The Benedictine softball team closed out the regular season with a doubleheader sweep over Lakeland, winning game one 5-1 and game two 7-5.
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 5, Lakeland 1
Benedictine 7, Lakeland 5
THE DETAILS
-Benedictine broke through in the second inning of game one, scoring three runs behind a sacrifice fly from
Jasmine Lozano and RBI singles from
Jenna Bartke and
Morgan Bruno
-Lakeland plated a run in the fifth but the Eagles responded with two runs on an
Alyssa Perkins double
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Mckenzie Johnson was strong in the circle, allowing just one run while striking out nine in a complete-game effort
-In game two, Benedictine struck first on an RBI double from
Haley Barnes in the opening inning
-Lakeland answered with two runs in the second before Barnes delivered a two-run home run in the third to regain the lead
-The Eagles added three runs in the fifth behind RBI hits from Perkins and Bartke along with a sacrifice fly from
Mia Giammarese
-Barnes added another RBI double in the sixth to extend the lead
-Lakeland made a late push with three runs in the seventh but Benedictine held on to secure the win
STAT LEADERS
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Mckenzie Johnson earned the game one win with nine strikeouts in a complete game
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Haley Barnes led the offense in game two with three hits, a home run, and four RBIs
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Jenna Bartke recorded three hits and an RBI in game two
-Benedictine totaled 18 hits across the two gamesÂ
UP NEXT
Benedictine (32-8, 18-6 NACC) turns its attention to postseason play as the NACC Tournament begins on Thursday, May 7th at Aurora University
