The Benedictine University baseball team concluded their trip to Florida with a 5-3 record after dropping a slugfest in the final game on Monday.
FINAL SCORE
Eastern Connecticut State 13, Benedictine 10
THE DETAILS
- Playing as the home team, Eastern Connecticut State opened a 5-0 lead with a run in the first and four in the second
- Benedictine plated single runs in the third and fourth to pull within 5-2
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Preston Popovich contributed an RBI groundout in the third and
Brayden Fell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth
- Three runs in the fifth and again in the sixth saw Eastern Connecticut State open an advantage of 11-2
- Benedictine fought back with three runs in the seventh
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Steve Dabrowski logged an RBI double and
Justin Nonnenmann plated two with a double
- Two more runs scored in the bottom of the inning to push the score to 13-5
- Benedictine notched five runs in the ninth to pull within striking distance but the comeback stopped short
- Nonnenmann recorded an RBI single and Fell roped an inside-the-park grand slam
STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine finished with eight hits in the loss
- Fell drove home five and tallied a pair of hits
- Nonnenmann was 3-for-4 with three RBIs
- Seven different pitchers took to the mound with no one tossing more than two innings
UP NEXT
Benedictine (6-7) is slated to open conference play on Saturday with a home doubleheader against St. Norbert.
