Monday, MARCH 28 Games

Jacobs 3, No. 1 Plainfield North 0
Brad Demkovich pitched a four-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks. Mike Addante had two of Jacob's four hits off Plainfield North’s Josh Garner.

No. 9 Oak Park 8, No. 4 Providence Catholic 3
Hank Christie pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts and Connor Nelson hit a home run for the Huskies in the battle of premiere programs.

No. 5 Mount Carmel 11, Oak Lawn 1
Sophomore Alek Thomas slugged two home runs and had five RBI for the Caravan. Jeremy Houston added two doubles and A.J. Houston drove in a pair. Connor Spear struck out eight in the five-inning victory.

No. 8 Brother Rice 6, Lockport 2
Ryan Kutt did it all in the victory for Brother Rice. At the plate, he went 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI. He also started on the mound for the Crusaders; 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 2 BB’s. Gavin Lovesky went 1-for-3 with a double in the loss.

Naperville Central 3, No. 10 Joliet Catholic 1
Zac Bianucci pitched five innings and teamed up with two relievers on a no-hitter for Naperville Central. Bianucci struck out four and walked one before giving way to Liam Heath and Tyler Brinker. Beau Buchanan had a two-run single in the three-run third for Naperville Central.

No. 14 St. Laurence 1, Lincoln-Way Central 0
Joe Vascik pitched a four-hitter and courtesy runner Alex Verta scored on an errant pickoff attempt in the fourth inning. Vascik struck out six and walked three.

No. 22 Highland 2, Breese Central 1
Jordan Smith had an RBI double before scoring on Chris Dickman’s single as Highland scored two in the top of the sixth to erase a 1-0 deficit. Matt Bayer and Sam Greene limited Breese Central to five hits. Mitchel Rule went the distance for Breese Central.

Hinsdale Central 4, No. 24 Champaign Central 3
Andrew Zapka went 2-for-4 with two RBI and earned the victory in relief.

No. 25 St. Joseph Ogden 4, Salt Fork 1
Colton Carr (3-0) struck out 10 and had two hits and two RBI in the victory.

Peoria Notre Dame 6, Morton 4
Brady Hough went 2-for-3 with a HR, 3 RBI, a run and Braedon Blackford was 2-for-2, RBI, run and 2 BB's for the Irish. Adam Christianson chipped in two doubles and two RBI for the Potter's in the loss.

Fenwick 9, Willoughby South (OH) 2
Casey O’Laughlin had two RBI and Harrison Hayes singled and doubled for the Friars.

Prospect 1, Huntley 0
Grant Zellmer’s RBI single in the fourth inning was the difference. Pasquale Atteo and Jake Arndt teamed up on the shutout for the Knights.

Glenbrook North 3, Lane 1
Nathan Mirochnick struck out 12 in a four-hitter for Glenbrook North.

Dundee-Crown 16, Streamwood 1
Erik Hedmark went 3-for-3 with three RBI and nine Chargers had hits.

Waubonsie Valley 1, St. Charles East 0
Alex Schram allowed three hits in six innings and Jacob Hennessy recorded the final three outs. Jason Neville drove in the lone run off St. Charles East pitcher Niko Klebosits with an RBI single in the fourth. St. Charles East won on the other end of a 1-0 score on Saturday.

Valencia (CA) 6, Downers Grove South 4
Brett Riegler went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the loss for the Mustangs.

DePaul Prep 14, Lisle 4
Jake Patzelt and Carmelo Reyes had three hits apiece for DePaul. Nathan Reyes scored four runs.

DePaul Prep 18, Lisle 1
Grayson Sanchez and Austin Straley had three hits apiece for the Rams.

Oswego 11, West Aurora 0
Gabe Panza hit a three-run homer and Tanner Sohst had three RBI in the victory.

Palatine 7, South Elgin 2
Winning pitcher Chris Refka went 2-for-2 and Danny Schneberger doubled and drove in a pair for the Pirates. Refka allowed one earned run on seven hits in his complete-game victory.

De La Salle 2, Shepard 0
Joe Palacios pitched a three-hitter with six strikeouts for the Meteors. A.J. Alarcon pitched well in defeat for Shepard.

Sacred Heart-Griffin 9, Glenbrook South 8
Brian Zanger went 3-for-4 with a two-run double that tied the score at 8 in the bottom of the sixth, and Michael Healey followed with an RBI single for the Cyclones. Simon Farber had three hits for Glenbrook South.

McHenry 7, Hononegah 5
Nick Lahrman’s two-run homer in the top of the seventh broke a 5-5 tie as McHenry gained a doubleheader split. Justin Celeski went 3-for-3 with a home run for McHenry.

Hononegah 10, McHenry 6

Normal West 5, Cary-Grove 4
Winning pitcher Peyton Dillingham went 4-for-4 and Mitch Fairfield hit a home run for Normal West. Tyler Pennington had three hits for Cary-Grove.

Oak Forest 8, Homewood-Flossmoor 3
Jake Jones allowed an unearned run on three hits while striking out eight in five innings and drove in two runs for Oak Forest.

York 7, Rolling Meadows 4
Mike O’Malley had three hits and Kevin Lipkin had two hits and an RBI for the Dukes.

Minooka 5, Lincoln-Way East 3
Brad VanAsdlen pitched six innings of two-hit ball and Joe Butler had three RBI for Minooka.

Normal University 8, Lake Zurich 4
Zach Frey went 3-for-4 and Jake Armstrong had two RBI for Normal. Ben Cornelius went 2-for-2 with three RBI for Lake Zurich.

Lake Zurich 12,Normal University 2
Kyle Obsuszt went 3-for-3 and five Lake Zurich players had two RBI in the victory.

Mt. Vernon 5, Benton 4
Winning pitcher Blake Jones allowed two earned runs in six innings and went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Braden Fitzgeralds pitched a perfect seventh for the save.

Monticello 3, Fisher 0
Cam Wittig allowed two hits in five innings while striking out eight and walking none to earn the victory. Luke Stokowski recorded a six-out save, striking out four without a walk.

Grant 7, Barrington 2
Brian Libby pitched six innings and James Pendley had two hits for the Bulldogs.

Normal Community 5, East Peoria 3
Addison Fugitt hit a three-run homer for Normal.

Boardman (OH) 3, Stevenson 2
Henry Marchese hit a home run for Stevenson.

Bremen 13, Thornton 2
Mike Fuentes drove in four runs and Colin Walton struck out eight in three innings for Bremen.

Downers Grove South 16, Orange County 0
Corey Vondra went 4-for-4 and Danny Oriente and Mike Hall had three hits apiece for Downers Grove South.

Plainfield East 8, Proviso East 1
David Salazar had two RBI to lead Plainfield East.

Hampshire 9, Belvidere 2
Noah Schrader had two RBI and Kevin Michaelsen had two hits for the Whip-Purs.

Glenbard East 3, Willowbrook 2
Michael Sebby’s RBI double in the bottom of the eighth won it for Glenbard East. Sebby stuck out 10 in 7⅔, and Ryan Schefske retired the only batter he faced for the win. Mark Molitor had a two-run triple in the top of the seventh for WIllowbrook.

MORE SCORES

No. 16 Plainfield South 12, Herscher 1

No. 18 Prairie Ridge 6, Wauconda 4

Jacobs 14, Granite City 1

Metea Valley 14, Bartlett 1

University (TN) 6, Highland Park 0

Kenwood 12, Payton 0
Mt. Olive 10, Sangamon Valley/Tri-City 9

Prairie Central 6. Coal City 5

Tremont 6, Prairie Central 3

Hubbard 15, Juarez 1

Mater Dei 8, Triad 4

Thornwood 12, Rich East 10

Bishop Watterson (OH) 10, Burlington Central 0

Anna-Jonesboro 4, Cobden 2

Liberty 4, Illini West 2

Peoria Richwoods 12, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1

East Aurora 12, Aurora Central Catholic 2

Beecher 11, Grant Park 1

Kankakee 12, Manteno 0

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