedictine (26-11, 14-4 NACC) hosts Aurora in a doubleheader on Sunday that will determine the South Division champion.
