Benedictine Dropped by #8 UW-La Crosse

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WINTER HAVEN, FL - The Benedictine University baseball team saw a three-game win streak come to an end with a loss to #8 UW-La Crosse in Florida.

FINAL SCORE
UW-La Crosse 10, Benedictine 5

THE DETAILS
Playing as the visiting team, UW-La Crosse raced to an 8-0 lead, scoring three in the fourth and five in the fifth
Benedictine cut the margin in half, scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth
The first four batters of the inning reached
Erik Callaghan opened the inning with a single on the first pitch and D.J. Dillon followed with a walk
Jimmy McLaughlin singled home the first run
Nick Severino followed with a single and Brandon Gipson was able to drive home a run with a fielder's choice
Chayancze Stirbis logged an RBI double and Dom DeMicco added an RBI single in the inning
Gipson posted an RBI double in the seventh to bring Benedictine within 8-5 but La Crosse added two in the eighth to pad the advantage

STAT LEADERS
Joe Palasiewicz started and was saddled with the loss after working four innings, striking out five
Will Diessner made his first appearance of the year, tossing 2.2 scoreless
McLaughlin tallied a pair of hits as Benedictine finished with eight, coming from seven individuals

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Benedictine (3-3) takes on Eastern Connecticut State tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. - Follow live with live stats