The threat of weather broke up a scheduled doubleheader between the Benedictine University baseball team and Concordia Chicago with the teams playing a single game on Monday afternoon.
FINAL SCORE
Concordia Chicago 8, Benedictine 7
THE DETAILS
- Benedictine raced out to a 5-0 lead in the contest
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Mike Budorick singled home a run in the first and
Preston Popovich logged an RBI groundout in the second
- Three runs came in during the top of the third
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David Kaminsky and
Cole Bush both knocked home runs with a fielder's choice before Popovich singled in a third tally
- A homer brought the hosts within 5-2 in the fourth before Bush notched an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-2 in the fifth
- Homers from three different individuals enabled Concordia Chicago to take a 7-6 advantage
- Budorcki tied the game with an RBI single in the top of the eighth but Concordia Chicago netted a single run in the bottom to account for the final
STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine finished with 12 hits in the contest
- Budorick logged three hits with Bush and
Hank Friedrich both recording two
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Matthew Purta worked six innings on the hill and
Luke Hickey finished out the affair
UP NEXT
Benedictine (9-11, 3-4 NACC) is scheduled to wrap up the series with a single game on Tuesday morning.
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