Two costly innings made the difference in the opener, but the Chaps made up for it in the second game as they split their N4C and Region 4 doubleheader against Joliet on Saturday, losing 9-8 and winning 9-4.
 
The Chaps (13-15, 4-2 N4C) are at Bryant & Stratton on Sunday before returning home Monday against Triton. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games.
 
Game 1: Joliet 9, Chaps 8
The Wolves batted around in both the fifth and sixth innings, scoring four runs in each for the victory. A pair of two-run singles by Cam Bailey and Cliff Vickers brought the deficit to one run in the sixth, but it wasn't enough. Seth Borden went 3-for-4 and Mike Wagner had the only extra-base hit for COD, a triple in the fourth.
 
Game 2; Chaps 9, Joliet 4
After giving up two runs in the first, RHP Mike Sullivan settled down and put the Chaps in position to win. He threw four shutout innings before giving way to reliever Seth Borden with one out in the sixth. He finished with six strikeouts. COD put the game on ice with a five-run sixth in which they sent 10 batters to the plate. A pair of two-run singles by Vickers and Zion Baker were the decisive hits. Jack Oberli clubbed a two-run home run in the first. Wagner joined Oberli in extra-base hits with a double in the sixth.