Baseball team shutout by Chicago, 9-0

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Olivet College baseball team was blanked by University of Chicago (Ill.), 9-0, this afternoon at the March Madness II event and inside the USA Baseball Stadium.

• Final Score: University of Chicago 9, Olivet 0
• Location: USA Baseball Stadium; Millington, Tennessee
• Records: Olivet 0-10 overall, Chicago 3-4 overall

• The Maroons scored the only run they would need in the second inning.
• The rest of Chicago's scoring was one run in the third, four runs in the fourth, two runs in the fifth and one run in the eighth.

• Olivet was held to four hits.
• Sophomore Ben Helgevold was 2-for-3.
• The other hits were by junior Gabriel Kirck and senior Sylas Woll.
• Freshman JB Stroh was the losing pitcher after giving up six runs (two earned) on seven hits over the first four innings.

• Chicago totaled 10 hits and took advantage of five Comet errors to score its nine runs.
• Jack Goldstein, Brady Miller and Jack Sharp each tallied two hits.
• Miller and Erik Rindner collected two RBI apiece.
• Hayden Leiderman threw seven innings to pick-up the win. He allowed four hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter.

• The Comets wrap-up their stay in Tennessee tomorrow with a doubleheader against the University of the South. First pitch from game is slated for 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET. The doubleheader will consist of two seven-inning games.