The Charger baseball team went 2-0 Saturday over the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers in Mitchell, South Dakota to complete the four-game sweep on the week.
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Game one – W, 5-3
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After five scoreless innings to start the contest, the Tigers scored the game's first run in the bottom of the sixth to take a late lead. In the top of the seventh,
Cam Riemer led off the inning with a walk followed by a one out double from
Raenan Padilla to put runners at second and third.
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With two outs,
Damon Schmid delivered with a two-run single to give the Chargers the lead. RBI singles from
Rance Bryant and
Diego Trujillo put the Chargers up 4-1. A RBI single from
Nico Sall gave BC a 5-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh.
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A two-run blast from the Tigers cut the lead to two with no outs. The Chargers were able to close the door on the Tigers and
Brock Wallace earned the save.
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Cade Nelson earned the win after tossing six innings and allowed six hits while recording six strikeouts.
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Game two – W, 9-5
With the score tied 2-2, the Chargers took a one-run lead after a Sall solo shot. The Chargers in the top of the fourth would tie the game 5-5 following a run from Bryant and a RBI single from Riemer.
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In the top of the eighth, BCU's
Connor Neubeck's two RBI double put the Chargers up 7-5.
Clayton Luett recorded a two RBI double to extend the Charger lead to 9-5.
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Brock Saya earned the win on the mound, tossing six shutout innings and allowed just four hits while recording seven strikeouts.
Trujillo went three-for-five with a run scored and drew a walk. Sall finished two-for-four with three RBIs.
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The Chargers improve to 21-20 (14-10 GPAC) and will travel to Sioux Center, Iowa this Thursday to take on Dordt. Game one is slated for 1 p.m.
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