| History | |
| First year of baseball | 1910 |
| Overall all-time record | 1,347-933-16 |
| Years in NCAA | 19 |
| Last NCAA appearance | 2015 |
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racine.sports@lee.net | Team Information | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| 2015 record | 30-15 | 11-4 | 9-7 | 10-4 |
| CCIW record | 12-9 | 6-4 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| Conference finish | 3rd tie |
| Final ranking | ---- |
| Poll | "D3baseball.com" |
| Starters returning/lost | 6/3 |
| Letterwinners returning/lost | 23/9 |
2016 Schedule
| DATE | DAY | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| March 11 | Fri. | Benedictine (Ill.) | 2 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| March 12 | Sat. | Benedictine (Ill.) | Noon | Kenosha, Wis. |
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| | Tucson Invitational | | |
| March 18 | Fri. | Hamline (DH) | Noon, MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 19 | Sat. | George Fox | 10 a.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 20 | Sun. | Luther | 10 a.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 21 | Mon. | Buena Vista | 11 a.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 23 | Wed. | Colby | 11 a.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 24 | Thu.
Thu. | Buena Vista
Bethel (Minn.) | 1:30 p.m., MST
5 p.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz.
Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 25 | Fri. | Carleton | 10 a.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 26 | Sat. | Gustavus Adolphus | Noon, MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
| March 27 | Sun. | Middlebury | 1 p.m., MST | Tucson, Ariz. |
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| April 2 | Sat. | *North Park (DH) | Noon | Chicago, Ill. |
| April 3 | Sun. | *North Park | 1 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 5 | Tue. | *Wheaton (Ill., DH) | 1 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 9 | Sat. | *Illinois Wesleyan (DH) | 1 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 10 | Sun. | *Illinois Wesleyan | Noon | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 13 | Wed. | *Wheaton (Ill.) | 3 p.m. | Carol Stream, Ill. |
| April 16 | Sat. | *Augustana (Ill., DH) | 1 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 17 | Sun. | *Augustana ((Ill.) | Noon | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 19 | Tue. | Rockford | 3 p.m. | Loves Park, Ill. |
| April 23 | Sat. | *Elmhurst (DH) | Noon | Elmhurst, Ill. |
| April 24 | Sun. | *Elmhurst | 1 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 26 | Tue. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 3 p.m. | Whitewater, Wis. |
| April 28 | Thu. | Aurora | 3 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| April 30 | Sat. | *Millikin (DH) | 1 p.m. | Decatur, Ill. |
| May 1 | Sun. | *Millikin | Noon | Decatur, Ill. |
| May 3 | Tue. | Marian (Wis.) | 3 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| May 6 | Fri. | *North Central (Ill.) | 3 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| May 7 | Sat. | *North Central (Ill., DH) | Noon | Naperville, Ill. |
| May 8 | Sun. | Concordia (Wis.) | 1 p.m. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| May 12-14 | Thu-Sat. | CCIW Tournament | TBA | TBA |
| May 18-21 | Wed-Sat. | NCAA Regionals | TBA | TBA |
*CCIW games
Times listed are Central Time, except as noted
Home games in bold Schedule Notes: The March 18-27 Tucson Invitational will be played at the Kino Sports Complex. The March 18 Hamline doubleheader will be played on field #5…the March 19 George Fox game will be played on field #6…the March 20 Luther game will be played on field #4…the March 21 Buena Vista game will be played on field #4…the March 23 Colby game will be played on field #4…the March 24 Buena Vista/Bethel (Minn.) twinbill will be played on field #5…the March 25 Carleton game will be played on field #4…the March 26 Gustavus Adolphus game will be played on field #7…the March 27 Middlebury game will be played at the stadium.
Carthage Baseball Notes
A Look Back at the 2015 Season
The completely unexpected season came to an end on May 17. After three frustrating seasons without even qualifying for the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Baseball Tournament, the Carthage College baseball team (30-15) made it all the way to the last day of the NCAA Central Region Championship before being knocked out by No. 24 Webster University (34-13), 5-1, at Waterloo Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. Carthage advanced to the championship round by eliminating No. 16 Wartburg College (33-14), 4-1, on May 16.
Carthage lost its first-round game on May 13, dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker to Webster (31-13). In the other two first-round games, top-seeded and No. 8 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (32-12) defeated sixth-seeded Greenville College (22-20), 7-4, with third-seeded and No. 16 Wartburg (32-13) falling to fourth-seeded and No. 38 Anderson University (32-11) by a 4-3 margin.
The second day of the regional on May 14 was rained out. When play resumed on Friday, May 15, Carthage eliminated Greenville College (22-21), 10-2. In Friday’s second game, Wartburg (33-13) defeated Wisconsin-Stevens Point (32-13), 4-2, with Webster (32-13) edging Anderson (32-12), 4-3, in the late game. On Saturday, May 15, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (33-13) eliminated Anderson (32-13), 7-4, before Webster (34-13) eliminated the Pointers (33-14), 4-2.
Carthage won the CCIW Baseball Tournament on May 10 with a 12-2 decision over Illinois Wesleyan University (27-16) at Zimmerman Stadium/Alumni Field in Naperville, Ill. With the win, Carthage received the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. The conference-tournament title was the 12th for the Red Men and the first since winning the 2011 tournament in Bloomington, Ill.
First baseman/pitcher Jared Helmich (Sr., Lake Villa, Ill./Fox Lake-Grant Community, .354, 11 doubles, 6 home runs, 33 RBI, 4-1 pitching record, 2.21 earned run average) was named “D3baseball.com” third-team All-America. He was also named first-team All-Central Region by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and “D3baseball.com.” Additionally, pitcher Tim Sulik (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI, 6-2, 2.76 earned run average) earned ABCA third-team all-region honors.
Four Carthage players were named to the 2015 All-CCIW Baseball Team. First baseman/pitcher Jared Helmich (Sr., Lake Villa, Ill./Fox Lake-Grant Community, .354, 11 doubles, 6 home runs, 33 RBI, 4-1 pitching record, 2.21 earned run average) was named CCIW “Baseball Player of the Year” and first-team all-conference. Helmich is Carthage’s 12th “player of the year” and the first since Will Hodges in 2011. Shortstop Drew Bailey (graduated-senior, Schaumburg, Ill., .309, 14 doubles, 4 home runs, 39 RBI), outfielder Graham Wick (Sr., injured and will miss the entire 2016 season, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Academy, .337, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 22 RBI) and pitcher Tim Sulik (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI, 6-2, 2.76 earned run average) were named second-team All-CCIW.
2016 Season Preview
Carthage head coach Augie Schmidt IV (848-378-5, 28 years, a .691 career winning percentage) returns six starting players, three of his top-four starting pitchers and 23-of-32 letterwinners from last year’s regional-finalist team.
Jared Helmich and Reed Hero (Jr., Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North, 335, 10 doubles, 4 home runs, 30 RBI) will share time at first base. Matt Rave (Jr., Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic, .321, 12 doubles, 3 home runs, 27 RBI) returns at second base and Zach Wade (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Tremper, .359, 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 17 RBI) at third base, with transfer Jordan Wiegold (Sr., Mundelein, Ill., injured in 2015) taking over shortstop duties from graduated-senior Drew Bailey. Nick Pierce (So., Oconomowoc, Wis.) and Wisconsin-Parkside transfer A.J. Kaprelian (Jr., Racine, Wis./St. Catherine’s) will share catching duties.
In the outfield, Jared Knoespel (Jr., Rockton, Ill./Hononegah, .345, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 16 RBI, 4 stolen bases) is penciled in for left and Oakton Community College transfer Drew Korosic (Jr., Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North) in center. Second-team All-CCIW pick Graham Wick was slated for rightfield duties but will miss the entire season with a knee injury. Instead, College of Lake County transfer Alex Letto (Jr., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) will battle returnees Luke DiMaso (Jr., Des Plaines, Ill./Elk Grove, .283 in 46 at bats) and Anthony Fortunato (Jr., Palatine, Ill., .254, 4 doubles, 4 stolen bases) and for playing time in rightfield.
Two-way player and “D3Baseball.com” pre-season All-American Jared Helmich anchors the starting pitching rotation, followed by third-team all-region pick Tim Sulik (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI), Luke Mentkowski (Sr., Greenfield, Wis./Whitnall, 3-0, 4 saves, 0.00 ERA over 16.0 innings), transfer Chris DeRue (Jr., Lake Villa, Ill./Lakes Community) and Brandon Hrdlicka (Sr., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township, 4-3, 3.57 ERA)
Top bullpen candidates include Kyle Cibrario (Sr., Libertyville, Ill., 2-1, 1 save), C.J. Casey (So., Hickory Hills, Ill./Palos Hills-Stagg, 2-0. 1 save, 4.20 ERA), Joe Nelson (So., La Grange, Ill./Nazareth Academy, 0-1, 4.32 ERA), Chris Pedrak (So., Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove-South, 1-2, 4 saves, 3.90 ERA) and Dalton Sjong (Sr., Paddock Lake, Wis./Salem-Westosha Central, 2-2, 4.30 ERA).
