Swims sinks McHenry County as Chargers earn pair of road splits

CRYSTAL LAKE — Brady Swims twirled a gem in Game 1 on Sunday at McHenry County as the Sandburg baseball team earned its first shutout of the season in splitting a doubleheader against the Scots. That came a day after the Chargers split a pair of Arrowhead Conference contests at Highland.

SATURDAY
Game 1
Highland 4, Sandburg 0
Sandburg      000     000     0          —        0          1          3
Highland       210     010     x          —        4          3          0
L-Ethan Krei 2.2 IP, 2 K, 4 BB

Key moment
A two-out error in the bottom of the first kept the inning alive for the Cougars, who cashed in with a two-run double for the only runs of the game they'd need.

Sandburg standouts
Starting pitcher Ethan Krei (2.2 innings), Dhane McCormick (2.1 innings) and Dawson Fenton (1 inning) combined to allow just three hits in the contest, but the Chargers were shut out on one hit by Highland pitchers.

Game 2
Sandburg 10, Highland 5
Sandburg      117     100     0          —        10       9          2
Highland       022     001     0          —        5          8          2
W-Ayden Mendoza 1.2 IP, 0 K, 1 BB

Key moments
Tied at 2 in the third, the Chargers stormed ahead with a seven-run frame. Back-to-back-to-back RBI singles from Colton Allen, Dayton Lundstrom and Derek Castillo put Sandburg up 5-2. Brady Veselack brought in another run with squeeze bunt for a 6-2 lead, and Yasiel Trinidad capped the inning with a three-run homer to right field.

Sandburg standout
In addition to his longball, Trinidad walked twice, scored two more times and stole two bases. He also pitched a scoreless seventh inning to close out the game, striking out two batters.

Other top Chargers
• Derek Cintron — 2 for 4, run

SUNDAY
Game 1
Sandburg 3, McHenry County 0
Sandburg      000     100     2          —        3          5          0
McHenry Co. 000     000     0          —        0          3          3
W-Brady Swims 5.1 IP, 8 K, 0 BB
Sv-Trinidad 1.2 IP, 4 K, 1 BB

Key moments
• Scoreless in the fourth, a pair of Scots errors put runners at first and second with two out for Veselack, who smacked a single to left to plate Lundstrom.
• A two-out double for McHenry County put runners at second and third with one out in the sixth as starter Brady Swims gave way on the mound to Trinidad. Trinidad struck out the first man he faced, and, after a walk to load the bases, got another strikeout to escape the jam.
• The Chargers got some much-needed insurance in the seventh as Joel Medina delivered an RBI double and Lundstrom came through with a two-out single that brought Medina home.

Sandburg standouts
Swims was stellar in earning his first win as a Charger. The freshman pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and no walks while striking out eight batters. Fifty-four of Swims' 95 pitches went for strikes.

Game 2
McHenry County 9, Sandburg 5
Sandburg      200     003     0          —        5          11       1
McHenry Co. 124     02       x          —        9          12       1
L-McCormick 1 IP, 1 K, 0 BB

Key moments
The Chargers took an early lead on Cintron's first-inning sacrifice fly, but the host Scots went ahead with a pair of runs in the second on a squeeze play and RBI double.

Sandburg standout
Shortstop Jose Narvez was 2 for 4 with a double, run scored and RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the order.

Other top Chargers
• Cintron — 2 for 2, double, RBI
• Allen — 1 for 3, walk, run, two RBIs

UP NEXT
2 p.m. Tuesday vs. Highland

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