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Baseball: York clinches first West Suburban Silver title since 1993

May 15, 2012

River Pitlock pitched a gem Tuesday to lead York to its first West Suburban Silver championship since 1993 with a 7-1 win over host Lyons.

Baseball: Josh Jimenez pitches Minooka past Plainfield Central

May 15, 2012

Minooka senior left-hander Josh Jimenez breezed through a three-hit shutout Tuesday against visiting Plainfield Central as the Indians won the opener, 1-0, of the final three-game Southwest Prairie Conference series of the season.

Baseball: Sandburg keeps pace in conference with win over Homewood-Flossmoor

May 15, 2012

Dylan Rajkovich led an 11-hit attack with a grand slam and pitcher Matt Farrington fired a three-hitter as Sandburg drubbed visiting Homewood-Flossmoor 10-0 in a six-inning SouthWest Suburban Blue game on Tuesday.

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Baseball: Larkin rallies to surprise rival Elgin

May 16, 2012

Larkin got a complete game from Kyle Newquist and a grand slam from Niko Morado en route to a 6-5 Upstate Eight River win over Elgin Tuesday night at Trout Park in Elgin.

Tuesday’s baseball roundup

May 16, 2012

Scores and highlights from Tuesday’s action.

Baseball: Jim Kating wins 100th game, South Elgin halts skid

May 15, 2012

South Elgin came back from a 4-0 deficit in the final two innings against rival Bartlett, while winning pitcher Joe Crivolio set a school record with 14 strikeouts, and coach Jim Kating got his official 100th career coaching victory by beating his old school in an 8-5 Upstate Eight Valley road win.

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Baseball: Bajenski tournament in full swing Thursday

May 15, 2012

The inaugural Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Tournament kicks into high gear with games Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Bajenski was a senior at Mount Carmel when he died Aug. 28, 2009, of complications from heart surgery.

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Baseball: Prospect senior Jack Landwehr constantly on the go

May 15, 2012

Prospect senior Jack Landwehr already holds the school-record win total on the mound, but Landwehr also bats third and mans both corner spots in the infield.

Baseball: Naperville Central overcomes deficits to topple West Chicago

May 15, 2012

Erasing a pair of multi-run deficits, including tallying four runs in the bottom of the eighth, Naperville Central barely avoided suffering a very inopportune loss to West Chicago by emerging with a 10-9 victory Monday in Naperville.

Baseball: Richards earns share of SSC Red title

May 15, 2012

Richards erupted for six runs in the fifth behind Eric Hall’s RBI-double to break a 5-5, and gave the Bulldogs a 11-5 victory over Reavis on Monday.

Baseball: Lincoln-Way Central deals Joliet West hopes a blow

May 15, 2012

Lincoln-Way Central continued to play the role of spoiler in the SouthWest Suburban Blue title chase with a 6-1 victory at Joliet West.

Baseball: Jacobs tops Dundee-Crown in high-scoring affair

May 15, 2012

Jacobs plowed past rival Dundee-Crown 19-12 on Monday in a Fox Valley Valley Division matchup in Algonquin. The Golden Eagles jumped out to a big lead early by tallying nine runs in the bottom of the first inning.

Monday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Monday’s results.

Baseball: Maine East rallies to top Niles North

May 15, 2012

Maine East’s Steve Khatchadourian knocked in the game-winning single with the bases loaded to give the Blue Demons a 5-4 Central Suburban North win over Niles North on Monday’s.

Baseball: St Edward holds off late North Boone rally

May 15, 2012

St. Edward charged out to a 7-0 lead and appeared headed for a 10-run-rule win before North Boone struck back with five runs and actually brought the tying run up to the plate in the sixth, and again in the seventh innings. But St. Edward woke up and held on for a 9-5 victory to advance.

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Baseball: Matt Miller pitches Aurora Central to regional win

May 15, 2012

Aurora Central’s Matt Miller struck out 11 and allowed only four hits as the Chargers blanked Seneca 3-0 in the opening game of the Class 2A Seneca Regional.

Baseball: Sun-Times rankings

May 15, 2012

Providence is the new No. 1 team in the Sun-Times baseball rankings.

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Baseball: Neuqua Valley clinches Upstate Eight Valley with doubleheader sweep

May 15, 2012

Neuqua Valley showed off its dangerously good pitching capabilities Saturday against Waubonsie Valley as it completed a three-game series sweep by taking both games of a doubleheader, 3-2 and 1-0, respectively, in Naperville.

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Baseball: Elgin, St Charles North split a pair

May 15, 2012

Following a 3-1 loss to Elgin in the opener, right fielder Kurt Barbeau saved the day for St. Charles North in Game 2 of Saturday’s Upstate Eight River doubleheader with a heroic seventh-inning catch against the fence as the North Stars hung on for a 2-1 win.

Baseball: Metea Valley sweeps South Elgin

May 15, 2012

Visiting Metea Valley capped off a three-game sweep over South Elgin on Saturday with a 4-3, 3-1 (10 innings) doubleheader sweep thanks to strong pitching and some late-inning clutch hitting.

Saturday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Saturday’s baseball action

Baseball: Matt Robare lifts Lyons over Oak Park-River Forest

May 15, 2012

In a battle between ace pitchers, Lyons’ Matt Robare allowed only four hits and one earned run while striking out three and walking three to propel the Lions past visiting Oak Park-River Forest 4-2 on Friday.

Baseball: Geneva’s 15-run inning sinks St Charles North

May 15, 2012

Geneva scored a whopping 15 runs in the top of the fifth inning Friday as it routed host St. Charles North 17-1. The Vikings sent 21 batters to the plate to face three North Stars relief pitchers during the marathon at-bat.

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Baseball: Grayslake North earns bragging rights over Grayslake Central

May 15, 2012

Nick Carmody went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Travis McKenzie was 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead Grayslake North to a 9-5 victory over rival Grayslake Central Friday.

Friday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Friday’s action.

Baseball: Glenbrook South snaps Maine South’s 18-game win streak

May 15, 2012

Sully Stadler had a no-hitter through four innings and struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings, and Josiah Carlson retired the final four batters to help Glenbrook South to a 3-0 win over No. 6 Maine South in Glenview.

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Baseball: Naperville North rocks Naperville Central

May 15, 2012

Courtesy of three multi-run innings, host Naperville North salvaged the third game of its series with rival Naperville Central by rolling to a 12-1, five-inning victory Thursday.

Baseball: Kyle Funkhouser leads Oak Forest over Evergreen Park

May 15, 2012

Oak Forest ace Kyle Funkhouser went five innings, allowing one run and three hits while striking out six in a 61-pitch performance Thursday to lead the No. 15 Bengals to a 6-1 win over host Evergreen Park in a South Suburban Blue tilt.

Baseball: Joliet West bats come alive in win over Joliet Central

May 15, 2012

Joliet West took leads of 2-0 in the first inning and 6-0 in the second en route to a 9-0 victory Thursday over visiting Joliet Central.

Baseball: Hinsdale South knocks off Lyons

May 15, 2012

Villanova-bound catcher Emmanuel Morris hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot in the top of the fifth inning, to put No. 10 Hinsdale South ahead 6-2 against host Lyons Thursday en route to a 9-5 victory.

Thursday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Thursday’s action.

Baseball: St Edward rallies past Westminster Christian

May 15, 2012

St. Edward scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning on key hits from Luke Duffy and Jack Tierney to rally for a 4-3 victory against Westminster Christian on Thursday night at Trout Park in Elgin.

Baseball: Jack McLaughlin throws gem, Lane clinches conference

May 15, 2012

Junior ace Jack McLaughlin tossed a two-hit, complete-game shutout Wednesday as host Lane edged Clemente 1-0 and clinched the Jackie Robinson North title.

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Baseball: Joel Rotkvich, St Laurence topple Brother Rice

May 15, 2012

Joel Rotkvich drilled a fastball from Brother Rice’s Garrett O’Neill over the head of right fielder Wendall Ferguson to score Nick Altobella for a 1-0 St. Laurence win in Wednesday Burbank.

Baseball: Naperville Central tops Naperville North in DuPage Valley showdown

May 15, 2012

With five games left to play in the DuPage Valley Conference season and with three teams within a game of the lead, visiting Naperville Central handed Naperville North a 6-1 defeat Wednesday to remain in the thick of the race.

Baseball: Blake Hickman’s bomb, Shane Brown’s arm lead Simeon past Young

May 15, 2012

Blake Hickman hit a three-run home run, and Shane Brown pitched a complete game, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out 10 and walking one as Simeon toppled host Young 7-2 in a Jackie Robinson South contest on Wednesday.

Baseball: Nate Searing helps Joliet Catholic rally past Marian Catholic

May 15, 2012

Joliet Catholic got a three-run double from Adrian Nunez with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to force extra innings, and Nate Searing’s fifth hit drove home the winning run in the eighth as the Hilltoppers escaped Marian Catholic 5-4.

Wednesday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Wednesday’s action.

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Baseball: Montini knocks off Aurora Central

May 15, 2012

Montini broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fourth by pushing home two runs on Packey Barrett’s fielder’s choice and then shut the door on host Aurora Central in the top of the seventh with pinch hitter Sean Kenny’s two-run homer en route to a 5-1 Suburban Chrstian victory on Wednesday.

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Baseball: Plainfield North edges Minooka

May 15, 2012

Winning pitcher Joe Cresta’s walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh lifted No. 11 Plainfield North past No. 14 Minooka 2-1 Tuesday in a Southwest Prairie showdown.

Baseball: Shepard bangs out 20 hits, slams Richards

May 15, 2012

Shepard scored 15 runs in the first two innings and coasted past Richards 20-8 Tuesday in the South Suburban Red.

Baseball: Troy Fumagalli pitches Waubonsie Valley past Metea Valley

May 15, 2012

Junior pitcher Troy Fumagalli threw a one-hitter and was helped by 10 Waubonsie Valley runs as the Warriors got past Metea Valley 10-0 on Tuesday.

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Baseball: Burlington Central powers past Genoa-Kingston

May 15, 2012

Michael Scott pitched his second consecutive shutout and Tanner Scott blasted his 11th home run of the season to lead Burlington Central to a 7-0 Big Northern East victory over visiting Genoa-Kingston on Tuesday.

Baseball: St. Charles East’s Kyle Manske blanks Larkin

May 15, 2012

St. Charles East’s Kyle Manske lowered his already miniscule ERA by tossing a complete-game shutout as the host Saints rolled past Larkin 9-0 on Tuesday to remain atop the Upstate Eight River standings.

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Baseball: Four-run fifth inning lifts Naperville Central over Naperville North

May 15, 2012

Naperville Central sent eight men to the plate in the fifth inning, and the Redhawks’ four-run burst lifted them to a 5-3 win over Naperville North in a key DuPage Valley Conference game Tuesday at Central.

Tuesday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Tuesday’s action.

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Baseball: Neuqua Valley uses ralley to propel past South Elgin

May 15, 2012

It took a sixth-inning mini-rally, but that was enough for Neuqua Valley to pull out an 8-7 Upstate Eight Valley win over South Elgin Tuesday in Naperville.

Baseball: Reavis rebounds from hard-luck losses

May 15, 2012

After dropping two consecutive games in painstaking fashion, Reavis rebounded with three straight wins as they prepare for the stretch run.

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Baseball: Plainfield North, Minooka set for key series

May 15, 2012

The Southwest Prairie Conference baseball championship will, most likely, be decided this week when three-time defending champion Plainfield North and Minooka lock horns.

Monday’s baseball roundup

May 15, 2012

Scores and highlights from Monday’s action.


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