The Benedictine University baseball team completed the opening weekend of the season with a loss to another strong non-conference team in Tennessee.
FINAL SCORE
Millikin 7, Benedictine 4
THE DETAILS
-Â Millikin opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the third
-Â Benedictine was able to tie the game in the top of the fifth
-Â Anthony Mitchell tripled home
Carter Funk
-Â Millikin answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning to seize control and added another in the seventh to go up 7-1
-Â Benedictine attempted to rally, plating three in the eighth
-Â Nic Castrovillari knocked home a run with a groundout and
Mike Budorick singled home a pair but that was as close as Benedictine was able to get
STAT LEADERS
-Â Braden Behrns received the start on the mound and worked into the fifth
-Â Jake Chrzastowski,
Jack Hayden, Jason Gutowski and
Dalton Kostecka also appeared on the mound
-Â Seven different individuals posted hits for Benedictine
-Â 15 different position players appeared
UP NEXT
Benedictine will head to Indiana next weekend to play three games