Briar Cliff baseball got back in the win column Saturday at Bishop Mueller Field with a sweep over Midland. The Chargers held off a late Warrior push in game one and took game two behind a dominating performance on the mound from Dalen Blair. 
 
"It was a great day to get back on track," said head coach Corby McGlauflin. "Wesselmann got a big win in game one and Blair was absolutely lights out in game two. We had some timely hits that we missed the last few weeks."
 
Game 1 – W, 7-6
 
After surrendering two runs in the top of the first, Jacob Wesselmann settled in, allowing just one hit and zero runs over the next three innings. He retired the side 1-2-3 in the third and fourth innings. 
 
The Charger bats helped Wesselmann out in the bottom of the fourth, putting up four runs on the scoreboard. Jake Allen led off the inning with a solo home run over the left field fence. After loading the bases, Connor Lange hit a pinch-hit single to drive in another run. A dropped fly ball by the right fielder allowed Matthew Hmielewski to reach second base and score two Chargers to take a 4-2 lead.
 
The Warriors tacked on a run in the fifth and had a runner on third with two outs. Wesselmann held onto the 4-3 lead by forcing a groundout to second baseman Mike Anthony.
 
The Chargers added three key insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Anthony scored Easton Cone with a sacrifice fly, while Cam Riemer hit a two-run homer, his 11th home run of the season, to take a 7-3 lead. 
 
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Midland loaded the bases looking for a final rally. The Warriors scored three runs, trailing 6-7, but Wesselmann would close out the win with his sixth strikeout.
 
BC totaled nine hits with seven different Chargers recording a hit. Allen went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run. Hmielewski was 2-for-3 with one run, one stolen base and one RBI.
 
Wesselmann earned his third win of the season and seventh complete game.
 
Game 2 – W, 4-0
 
Blair was lights out in his seven-inning shutout in game two, allowing just four hits while striking out 11 batters.
 
Anthony walked to lead off the first, and later scored when Allen belted his second homer of the day over the left field fence. 
 
After a 1-2-3 inning from Blair in the second, with three swinging strikeouts, the Cliff added two more runs in the bottom half of the inning. Anthony legged out a triple to score Easton Cone and Quinten Evers to take a 4-0 edge.
 
The Warriors led off the fourth and fifth innings with singles. The BC defense came through for Blair in both innings with a 5-4-3 double play in the fourth and a 4-3 double play in the fifth. 
 
Blair closed out his pitching gem in the final frame, making quick work of the Warriors with three straight swinging strikeouts.
 
Blair tallies his fourth win of the season, his second shutout and reached double-digit strikeouts for the second time. 
 
Anthony and Allen both tallied two RBIs and an extra base hit. 
 
The Chargers improve to 22-14 overall and 10-8 in conference play. BC is back on Bishop Mueller Field for a doubleheader with Jamestown. Game one is set for 1 p.m. against the Jimmies.