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Two Dodgeville pitchers combined to limit Iowa-Grant batters to three hits and help the Dodgers to an 8-1 win in a non-conference season opener Thursday.
Seniors Jordan Larson and Cole Sullivan split the pitching duties with Larson working the first four frames and Sullivan finishing the last three. Larson gave up the lone Panthers run which came in the third inning. Charles Christianson walked, stole second and took third on a wild pitch. He scored on a single by Eric Raimer.
Larson gave up one more hit, a single to Payton Simon that came earlier in the second. He struck out three and issued two free passes.
Sullivan gave up a hit to Acea Upmann while fanning five and walking four.
The visiting Dodgers never trailed after they scored a run in the first. Trent Jones singled, advanced on a bunt by Sullivan and scored on Larson's single up the middle.
The Dodgers added a run in the third when Jordan Olson singled, stole second, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Larson's sac fly.
Sullivan doubled to center and Larson sent the ball over the fence in left center for two runs in the fourth and a 4-0 lead.
Two more runs scored in the sixth. Sullivan was hit by a pitch, Olson walked and Jack Hellman was hit by a pitch. Zach Weber's sac fly sent in Sullivan while Olson scored on an error.
The Dodgers pushed across two more in the seventh. Jones walked and scored on Olson's rbi single. After Larson singled, Olson scored on Jack Hellmann's fielders choice.
Larson was 3x4 and Olson 2x3 for Dodgeville. Jones, Sullivan, Hellmann and Karter Zajicek each had one hit.
Charles Christianson, Caleb Hill, Ben Coppernoll and Payton Simon all took turns on the mound for Iowa-Grant.