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The Benedictine University baseball team is heading the the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2013 by virtue of winning the 2024 NACC Tournament Championship.

The team secured the automatic bid by winning the winner-take-all contest 13-8.

The championship did not come easily. Aurora posted a 4-3 win in the first game to force the decisive contest. Benedictine led 13-0 but Aurora stormed all the way back to make the game interesting late before Dan Dombrowski closed the door. Logan Gregorio posted four hits in the win. DeShawnte Carraway and Jake Petak both homered in the game.

Benedictine (32-11) will find out their NCAA destination on Monday.