Israel Homers, Fans 12 in Complete-Game Win Over DuPage
Aaron Frey
Monday, March 22, 2021 11:30 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
A big day at the plate and on the mound by Silas Israel (Tremont, Ill./Tremont) on Sunday helped the Carl Sandburg College baseball team close the weekend with a victory to salvage a doubleheader split with DuPage. That came a day after the Chargers dropped a pair of contests Saturday at South Suburban.
SATURDAY
GAME 1
South Suburban 12, Sandburg 3
Sandburg 200 010 0 — 3 5 0
S. Suburban 560 001 x — 12 11 0
W: Tomasic 6 IP, 10 K, 2 BB
L: Mann 4 IP, 3 K, 4 BB
Sandburg Standout
Wynn Takacs (Tipton, Ind./Taylor) knocked a two-run homer to center in the first inning for an early 2-0 Chargers lead.
GAME 2
South Suburban 8, Sandburg 6
Sandburg 212 000 1 — 6 11 3
S. Suburban 420 020 x — 8 11 0
W: Borrelli 3.2 IP 2 K, 4 BB
L: Collinson 5 IP, 4 K, 2 BB
Sandburg Standout
Freshman catcher Trenton Blythe (LaHarpe, Ill./Notre Dame) went 2 for 2 — highlighted by a seventh-inning homer — with a walk and scored three times.
Other Top Chargers
- Abe Collins (Morton, Ill./Morton) 3 for 5, double, two RBIs
- Isaac Riegler (McLean, Ill./Olympia) 2 for 3, walk, RBI
- Ben Higgins (Macomb, Ill./Macomb) 1 for 4, double, two RBIs
SUNDAY
GAME 1
DuPage 15, Sandburg 4
DuPage 404 030 4 — 15 11 3
Sandburg 003 000 1 — 4 6 3
W: Stacey 6 IP, 8 K, 1 BB
L: Takacs 3 IP, 5 K, 2 BB
Sandburg Standout
Higgins clubbed a three-run homer to center in the third to get Sandburg on the board.
Other Top Chargers
- Collins 2 for 3, walk
GAME 2
Sandburg 8, DuPage 5
DuPage 001 301 0 — 5 6 2
Sandburg 112 310 x — 8 8 1
W: Israel 12 K, 1 BB
L: Borden 1.2 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
Sandburg Standout
Israel fanned 12 while allowing six hits and walking just one in a complete-game victory. The lefthander threw 74 of his 117 pitches for strikes. He also connected for a fourth-inning home run, going 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
Other Top Chargers
- Higgins 2 for 3, double, home run, two runs, three RBIs
- Brett Marsh (Mapleton, Ill./Limestone), 2 for 2, home run, stolen base
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
2 p.m. Wednesday at Parkland (9 innings). This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday.
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