Chargers Extend Win Streak to 6 With Sweeps of Joliet, Sauk Valley
Aaron Frey
Monday, April 5, 2021 9:51 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
The Carl Sandburg College baseball team erupted for 10 homers and 67 runs in four games over the weekend as the Chargers picked up a sweep of Joliet on Friday and added an Arrowhead Conference sweep of Sauk Valley on Saturday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.
The victories give Sandburg (10-15, 4-2) six straight wins and eight victories in their last 10 contests.
FRIDAY
GAME 1
Sandburg 16, Joliet 6 (5 innings)
Joliet 015 00 — 6 10 2
Sandburg 1(11)0 04 — 16 12 0
W: S. Scott 4 IP, 2 K, 2 BB
L: Durling 1.2 IP, 4 K, 6 BB
Key Moment
The Chargers broke loose for 11 runs in the second inning, with 10 of them coming with two out. Abe Collins (Morton, Ill./Morton) capped the frame with a grand slam to center field.
Sandburg Standout
Center fielder Ben Higgins (Macomb, Ill./Macomb) reached in all four of his plate appearances, going 2 for 2 with a double, triple, two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base.
Other Top Chargers
- Collins 2 for 4, double, grand slam, two runs, four RBIs
- Hunter Darst (Avon, Ill./Abingdon-Avon) 3 for 4, two runs, RBI
- Trenton Blythe (LaHarpe, Ill./Notre Dame) 2 for 3, double, run, three RBIs
GAME 2
Sandburg 15, Joliet 9
Joliet 220 320 0 — 9 13 4
Sandburg 210 516 x — 15 14 1
W: Riegler 2 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
L: Loden 5.2 IP, 10 K, 4 BB
Key Moment
Tied at 9 in the sixth, Sandburg came up with a six-run inning to finish off the sweep. Cam Scott (Mapleton, Ill./Illini Bluffs) led off the inning with a single to left and scored two batters later when Darst doubled to center to bring home the go-ahead run.
Sandburg Standout
Darst finished 3 for 3 with a double, homer, three runs scored and three RBIs. His leadoff dinger in the fourth was one of three in the inning by the Chargers as they erased a plated five runs to erase a 7-3 deficit.
Other Top Chargers
- C. Scott 3 for 5, double, two runs, two RBIs
- Collins 2 for 4, triple, home run, walk, two runs, four RBIs
- Brett Marsh (Mapleton, Ill./Limestone) 3 for 4, triple, two runs, two RBIs
- Luke Jones (Rantoul, Ill./Rantoul) 1 for 3, home run, walk, two runs, three RBIs
SATURDAY
GAME 1
Sandburg 21, Sauk Valley 15
Sauk Valley 000 (11)20 2 — 15 13 4
Sandburg 738 300 x — 21 20 4
W: Mann 3.1 IP 4 K, 4 BB
L: Seibert 1 IP 1 K, 1 BB
Key Moment
Sandburg homered four times in the first three innings as it raced to an 18-0 lead. The Chargers got two blasts from Ashton Johnson (Brimfield, Ill./Brimfield) — including a third-inning grand slam — and one each from Austin Collinson (Normal, Ill./West) and Higgins.
Sandburg Standout
Collinson had a four-hit game and knocked in seven runs out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order. He hit a three-run homer in the first, singled in the second, doubled in the third and added another three-run bomb in the fourth.
Other Top Chargers
- Johnson 2 for 5, two-run home run, grand slam, six RBIs
- Collins 2 for 3, two doubles, stolen base, two walks, two runs, RBI
- Higgins 2 for 3, home run, walk, two runs, three RBIs
- C. Scott 2 for 4, double, walk, three runs, RBI, stolen base
- Marsh 2 for 4, double, walk, three runs, RBI
- Jeron Conner (Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame) 3 for 5, three runs
GAME 2
Sandburg 15, Sauk Valley 5 (6 innings)
Sauk Valley 000 014 — 5 6 5
Sandburg 140 145 — 15 11 1
W: Collinson 6 IP, 9 K, 3 BB
L: Miller 4.1 IP 4 K, 2 BB
Key Moment
Already ahead 3-0 in the second, Cam Scott extended the Chargers’ lead to 5-0 with a two-run double to left that plated Collins and Higgins.
Sandburg Standout
The Chargers again got damage from the No. 9 spot in the order as Isaac Riegler (McLean, Ill./Oympia) went 3 for 4 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBIs.
Other Top Chargers
- Blythe 3 for 4, triple, two runs, three RBIs
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
2 p.m. Tuesday at Sauk Valley
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