The Dragons (9-12, 4-3 G-MAC) drop middle two of road-series with Hillsdale 8-3 and 5-4 in extra innings on Saturday.
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Tiffin rotated a total of seven pitchers in game one, starting with
Noah Kandel on the mound. The Chargers got going early, scoring seven of their eight runs in the first three innings.
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Connor Huzicka brought home the first run of the game for the Dragons on a fielder's choice in the top of the second. Two more runs crossed the plate on
Logan Swonger's double down the right field line in the fifth inning.
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Five different Dragons recorded a hit including a pair of doubles from Swonger and
Isaiah Mirabal.
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The Dragons got off to a stronger start in game two, posting three runs in the top of the first on a bases-clearing double by
Cal Brazier. Tiffin held the lead until the fourth inning when the Chargers cut the lead to just one.
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Hillsdale later tied the game at 3-3 with a run in the sixth inning, forcing the team into extras.
Ty Hatfield brought home the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth with an RBI-single, however, the Chargers walked it off in the bottom half with two runs to end the game.
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Nick Feasel started off well in his first start of the year, allowing two runs on just one hit with two strikeouts in three innings of work.
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Jack Clancy ended 2-for-3 with a double and a runs scored while Swonger was the only other Dragon with two hits, going 2-for-4. Brazier finished 1-for-2 with a team-high three RBI's.
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The series concludes tomorrow, March 24 as Tiffin looks to make it a series split with a victory.
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