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Game 1: Evangel 1, Benedictine 4 | Box Score
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Record: Evangel (19-11, 4-8), Benedictine (10-15, 5-4)
Location: Atchison, Kan.
ATCHISON, Kan. – On Sunday, Valor Baseball concluded their four game series with the Benedictine Ravens, looking to win the series or earn the split with a pair of matches.
The Valor struggled offensively on Sunday, hitting just .136 from the plate, and ultimately fell to the Ravens, 1-4 and 2-5, dropping to 4-8 in conference play and 19-11 overall.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Eli Cook went 2-3 from the plate in game three, leading the team with two doubles.
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Caden O'Bryan and Dylan Gallup had solid bullpen appearances for Evangel on Sunday, both not allowing a single run to score. O'Bryan allowed just two hits in game three while Gallup pitched three innings of perfect ball in game four.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Benedictine scored early to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first in game three, but the Valor matched the run in the top of the third. Eli Cook doubled and scored on a Matthew Olson single to left field, tying the game at 1-1.
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Benedictine scored three runs in the bottom of the third to take a 4-1 lead.
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The Valor had a batter hit a double in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings (Nathan Weatherly, Carson Sturdefant, Cook) in game three, but in each inning, the runner was left stranded, as EU fell, 4-1.
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Benedictine scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning in game four, taking a 3-0 lead over Evangel.
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The Valor were nearly the victims of a Benedictine no-hitter, but in the sixth inning following a Brennan Espy walk, Athanie Leeviraphan hit a double to put two runners in scoring position with no outs, the biggest opportunity EU had the entire afternoon. Sturdefant and Levi Loughridge would both hit sacrifice flies to score both runners and make it a 3-2 Benedictine lead.
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The Ravens tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth and Evangel's offense could not muster any additional hits, ultimately falling, 5-2.
NEXT UP
Evangel Baseball continues their conference schedule on Friday (Mar. 31) afternoon, taking on the Park Pirates for a four game series in Parkville, Mo.
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