By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC baseball team (8-12) earned one win and one loss in their home doubleheader against Earlham (5-21) on Thursday, June 25. ACGC won game one, 17-8, and lost the follow-up, 9-3.
Game one
ACGC led at the end of the first inning 4-1, tacking on another run in the second to go up 5-1. Earlham answered back with a five-run third inning. ACGC scored one run to tie it at 6-6. Earlham scored two runs in the fourth, but ACGC answered back quickly with three more runs, now leading 9-8. Earlham’s offense ended there, while ACGC added eight more runs in the next two innings.
The Chargers were led by Blaize Dorsey, who went 2/3 with two walks, one single, one double and four RBIs. Joseph Fagan, Cal Clark, Roger Ochoa and Sayer Bireline-Huss each had two RBIs. Thomas Skram went 3/3 with two walks, two singles and one triple and one RBI. Bryce Benda had one RBI. Thomas Skram earned the win, pitching four innings and striking out five batters. Chase Slaybaugh pitched three innings, striking out one.
Game two
ACGC’s three-game winning streak came to an end during the second leg of this doubleheader. Earlham scored eight runs before ACGC got on the board with two runs in the fourth inning and adding one more in the sixth. Thomas Skram and Benda had multi-hit games, both with two singles. Benda had all three of ACGC’s RBIs. Benda also pitched three and one third innings, striking out four batters. Colton Clark pitched the other three and two third innings, also striking out four.
ACGC’s next game is at Madrid (8-14) on Monday, June 29. ACGC has won three straight games against Madrid including a 9-1 win earlier this season.
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