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A Carthage baserunner slides into third against Ripon
Kayleigh Wieska
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Ripon RIPON 6-10
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Winner Carthage CARTHAGE 13-7
Ripon RIPON
6-10
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Final
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Carthage CARTHAGE
13-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ripon RIPON 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 7 11 1
Carthage CARTHAGE 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 10 12 0

W: Roberts, Brendan (2-1) L: A. Mellema (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Holds Off Ripon for 10-7 Home Victory

KENOSHA – The Carthage College baseball team powered past Ripon 10-7 on Wednesday at Augie Schmidt Field. The Firebirds built an early lead behind home runs from Joe Zuleger, Matt Felber, and Collin Callahan before fending off a late Ripon rally to close out the victory.

The Basics
  • Final Score: Carthage 10 - Ripon 7
  • Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin - Augie Schmidt Field
  • Records: Carthage 13-7, Ripon 6-10


How it Happened 
  • Carthage jumped out to an early lead in the first inning with a three-run home run from Joe Zuleger, followed by a solo shot from Max Felber to make it 4-0.
  • In the second inning, Collin Callahan added a two-run homer, and P.J. Moser's sacrifice fly extended the lead to 7-0.
  • Ripon got on the board in the fourth with a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
  • Drew Knecht homered in the fifth to push Carthage's lead to 8-1.
  • Ripon responded with two runs in the sixth, capitalizing on a single and a passed ball.
  • Zander Tubbs' RBI double in the bottom of the sixth made it 9-3.
  • Ripon rallied for three runs in the seventh, cutting the deficit to 9-6.
  • Carthage added an insurance run in the eighth with a bases-loaded walk.
  • Ripon pushed across a run in the ninth, but Carthage held on for the win as Jake Hartman Jr. struckout the final batter for the 10-7 win.

     
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Up Next 
  • Carthage begins the weekend playing Carroll (Wis.) in a doubleheader matchup on Saturday, April 12 starting at 12 p.m.  
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