The Charger baseball team split their doubleheader against the Midland Warriors Sunday, winning game one 10-5, before falling 7-8 in extra innings in game two.
 
Game One – W, 10-5
Trailing by one heading into the top of the fourth, Johnny Reed reached base after being hit by a pitch followed by Cam Reimer drawing a walk. Raenan Pqdilla reached on a fielder's 'choice and the Chargers had runners at the corners with one out. An RBI single from Connor Neubeck tied the game at 1-1. The Chargers took a 2-1 lead shortly after following an error from the Warriors.
 
The Charger offense caught fire in the top of the fifth, scoring six runs in the inning. A RBI double from Cade Marquardt followed by a three-run shot from Reed put the Chargers ahead by five. Grant Devecsery's RBI double put the Chargers up 8-1.
 
A solo shot from Devecsery in the top of the seventh put the Chargrs up 10-5 in the final inning.
 
Cade Nelson got the win on the mound, pitching a complete game allowing just four earned runs on six hits while recording seven strikeouts.
 
 
Game two – L, 7-8
 
The Warriors took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. In the top of the third, back-to-back doubles from Jake Chronic and Diego Trujillo put runners on second and third with no outs. A infield RBI single from Rance Bryant carded the Chargers first run of the game.
 
In the top of the fourth, Trujillo's RBI single cut the Warrior lead to one. A Bryant single set up Cade Marquardt's three-run homer to put BCU up 5-3. The Warriors responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning to regain a 6-5 lead.
 
In the top of the sixth, a RBI double from Trujillo and a RBI single from Bryant put the Chargers up 7-6. The Warriors in the bottom of the eighth scored on a RBI sac fly to tie the game.
 
In the bottom of the 11^th, the Warriors scored on a throwing error to steal game two 8-7.
 
The Cliff move to 13-18 (6-10 GPAC) and will host the Hasting Broncos for a four game series next weekend at the Bishop Mueller Complex. Game one is slated for Friday at 1 p.m.
   
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