Baseball/Fox Valley roundup

Huntley 7, Woodstock 1: Mark Skonieczny doubled and scored on Bryce Only’s go-ahead double in the fourth inning, and Only smacked his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot, to key a 3-run fifth inning as Huntley rolled in this Fox Valley Conference crossover. Josh Perkins (2-0) limited host Woodstock (7-11, 5-11) to 3 hits and a walk while striking out 3 in 6 innings for Huntley (23-3, 14-3).

Cary-Grove 10, Dundee-Crown 0: The Trojans outhit the Chargers 13-7 and took control of this Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game with a 6-run fourth inning. Matt Ewert and Zach Marszal each doubled and had 2 hits and 3 RBI, and Jeremy Vasquez went 2-for-4 with a triple, drove in a run and scored three times for Cary-Grove (17-8, 11-5). Dean Lee (4-1) pitched a 7-inning 6-hit shutout with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts to lower his ERA to 1.65. Nick Lodi (0-4) took the loss for Dundee-Crown (7-13, 4-10).

Hampshire 7, Woodstock North 1: The Whip-Purs scored 2 unearned runs in the fourth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and added 3 more runs in the fifth en route to the FVC Fox victory. Danny Keller (3-1) held the Thunder (2-16, 1-14) to 4 hits in 6 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 5. Tyler Crater (3-for-3, RBI) and Mike Laramie (2-for-3, 2 runs) paced the offense for Hampshire (12-12, 4-11).

Elgin Academy 18, Rockford Christian 3: Jumel Julian was 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 6 RBI and Max Swienton had 3 hits including a double and 5 RBI as the Hilltoppers (10-1) won in nonconference play. Nate Johnson (2 doubles, 2 RBI), Zach Bohenick (3-for-4, 2 doubles, 4 RBI and Karl Rauschenberger (3-for-4, 2 RBI) led the Elgin Academy offense. Kevin Realzola (3-0) allowed 3 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks in 5 innings to earn the win.