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North Park Softball Splits Double-Header with Carthage

SKOKIE, IL (April 5, 2002) - The North Park University (NPU) softball team earned a split in a doubleheader with Carthage College Wednesday, winning game one 6-5 and losing the second game 8-0.

The Vikings opened the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) season in a big way, scoring five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win game one. Run-scoring singles by Kim Walker, Allie Milner and Alex Urgo, an RBI fielder's choice by Heather Fitzgerald and a bases-loaded walk from Katie Ritti were instrumental in NPU's game-winning rally.

In game two, Carthage pitcher Amanda Leitzen tossed a no-hitter as her team scored four runs in the third and fifth innings.

North Park set a school record with a 19-14-2 mark last year and the Vikings may record more victories this year if recent play is an indicator. NPU has taken seven of 10 home games after a 4-7 mark at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Florida, during mid-March.

Walker, last year's conference player of the year, was hitting .426 entering the Carthage contest and also led the team with four homers. Milner was hitting .375 and Fitzgerald thrown out 13 of 23 base runners from her position as catcher.

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