CHICAGO - Making their 29th program appearance in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament, the No. 6 seed Carthage College baseball team defeated the No. 3 seed Illinois Wesleyan 7-4. 

• Final score: Carthage 7 - Illinois Wesleyan 4
• Location: Chicago, Illinois - Mike Holmgren Complex
• Records: Carthage 23-17, Illinois Wesleyan 23-16

 

• On the second pitch of the game, Kody Krekling hit a homer to right-center for a 1-0 lead. 
• After Illinois Wesleyan tied the game at two, two runs came across the plate for Carthage in the sixth. 
• The Firebirds drove in two in the sixth as an RBI single from Evan Devine scored Matt Felber. 
• An error from the Titans shortstop scored another run for Carthage. 
• In the seventh, a bases-loaded walk allowed Zander Tubbs to cross home plate. 
• Another walk and a hit by pitch scored Joe Zuleger and P.J. Moser. 
• Illinois Wesleyan got two back making it a three-run game but Jake Pappagallo got a strikeout, groundout, and a flyout to win 7-4.  

• With 10 strikeouts in the contest, Bryce Schaum became the new career leader in program history, driving his career total to 237. Schaum has 113 strikeouts this season, the second-best single-season record for Carthage. 
• Drew Knecht and Evan Devine led the Firebirds in the batter's box with four and three hits, respectively. 
• Zander Tubbs, Joe Zuleger, and Matt Felber all had two hits in the game. 

 
 

• Carthage advances to play top-seed North Park on Thursday, May 9 at noon.