April 21, 2006

Maroons Fall to #8 Carthage

KENOSHA, Wis. -- The University of Chicago baseball team fell to eighth-ranked Carthage College 17-7 on Friday afternoon.

Carthage (21-6) scored the game's first 11 runs, including an eight-run outburst in the bottom of the second inning off senior pitcher Dan Yeksigian (Downers Grove, Ill./ Benet), who lost for only the second time in his last 14 decisions. He is 5-2 on the year.

Junior second baseman Tony Zitek (Tampa, Fla./ Plant) went 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBIs as Chicago (10-14) saw its four-game winning streak come to an end.

David Hermes drove in four runs for Carthage, while Steve Coughlin collected three RBIS.

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