The Benedictine University baseball team moved to 4-1 on the trip to Florida by winning a wild 14-12 contest with William Paterson on Wednesday. Kevin bushnell hit a grand slam as part of Benedictine building a 10-4 advantage. William Paterson struck for eight runs in the top of the eighth inning to lead 12-10 before Benedictine countered with four in the bottom of the inning to win. Brennan Fisher tied the game with a sacrifice fly and Andrew Tenison notched an RBI single to score the go-ahead run. Andrew Kurcz threw seven solid innings. Nick Shelton earned the win in relief recording the final four outs and leaving the tying runs on base in the ninth. Tenison, Gregorio and Cole Wilson all notched a pair of hits.

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Benedictine (8-3) plays Bethel on Thursday morning.
 

BASEBALL | @BenUBaseball Head Coach @SmittyBenU following a wild win over William Paterson, a regional team last year to move to 4-1 in Florida and 8-3 overall #SmittysBoysDontQuit pic.twitter.com/LXYCtQuCYD

— Benedictine Athletics (@BenUEagles1887) March 15, 2023

BASEBALL | @BenUBaseball wins a wild one in Florida over William Paterson 14-12 behind 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th

— Benedictine Athletics (@BenUEagles1887) March 15, 2023

BASEBALL | There's a threat of rain today but @benubaseball is back at it in Florida with another game against the NJAC pic.twitter.com/0O8gwiJdoh

— Benedictine Athletics (@BenUEagles1887) March 15, 2023

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