Nolan Shannon
Steve Woltmann
1
North Central NCC 8-3
2
Winner Denison DENISON 5-1
North Central NCC
8-3
1
Final
2
Denison DENISON
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Central NCC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Denison DENISON 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 2

W: G. Viebrock (1-0) L: Klemm, Charlie (2-1) S: N. Falter (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cardinals Suffer Loss to No. 22 Denison, 2-1

Contact: Nicholas Osterloo, Assistant Sports Information Director, 630-637-5324

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (March 13, 2022) - Facing a ranked opponent for the third straight game, the North Central College baseball team fell to No. 22 Denison University on Monday as part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Florida.

Denison pushed the first run of the game across home plate in the bottom half of the first inning despite the Cardinals' starter Charlie Klemm working out of the jam and forcing a Big Red double play to end the inning.

North Central responded in the bottom of the second inning as Jared Wojcik walked and then stole second to put himself in scoring position. Brad Novak moved him to third on a single before John Michael Scumaci sent him home with an RBI single to right field to tie the game at 1-1.

Both pitchers locked in and held their opponents scoreless until the sixth inning. Denison took advantage of a Cardinals' error to retake the lead, 2-1.

The Cardinals' comeback attempt came alive in the ninth inning as Wojcik singled to right field and moved to second base with only one out. Nick Falter entered the game for Denison and held North Central hitless to close out the game and earn the save.

Wojcik led the Cardinals with two hits and a run while Scumaci scored the team's lone RBI. North Central tallied five hits on the day while leaving eight runners on base. Klemm took the loss as he threw six innings and allowed just one earned run while striking out seven on the day. For the Big Red, Trey Holland earned his first win of the season as he struck out eight batters.

North Central continues its spring break trip tomorrow as the Cardinals take on Sewanee in Port Charlotte, Fla. at the Centennial Park Fields. The first pitch is scheduled for 11 AM (ET) and you can watch the game on FloBaseball.com (PPV) HERE.
 
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