By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
St. Joseph proved why it is the No. 9 ranked team in Division 2 and the favorite to win the Big-16 Conference West Division championship on Tuesday as it swept visiting Dowagiac, 10-0 and 16-1.
The first game lasted only five innings, while the second game went four innings.
The losses were the first for the Chieftains since back in April when Dowagiac was swept by River Valley.
Dowagiac is now 16-5 overall and 2-2 in the West Division.
First Game
Dowagiac 000 00 -- 0 1 3
St. Joseph 302 32 -- 10 9 1
Ben Knuth (W, 4-1); Jason McIntyre (L, 4-2)
2B: Chris Regan (SJ)
3B: Nick Sherill (SJ)
Second Game
Dowagiac 001 0 -- 1 4 1
St. Joseph 513 7 -- 16 12 2
Tyler Whitaker (W, 5-0); Davey Moran (L, 4-2)
2B: Dan Coultes (SJ), Ben Knuth (SJ), Andy Girvan (SJ), Nick Sherrill (SJ), Derek Bross (SJ)