LISLE, IL - Playing at home for the final time this season, the Benedictine University softball team swept Concordia Chicago to set the stage for a huge final day of the conference slate.
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 5, CUC 2 - Gm 1
Benedictine 5, CUC 3 - Gm 2
GAME ONE DETAILS
- Concordia Chicago grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly
- Benedictine plated four runs in the fourth to take control
- Asia Robinette lifted a sacrifice fly to plate
Taylor Skraba and tie the game
- Colleen Schmit singled home pinch runner
Skylar Pineda to put Benedictine ahead
- Neena Franklin followed by beating out a bunt to score
Alyssa Gill and
Ashley Fisher finished the scoring with an RBI single
- The visitors pulled within 4-2 in the fifth before Robinette capped the scoring with an RBI single in the fifth
GAME ONE LEADERS
- Alexandra Loizon twirled a complete game to improve to 14-5 on the year
- Benedictine finished with nine hits
- Skraba posted two hits and scored two runs
- Fisher tallied two hits while Robinette
GAME TWO DETAILS
- Benedictine grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning
- Skraba crossed the plate on a single by Gill
- Concordia Chicago tied the game in the third
- Four runs scored in the third inning to give Benedictine plenty of space
- Megan Fast put Benedictine in front with a two-run single
- Pineda crossed the plate on a wild pitch to make the score 3-1
- Schmit singled home the final run of the inning
- Two runs crossed for Concordia Chicago in the fifth to account for the final
GAME TWO LEADERS
- Benedictine also recorded nine hits in the second game
- Skraba, Gill and Schmit notched two hits each
- Fast threw 4.2 innings to record the win
UP NEXT
Benedictine (26-10, 17-5 NACC) travels to Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday. With a sweep Benedictine would share the conference title.