Benedictine Swept by Concordia Wisconsin

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LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team was swept by Concordia University Wisconsin in a Sunday doubleheader.

FINAL SCORES
Concordia Wisconsin 8, Benedictine 2 - Game One
Concordia Wisconsin 7, Benedictine 5 - Game Two

THE DETAILS
Jack Feeley led off the bottom of the first with a single for Benedictine and was along for the ride when Tanner Kiser nailed his seventh homer of the year to give Benedictine a 2-0 advantage
The lead did not last long as Concordia Wisconsin came back with three runs in the second on just two hits, taking advantage of two walks, an error and a hit by pitch
Benedictine had a potential opportunity to tie the game denied in the bottom of the second
D.J. Dillon doubled to deep right but Nick Severino was robbed of a hit on a diving catch to conclude the inning
The visitors tacked on two in the fifth and three in the seventh to take the win
A first inning homer put Benedictine ahead in the second contest as well
Feeley led off with a double and Kiser coaxed a two-out walk before Same Kerr nailed the first homer of his career to right-center, just out of the reach of the defense
Two runs in the second and another in the third allowed Concordia Wisconsin to tie the game
Benedictine led 4-3 after a run in the bottom of the third
Chayancze Stirbis and Kiser posted singles to open the inning and a sacrifice fly from Andrew Hotze put Benedictine in front
Concordia Wisconsin posted five hits in the fifth, scoring three times to jump ahead 6-4
Kiser hit his second homer of the day in the bottom of the fifth to bring Benedictine within a run
Still down a run in the eighth, Kiser was robbed of a potential go-ahead homer on a leaping catch
Concordia Wisconsin tacked on an insurance run in the eighth
Benedictine brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth with two outs, but could not rally
The losses marked the first conference sweep of the year
Benedictine has dropped three straight, matching a season high

STAT LEADERS
Benedictine was limited to just four hits in the opener
Two of the hits came from Feeley
Kiser reached base three times, drawing a pair of walks
Joe Palasiewicz took the loss in the opener, working six innings and allowing seven runs
Frank Meisl finished out the game with two scoreless frames
Feeley and Kiser picked up two hits each in the second game as Benedictine mustered six
Ivan Guzman worked eight innings but took the loss despite facing the minimum over his final three innings of work

UP NEXT
Benedictine (19-13, 10-6 NACC) hosts the University of Chicago in a non-conference game on Wednesday night