CHICAGO -- North Park University scored six times in the top of the seventh inning en route to a 12-7 win over the University of Chicago baseball team Wednesday at J. Kyle Anderson Field.

Trailing 7-6 through six innings, the Vikings (16-16) took advantage of three Chicago errors and a wild pitch to plate six runs in their half of the seventh. Three of the six runs were unearned.

Junior first baseman Kyle Schmitt's (Hoffman Estates, Ill./ Fremd) run-scoring double in the third inning gave the Maroons (6-9) a 3-1 lead.

North Park scored four times in the fourth inning and added another run in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead.

RBIs from Schmitt, freshman left fielder Zach Osman (Long Beach, Ind./ Marquette), and freshman shortstop Nick Fazzari (Wheaton, Ill./ Glenbard South) in the sixth inning gave the Maroons a 7-6 lead.

Schmitt and Fazzari each collected a pair of RBIs on the day. Junior catcher Scott Hofer (San Marino, Calif./ Flintridge) went 3-for-5 with a run scored, while senior designated hitter Dominik Meyer (River Forest, Ill./ Oak Park-River Forest) went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs and an RBI.

Zach Laffey and Trevor Popp each drove in two runs for the Vikings.

Pat Richards (1-0), North Park's third hurler of the game, threw 2.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win.

Junior reliever Alex Gallan (Downers Grove, Ill./ South) took the loss. Gallan (1-2) allowed seven runs -- three earned -- over four innings.

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