Baseball splits a CCIW twinbill at Carthage with a 5-0 win and a 5-2 loss

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with a sacrifice fly to make it a 2-0 advantage for the guests. An RBI-double by freshman Johnny Peltz (PICTURED LEFT) and a two-run single by Matt Krause in the ninth inning gave Wheaton key insurance runs and setup the complete game shutout for Martin

Marc Mantucca (1-2) pitched seven innings and Jeremy Salzman closed out the last two innings for Carthage.

In the opener, Wheaton sophomore Michael Kaufman (0-1) started and took the loss. allowing five hits and five runs, including three earned runs, over six innings. Kaufman also struck out two batters with two walks. Freshman John Schmitz had one strikeout and allowed two hits in two scoreless innings of relief for the Thunder. Carthage scored five runs, on seven hits, with one error and Wheaton tallied two runs, on 11 hits, with two errors.

The game opened in the top of the first inning as center fielder Josh Kimmel hit a single and he eventually scored on a Trey Martin single through the middle of the infield. Martin scored on a single by John Jensen-Johnson's single, giving the Thunder a 2-0 lead.

Carthage center fielder Brian Huntsinger led off the second inning for the Red Men with a double and then advanced to third and scored on a pair of ground outs making it a 2-1 game. Carthage then took a 3-2 lead on a two-run double by shortstop Drew Bailey in the bottom of the third. The Red Men added two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning after a walk, a hit batter and an error set the stage for infielder Matt Richer's two-run single to give the Red Men a 2-5 lead.

Carthage pitcher Josh Daniels (2-1) worked eight innings to earn the victory for the hosts, and Sam Wilhelms worked a scoreless ninth inning for his sixth save of the season.

Wheaton is next in action on April 15, when it will host Concordia University-Chicago in a non-conference game at 6 p.m. at Lee Pfund Stadium in Carol Stream.
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