The Benedictine University baseball team opened the 2026 season in Tennessee against Washington University, who was receiving votes in the preseason Top-25.

FINAL SCORE
WashU 10, Benedictine 0 - 8 Inn.

THE DETAILS
- Conner Kendall drew the opening assignment on the mound
- WashU scored three times in the bottom of the second inning, taking advantage of a miscue to plate two unanswered
- Kendall would allow just one earned run in his season debut but suffered the loss
- After scoring a single run in the fourth, WashU would pull away behind four runs in the sixth
- WashU tacked on two more in the eighth to account for the final

STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine finished with seven hits in the contest, all singles
- Three individuals tallied multiple hits as Justin Nonnenmann, Frank Magnelli and Hank Friedrich all posted a pair
- Benedictine left eight on base in the loss and stole three bases
- Three other pitchers appeared besides Kendall, who did not walk a batter and struck out four in 3.2 innings
- Others to take the mound were Samuel Garland, Connor Kehoe and Anthony Sexton

UP NEXT
Benedictine (0-1) continues the weekend journey to Tennessee with a Saturday afternoon game against another strong opponent in Webster University. Read Full Article