Box Score When Sunday's game with Wisconsin-Superior was postponed due to a freak spring storm over the Southwest, Carthage coach Augie Schmidt smelled trouble.  The unscheduled day off threw a monkey wrench in his pitching plans, and the Red Men (2-3, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 13th in the March 20 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association/“D3baseball.com” poll, fell to the Yellowjackets (6-4) by a 10-2 margin at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz.
 
Wisconsin-Superior took a quick, 2-0 lead in the first inning off starter Andy Pucher on a hit batter, a walk, an infield error, a balk and a sacrifice fly.  The Yellowjackets made it 3-0 in the third on RBI-single by Jeff Miller.  Wisconsin-Superior scored two more in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead.  Justin Haag's base-loaded walk scored a run, and Casey Dittel's sacrifice fly scored the other run.  T.J. Evanson's RBI-single in the fifth off reliever Marty Dzik and a sacrifice fly Tom Fairbanks upped the lead to 7-0.  A Wyatt Soderquist RBI-single, followed by a two-run single by Evanson made it a 10-0 game in the sixth.  The Red Men finally got on the scoreboard in the sixth on a two-out- two-run single by Andrew Arenson.
 
Yellowjackets pitcher Ethan Branum stopped the Red Men on a pair of unearned runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out five batters.  The complete-game effort was the second in a row thrown against Carthage.  Andy Pucher (0-1) took  the loss.  He went four innings and allowed five runs on four hits and three walks.  Marty Dzik went an inning and a third and surrendered five more runs on three hits and four walks.  Jake Jewell (Fr., Muskego, Wis.) was a bright spot out the bullpen.  The freshman blanked Wisconsin-Superior over two and two-thirds innings, allowing just two hits and striking out five.  Shortstop Stevo Kraynak worked the ninth inning.  Designated hitter Andrew Arenson (So., Naperville, Ill./North) was only Carthage player with more than one hit.  Arenson went a perfect four-for-four with a double and two RBI.
 
 “This was supposed to be an off-day, a re-load day” pointed Carthage coach Augie Schmidt IV, “and we had blown up our pitching even before this game.  So we knew this was going to be tough go.  We swung the bats good against a good pitcher.  We hit the ball hard—I was happy about that part.  We also found ourselves a freshman pitcher in Jake Jewell, I think.  He threw great.  He's also a terrific third baseman, but we've asked him to pitch this year, because we need the help there.  Even though we lost, I think we left the park better than we were when we got here.  It's one of those days. 
 
On Thursday, March 22, Carthage takes on Carleton College at 10 a.m. (all times MST) and No. 9 Eastern Connecticut State University at 2 p.m.  On Friday, March 23, the Red Men play a Noon game with Nebraska Wesleyan University.  The trip concludes on Saturday, March 24 with a 2 p.m. contest against Middlebury College.