The Benedictine softball team picked up two conference wins at Rockford on Sunday, defeating the Regents 7-4 and 12-2.
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 7, Rockford 4
Benedictine 12, Rockford 2
THE DETAILS
-Benedictine struck first in game one, taking advantage of an error before adding an RBI single from
Morgan Bruno in the second
-Rockford answered to tie the game, but the Eagles responded with a four-run fifth inning to take control
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Taylor Oppenhuis,
Mia Giammarese, and Alyssa Perkisn each drove in runs during the big inning
-Benedictine added a run in the sixth and held off a late Rockford push to secure the 7-4 win
-In game two, the Eagles jumped out early with a two-run first inning behind a
Victoria Duszynski single
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Haley Barnes extended the lead with a two-run home run in the third inning
-The Eagles plated three runs in the fifth and added runs in the sixth and seventh to break the game open
STAT LEADERS
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Mckenzie Johnson struck out nine in game one
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Claire Stillwell picked up the game two win in relief, striking out 11 over five innings
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Haley Barnes drove in five runs in game two, finishing with a home run and double
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Victoria Duszynski tallied three hits and three RBIs in game two
-Benedictine finished with 26 hits on the day
UP NEXT
Benedictine (28-8, 14-6 NACC) travels to Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 28th, in a conference matchup against Edgewood
