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Collin Callahan at the plate
Amanda Acker
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Carthage CARTHAGE 21-8, 9-3 CCIW
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Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 5-7, 15-16 CCIW
Carthage CARTHAGE
21-8, 9-3 CCIW
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Final
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Millikin MILLIKIN
5-7, 15-16 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carthage CARTHAGE 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Millikin MILLIKIN 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 7 6 0

W: Z. O'Donnell (5-3) L: Schaum, Bryce (5-3) S: W. Simpson (1)

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Winner Carthage CARTHAGE 22-8, 10-3 CCIW
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Millikin MILLIKIN 15-17, 5-8 CCIW
Winner
Carthage CARTHAGE
22-8, 10-3 CCIW
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Final
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Millikin MILLIKIN
15-17, 5-8 CCIW
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carthage CARTHAGE 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 7 12 0
Millikin MILLIKIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

W: Scanlon, Ryan (4-1) L: C. Akins (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits in Decatur

DECATUR – The Carthage baseball team split Friday's doubleheader at Millikin, falling 7-4 in the opener before bouncing back with a 7-0 shutout in game two at Workman Family Baseball Field.

In game one, Collin Callahan's three-run homer and an RBI single from Drew Knecht pulled the Firebirds within two, but Millikin capitalized on Carthage errors to hold on.

The Firebirds responded in game two as Ryan Scanlon fired a complete-game shutout, and Carthage used a five-run surge across the fifth and seventh innings to secure the win.


The Basics
Game One
  • Final Score: Millikin 7 - Carthage 4
  • Location: Decatur, Illinois – Workman Family Baseball Field
  • Records: Carthage 21-8 (9-3 CCIW), Millikin 15-16 (5-7 CCIW)

Game Two
  • Final Score: Carthage 7 - Millikin 0
  • Location: Decatur, Illinois – Workman Family Baseball Field
  • Records: Carthage 22-8 (10-3 CCIW), Millikin 15-17 (5-8 CCIW)

How it Happened 
Game One
  • Millikin jumped out to a five-run lead in the second, using an RBI single and a two-run double, aided by a pair of Carthage errors.
  • Callahan responded with a three-run homer in the third to pull Carthage within two.
  • After Millikin plated another run in the fourth, Knecht singled in Zander Tubbs to make it 6-4 in the fifth.
  • The Big Blue added their final run in the bottom of the fifth on a Firebirds error.
  • Carthage's bullpen held Millikin scoreless over the last three frames, but the Firebirds were unable to rally late.
Game Two 
  • Callahan's two-RBI triple in the fifth got Carthage on the board before he scored on a wild pitch.
  • In the seventh, P.J. Moser added an RBI single and Tubbs followed with a two-run double.
  • Another wild pitch brought home the final run.
  • Ryan Scanlon struck out four and walked none in his complete-game shutout. 
High Flyers
  • Max Cairo and Drew Knecht each had two hits in game one while Collin Callahan went four-for-four with a triple and two runs batted in during game two. 
  • On the mound, Ryan Scanlon struck out eight during the second game only allowing five hits and no earned runs. 
 
Up Next 
  • Carthage plays Lawrence on Wednesday, April 23 at 3 p.m. at home. 
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