Dowagiac baseball takes pair from Tigers
Published 11:30 am Friday, April 25, 2014
BENTON HARBOR — The Dowagiac baseball team swept a non-league doubleheader from Benton Harbor Thursday.
The Chieftains won the opener 15-4 and then took the nightcap 10-8.
In the opener, Matt Smith was 3-for-4 with three triples and four RBIs. Austin Broda was 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs, while Nate Lindsey drove in three runs and Brody Froehlich two.
Zach Williams, who tripled, picked up the victory as he tossed a two-hitter with seven strikeouts.
Smith finished the nightcap 2-for-2 with two doubles and three more RBIs, while Williams was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and an RBI. Broda, Froehlich and Rollie Lucio were all credited with two RBIs.
Mack Charles worked the first five innings, striking out five, to pick up the victory.
First game
Dowagiac 213 432 0 – 15 17 5
Benton Harbor 002 020 0 – 4 2 5
Zach Williams (W); L. Bickam (L)
2B: Matt Smith (D) 3, Austin Broda (D) 2
3B: Williams (D)
Second game
Dowagiac 401 032 0 – 10 10 3
Benton Harbor 103 004 0 – 8 5 1
Mack Charles (W), Zach Williams (6), Mason Hojara (6)
2B: Matt Smith (D) 2, Zach Williams (D), Wilson (BH), Porter (BH)
3B: Williams (D)