MADISON, WISC. - The Monday, April 23 doubleheader at Robin Roberts Field featured two teams locked atop the North Central Community College Conference baseball standings with 4-2 records, and what transpired was an offensive slugfest that saw Madison College and the College of DuPage combine for 49 runs and 53 hits over two, seven-inning games. The WolfPack would win both games, picking up a 13-11 decision in the opener before rallying with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk-off with a 13-12 win. The wins extend the overall advantage in the all-time series to an impressive 24-4-1 record.

Game #1: Madison College 13, Harper College 11 (7 innings)

Madison College trailed 10-2 in the middle of the sixth inning before rallying with five runs in the fifth and sixth in the sixth. Jerry LaSaint's two-run single to center scored two runs to tie the game at 10-10, and first year Nathan Aide scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch two batters later.

Eight different WolfPack players registered a hit in the game, with six going for two or more. Freshman Walker Jenkins and sophomore Logan Michaels were batting second and third in the lineup, and each finished with a team-high three hits, to go along with a pair of runs scored. Michaels, a DeForest, Wisconsin, native, also drove in a run. The five through eight hitters (Jerry LaSaint, Jarrett Scheelk, Jon-Anthony Caban, Chase Scharnek) combined to go 8 for 16 with five runs scored and ten batted in. Each had two hits, with LaSaint and Scharnek tying for team-high honors with three runs driven in. Cam Cratic scored a team-best three runs, with three others crossing home plate. Scheelk, a freshman from Green Bay, Wisconsin, hit his team-leading fifth home run of the season in the second inning.

The WolfPack used three pitchers as starter Troy Hickey went 2 2/3 innings with five runs allowed on six hits, while also setting a new career-high with seven strikeouts. Fellow first year Trentin Uttech (2-0) tossed 3 1/3 in relief to get the win despite six earned runs on eight hits and four walks. Second year Jon-Anthony Caban took over for the seventh and surrendered one hit while retiring two via the K for his first save of the year.

Game #2: Madison College 13, Harper College 12 (7 innings)

A new game, but the same story played out in game two as the hits and runs continued to add up. Madison College (20-12, 6-2) took the lead with a five-run second inning, but would find themselves down again by the fifth. After trading the advantage for a couple frames, the College of DuPage (23-15) went ahead 12-11 with two runs in the top of the seventh. In the home half, freshman Jerry LaSaint drew a one-out walk and made his way around the bases via two wild pitches and a passed ball to tie the game at 12. Back-to-back bases on balls put runners on first and second with two outs for sophomore Tanner Umentum, and the sophomore from Denmark, Wisconsin, came through with a clutch single to center that allowed Chase Scharnek to race in from second for the game-winning run.

Madison East product Cam Cratic posted a 3 for 5 effort with two runs scored and one batted. Three other players enjoyed multi-hit games and four others also scored twice. That group included LaSaint, a Frisco, Texas, native, who finished with a triple, two walks, three RBI, and two runs scored. In the series, he went 3 for 6 and reached base five times, drove in six runs, and scored four times.

Once again coach Mike Davenport turned to three different arms to get through the offensive onslaught, starting with Connor Fedders. The sophomore from Union Grove HS surrendered six earned runs on eight hits and three walks in his three innings on the bump. Jonathan Dominguez took over for two frames and did not allow a hit, but did give up two earned runs as a result of seven free passes to first base. Sophomore Chase Scharnek (1-0) entered for the second time this season and worked the final two innings for his first career win. The Waukesha, Wisconsin, native faced nine batters and allowed three runs, one of which was earned, on two hits and struck out one.

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