Miller Throws No-Hitter as Benedictine Sweeps Carleton

JOLIET, IL - Ryan Miller threw a no-hitter in the opener as the Benedictine University baseball team swept visiting Carleton in a doubleheader played in Joliet at DuPage Medical Group Field

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 10, Carleton 0 - 7 Innings (Gm 1)
Benedictine 10, Carleton 0 - 7 Innings (Gm 2)

GAME ONE DETAILS
Ryan Miller stole the show in his second start of the season
The senior, who flirted with a perfect game two years ago, retired the first six batters of the game with five groundouts and a strikeout
Benedictine spotted Miller a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first
Kamrin Hoffmann singled up the middle and advanced on a wild pitch before Damen Castillo notched a two-out RBI single
The only baserunner in the entire game for Carleton came in the third inning when the leadoff man reach on an error
Benedictine broke the game open with seven straight two-out singles in the fourth, leading to five runs
Nic Presutti, Kyle Mitter, Hoffmann, Jack Feeley and Castillo all logged run-scoring hits
Benedictine added two in the fifth and ended the game with two in the seventh

STAT LEADERS
Miller recorded nine strikeouts and finished with just 84 pitches, retiring the final 15 batters faced
The offense logged 16 hits with five different players notching multiple hits
Mitter finished 4-for-5 at the top of the lineup, driving home four
Jonathan Hodo finished with three hits

GAME TWO DETAILS
Alexander Schram had a tough act to follow, but went the distance in the second contest
Benedictine psoted four runs in the first inning to set the tone
Mitter led off the game with a single and scored when Feeley tripled
Castillo lifted a sacrifice fly and was able to reach on an error, scoring on an opposite field double from Jack Surin, who scored moments later on a single from Hodo
Schram kept Carleton at bay and Presutti added to the lead with a homer in the third while Jared Trivette added an RBI single in the fourth

STAT LEADERS
Eight different players recorded a hit in the win with Mitter logging three
Benedictine finished with 14 hits
Eight different players also drove home a run in the win
Schram allowed just two hits while walking four and striking out four

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-3) heads to Florida next week to begin the annual spring trip