CHARLES CITY—Aiden Ulrich and Tate Slagle each belted home runs and Ulrich pitched five strong innings to lead the Algona Bulldogs baseball team to an 11-2 season opening victory over the Charles City Comets on Tuesday, May 14.

The red-and-black scored first on a solo home run by Ulrich in the top of the first and added three more in the third frame for an early 4-0 advantage.