The Briar Cliff baseball team pushed their record to 6-3-0 as they swept Valley City State in a double-header on Saturday afternoon in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The Chargers tallied three home runs in game one.

"It's always good to get two wins in a day", said head coach Corby McGlauflin. "We found a way to win game two after a tough start. Hoping we can put a complete day of baseball together tomorrow."

The Chargers have now scored at least one run in the first inning in five contests this season.
 
Game 1 – W, 9-3
The Chargers carried their reputation of putting runs on the board early. BC collected two runs in the top of the first behind three straight singles from the Chargers. Connor Lange found the timely single as he batted in Trey Rogers and Cam Riemer.

VSCU answered by scoring one run in the second frame. After back-to-back walks, the Chargers made a crucial error that allowed the Vikings to score.

The Vikings tied it up at 2-2 in the top of the third after a triple from Dustin Mertz and double from Jaden Babiuk.

The Charger bats started to fire up in the bottom of the third. Lange led off the inning by being hit by a pitch. After a Quentin Evers double, Jake Allen soared a three-run home run to right field, expanding the BC lead to 5-2.

Brett Sitzmann, the Cliff's starting pitcher, kept the Vikings scoreless for the next five innings, allowing the Chargers to further their lead.

Rogers did just that as he knocked out a solo homer in the fourth, pushing the lead to four runs.

Briar Cliff's offense wasn't done just yet as they added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth frame. After a VSCU mistake, Jake Chronic capitalized with an RBI double. Shortly after, pinch hitter Matthew Delgado recorded his first homerun of the season, sending a deep shot to left center field, expanding the BC lead to seven.

The Vikings attempted to string together a comeback, but they were only able to find one run in the top of the seventh, ending the game 9-3.

Sitzmann earned the win on the mound going 6.0 innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out nine. Nelson Cone pitched 1.0 innings, allowing one hit and one run.

As a team, the Chargers tallied 11 hits, five of those being extra-base hits. Rogers led the way carding three hits, while Evers added a pair. Six other chargers recorded one hit apiece.
 
Game 2 – W, 11-0
Briar Cliff opened slow in game two but managed to keep the game close.

After two scoreless innings, the Vikings struck first, pushing two runs across the plate after a pair of BC mistakes.

The Cliff answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the third. Jared Sitzmann was led the inning off with a walk and was advanced to third on Matthew Hmielewsk's double. Cam Riemer then carded a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to one.

In the fifth, the Vikings tallied four hits, two of them being doubles. VCSU added two runs in the inning, pushing their lead to 4-1.

BC couldn't respond in the fifth or the sixth, but Carter Schorg kept the Vikings off the board providing the Chargers a chance in the seventh.

Trailing 4-1, the Chargers had to find way to get runs across. After a Chronic hit by pitch, Allen walk, and Jared Sitzmann single, the bases were loaded for Rogers, who had three hits in game one. Rogers was walked, cutting the lead to two.

With the bases still loaded, Lange was due up. Lange ripped a two RBI single to center field, knotting the game up at 4-4. Justin Remar, who entered the game in the top of the seventh, reached base on an error as Rogers crossed the plate, ending the game 5-4 on a walk-off win.

The BC pitching staff of Ryan Riddle and Schorg combined for eight strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Briar Cliff now carries a record of 6-3 on the season, outscoring their opponents 77-39.

The Chargers return to action tomorrow morning as they face Valley City State in another doubleheader at Jerry Frerichs Field in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The first pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.