Carthage Baseball Pounds Lakeland

The Carthage College baseball team (25-12, 12-6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) pounded non-conference opponent Lakeland College. In the first game Carthage took a 9-0 lead after three innings. It was all Carthage baseball from there on out as the scored two in the fourth and four runs in each the fifth, sixth, and seventh. The final score for the Red Men 23-0 gave them the W for the first game.
The Red Men came out hot again in second game as they would put up 10 runs after three innings of play. The Red Men would later jump to a 17-0 lead after six innings. Carthage would go on to win the second game with a final 20-1.
The Red Men put up 43 runs and allowed 1 between the two games. The Red Men now look to carry on the fire as they take on conference opponent North Park at Carthage in their final home game for the 2010 season.

Carthage takes two out of three against Millikin

The Carthage College baseball team (22-12, 11-6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) split a Saturday, May 1 doubleheader with CCIW-opponent Millikin University. The Red Men took the first game 13-5 not before coming back. In the bottom on the eighth inning the Red Men were down 5-4. In the top of the ninth the Red Men came back scoring nine runs to pull ahead 13-5.
In the second game Millikin took the game 14-10. The Red Men firsted off good with a 8-2 lead after two innings. As the game went on the Big Blue slowly put up runs to tie the game 10-10. In the bottom of the ninth Millikin hit a walk off grand slam to end the game and giving the Red Men the lost.
On the second day down in Decatur, the Red Men look to come back firing at Millikin. In game three the Red Men came out hot as they took a 5-2 lead after two. In the fifth the Big Blue tied the game 5-5 about later carthage scored two to cut the score to 7-5. In the eight the score was 8-6 and the Red Men would finish off the game by putting up 4 runs in the ninth to make the final score 12-6.

Carthage takes two from Marian

The Carthage College Red Men won both games against Marian on April 27th. The Red Men won two games on the road (7-6 and 9-0). The Red Men came from behind and won the first game after being down by 4 runs in the fourth inning. They tied the game in the seventh 6-6 and scored one in the top of the eighth to win the game. Brett McQuade and Bryan Kieffer Combine on a no hitter in the second game. The Red Men came out firing as they put up 9 runs in seven innings. The Red Men have won six in a row now and look to up that to nine wins this weekend. The Red Men take on Millikin in a three game set this weekend and look to sweep the big blue.

Carthage Baseball Bombs Concordia (Wis.), 18-8

The Carthage College baseball team (16-11, 7-5 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) beat non-conference opponent Concordia University Wisconsin (15-10 season record) 18-8 on Tuesday, April 20.
In the first two innings the Red Men took a 10-0 lead to start off the game. The Red Men would later go up 18-3 in the bottom on the fifth and ended the game in the top on the seventh 18-8 winning by the 10 run rule.
The Carthage Red Men come away with a W and now look to take on CCIW-opponent Augustana College this weekend.

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Carthage plays host to non-conference opponent Concordia University (Wis., 15-9) on Tuesday, April 20 in a 3 p.m. game, also at the Carthage Baseball Field.

Ruffie makes first appearance since undergoing “Tommy John surgery”

Carthage Red Men hurler Trace Ruffie made his first appearance since undergoing “Tommy John surgery” on his elbow last June. This was a big loss for the Red Men this year as Ruffie would have been there top pitcher for the 2010 season. In Ruffies return on April 18th, he blanked the Cardinals on no hits and a walk over the final three innings to earn his first save since his freshman season of 2007. The Red Men look forward to a strong and healthy return for the rest of the season by Ruffie.

Carthage falls to North Central two out of three

The Carthage Red Men(15-11, 7-5 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 28th in the April 13 “D3baseball.com” poll, lost to CCIW-opponent and 35 ranked North Central (20-5, 9-3 CCIW)two out of three. The scores to the games were 14-13 North Central, 11-7 Carthage, and 7-4 North Central.

The Red Men fall to fifth in the conference now after the two loses and look to redeem themselves this weekend as they look to take three against Augustana.

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Red Men out of top 25

Updated on April 11th, d3baseball drops the Carthage Red Men out of the top 25. The Red Men look to pick up wins during conference play and redeem back into the top 25 on d3baseball.com

Carthage takes two out of three against Wesleyan

On April 10th the Red Men split with Wesleyan in a two game set losing the first game 15-4 in 7 innings and with a win in the second game 12-4. On the April 11th the Red Men took the thrid game 16-6 in 7 innings. Overall the Red Men are now 13-8, 5-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. The Red Men are standing thrid in conference behind Wheaton and North Central.

The Red Men look to gain ground in the conference on Wednesday, April 14th as they take on Wheaton College again in a two game set in Kenosha.

Red Men Host Illinois Wesleyan This Weekend

Carthage Red Men will host this weekend (April 10th & 11th) Illinois Wesleyan. Wesleyan comes in with a record of 9-9 4-1 in conference,2nd overall. The Red Men come in 11-7 3-1 in conference 4th overall out of 8 teams. These three games will be big for the Red Men to try and move forward in the CCIW conference.

Red Men drop one against Wheaton

The Carthage College baseball team (11-7, 3-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 20th in the April 6 “D3baseball.com” poll, lost to CCIW-opponent Wheaton College ranked 26th on April 7th. Wheaton took an early lead against the Red Men going up by 6 runs in the second inning. The Red Men could not come back and lost 11-1 in seven innings. Carthages last lost to Wheaton was back in 2007.

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Red Men at the 2009 World Series

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Red Men try for 5-0 in CCIW

The Red Men gear up as they take on Wheaton College at home in a two game set on Tuesday April 6th. The Red Men will try to take two to stay in first in the CCIW standings.

Red Men sweep Elmhurst

The Carthage College baseball team (11-6, 3-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 17th in the March 30 “D3baseball.com” poll, concluded a three-game sweep of CCIW-opponent Elmhurst College on Saturday, April 3 with an 8-7 victory at the Carthage Baseball Field in Kenosha, Wis. The Red Men opened their CCIW-schedule on Friday, April 2 by winning a pair of slugfests over the Bluejays, 17-6 and 25-16.

Win over Rockford

The Carthage College baseball team (8-6, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 17th in the March 30 “D3baseball.com” poll, defeated Rockford College (5-4), 10-3, on Sunday, March 28 at the Carthage Baseball Field in Kenosha, Wis

Conference for the Red Men

The Red Men start the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin this friday and they take on Elmhurst College away at 1 pm. The Red Men are looking to have another strong conference run this year and look to hold on to the conference title.

Back in the cold of Kenosha

The Red Men returned home to Wisconsin where the temp is pretty cold. The Red Men lost two games in a row since returning but look to redeem themselves against Rockford at home.

Metrodome

The Red Men hit up the Metrodome over the weekend taking on number one ranked St. Thomas. The Red Men lost a tough one 2-1 in extra innings but finished strong against St. Johns by taking two.

Flordia Trip

The Carthage Red Men return from Florida with an 5-3 recorded. The Red Men highlighted there trip by beating Kean twice on the last day. Although they lost some tough games, the Red Men are ready for the next trip to the Metrodome.

Carthage Baseball season 2010

Carthage baseball will have its first game March 6th down in Port Charlotte, Florida. The Red Men will be playing nine games for the week against Heidelberg University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Medaille College, The College of Wooster, Muskingum College, and Kean University.