AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The Kalamazoo College baseball team lost 7-3 to Benedictine (Ill.) University on Sunday. The Hornets are now 2-1-1 on their spring trip (3-3-1 overall) while the Eagles improved to 4-1.
Kalamazoo took advantage of a Ryan Orr single, three walks and a wild pitch to score a run in the top of the first inning.
Benedictine responded with three runs in the second, one in the third and two in the sixth to build a 6-1 lead.
Andre Gard tripled to lead off the seventh and scored on a ground out by Jordan Wiley to make it 6-2.
Benedictine added another run in the eighth to go up 7-2 heading into the final frame. Orr reached on an error with two outs and was driven home by Ian Kobernick's double to right center before the side was retired.
Kalamazoo finished with nine hits while Benedictine had eight. Jack Clark was 2-for-3 with a walk while seven other players each had one hit.
Kalamazoo returns to action Tuesday against Allegheny College at former Major League Baseball spring training site Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven.