SAUGET, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team continued a weekend in St. Louis by dropping a one-run decision to Transylvania.
FINAL SCORE
Transylvania 6, Benedictine 5
THE DETAILS
- Transylvania, an NCAA Regional team last year, built the early lead by scoring in the first three innings to lead 6-0
- Half of the runs came with two outs
- Benedictine started to mount a comeback in the bottom of the fourth
- Anthony Lenza led off the inning with a single
- With one away,
Kevin Bushnell belted a 1-2 offering over the high wall in left to make the score 6-2
- Cameron Falk opened the fifth with a double, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored when
Kyle Williams reached on an error
- Sam Tickel logged a two-run single with two outs to bring Benedictine within 6-5
- Benedictine managed just one baserunner the rest of the contest
STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine managed just five hits in the contest while Transylvania notched 11 and stranded 11 on base
- Five different individuals posted hits for Benedictine
- Tickel and Bushnell both drove home two runs
- Robbie Dudzinski made his first start of the season and his first in nearly a full year, lasting two innings
- John Creviston struck out five in 3.1 innings of relief
- Simon Herold worked the final 3.2 frames, allowing just two hits
UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-1) closes the weekend with a 12:00 pm game against the hosts, 12th ranked Webster.
