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Bryce Schaum let's his emotion out after a strikeout to end the inning.
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2
North Park NPU 13-26
6
Winner Carthage College CARTHAGE 29-12
North Park NPU
13-26
2
Final
6
Carthage College CARTHAGE
29-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Park NPU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 0
Carthage College CARTHAGE 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 X 6 11 2

W: Schaum, Bryce (7-4) L: Self (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Carthage Opens CCIW Tournament with 6-2 Win Over North Park

BLOOMINGTON — Carthage College used a fast start at the plate and a steady outing from Bryce Schaum to defeat North Park 6-2 on Wednesday evening in the opening round of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament Wednesday night. 

The Basics
  • Final Score: Carthage 6 – North Park 2
  • Location: Bloomington, Illinois – Horenberger Field
  • Records: Carthage 29-12, North Park 13-26


How it Happened 
  • Carthage struck early in the opening round of the CCIW Tournament, taking a 1-0 lead in the first on a solo home run from Max Cairo.
  • The Firebirds opened up a four-run lead in the third inning behind a two-RBI double from P.J. Moser and an RBI single from Drew Knecht.
  • Collin Callahan extended the lead to 5-0 in the fourth with a run-scoring single, and Carthage added another in the sixth after Matt Felber drew a bases-loaded walk.
  • North Park got on the board with two unearned runs in the eighth, Jake Hartman Jr. closed the door in the ninth getting two strikeouts and a groundout to win the game.
     
High Flyers

Team Results
  • Carthage will now play the No. 2 seed North Central (Ill.) at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8. 
 




 
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