AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The Benedictine University baseball team logged a second straight win to open the spring break trip to Florida, dropping fifth-ranked and defending national runner-up UW-La Crosse.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 12, UW-La Crosse 1 - Seven Innings

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine erupted for eight runs in the second inning to establish control of the game
• Consecutive walks to Brandon Gipson and Nicholas Quick opened the frame
• Dom DeMicco opened the scoring with an RBI single
• Kyle Bock followed with an RBI single to make the score 2-0
• Leading 4-0 with two outs and a new pitcher in the game, Tanner Kiser belted a three-run homer to extend the lead to 7-0
• Bock added another RBI in the frame by coaxing a bases loaded walk
• After UW-La Crosse scored a run in the fourth, Benedictine put the game away with one in the fifth, two in the sixth, and one in the seventh to end the game early
• DeMicco logged an RBI triple in the sixth
• Frank Greco earned the win on the hill, tossing a complete game and allowing just one run on six hits with no walks and two strikeouts
• Benedictine has allowed just one run and used only two pitchers in the first two games of the trip

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine needed only eight hits in the shortened win
• Kiser finished with four RBIs and a pair of hits
• DeMicco and Bock each knocked home a pair with Bock logging a pair of hits
• Benedictine stranded nine on base

UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-1) faces another tough test with Washington and Jefferson College on Saturday afternoon at 2:15 p.m. central time.