The Benedictine University baseball team scored 11 runs in the sixth inning to take a wild 21-16 decision over Carthage, the leaders of the CCIW, on the road Monday afternoon.
The crazy nature of the game started in the first inning. Benedictine plated three runs in the top of the first.
George Betevis led off the game with a homer and
Nic Castrovillari posted a two-run single. Carthage responded with six runs in the bottom of the inning.
Justin Nonnenmann tied the game with a three-run homer in the top of the third before Carthage regained the edge in the bottom half with two more.
Both teams scored in the fourth inning with Betevis again connecting on a homer. The crazy sixth began with Betevis hitting his third homer of the game. All nine members of the lineup drove home a run in the inning and just three of those came on hits. The hosts attempted to rally, drawing within 18-16 before Benedictine plated three in the ninth to put the game away.
Betevis matched a conference record with the three homers, becoming the first player since 2022 to accomplish the feat. The senior finished with four hits, four runs and four RBIs. Nonnenmann also drove home four. Benedictine tallied 17 hits.
Brennan Fisher and Castrovillari both notched three hits.
Kevin Butler knocked home three.
Five pitchers appeared in the game.
Antonino Ferrara worked three innings to earn the victory.
Benedictine (21-15) hosts Illinois Tech in conference play on Tuesday.
