May 3, 2009
Benedictine 9 Concordia 7
Benedictine 10 Concordia 4
Lisle, IL
CUW needed to win one of their final three games this weekend to
make the elite final 4 field for the NAC Tournament and NCAA
qualifier. Unfortunately, after dropping the second game of their
doubleheader with Aurora on Saturday, the Falcons ran into a hot
Benedictine squad on Sunday and could not come up with a win.
Game One
A seven run sixth inning by the Eagles undid CUW in the opener.
Concordia got a 4 hit performance from Jon Olla
plus homers from Matt Schilter,
Derrick Pankow, and Kyle
Barth, but CUW left a dozen runners in scoring position
during the contest. Trent Duckett (3-6) took the
loss.
Game Two
CUW led 4-3 going into the bottom of the fifth, but the hosts
tied it then, got two more in the sixth, and put the game away with
a 4 run burst in the eighth.
Olla and Brandon Banton had two hits each for
Concordia, but a pair of relievers held CUW scoreless over the
final five frames. Alex Tomter (2-6) took the loss
despite pitching six solid innings. Benedictine finished 14-8 in
the league and tied with the disappointed Falcons for 4th place.
The Eagles head to the Final 4 NAC matchup by virtue of defeating
Concordia (20-17 overall) in both games yesterday.
