Veselack, Hathaway homer in Chargers’ season-opening series
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
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Three Rivers College - MO | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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Three Rivers College - MO | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Sandburg College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
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Three Rivers College - MO | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 7 | 1 |
SAUGET — The Sandburg baseball team opened its season with a three-game weekend series against Three Rivers at Arsenal BG Ballpark. The Chargers dropped Saturday's nine-inning contest as well as both ends of Sunday's doubleheader.
SATURDAY
Three Rivers 21, Sandburg 3
Sandburg 100 020 000 — 3 5 7
Three Rivers 230 940 03x — 21 20 1
L-Ethan Krei 2 IP, 1 K, 2 BB
Key moments
• Brady Veselack got the scoring for the season started with a solo home run with one out in the first inning, giving Sandburg an early 1-0 lead.
• The Raiders took a 5-1 lead after the second and blew the game open with five hits in a nine-run fourth inning.
Sandburg standouts
Braley Burford reached base four times, going 2 for 2 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
SUNDAY
Game 1
Three Rivers 8, Sandburg 3
Sandburg 000 201 0 — 3 2 0
Three Rivers 014 120 x — 8 10 1
L-Clayton Cawley 2.1 IP, 1 K, 4 BB
Key moments
• A two-run homer as part of a four-run third inning gave Three Rivers a 5-0 lead.
• The Chargers got on the board in the fourth as they loaded the bases on a hit batsman and two walks. Carter Ramsey and Kody Knecht then scored on back-to-back wild pitches to make it 5-2, but Sandburg wouldn't get any closer.
Sandburg standout
Ramsey singled, reached on a hit by pitch, scored twice and stole a base.
Game 2
Three Rivers 6, Sandburg 3
Sandburg 000 021 0 — 3 7 2
Three Rivers 012 201 x — 6 7 1
L-Nathan Hill 3.2 IP, 4 K, 5 BB
Key moments
Down 5-0 in the fifth, Chuck Hathaway swatted a two-run homer to get Sandburg on the board. Ramsey's RBI groundout in the sixth made it a 5-3 game. Knecht singled and Jameson Dickerson reached on an error with two out to put the tying run on, but a groundout ended the threat.
Sandburg standout
Hathaway drove in two with his fifth-inning home run to right field as he finished 1 for 4.
Other top Chargers
• Knecht — 2 for 3
• Dickerson — 2 for 3, double