Chargers Baseball Takes Series Over Roane State

The Chargers Baseball team hosted the Raiders from Roane State on Thursday and Friday, securing a hard-fought series victory after dropping the opening game.

Game One: Chargers Fall in High-Scoring Battle In the series opener, a nine-inning contest, the Chargers came up short in a 13-10 loss. Jake Cardin took the mound to start, pitching 4.1 innings while allowing 8 hits and 7 earned runs. Owen Wilson took the loss in relief, going 3.2 innings and giving up 12 hits, 6 earned runs, and recording 2 strikeouts.

Despite the loss, the Chargers' offense was productive, tallying 10 hits. Hutson Miles went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs, while Clint Seymore contributed with a 2-for-6 performance, including a double and an RBI. John Carter finished 2-for-5, and Camden Vaughn went 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBIs. Brady Hendrix added a home run, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. Cade Hitson had a strong game, going 2-for-3, while Bo Culver, Russ Lambert, and Michael McClellan each chipped in with a hit.

Game Two: Chargers Rally for 9-8 Victory Friday's action saw the Chargers bounce back with a thrilling 9-8 win in game two. Jay Watson earned the victory in relief, delivering an impressive 3.1 innings without allowing a hit or a run while striking out one. Adam Jamison started the game, pitching 4.2 innings, surrendering 11 hits and 8 earned runs while striking out four.

The Chargers' offense kept rolling with 9 hits. Clint Seymore led the way, going 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored and an RBI. Brady Hendrix contributed, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. Anthony Pastrana was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored, while Michael McClellan went 2-for-4, driving in 2 runs. Hutson Miles, Tyler Jenkins, Bo Culver, Camden Vaughn, Russ Lambert, and John Carter each added a hit to round out the offensive effort.

Game Three: Pitching Shines in 2-1 Victory In the final game of the series, the Chargers secured the series win with a 2-1 victory behind a dominant pitching performance from Dylan Alonso. Alonso earned the win with 5 stellar innings of work, allowing just 3 hits, 0 earned runs, and striking out 7 batters.

The Chargers' offense collected 6 hits in the win. Tyler Jenkins led the team, going 2-for-2, while Hutson Miles, Brady Hendrix, Clint Seymore, and Russ Lambert each added a hit.

With the series victory, the Chargers improve to 20-17 overall and 13-7 in conference play. They now turn their attention to an upcoming road matchup against Northwest Shoals on Tuesday, April 1.