LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University baseball team rallied in both games, scoring five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning in game two to walk off with a sweep over regionally ranked Baldwin Wallace University on Friday.

FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 10, Baldwin Wallace 6 - Gm 1
Benedictine 5, Baldwin Wallace 4 - Gm 2

THE DETAILS
• Baldwin Wallace built a 5-0 lead in the opener, utilizing a pair of two-run homers
• The visitors grabbed the lead just two batters into the game
• The Benedictine rally in the opener began with a run in the third on a sacrifice fly from D.J. Dillon
• Andrew Hotze drilled a three-run homer in the fourth to pull Benedictine within 5-4
• Nick Severino connected on a three-run blast in the fifth to hand Benedictine a 7-5 lead
• Benedictine scored in four consecutive frames to lead 8-5 and Tanner Kiser added a solo homer in the ninth while Julian Calixto tacked on an RBI single to make the score 10-5
• Joe Palasiewicz worked six innings to earn his fourth win while Marty Maves closed out the win with his sixth save
• Baldwin Wallace scored in four different innings in the second game to build a 4-0 edge
• Benedictine struck out 11 times against the Baldwin Wallace starter and managed just three hits
• The team had four hits before erupting in the ninth to steal the win over the 12th-ranked team in the Mideast region
• Jimmy McLaughlin, Sam Kerr and Dillon singled to open the ninth
• A throwing error enabled the first run to score and a wild pitch made the score 4-2
• Another error brought the score to 4-3 before back-to-back strikeouts set the stage
• Facing an 0-2 hole, Calixto battled back and floated a single to left to win the game

STAT LEADERS
• Palasiewicz walked two and struck out four while allowing five earned runs
• Maves entered with the bases loaded in the ninth to tally the save
• Kiser tallied two hits while the offense notched eight for the game
• James Wright started game two and worked five innings
• Six other pitchers combined to finish the game with Jacob Trumpis picking up the victory
• Dillon notched three hits with Severino adding two
• Kiser walked three times

UP NEXT
Benedictine (23-15) has won four in a row and will close the regular season on Tuesday night by honoring the senior class before a non-conference game with Chicago