Swanson threw a 7-hitter with 8 strikeouts as the ninth-seeded Warriors won their own Class 4A baseball regional semifinal Thursday with a 7-1 win over No. 8 Lane Tech in Des Plaines.

Maine West (19-17), which will face Maine South for the regional crown at 11 a.m. Saturday, also had the bats to back up Swanson's pitching. Alex Hernandez went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Tom Kukec and James Duckmann had 2 hits apiece for the winners.

Loyola 10, Elk Grove 8: No. 11 Loyola scored the final 4 runs and starter Danny Rafferty didn't allow a hit in the final 3 innings in the 4A regional semifinal win. Luc Dimaso, Jack Czeszewski and Mike Maize had 2 hits apiece for No. 6 Elk Grove (19-17).

Elk Grove took a 3-0 lead in the first on Czeszewski's RBI double, Peter Kinsella's RBI single and Nick Zak's RBI triple. Loyola answered with a 4-run second but the Grens tied it on back-to-back 2-out doubles by Dimaso and Czeszewski.

Loyola went ahead 6-4 on Logan Spurlin's 2-run homer in the third but Elk Grove got a Patrick O'Malley RBI single and Josh Bergbreiter 2-run single in the third and an RBI double by Maize in the fourth. But Rafferty was a completely different pitcher the rest of the way with 6 of his 9 strikeouts as the only baserunner reached on an error.

Loyola tied it with a 2-run fifth and won it with a 2-run sixth.

Stevenson 5, Rolling Meadows 4 (12 inn.): Dan Hendricks homered as No. 10 Meadows (18-16) took a 4-0 lead in the second inning but No. 7 Stevenson rallied to tie in the bottom of the seventh and then win the 4A regional semifinal in Lincolnshire.

Leyden 13, Taft 9: No. 5 Leyden (18-15) held off No. 12 Taft in the 4A Niles West regional semifinal. The Eagles will play the fourth-seeded host Wolves for the regional title at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Comments ()

We are now using Facebook comments to offer a more inclusive, social and constructive discussion. Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the X in the upper right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.

This article filed under

Comments

Share Facebook Twitter
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Linkedin
- MySpace
- Delicious
- Reddit
- StumbleUpon
- Digg
- Google Bookmark
- Google Buzz
- Permalink
E-mail

Article sent to (required)
E-mail
Article sent from (required)
E-mail Name

Subject Line (article title)

Message (optional)

Success - Article sent Click to close
Order reprint

Interested in reusing this article?

Custom reprints are a powerful and strategic way to share your article with customers, employees and prospects.

The YGS Group provides digital and printed reprint services for Daily Herald. Complete the form to the right and a reprint consultant will contact you to discuss how you can reuse this article.

Need more information about reprints? Visit our Reprints Section for more details.

Contact information ( * required )
Name * Company Telephone * E-mail *
Article Information
Title URL
Message (optional)

Success - Reprint request sent Click to close
Print