By Tammy Pearson | Times Vedette
On Wednesday, June 19, the ACGC baseball team (0-17) lost both its games against Durant (14-10) in close contests.
Game 1
It was a low-scoring contest for both teams in the first game of the doubleheader, which ended in Durant’s favor, 4-2. Jackson Pfrang and Colton Clark were responsible for ACGCs RBIs, with one apiece. Runs were scored by Pfrang and Blaize Dorsey. Dorsey pitched all seven innings for the Chargers. He threw 92 pitches, struck out three batters and kept Durant’s batting average to .200.
Game 2
ACGC found itselft with a lead at one point in game two. After trailing at the end of the first inning, 2-0, ACGC’s offense took the lead by the end of the third inning, 3-2. Durant exploded on offense in the top of the fourth with a six-run outburst, but the Chargers replied quickly with a five-run inning of their own. With the game tied, 8-8, Durant scored two runs in the top of the seventh, sealing the win for the Wildcats, 10-8. RBI contributions came from up and down the order. Tegan Slaybaugh, Tommy Skram, Noah Kading, Blaize Dorsey, Ben Franzeen, Andrew Mahaffey and Colton Clark had one each. Franzeen and Clark both pitched for three innings. Franzeen had four strikeouts, while Clark had three.