With the season down to the final days the Benedictine University baseball team was able to bounce back in the second game against Rockford at home and hold on to the final conference tournament slot with two games remaining.
FINAL SCORE
Rockford 11, Benedictine 0 - 8 Innings
Benedictine 13, Rockford 3 - 7 Innings
THE DETAILS
- Rockford scored six runs in the third inning to seize control in the opener
- Benedictine was limited to just five hits
- The second contest saw Benedictine score in five of their six trips to the plate
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David Kaminsky coaxed a bases loaded walk in the first to open the scoring
- An error allowed two runs to score in the second
- Benedictine broke the game open with four runs in the third
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Hank Friedrich singled home a pair and
Mike Budorick singled home another before scoring on a wild pitch
- Four more runs scored in the fifth and two in the sixth
STAT LEADERS
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Nic Castrovillari recorded two hits in the first game
- Benedictine drew 12 walks in the second contest in addition to logging nine hits
- Friedrich drove home two and scored four times in the second contest
- Budorick finished with two hits and four RBIs
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Justin Nonnenmann and
Cole Bush both posted a pair of hits
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UP NEXT
Benedictine (15-23, 9-13 NACC) wraps the regular season at Lakeland on Saturday.
