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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (Apr. 23, 2022) - North Central College pitcher
Charlie Klemm broke a 35-year-old program record on Saturday as he earned his 24th career win in game one of the Cardinals dominating sweep over Augustana College at Swanson Stadium.
Klemm started game one for North Central and kept the Vikings off the scoreboard in the first inning. Paul Beverly kicked off the top of the second inning with a single before Jared Wojcik walked. To score the game's first runs, Trey Roach doubled allowing Beverly and Wojcik to score and put North Central ahead 2-0.
In the top of the third, the Cardinals' offense came alive as Rob Marinec and Roach each hit home runs as North Central scored six runs on seven hits in the inning to take an 8-0 lead. The Vikings responded with two runs in the bottom half of the third and added another in the fifth inning.
Neither team pushed a run across until the ninth inning as Michael Davis doubled to left center to plate Wojcik. With two outs, Luke Lehnen hit a two-run single allowing Brent Swenson and Davis to score. Jason Shanner kept the Vikings scoreless in the bottom of the ninth as the Cardinals cruised to an 11-3 win in game one.
Klemm struck out six in his five innings pitched while Shanner sat down four Vikings in his 1.2 innings pitched. Roach drove in five runs on his game-high three hits. Wojcik scored three runs in the contest.
The Vikings jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game two before the Cardinals tied the contest in the top of the fourth. Marinec doubled to start the inning and scored on a Beverly single. With Beverly on third, Justin Rios hit an RBI single to left center. Tying the game at three, Michael Patterson singled to left field as Roach came home to score.
Posting their second six-run inning of the day, Roach hit a sacrifice fly to score Beverly giving North Central a 4-3 lead. With Rios and Wojcik on base, Swenson homered forcing Wintroub out of the game for Augustana. Adding to their lead, Dom Listi doubled to left center to plate Lehnen and Patterson and give the Cardinals a 9-3 lead.
Wojcik reached base on a Viking error in the top of the sixth and came around to score thanks to a Rios single through the left side. Looking to end the game in seven innings, Patterson scored on an RBI from Beverly before Wojcik singled to score Marinec and Lehnen to put the Cardinals up by 10, 13-3.
Starter Ryan Behling went the distance and kept Augustana in check as he picked up his fourth win of the year while striking out 10 and allowing just three runs. Swenson drove in three runs on one swing of the bat while five Cardinals scored twice in game two.
North Central hosts Carroll University on Sunday for senior day. The game is set to begin at 3 PM at Zimmerman Stadium with senior day festivities happening 30 minutes prior to the first pitch.
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