Dexter baseball team wins ugly, but finishes off SEC sweep of Lincoln

Lincoln catcher Michael Viggiano attempts to tag Dexter's Matt Stirling at home plate in the second game of a doubleheader against Dexter at Lincoln on Thursday. (Photo: Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com)
At this point in the season, Don Little isn't overly concerned with style points. His Dexter High School baseball team has produced its share of ugly wins over its first five Southeastern Conference tests - four of which have resulted in victory. The latest came Thursday night when the Dreadnaughts watched a seven-run lead disappear against Lincoln before they used a bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning to finish off a 13-12 victory and a sweep over the Railsplitters. Dexter used a late rally to post a 4-3 win in the opener. Regardless of how his team is getting the job done, Little isn't complaining with the results.
"Right now, a win's a win," Little said. "It doesn't matter it was 13-12. We got the two wins in the league and that's what we were looking for."
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Dexter centerfielder Justin Hart slugged a pair of home runs, including a grand slam in the nightcap of the Dreadnaughts sweep of Lincoln Thursday night (Photo: Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
The Railsplitters (4-8, 0-7 SEC) jumped out to a lead on Andrew Dillon's first-inning 2-run home run. But Dexter's big inning proved to be the jump-start the Dreadnaughts needed en route to the doubleheader sweep. "That definitely woke us up," Hart said. "We were able to get a win in our division, take both (games) - we'll take it. Even though they were ugly. But they still help and that will boost our confidence later in the season." Jeff Arnold covers sports for AnArbor.com and can be reached at (734) 623-2554 or by email at jeffarnold@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @jeffreyparnold.