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CHICAGO (Apr. 6, 2025) – Taking a break from College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin play, the North Central College baseball team scored 11 runs over two innings to earn a 12-6 victory over the Illinois Institute of Technology to sweep the season series on Sunday afternoon at Ed Glancy Field.
John Michael Scumaci doubled in the top of the first inning to become the Cardinals' first baserunner. Austin Wienke plated Scumaci on an RBI single to put North Central ahead 1-0. A solo shot from the Scarlet Hawks evened the score at 1-1 before a double steal gave the hosts a 2-1 edge after one inning.
Justin Lang, Jackson Bland and Sucmaci all reached to load the bases for Weinke, who knotted the contest at 2-2 with a sacrifice fly. Henry Saul drove in Bland and Scumaci to double up IIT. A single from Parker Wyatt and an IIT error off the bat of Andre Medina added two additional runs to give North Central a 6-2 lead. The Scarlet Hawks tacked on an unearned run in the bottom of the second inning.
With runners on second and third, Wienke scored Bland and Peyton Burgh. Matthew Falzone and Caleb Coberley joined the base paths for Wyatt who launched a grand slam over the outfield fence to put the Cardinals up by nine, 12-3.
The Scarlet Hawks scored a run in the sixth, seventh and ninth inning, but North Central secured the 12-6 victory as they improve to 11-13 on the year, winning eight of their last 10 games.
Wyatt drove in five runs in the game, and Wienke tallied four RBIs on the day. Nine Cardinals scored a run in the game. On the mound, Tyler Pritchard threw 3.1 innings with two earned runs allowed. Jim Shortall struck out five in his 2.2 innings of work
The Cardinals return to league play Tuesday as they visit Illinois Wesleyan University for a 5 p.m. first pitch at Horenberger Field. The teams split their past two matchups in 2024.
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