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North Park NPU 11-20, 7-7 CCIW
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Winner Wheaton (IL) WHEATON 13-21, 6=8 CCIW
North Park NPU
11-20, 7-7 CCIW
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Final
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Wheaton (IL) WHEATON
13-21, 6=8 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Park NPU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Wheaton (IL) WHEATON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3 7 0

W: Burden, Nate (4-2) L: Price, Zach (3-1) S: Smith, Sean (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

NPU Baseball falls to Thunder in game one of series

CAROL STREAM, Ill. -- North Park Baseball dropped game one of a three-game series with the Wheaton Thunder on Friday night at Lee Pfund Stadium. The Vikings dropped the game late in the 3-1 loss.

Once more, North Park found itself in a pitching duel. Wheaton's Nate Burden enjoyed a gem, going eight innings and allowing just four hits. He struck out seven NPU hitters an did not surrender a walk in his one earned run start.

Out of the North Park dugout, fifth-year righty Griffin Self had another quality start, nearly matching Burden's outing. He went seven innings and fanned three, also allowing just four hits and one earned run.

A solo homer by Wheaton DH Rutledge Fetel in the fifth gave the Thunder their first run of the game. The Vikings responded with junior second baseman Rylan Kawakami's RBI double down the left field line in the sixth. However, Wheaton would take the final lead of the game in the eighth on a pair of RBI singles to take the game, 3-1.

What's Next?

North Park (11-20, 7-7 CCIW) has its final home doubleheader of the season on Saturday, April 26, finishing the series with the Thunder (13-21, 6-8). First pitch at Holmgren will be 1:00 PM CT.


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