Daily Roundup: March 15
March 16, 2018
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POWER 25
| TEAM | FINAL | TEAM | FINAL | DETAILS |
| No. 4 Plainfield North | 10 | Morris | 4 | MORE |
| Greg Budig drove in five runs on two hits for Plainfield North, including a bases-clearing double in the 2nd. | ||||
| Bremen | 1 | No. 6 Mount Carmel | 12 | MORE |
| Jake Kapers and Anthony Herron each had two hit days for the Caravan. Kapers drove in four on an inside-the-park grand slam. Herron drove in two and scored three runs adding a triple to his day. Christian Lucio picked up the win over four innings, allowing just two hits and striking out six. | ||||
| No. 7 Lincoln-Way East | 10 | Aurora Central Catholic | 0 | |
| Lincoln-Way East secured the victory thanks to six runs in the 2nd inning. The Griffins' big bats were led by Jacob Slager, Jake Tencza, and Zach Jurgens, who each had an RBI in the 2nd and had multi-hit days. | ||||
| No. 8 Edwardsville | 4 | Columbia | 1 | |
| See Game Recap | ||||
| No. 11 Brother Rice | 11 | Whitney Young | 1 | |
| It took just five innings for the Crusaders to earn their first win in 2018. The Payton brothers, Joey and Jack, each had a pair of RBIs in the win. | ||||
| No. 14 Mundelein | 9 | Prospect | 5 | MORE |
| Despite a five-run fifth inning from the Knights, Mundelein held off Prospect 9-5 on Thursday. Senior Steven Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a homerun, three RBI and two runs scored. Jeff Morton also went deep for the Mustangs in a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate, Morton drove in two and scored three runs. | ||||
| Coal City | 1 | No. 18 Minooka | 4 | MORE |
| A four run fourth inning powered the 18th ranked Indians past Coal City. Dean Procarione drove in two runs to pace the offense. Simon Herold picked up the win allowing one run on three hits over five innings pitched, striking out a pair. | ||||
| No. 21 Chatham Glenwood | 11 | Belleville West | 0 | |
| See Game Recap | ||||
More IHSA Action
| TEAM | FINAL | TEAM | FINAL | DETAILS |
| Triad | 10 | Mt. Zion | 18 | |
| See Game Recap | ||||
| Breese Central | 2 | Champaign Central | 9 | |
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| Tinley Park | 5 | Romeoville | 2 | MORE |
| Brandon Leonard was the winning pitcher for Tinley Park. He surrendered two runs on four hits over seven innings, while striking out seven and walking none. | ||||
| Glenbard East | 3 | Addison Trail | 2 | MORE |
| The Rams pulled out the walk off win in the bottom of the seventh. Bret Bushka and Jack Oberli each had two hits. | ||||
| Bloomington | 1 | Rantoul | 4 | MORE |
| Rantoul pulled away for good with three runs in the third inning when Luke Jones singled on the first pitch of his at bat, scoring one run, and Hayden Cargo singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two. | ||||
| Crystal Lake Central | 4 | Woodstock | 1 | MORE |
| James Cormier started for the Tigers and earned the win. He allowed no runs on no hits over after five innings, struck out 11 and walking only one. Cormier also recorded two hits and an RBI in the game at the plate. | ||||
| Carlyle | 5 | Mascoutah | 10 | MORE |
| Mascoutah scored six runs in the final two frames to pull away with the lead, thanks to a single by Benji VonBurg, a sac fly by Tyler Clark, and a double by Conner Humes. | ||||
| Lisle | 15 | Walther Christian | 3 | MORE |
| From the two-hole, Lisle's Emmett Malavia tallied four hits and led the Lions 15-3 win over Walther Christian. Malavia singled in the 2nd, 4th, and 5th, and tripled in the 6th. | ||||
| Stagg | 1 | Nazareth | 1 | MORE |
| Stagg pinch-hitter Mike Kaunas singled in the tying run in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game, where it would stay officially. | ||||
| Wilmington | 12 | Pontiac High School | 1 | MORE |
| Wilmington took care of Pontiac in five innings. Tyler Long, Brock Bolser and Garrett Roth each chipped in two hits. Mark Youngquist went deep for Wilmington and drove in a pair of runs. | ||||
| Reavis | 16 | Thornwood | 2 | MORE |
| The Rams secured the victory thanks to 10 runs in the 3rd inning. Reavis' offensive firepower was led by Matt O'Shaughnessy, Xavier Rosado, and Peter Sedlacek, who all drove in multiple runs. | ||||
| Marquette Catholic | 3 | Granite City | 1 | MORE |
| Marquette's Jayce Maag got his team on the board first with a solo homer in the 1st inning. The Explorers pulled away for good with two runs in the 3rd inning, capped by a double from Montana Gossage on a 1-1 count, scoring a run. | ||||
| Normal U-High | 5 | Freeburg | 3 | |
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| Pleasant Plains | 6 | Harrisburg | 2 | MORE |
| Pleasant Plains' four-run 4th inning is enough to overtake lead and earn the win. | ||||
| Carbondale | 1 | Alton | 6 | |
| See Game Recap | ||||
| Civic Memorial | 5 | Belleville East | 1 | |
| See Game Recap | ||||
| Maine South | 5 | Leyden | 3 | MORE |
| Paul Sasso went 2-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored to pace the Maine South offense. | ||||
| Joliet Central | 5 | Thornton Fractional South | 3 | MORE |
| Joliet Central's Carlos Garcia pitched well in 3.2 innings of relief and opened the scoring with a two-run double in the 1st. | ||||
| Francis W. Parker | 7 | Montini | 13 | MORE |
| Ryan Nelson went deep for Montini driving in four runs on a 1-3 day at the plate. Nick Wind had a perfect 3-3 outing with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI. | ||||
| St. Edward | 3 | IC Catholic Prep | 2 | MORE |
| Danny Camarena scored on a passed ball to give the Green Wave the lead and eventually the win in the top of the 7th. | ||||
| Back of the Yards College Prep | 1 | Kenwood Academy | 11 | MORE |
| Jalen Patternson led the way driving in three runs on one hit, a double, and scoring twice. | ||||
| Rich Central | 3 | Thornton Fractional North | 14 | MORE |
| TF North took care of Rich Central in five innings, thanks in large part to 15 base on balls. Jeremiah Williams picked up the win working all five innings and striking out eight. | ||||
| Eureka | 18 | Peoria Heights | 0 | MORE |
| Brady Krile earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Eureka. He allowed two hits and no runs over four innings, striking out seven and walking zero. | ||||
| Elmwood Park | 6 | Westmont | 7 | MORE |
| Westmont overvame a five-run deficit after the 1st to win thanks to a big five-run inning of their own in the 4th. | ||||
| Springfield | 7 | Auburn | 3 | MORE |
| Springfield pulled away with four runs in the 4th inning. Jimmy Hollahan tripled on a 2-1 count, scoring three runs, and Jackson Hyde singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one. | ||||
| Palatine | 2 | Cary-Grove | 4 | MORE |
| A four-run lead after three innings was enough for the Trojans pitchers Brandon Meinke and Robert Deischer to hold on to the win. | ||||
| Vernon Hills | 10 | Northridge Prep High School | 6 | |
| The Cougars pulled away in the 3rd, an error scored one run, Josh Liu singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two, Thompson singled on a 2-2 count, scoring another, Danny Wizceb singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two more, and Jake Morris's sac fly scored the final of the seven-run frame. | ||||
| Lane Tech | 15 | Niles West | 5 | MORE |
| Lane Tech Indians Varsity totaled 17 hits. Johnny Colombo, Kevin Lapka, Will Heffernan, Bailey Futch, and Tibe Rwakatare all collected multiple hits for the Indians | ||||
| Milford | 3 | Dwight | 2 | MORE |
| Bloom | 2 | Beecher | 5 | MORE |
| Belvidere North | 8 | Woodstock North | 5 | MORE |
| North Clay (KY) | 8 | Centennial | 1 | |
| Chicago Christian | 5 | Solorio Academy | 2 | MORE |
| MacArthur | 12 | Taylorville | 15 | |
| Brimfield | 12 | Roanoke Benson | 4 | MORE |
| Centralia | 5 | West Frankfort | 0 | |
| Midwest Central | 8 | Clinton | 2 | MORE |
| Ridgewood | 11 | Glenbard South | 1 | MORE |
| Midland | 2 | Lexington | 12 | |
| Lincoln-Way Central | 9 | Plainfield Central | 2 | |
| Olympia | 1 | Canton High School | 5 | MORE |
| Princeton | 4 | Rock Falls High School | 2 | MORE |
| Orion HS | 6 | Geneseo | 7 | MORE |
| PBL | 4 | Hoopeston Area High School | 3 | |
| Pecatonica HS | 9 | Ashton Franklin | 2 | |
| Metamora | 13 | Prairie Central | 1 | MORE |
| East Alton-Wood River | 8 | Roxana | 4 | |
| Fairfield | 7 | Woodlawn | 0 | |
| Curie | 10 | Kelly | 3 | MORE |
| Boylan Catholic | 0 | Marian Central Catholic | 13 | |
| Genoa Kingston | 5 | Harvard | 1 | MORE |
| Mendota | 6 | St. Bede | 1 | MORE |
| Lincoln Park | 6 | Jones | 10 | MORE |
| Christian Liberty | 8 | North Shore Country Day | 18 | MORE |
| Gardner-South Wilmington | 3 | Watseka | 2 | MORE |
| Von Steuben | 0 | Glenbrook North | 9 | MORE |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish | 0 | Elgin Academy | 14 | MORE |
| Dundee-Crown | 2 | Conant | 4 | MORE |
| McHenry | 6 | Richmond-Burton | 0 | MORE |
| Stillman Valley | 1 | Harlem | 4 | MORE |
| St. Thomas More | 4 | Georgetown Ridge | 6 | MORE |
| Argenta-Oreana | 0 | Moroa-Forsyth | 4 | MORE |
| Hersey | 4 | Highland Park | 6 | MORE |
| Rochester | 11 | New Berlin | 2 | MORE |
| Cumberland | 11 | Marshall | 1 | MORE |
| Steinmetz | 4 | Guerin | 5 | MORE |