Dickerson’s dinger, 5 RBIs in Game 2 help Chargers split home opener

GAME 1 
MATC 14, Sandburg 7 
MATC 120 407 0 — 14 12 2 
Sandburg 130 102 0 — 7 11 3 
L-Ethan Krei 2 IP, 2 K, 3 BB  

Key moments 
• Sandburg took a 4-3 lead in the second as the Chargers' first four batters reached in a three-run inning. Damien Snell drove in two with a base hit to left field, and Carter Chapin followed with an RBI groundout to put Sandburg ahead. 
• The Stormers regained the lead by scoring four in the fourth, then put up a seven-run sixth to extend their lead.  

Sandburg standout 
Center fielder Carter Ramsey had three of the Chargers' 11 hits. Ramsey singled in the second, third and fifth innings, and he scored a run.   

Other top Chargers 
• Snell — 2 for 4, walk, two runs, two RBIs, stolen base 
• Chapin — 2 for 5, RBI  

GAME 2 
Sandburg 13, MATC 3 (5 innings) 
MATC 002 10 — 3 5 2 
Sandburg 370 3x — 13 8 0 
W-Nathan Hill 4 IP, 2 K, 0 BB 

Key moments 
• Dickerson helped get the Chargers on the board in the first inning, popping a three-run homer. Snell walked to lead off the inning, and Chapin followed with a single to center. With two out, Dickerson swatted a homer to left for an early 3-0 lead. 
• Sandburg extended its advantage to 10-0 with a seven-run second. The Chargers had four hits and drew three walks in the frame. 

Sandburg standout 
Dickerson's homer was the first of his Sandburg career. The freshman left fielder from Galesburg added a two-run single in the second as he finished 2 for 5 with two runs, five RBIs and a stolen base in the win.  

Other top Chargers 
• Nathan Hill — 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 0 BB 
• Chapin — 2 for 3, double, two runs, two RBIs 
• Chuck Hathaway — 1 for 2, home run, walk, two runs, three RBIs 
• Landon Binder — 1 for 3, home run, two RBIs  

UP NEXT 
2 p.m. Wednesday vs. Spoon River (9 innings) 

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