The Chargers won three of four during their home series against the Lake Erie College Storm on Saturday and Sunday.

The Chargers came out with an 8-3 win in the first game on Saturday but lost the nightcap 2-1. On Sunday, the Chargers won the first game 7-6 in the 10th inning and the second game 8-3. 

According to Associate Head Coach Ryan Van Amburg, the Chargers had a successful weekend thanks to standout performances from freshman Will Lehman and sophomore Rocco Tenuta. Lehman had six hits on his 15 appearances at bat this weekend with six RBIs and two doubles, as well as a three-run home run during the first inning of the first game. Lehman said that despite losing the second game, the Chargers were able to keep morale high for their second day of competition. 

“We were able to play for each other and the guys on the bench did a great job rallying behind us to keep the energy levels up,” Lehman said. “Even when we fell behind, we were able to take competitive team at-bats which sparked our offense and is what ended up winning us the series.”

Tenuta also had a strong weekend with six hits during his 15 at-bats with three doubles and three RBIs. His RBI in the bottom of the fourth inning during the first game propelled the Chargers to a 7-0 lead, and he was two for three on hits during the second game Saturday, contributing to the Chargers’ overall four hits of the game. On Sunday, Tenuta was sent out to second base as the automatic runner in the top of the extra inning, and was brought home on a sacrifice fly by senior Augie Hutchison for the win. 

“When I was on second, I was just trying to not do anything stupid and get picked off,” Tenuta said. “Zak Kent did a good job getting his bunt down and Augie Hutchison was very clutch getting that sacrifice fly in the air for me to score. Overall, it was a really good win.” 

According to Van Amburg, the pitchers during all four games performed well, especially senior Drew Erdei, who pitched two innings in the first game without allowing a hit or a run and fellow senior Brandon Scott, who pitched the first five innings of the fourth game of the weekend and allowed two hits and three runs. 

The Chargers are now 10-6 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. According to the G-MAC standings, this is the third best record out of the G-MAC teams, behind Northwood University and Ashland University.

“The conference tournament berths are determined by conference records and head-to-head results in conference series, and the toughest competition we’re facing in the conference right now is Northwood and Ashland, who sit ahead of us with Northwood at 16-0 and Ashland at 14-2,” Van Amburg said.  “Both series will be competitive and challenging, but ultimately, our success will depend on executing our game and staying disciplined to our approach.”

The Chargers will next play the University of Findlay Oilers on Saturday and Sunday in an away four-game weekend series.