The Tiffin University baseball team belted the Hillsdale Chargers on a blustery Saturday afternoon, scoring a single game team record 26 runs.
The Chargers struck first, tacking an unearned run to the board to lead 1-0 after the top of the 1st. Tiffin responded with a three run bottom of the 1st, using an Elijah Sanabria two RBI single and added another run off a Charger error.
Tiffin added three more runs in the 3rd inning. Garrett Vernau pushed two of the runs home, smacking a triple to deep center field. Devon Fisk added the third run with a single to center field that scored Vernau, giving Tiffin a 6-1 lead.
The Dragons came to bat in the 4th, and it seemed that they would never stop. Tiffin scored 13 runs in the inning, batting around without recording an out. TU used seven hits, four walks, and two Hillsdale errors to plate their runs. The big blow came from the towering Ryan Davis, cracking a long three run homer to right field to score the final three runs of the inning.
The bottom of the 5th was a let down, compared to the 4th, as the Dragons plated seven more runs. The highlight of the inning was grand, as Devon Fisk launched a two out grand slam to right field to make it a 26-3 Tiffin lead.
The Chargers added seven runs over the final two innings, bringing the score to a 26-10 final.
Starter Mike Cooperider earned the victory, moving his record to 4-1. Cooperider tossed four innings, allowing two earned runs. As imagined, the Dragons had many offensive standouts. Devon Fisk had a career day, going 4 for 5 with two runs scored and six runs batted in. Ryan Davis finished 2 for 4 with three runs scored and five RBI's. Garrett Vernau added three hits, three runs scored, and collected four RBI's. Elijah Sanabria frequented the base paths as well, adding two hits and three runs batted in. Tiffin showed great patience and power throughout, working 10 walks while smacking 18 hits.
Over their last two games, the Dragons have scored 40 runs and smacked 36 hits while collecting 18 free passes. The win moves the Dragons to 10-12 overall and 2-3 in GLIAC play. Game two was postponed due to inclement weather.
