Wednesday, April 6 recap

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April 6
By Drake Skleba

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - With a handful of pro scouts on hand to see Hersey (4-2) ace Joe Perricone, the Huskies prevailed 12-6 over Loyola in a nonconference game. The normally dominant right-hander didn?t have his best outing, but that didn?t prevent the Huskies from piling up runs.

Perricone allowed six runs, four earned, in three innings work. The athletic 6-foot-2, 185-pound Perricone yielded only one hit, but was hurt by walks, hit batsmen and overall control. The Coastal Carolina recruit?s fastball sat at 87-88 mph and topped at 89. Perricone flashed impressive stuff at times, but was hurt by his inconsistency to control his fastball.

Jack Richmond, a 6-foot-4 junior left-hander, got the start for Loyola and threw well early on with a fastball that topped at 78 mph with arm side run. Hersey?s offense was led junior SS Tyler Perkowitz, Dalton Farel, Erik Stoltzner, and Perricone ? all of whom drove in runs.

Pat Nix relieved Perricone and Aaron DeGeorge followed for Hersey. DeGeorge located his 78-79 mph fastball well and got the win.  
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No. 1 Providence (7-0) rolled past Downers Grove North 13-3 behind University of Notre Dame-bound 2B Kevin DeFilippis and junior Zak Kutsulis, who each had three hits for the top-ranked Celtics. Senior Dan Potempa chipped in with a pair of hits including a double. University of Indiana-bound LHP Collin McEnery improved to 2-0 with the win on the mound. The Celtics are ranked 18th in the nation in the first USA Today Super 25 2011 Boys Baseball Rankings. Congrats to head coach Mark Smith and all of Celtic Nation.

In Central State 8 action, No. 2 Chatham Glenwood (9-0; 6-0) crushed Springfield Southeast 12-1 behind Titan Zack Joos, who homered and had 5 RBI. Kollin Taylor went deep and drove home four Titan runs. Senior RHP Patrick Woerner improved to 2-0 with a three-hitter with six strikeouts.

Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (7-1; 4-0) defeated Rochester 9-4 as the Cyclones won their seventh straight. Sophomore David Jacob fired six sterling innings for SHG to pick up his first win on the mound. Jacob also doubled home two Cyclone runs. University of Illinois-bound SS Mike Hurwitz had three hits, including two doubles and scored three Cyclone runs.

No. 4 Nazareth Academy (9-1) rallied past Maine South 5-3 in a ?Battle of Brothers? in La Grange Park on Wednesday. Nazareth head coach Lee Milano trailed Maine South head coach Bill Milano?s Hawks 3-1 as the game entered the bottom of the seventh. The Roadrunners loaded the bases and then lightning struck behind the booming bat of Lewis University-bound SS Michael Barajas. Barajas ripped a 2-1 pitch over the left field fence for a walk-off slam.

No. 5 Plainfield North (7-0; 2-0) smoked Oswego again 15-4. Tiger junior 2B Caleb Kissel had three hits, including two doubles and drove in three Tiger runs. Senior 1B Pat Cashman had a pair of doubles and drove in two. Senior RHP Brian Evak improved to 3-0 with a solid five-inning performance, striking out nine.

In more Southwest Prairie action, Minooka (7-3; 2-0) blanked Plainfield East for the second straight day, this time 4-0, behind sophomore LHP Trevor Machek (3-0). Macheck fanned seven and allowed two hits in his six-innings of work. Indian Kevin Ruff had a two-run double to lead the Minooka attack and Carson Neushwander had an RBI single.

No.14 Simeon (8-1; 2-0) swept its two-game Jackie Robinson South series with Kenwood, as the Wolverines won 7-5. Wolverine junior Shane Brown broke up a 5-5 tie with a two-run triple.

Von Steuben (9-1; 2-0) blasted Mather, again, this time 8-1, to complete the Panthers? two-game sweep of the defending Jackie Robinson North champs. Panther Jake Pagan did it to the Rangers again, going 4-for-4, with a double and an RBI. Danny Hernandez was magnificent on the mound for the Panthers, striking out 12 in his complete-game masterpiece.

No.18 Lemont (5-4; 1-1) slipped past Oak Forest 7-6 to gain a split in the Indians? huge South Suburban Blue opening-series. SIU-bound CF Trevor Murphy and MSU-bound SS Kevin Goergen led the Indians to the must-win as each Indian had two hits and two RBI. Junior RHP Jeff Worsech picked up the win with a solid five-inning relief performance, striking out four Bengals. Oak Forest falls to 1-1 in the SSCB and to 3-2-1 overall.

No. 19 Lyons Township (6-1) crushed Wheaton Warrenville South 12-2 in six innings, behind Lion Keith Lehmann. The sophomore RHP had quite a day for LT. Lehmann singled and homered and drove in five Lion runs. If that wasn?t enough, the super-soph fired a five-hitter at the Tigers, striking out six. University of Pennsylvania-bound Connor Cuff had a big two-run double among his two hits. Valparaiso-bound SS Spencer Mahoney had three hits and drove in an LT run. Senior Tom Walsh chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI.

Lincoln-Way West (5-1) slipped past Manteno 7-6 behind EIU-bound RHP Cody Vogler (1-0). Vogler allowed no earned runs in his five-inning stint. The future Panther fanned five for the Warriors. Warriors Dan Fifer and Travis Wysong each had three hits. Wysong drove in three and Fifer plated a pair.

In Metro Suburban action in Riverside, Glenbard South (5-3; 2-0) nipped the host Bulldogs 8-7. Raider Justin Joseph had two hits and two clutch RBIs to lead South to the huge MSC win on the road.

In Mid-Illini action: East Peoria (5-4; 2-0) clipped Washington 11-9. Raider Joe Kelch drove home three runs to lead the Raider attack...Pekin?s Aaron King went deep three times and drove home five runs as the Dragons beat Bartonville Limestone 8-5. Pekin is 4-4 overall and 1-0 M-Illini...Morton (3-1; 2-0) defeated Dunlap 4-2 behind Potter Tyler Weber?s complete-game on the mound.

Misississippi Valley Conference powers Waterloo (9-0) and Troy-Triad (8-0) rolled in nonconference action on Wednesday... Waterloo crushed Alton 12-2 in five innings behind senior Luke Wetzler. Wetzler had three hits, including a homer and drove in five Bulldog runs. Senior A.J.Crutchfield improved to 2-0 with the win on the mound...

Troy-Triad vaporized Centralia 16-0 in five innings as senior Rich Dimock improved to 4-0. Dimock fired a three-hitter and homered and singled with two RBI for the Knights. Junior Ty Lewis went deep for the third time in 2011 when he homered with the bases loaded. Lewis finished with five RBI and now has 16 for the year.

In North Suburban Lake action, Warren (6-3; 2-0) kept pace with Stevenson and Mundelein as the Blue Devils routed Zion Benton 14-5. University of Dayton-bound Kevin Colburn continued his torrid hitting with a 4-for-4 afternoon with three doubles and three RBI. Senior 1B Mike Hermann had three hits with two doubles and drove home four.

In the Suburban Christian Blue, Wheaton St. Francis (7-3 ; 1-1) grabbed a split in its big SCCB series as the Spartans edged Chicago Christian 6-5.  Spartan Tom Amaeche drove home the game-winner for St. Francis. Jack Roback improved to 2-0 on the mound with a complete-game, 12-strikeout effort.

Homewood-Flossmoor improved to 7-1 with a 16-2 pasting of Peotone as Viking senior Ben Kirchler hit for the cycle with three RBI.

Prospect (6-1) defeated Glenbard East 6-2 behind Knight 6-foot-3 190 pound senior Kurt Donner, who scattered nine hits and improved to 3-0 for Prospect. Junior 3B Jack Lanwehr had two hits and drove in three Knight runs as Prospect rebounded from the 12-2 thumping they took from Glenbrook North (7-1) on Tuesday.

Marian Catholic (6-2) whitewashed St. Ignatius 12-0 in five innings behind 6-foot-4 LHP Brett Lilek (2-0). Lilek, who is currently ranked No.1 in the Class of 2012, struck out 13 in his five-inning shutout. Lilek blasted a three-run homer as well. Spartans? Devin Pickett and Byron Munoz hit two-run homers for MC.

Palatine (6-5) won for the fifth consecutive time, downing defending Class 4A Champion Naperville Central 5-2 behind junior RHP David Schalla. Schalla threw a seven-hitter at the Redhawks, striking out six. Pirate junior Kurt Becker was 3-for-3 with an RBI. The Bobbitt brothers, Cody and Jesse, each chipped in with a pair of hits.

Wheaton North (4-2) crushed Elk Grove 13-3 in six innings. UAB-bound Jeff Schalk picked up the win on the mound for the Falcons.

Pleasant Plains (7-1) exploded for 10 first inning runs and rolled past Lewistown 18-4 in five innings. Senior Danny Reiser had four hits and drove home two to lead the Cardinals. Senior Jake Szerletich homered and had three hits and four RBI. Winning pitcher senior Cale George had a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate.

Normal West  won three games last weekend to improve to 7-3 behind sophomore Alex Jefferson. The Wildcats were moving on up behind their super-sophomore.