Chargers Split Season Opener at Quincy JV
Aaron Frey
Monday, March 5, 2018 9:35 AM
Athletics
Quincy, IL
The Carl Sandburg College baseball team split a season-opening doubleheader Sunday at Quincy JV, winning the first game 9-1 and dropping the nightcap 6-3.
GAME 1
Sandburg 9, Quincy JV 1
Key Moment
The Chargers struck for four runs in the first inning, getting a two-run double from freshman Tyler Womack (Moline, Ill./Moline) to open the scoring and a two-run home run from freshman Antonio Dominguez (Rock Island, Ill./United Township).
Sandburg Star of the Game
Right-hander Mitch Smith (Moline, Ill./Sherrard) was stellar in his Chargers debut, throwing six innings of shutout ball to earn the victory. He allowed just one hit, walked one and struck out four.
Top Chargers Hitters
Cacey O’Brien (Moline, Ill./Moline) 2 for 3, 2 runs, RBI
Braedon Blackford (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame) 2 for 4, walk, run
Dominguez 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBIs
Womack 1 for 3, 2B, 2 RBIs
Pitchers of Record
W: Mitch Smith, 6 IP, 4 K, 1 BB
L: Hunter Keim, 1 IP, 0 K, 1 BB
GAME 2
Quincy JV 6, Sandburg 3
Key Moment
The Hawks broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth, scoring the go-ahead run on a passed ball with two out. Quincy JV added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth to win despite picking up just three hits in the contest.
Sandburg Star of the Game
Kevin Ulrich (Benson, Ill./Roanoke-Benson) delivered a two-run single in the first for a 3-0 Chargers lead and drew walks in his other two plate appearances.
Top Chargers Hitters
Payton Hartbank (Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon) 2 for 4, 3B, run
Shane Coleman (Abingdon, Ill./Abingdon-Avon) 2 for 4, RBI
Ulrich 1 for 1, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
Pitchers of Record
W: Dalton Overstreet 4 IP, 1 K, 4 BB
L: Travis Ausbury 1.1 IP, 2 K, 3 BB
UP NEXT
The Chargers will play six games in five days during their Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., starting with a matchup against Lackawanna (Pa.) at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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