Two big innings were enough for St Joseph Benton to down the Chillicothe Hornets baseball team 5-0 at Shaffer Park for the Hornets Senior Night. All nine Hornet seniors saw ample playing time in the game.
Benton struck first in the 2nd inning when a double cleared the bases, driving in three runs. Benton scored twice more in the 4th inning. Chillicothe had chances to score but couldn’t get a rally going. Anthony Garcia had the start and took the loss, going 4 1/3 innings with Tyler Long pitching in relief. At the plate, Garcia, Bobby Peniston, Cal Toedebusch and Blake Rasmussen all had one hit each.