AUBURNDALE, FL - Behind another strong pitching performance, the Benedictine University baseball team secured a third consecutive win, downing Greenville College in the second game of a spring break venture to Florida.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 4, Greenville 1
THE DETAILS
• James Wright carried over the momentum from Thursday, striking out the final two batters in a perfect top of the first
• Benedictine wasted little time in giving Wright the advantage, scoring twice in the bottom of the inning
• Nick Severino and Brandon Gipson were hit by a pitch to start the frame
• Chayancze Stirbis put Benedictine ahead with a double
• With the bases loaded after a walk to Dom DeMicco and a single from Andrew Hotze, Tanner Kiser lifted a sacrifice fly to make the lead 2-0
• Wright continued to cruise, allowing just two baserunners through the first four
• Erik Callaghan tripled with one away in the bottom of the fourth before scoring on a single from D.J. Dillon
• The final run scored unearned in the bottom of the seventh
• Greenville got on the board against the bullpen in the eighth, but Marty Maves shut the door for the save
• Benedictine owns a 2-0 record on the trip so far
STAT LEADERS
• Wright worked six blank innings, allowing just two hits with no walks and six strikeouts
• Kamren Ackerman worked 1.1 innings with Maves finishing off the game with 1.2 innings
• The pitching staff limited Greenville (7-7) to just four total hits
• Benedictine finished with 10 hits, four of which went for extra bases
• Three players tallied two hits each (Gipson, Stirbis and Jimmy McLaughlin)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-2) continues the trip in Winter Haven, Fla. on Saturday morning with an 11:30 a.m. test against #8 UW-La Crosse
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Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Greenville (7-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Benedictine (3-2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 |