North Central College scored 24 runs on 26 hits, including six home runs in the doubleheader sweep of Carthage College as Luke Lehnen hit for the cycle in game one which also included Trey Roach's go-ahead grand slam before Jack Oberli belted two home runs in the nightcap.
Elmhurst school officials announced the hiring of Joe Heller as the 13th head coach in the history of Elmhurst. Heller comes to Elmhurst after spending 15 seasons at North Central (Ill.).
Taking on Illinois Wesleyan University on the opening day of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament, the North Central College baseball team used a seven-run sixth inning on their way to a 15-5 victory on Wednesday afternoon.
North Central College starting pitcher Justin Rios made quick work of the Concordia University Chicago offense in his eight-inning outing on Tuesday night at Zimmerman Stadium as the Cardinals won 5-1 for their ninth consecutive victory.
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Apr. 24, 2023) - Completing the season sweep of Carroll University, the North Central College baseball team won their eighth straight game on Monday night in a 7-1 over the Pioneers at Frame Park.
Completing the series sweep of No. Augustana College, the North Central College baseball team used a 10-run fourth inning to cruise past the Vikings, 15-5 on Saturday afternoon at Zimmerman Stadium.
A sweep is what everyone wants but a sweep over your closest rival is much sweeter. The Yellow Jackets swept Marietta to take control of the OAC race. In the CCIW, North Central (Ill.) was swept again - this time my Millikin
In the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin's first ranked matchup since these teams met in 2017, the No. 23 North Central College baseball team used a nine-run fourth inning to beat No. 25 Augustana College, 14-8 on Wednesday night at Swanson Stadium.
In a game where the North Central College baseball team scored the most runs in a single game since 2016, Rob Marinec set a new program record for career hits with 248 in the Cardinals' 21-0 rout of the Illinois Institute of Technology on Tuesday.
Facing No. 11 Denison University for the second time already this season, the North Central College baseball team avenged an earlier loss to the Big Red by winning 5-4 on Sunday morning in the second game of the Snowbird Baseball Classic.
North Central (Ill.) escaped a ninth inning threat then added eight runs to take their game with Babson on Saturday. Babson rebounded with a win over Denison as they split on the day. Denison managed a split as well with a win over Mitchell
Opening the Snowbird Baseball Classic against Babson College, the North Central College baseball team scored all 10 runs in the final three innings of play, sparked by a John Michael Scumaci two-run home run in the eighth inning, to beat the Beavers 10-3 on Saturday.
Opening their season down in Carbondale, Illinois, the North Central College baseball team scored in seven straight innings, including 10 in the final three innings to earn a 16-5 victory over Ripon College on Saturday night at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Region 8 was the last of the regions to advance one of their own to the Championship circle and more often than not were out of World Series play. Those days are behind us with powerhouse teams like Aurora, North Central (Ill.) and Webster.
Former three-time All-American and 1988 NCAA Division III Player of the Year, North Central College's Ken Ritter '88 has been named to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, the College Baseball Foundation announced on Wednesday.
North Central (Ill.) secured their seventh straight CCIW title on Sunday. In the process, Charlie Klemm tied the all-time record for strikeouts with his lead leading seventh win of the season.
Winning their seventh consecutive College Conference or Illinois and Wisconsin Regular Season Title, the North Central College baseball team staved off a late comeback attempt by Elmhurst University to earn their 28th victory of the season, and improve to 13-2. Head coach Ed Mathey has now led his squad to a conference title in each of his first seven seasons back at the helm and is the tenth CCIW title of his career. This is the Cardinals' 17th CCIW Title in program history.
Traveling just up the road to play local rival Benedictine University, the North Central College baseball team used 11 punchouts from starter Jason Shanner and a base-clearing double off the bat of Dom Listi to propel them to a 7-3 win over the Eagles on Tuesday night.
Racking up 20 hits on the day, the North Central College baseball team (20-5, 7-0 CCIW) scored three or more runs in five straight innings to power their way past Carroll University, 17-4 on Sunday afternoon at Frame Park.
Finishing their busiest stretch of the season, the North Central College baseball team defeated Saint Mary's (Minn.) 5-1 before using a walkoff single from Luke Lehnen to complete the series sweep of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a 9-8 win in 10 innings on Sunday at Zimmerman Stadium.
Cortland earned three wins against top 10 competition and rose one spot to become the top ranked team in the first of the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25. Undefeated North Central (Ill.) and Birmingham-Southern both received first place votes.
Using a seven-run fifth inning, including a grand slam off the bat of Paul Beverly, the North Central College baseball team downed Heidelberg University 12-3 on Sunday at the Grand Park Tournament. This win marks head coach Ed Mathey's 700th career win between his time at North Central and Northern Illinois University.
Last year, we tabbed Washington University, North Central and Webster as the top teams and they proved us right. They are the cream of the region again in 2022...more
Needing three wins at the beginning of championship Saturday at the 2021 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament, the North Central College baseball team nearly pulled off the improbable but ran out of steam in inning 26 to drop the tournament finale 4-3 at the hands of Millikin University.
Needing two win, North Central 9Ill.) got them and will play tomorrow. In Maryland, Salisbury was dominate in their series opening win over Christopher Newport. In other tournament action Shenandoah and Lynchburg split on the day as did Cortland and Oswego State.
Needing to win twice to stay alive in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament, the North Central College baseball team completed the task at hand, opening with a 9-2 win over Elmhurst University at Pfund Stadium before returning to Zimmerman Stadium to fight out a tough 5-4 victory over Augustana College in the nightcap.
Opening College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament play as three-time defending champions, the top-seeded North Central College baseball team held off a late Wheaton College run to hang on 8-7 in the opening game at Pfund Stadium.
The North Central College baseball team clinched its record-breaking sixth-consecutive College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) regular season championship outright on Friday with a 10-4 win over North Park University, becoming the first team in conference history to achieve the feat.
The North Central College baseball team made College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) history on Tuesday in a 8-1 win over Elmhurst University, capturing at least a share of its record-setting sixth-consecutive regular season conference title, a feat no team has accomplished since the start of conference play in 1947.
Lehnen’s cycle highlights sweep of Carthage
April 27, 2024North Central College scored 24 runs on 26 hits, including six home runs in the doubleheader sweep of Carthage College as Luke Lehnen hit for the cycle in game one which also included Trey Roach's go-ahead grand slam before Jack Oberli belted two home runs in the nightcap.
