Benedictine Allows Just One Earned Run in a Split

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AUBURNDALE, FL - The strong pitching continued for the Benedictine University baseball team in Florida, but the team had to settle for a split despite allowing just two runs in a doubleheader with Rutgers-Camden

FINAL SCORES
Rutgers-Camden 1, Benedictine 0 - Gm 1
Benedictine 2, Rutgers-Camden 1 - Gm 2

GAME ONE DETAILS
James Wright started the opener and worked around trouble in the first two innings
The only run of the contest came in the top of the third when Rutgers-Camden tallied back-to-back singles before a sacrifice and a walk loaded the bases
A fielder's choice was the difference in the game
The run snapped a stretch of 20.2 innings by the pitching staff without surrendering a run
Benedictine had just one runner reach scoring position in the entire contest

GAME ONE LEADERS
Wright worked six innings and was saddled with the hard-luck loss, allowing just one run on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts
Drake Berman threw the final three frames, striking out four
Benedictine managed just four hits in the game, all coming from different players

GAME TWO DETAILS
Ryan Miller was near perfect in the second game
The all-region choice last season did not allow a hit until the seventh inning
Miller tallied 12 consecutive outs from the third through the sixth
Benedictine loaded the bases in the second to open the scoring and provide Miller all the support he would need
Cameron Falk singled, Jack Feeley walked and Damen Castillo walked
Kyle Mitter drove home the first run with a fielder's choice
Another run scored in the third when Nicholas Quick tripled with one away and scored on a single from Falk
Rutgers-Camden scored an unearned run in the ninth but left the tying run at third as Marty Maves closed out another save
Benedictine sits 5-3 on the trip

GAME TWO LEADERS
Miller struck out six, walked one and surrendered just one hit to earn his first win of the year
Ryan Litavecz bridged the gap to Maves by throwing the eighth
Maves struck out two in saving his fifth game
Falk finished with two hits as Benedictine tallied three

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Benedictine (6-5) plays Ripon on Friday morning in the second-to-last game of the trip