Covenant News

Baseball Vikings Overcome North Central College

NAPERVILLE, IL (April 2, 2003) - Nick Carino-Marek hit a sixth-inning grand slam homer and Alexis Hernandez tossed six innings of shutout baseball as North Park University (NPU) beat North Central College 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday.

Hernandez has been a bright spot on the mound for the Vikings, having won both of his decisions while throwing nine scoreless innings. After Hernandez kept North Central's bats quiet for six innings, Jeff Hanson threw a scoreless seventh for the Vikings, 2-15 overall, 1-4 in conference play. North Central won the first game of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin twin bill 10-0.

NPU plays a Friday non-CCIW game at Illinois Institute of Technology. On Saturday, the Vikings play a noon CCIW doubleheader at Elmhurst College.

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