The Benedictine softball team earned a statement win in the NACC Tournament, defeating top-seeded Dominican 6-4 to advance to the championship game.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 6, Dominican 4
THE DETAILS
-Benedictine opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI single from
Jenna Bartke
-The Eagles broke through in the third with four runs to take a 5-0 lead
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Taylor Oppenhuis started the rally with an RBI double before
Mia Giammarese followed with a run-scoring single
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Jasmine Lozano added a sacrifice bunt to plate another run and
Lauryn Olson capped the inning with an RBI double
-Dominican answered with three runs in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit to 5-3
-Benedictine added a run in the sixth on an RBI single from
Alyssa Perkins
-Dominican hit a solo home run in the seventh but Benedictine held on for the victory
STAT LEADERS
-Benedictine recorded 11 hits in the game
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Mia Giammarese and
Alyssa Perkins each tallied two hits and an RBI
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Lauryn Olson added two hits and drove in a run
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Claire Stillwell earned the win in relief, allowing just one run over five innings
UP NEXT
Benedictine (35-8, 18-6 NACC) advances to the NACC Championship game on Sunday, May 10th in a rematch against Dominican
