Chargers End Skid With Pair of Blowout Wins Over IVCC
Aaron Frey
Monday, April 19, 2021 9:29 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
The Carl Sandburg College baseball team earned a pair of 10-run victories Saturday at home over Illinois Valley, snapping an eight-game skid for the Chargers. The wins came after Sandburg was swept in a doubleheader Friday at Madison.
FRIDAY
GAME 1
Madison 3, Sandburg 1
Sandburg 000 000 1 — 1 9 1
Madison 110 001 x — 3 3 1
L: S. Scott 4.1 IP, 4 K, 5 BB
Key Moment
The Chargers loaded the bases with one out in the seventh. An Abe Collins (Morton, Ill./Morton) single got Sandburg on the board, but a popout and flyout ended the game.
Sandburg Standout
Zach Ori (Bartonville, Ill./Limestone) needed just 14 pitches to retire five consecutive batters in relief of Sam Scott (Deer Creek, Ill./Deer Creek-Mackinaw). Ori fanned two Wolfpack hitters.
Other Top Chargers
- Collins 2 for 4, RBI, stolen base
- Ben Higgins (Macomb, Ill./Macomb) 2 for 4
GAME 2
Madison 13, Sandburg 0 (5 innings)
Sandburg 000 00 — 0 1 1
Madison 076 00 — 13 13 0
L: Collinson 1.2 IP, 0 K, 3 BB
Key Moment
The Wolfpack put the game out of reach early with seven runs in the second and adding six in the third.
Sandburg Standout
Ashton Johnson (Brimfield, Ill./Brimfield) fired a scoreless inning out of the bullpen, striking out one.
SATURDAY
GAME 1
Sandburg 12, Illinois Valley 2 (5 innings)
Illinois Valley 010 10 — 2 4 1
Sandburg 302 34 — 12 11 2
W: Mann 5 IP, 5 K, 2 BB
Key Moment
After back-to-back walks to open the Chargers’ half of the first, Cam Scott (Mapleton, Ill./Illini Bluffs) drove both runners in with a triple to center for an early 2-0 lead.
Sandburg Standout
Cam Scott finished 2 for 3 with a triple, walk, two runs scored, two RBIs and one of the Chargers’ five steals in the game.
Other Top Chargers
- Collins 1 for 2, two walks, three runs, RBI, three steals
- Hunter Darst (Avon, Ill./Abingdon-Avon) 2 for 3, double, run, two RBIs
- Johnson 2 for 3, RBI
- Silas Israel (Tremont, Ill./Tremont) 2 for 2, two doubles, two runs
GAME 2
Sandburg 12, Illinois Valley 2 (5 innings)
Illinois Valley 001 10 — 2 4 2
Sandburg 113 61 — 12 13 1
W: Riegler 4 IP, 5 K, 1 BB
Key Moment
Already up 7-2 in the fourth, Cam Scott and Johnson connected for back-to-back home runs to put the Chargers up 11-2. Cam Scott knocked a three-run shot to left, and Johnson followed with a line-drive dinger to center field.
Sandburg Standout
Cam Scott had another big game, going a perfect 3 for 3 with two runs scored and four RBIs
Other Top Chargers
- Higgins 2 for 3, double, two runs, two RBIs
- Johnson 2 for 3, triple, home run, two runs, two RBIs
- Brett Macak (Monticello, Ill./Monticello) 2 for 3, triple, run, RBI
- Israel 2 for 3, triple, two runs
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
2 p.m. Tuesday at Illinois Valley
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