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Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

Apr. 12, 2014 – Looking to avenge yesterday's loss, the North Central College baseball team was unable to secure the season series, splitting a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) doubleheader with Elmhurst College, cruising to an 11-2 victory in the opener before falling 4-2 in the nightcap.
 
In game one, the Cardinals (14-10, 6-6 CCIW) rode a stellar pitching performance from Kris Singh as the senior starter gave up a first inning run but settled in nicely while receiving more than enough run support to cruise to his fourth victory of the season.  Singh struck out six batters over eight innings pitched, walking just one and giving up two earned runs.
 
The North Central offense came alive with five runs in the bottom of the third inning on four hits while taking advantage of a Bluejay error.  Jake Rone led off the inning with a hit by pitch, followed by a Joe Paparone single get the rally started. 
 
Vito DeRango followed with a run-scoring double to left center to knot the score at 1-1.  Two batters later, Paparone scored on a passed ball while Sam Klein lofted a sacrifice fly to left field a few pitches later, scoring DeRango. 
 
With two outs in the inning, Sam Carius doubled to deep center field while Zac Pacanowski followed by reaching on an Elmhurst error, scoring Carius.  Nick DeWolf stepped to the plate and launched a RBI triple to deep left center field to give North Central a 5-1 lead.
 
North Central added to its lead with a pair of runs in the fourth as Klein shot an RBI base hit through the right side and Carius scored DeRango on a sacrifice fly to right, increasing the Cardinal lead 7-1.
 
The Cardinals added four more insurance runs in the bottom half of the seventh to cruise to the nine run victory.
 
Paparone led all Cardinal batters going 4 for 5 from the plate with a RBI and two runs scored.  Klein finished the opener 2 for 4 from the dish with 2 RBI, while DeWolf was also 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored.
 
Game two was a pitchers dual through five innings before the Bluejays (8-16, 3-9 CCIW) got to Cardinal starter Bryan Polowy for three runs in the top half of the sixth innings, stringing together four hits and drawing a walk.
 
North Central closed the gap in the bottom of the seventh as Klein led off the inning with a walk and Carius followed with a hit by pitch.  After Pacanowski moved each runner over with a sacrifice bunt, Richard Concialdi shot a RBI single through the right side to cut the Elmhurst lead 3-1.
 
DeWolf followed with a run-scoring fielder's choice, scoring Carius to pull the Cardinals to within 3-2.
Elmhurst added an insurance run in the top of the ninth and the Bluejays' Erik Swanson came on to secure his first save of the season.
 
Paparone added two more hits in the nightcap, while Concialdi was 1 for 4 with a RBI.
 
North Central travels to Benedictine University for a non-conference matchup Apr. 15 at 6 pm.  The link to live statistics is available HERE.