MILWAUKEE, WI - The Benedictine University baseball team opened conference play with a split at MSOE.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 6, MSOE 1 - Game One
MSOE 10, Benedictine 9 - Game Two

THE DETAILS
• Frank Greco bettered MSOE's ace by striking out nine in 5.1 innings to improve to 4-0 in as many starts in the opener
• MSOE left the bases loaded in the bottom of the first
• Tanner Kiser homered to lead off the top of the second, giving Benedictine the lead
• Andrew Hotze and Dom DeMicco followed with singles before a one-out sacrifice fly from Sam Kerr stretched the edge
• MSOE pulled within a run in the fifth
• Erik Callaghan drilled a two-run homer in the seventh and DeMicco homered with one away in the ninth
• The final run scored on a squeeze from D.J. Dillon
• Both teams traded blows in the second contest before MSOE won on a leadoff walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth
• Jimmy McLaughlin led off the game with a double and scored on a single from Kerr as Benedictine jumped ahead
• Hotze also logged an RBI single in the frame
• Two runs in the second allowed MSOE to open a 3-2 edge
• Hotze drilled a two-run homer in the third to put Benedictine ahead again
• Three fifth inning tallies enabled MSOE to lead briefly before another three-run outburst from Benedictine in the sixth
• Callaghan homered as part of the inning
• The hosts instantly took the lead with three in the bottom of the inning
• DeMicco singled home Chayancze Stirbis with the tying run in the seventh before the heroics

STAT LEADERS
• Will Diessner, Jacob Trumpis and Marty Maves combined to throw the final 4.2 innings of the opener without allowing a run
• Six individuals posted hits with Hotze and DeMicco picking up two apiece as Benedictine notched eight in the first game
• Hotze and Callaghan each scored twice while Callaghan added a pair of RBIs
• Benedictine ripped out a season high 17 hits in the second contest
• Ivan Guzman started and worked 4.2 innings but Kamren Ackerman took the loss
• Eight individuals picked up hits in the second game with six notching multi-hit performances
• Kerr, Hotze and Nick Severino logged three hits each

UP NEXT
Benedictine (8-7, 1-1 NACC) opens the homer portion of the schedule on Sunday against Lakeland at 12:00 p.m.