SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – The MSOE baseball team kicked off conference play with the bats coming to play as they swept Dominican University Saturday afternoon, having three home runs in game two.

RESULTS
MSOE RAIDERS – 9
Dominican - 4

MSOE RAIDERS – 14
Dominican - 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Game One
  • MSOE (11-5, 2-0 NACC) found their bats clicking early as Christian Bosque and Jordan Skolmar each ripped RBI singles to right in the top of the first for a 3-0 lead. They doubled that run total in the second with Bosque kicking things off with a RBI double to left to bring around Robby Erickson and AJ Le with Teo Greco having an RBI single as their lead exploded to 9-0.
  • Zach Brzezinski got the start on the bump for the Raiders and held Dominican (6-7, 0-2 NACC) scoreless through six innings as he fanned nine batters. The Stars didn't see runs come across until the seventh when they drove in four to cut it to a five-run difference. Jackson Naber and Jayden Delaney came in relief and gave up zero hits and zero base runners to seal game one.
• Game Two
  • After a scoreless first inning, Ben Sullivan launched the opening run of the game with his first homerun of his career for the early 1-0 lead. Le drove in Bosque in the top of the third to keep the scoring going as Camden Hoier kept the power going with a solo shot to lead 3-0 midway through the third.
  • The Stars cut into their deficit with an RBI groundout in the bottom half to make it 3-1. Franks continued to utilize the long ball with a two-run blast in the fourth as an error from the Stars later in the inning made it 6-1. Another run from the Stars came across in the bottom half to make it a five-run game. The Raiders began to run away as five runs scored over the next two innings, including a three-run blast from Bosque make it a double-digit lead, 13-2. Despite another run from the Stars in the bottom half of the sixth, Sullivan countered with a sacrifice fly to put the game away early.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Game One
  • Jordan Skolmar – 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 Run,1 Stolen Base
  • Christian Bosque – 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 Run, 1 Double
• Game Two
  • Charlie Claas – 3 for 3, 2 RBIs, 3 Runs
  • Christian Bosque – 1 for 3, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs, 2 Walks, 3 Stolen Bases, 1 Home Run

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders have their home opener on Wednesday, March 25^th, as they host Marian University at 3:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. in Glendale.

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