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Sam Wilhelmsen the winning pitcher in a 16-15 decision at North Park on April 1

Baseball Splits at North Park on April 2

Red Open a Three-Game Series at Millikin on Saturday

4/1/2014 9:06:00 PM

By: By Steve Marovich, Sports Information Director
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Carthage College baseball team (7-9, 1-4 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) split a Tuesday, April 1 doubleheader with CCIW-opponent North Park University (13-7, 4-1 CCIW) at the Holmgren Athletic Complex in Chicago.  North Park won the first game, 10-6, but Carthage hung on to take the nightcap, 16-15, in 10 innings.
 
In the opening game, North Park built a 6-2 lead after three innings.  A three-run double by the Vikings' Mike Coduto in the fifth put North Park up by six runs, 9-3.  Carthage's Brian Huntsinger hit a two-run home run in the sixth to make it 9-5.  Tommy Endress homered for the Vikings in the seventh to make it a 10-5 game, and Huntsinger, who went three-for-four with three RBI, doubled in a run in the eighth to close out the scoring at 10-6.  Kenny Blanchard (1-0) was the winning pitcher, with Marc Mantucca (Sr., Naperville, Ill./Central, 0-1) taking the loss.  Mantucca allowed all 10 runs, seven earned, on 10 hits.
 
The nightcap turned into a donnybrook.  The Red Men led, 15-6, after five innings,  thanks in part to a six-run fourth inning with Mantucca hitting a two-run double.  Drew Bailey and Mike Farias both connected on two-run doubles in a five-run fifth inning.  The Vikings came back with four runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and two in the eighth to tie the game, 15-15, after nine innings.  Carthage scored the go-ahead in the 10th inning.  Matt Cmiel reached base on an infield error, advanced to second on a bunt and scored on a single by Zach Wade.  The Vikings put two runners on with two outs in the 10th, but pitcher Sam Wilhelms (Sr., Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac, 2-0) got Mike Coduto on a called third strike to end the game.  The loss went to Matt Peterson (0-1),  Marc Mantucca went two-for-five with four RBI.
 
On Saturday-Sunday, April 5-6, the Red Men travel to Decatur, Ill., for to play a three-game series with CCIW-opponent Millikin University (4-13, 0-5 CCIW) at Sunnyside Park.  The two teams play a Saturday, April 5 doubleheader at 1 p.m., followed by a Noon single game on Sunday, April 6.
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