Alex Khoury
Steve Woltmann

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Cardinals Open Conference Season With Pair of Victories

Alex Khoury
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Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

Mar. 31, 2012-- The North Central College baseball team opened up its 2012 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin schedule with a pair of victories against Carthage College inside Zimmerman Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Cardinals were paced by starting pitchers Kris Singh and Jon Rashid as they were able to keep the Red Men batters off balance all afternoon long.

In game one of the double header, Carthage got on the board in the top of the first inning as Tyler Eickmeyer scored on an error to give the Red Men (5-7, 0-2) the, 1-0, advantage.

North Central battled back in the bottom half of the third inning as Peter Romanello and Luke Waldier each singled to lead off the inning.  After a sacrifice bunt by Alex Khoury, Sam Carius laced a two-run double down the left field line to put the Cardinals (11-4, 2-0) on top, 2-1.  

Carthage answered in the bottom of the fifth, scoring an unearned run to even the score at, 2-2.  The Cardinals answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning as Khoury started the two out rally with a double to left.  After a Carius walk, Joe Paparone shot an RBI base hit through the left side scoring Khoury, giving the Cardinals the decisive, 3-2, lead.

Singh improves to 3-0 on the season as he scattered nine hits over eight innings of work, giving up two unearned runs while striking out three.  Tyler Herman pitched a scoreless ninth, tallying his second save of the season.

In the night cap, North Central broke open a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning plating four runs.  Khoury knocked in a run on a bases loaded error, followed by a two RBI single by Carius.  Khoury would score later in the inning on a wild pitch to give the Cardinals a, 5-1, advantage.

The Cardinals would tack on three more runs in the bottom of the eighth as Paparone looped a two RBI single to right field, followed by an RBI single by Tom Ross, putting the Cardinals on top, 8-1.

On the mound, Rashid went 8 1/3 strong innings yielding one earned run on four hits while striking out three. 

The Cardinals travel to Kenosha, Wis. tomorrow, April 1 for the finale of the three games series against Cartage.  First pitch is slated for 1 pm.


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