KENOSHA, Wis. - The Benedictine University baseball team finished the season opening series with a road loss to Carthage College on Saturday.

FINAL SCORE
Carthage 4, Benedictine 1

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine could not overcome four first-inning runs from Carthage
• The first three batters of the game reached against starter Alex Wolfe, setting the tone for the frame
• Benedictine's lone run came in the top of the fourth
• Nick Severino singled to right and Tanner Kiser followed with a single
• Kiser would come around to score the only run on a wild pitch after a fielder's choice putout the lead runner
• The lineup produced three hits in the inning but only two the rest of the way

FROM THE COACH
"We got off to a tough start today," said head coach Adam Smith. "Carthage came out swinging and put us in a hole. We were able to recover and battle the rest of the way but just couldn't get that big hit. I'm very pleased with what I've seen after two games. We've pitched well and plated fantastic defense. Our timely hitting will improve. Overall, I'm very excited about this team and what we can do going forward."

STAT LEADERS
• Wolfe worked 3.1 innings and suffered the loss. but the bullpen tossed the final 4.2 without allowing a run
• Frank Greco struck out four in 2.2 frames with Jacob Trumpis and Will Diessner finishing the contest
• Brandon Gipson was the lone player to log more than one hit in a seven-hit attack, finishing with a pair

UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-1) departs for Florida next week, opening play on Thursday against Ripon College