LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team recorded recorded 25 strikeouts in a doubleheader sweep of Marian to open the home and conference slate as the starters threw 13 innings without allowing an earned run
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 5, Marian 2 - Gm 1
Benedictine 7, Marian 1 - Gm 2
GAME ONE DETAILS
• Benedictine mounted a two-oout rally in the first to take the lead
• Kevin Bushnell doubled and scored when
Damen Castillo followed with a double
• Andrew Tenison followed with a single to make the score 2-0
• Peter Turelli doubled in the second and scored on a double from Andrew Doubek, who would score later on an error
• Doubek doubled home another run in the fourth following a walk to
Anthony Lenza who stole second
• Stephen Sewruk was in cruise control on the mound for Benedictine, retiring the final nine batters faced
• Marian was able to score two runs in the ninth before
Simon Herold shut the door for the save
GAME ONE LEADERS
• Benedictine notched nine hits with six for doubles
• Six players tallied hits with three notching two
• The top five in the lineup accounted for seven hits, three runs and four RBIs
• Sewruk allowed just two hits in seven innings, striking out nine to earn his first win of the season
• Austin Pizer tossed 1.1 innings
GAME TWO DETAILS
• A low scoring contest, Marian grabbed a 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the third
• Benedictine was able to tie the game in the fourth with two outs when Tenison jogged in on a wild pitch
• Justin Sosa kept putting up zeroes and Benedictine was finally able to jump ahead in the sixth
• Castillo and Tenison singled and a sacrifice fly from Cam Falk made the score 2-1
• Two more runs scored in the seventh on an RBI single from Castillo and Falk was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded
• An error allowed a run to score in the eighth before a
Cole Wilson RBI triple
• Castillo lifted a sacrifice fly to finish the scoring
GAME TWO LEADERS
• Sosa struck out 11 in six innings, fanning at least one in every inning and two on five occasions to move to 3-1 after allowing just two hits
• Jon Creviston struck out five in the final three innings to pick up the save
• Benedictine managed just seven hits with Castillo and Tenison posting two apiece
• Castillo and Falk both drove home two
• Benedictine drew seven walks and were hit by a pitch on three occasions
UP NEXT
Benedictine (8-5, 2-0 NACC) will host Lakeland at 2pm on Monday in a game that was postponed in Wisconsin on Saturday and moved to Benedictine.
