Defending G-MAC tournament champ Alderson Broaddus enjoyed a season-opening series win against future league member Hillsdale in Michigan as the Battlers won three of four contests against the Chargers.
Dobnak earned the Opening Day nod from first-year head coach Matt Yurish and responded with six shutout innings and 10 strikeouts for the winning decision. He scattered three hits and walked just two.
It also represented the 21st win of his career, tying him for second all-time in G-MAC history with Trevecca Nazarene’s John Bolton. He lowered his career ERA down to 2.52 since the spring of 2014, holding steady as the conference leader in that category.
Dobnak also leads the G-MAC in career strikeouts with an updated total of 232.