Baseball/DuPage County roundup
Glenbard East 3, West Aurora 2:
Scott Borosak ended the DuPage Valley Conference victory with a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning for the Rams (8-6, 2-1). Jimmy Macdonald struck out 10 in the complete-game win. John Allen went 2-for-3 with a double.
WW South 4, Wheaton North 3:
The Tigers took two of three from Wheaton North (5-7, 1-2) in the DuPage Valley Conference series, taking the rubber game by scoring the game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning. Ben Flores and Eric Giltz each had 2 hits. Connor Ostrander pitched 7 innings to earn the win. Chris Simpson got the save thanks to a scoreless eighth. Charles Robin went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Falcons.
Wheaton Academy 3, Montini 2:
Bryce Sandberg hammered a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh in the Suburban Christian Conference victory for the Warriors (5-7, 2-4), who handed Montini (9-1, 5-1) its first loss of the season. Winning pitcher Brett Albaugh went the distance while allowing only 3 hits. Rhett Wojkovich and Eddie Bava scored runs for the Broncos.
Glenbard West 6-4, Hinsdale Central 1-3:
The Hilltoppers (10-3, 5-0) claimed a West Suburban Silver sweep thanks to a run on an error in the top of the seventh inning. Grant Greeno, who scored the game-winner, was the winning pitcher in the opener after striking out nine in a complete-game effort. Billy Becker drove in 2 runs in the first game. Matt Muellner went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for Hinsdale Central (6-10, 3-5) in Game 2.
Naperville Central 8, Lake Park 0:
The Redhawks (7-6, 2-1) scored 5 runs in the top of the first and cruised to the DuPage Valley Conference victory. Mack Heatherly went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI. Brendon Daley went 3-for-4 while Brett Kirk won on the mound. Lake Park fell to 4-6 overall and 1-2 in the DVC.
Neuqua Valley 20, Larkin 4:
The Wildcats (5-7, 4-3) scored 7 runs in the fourth inning and 9 runs in the fifth to roll to the Upstate Eight Conference win. Tyler Tesmond, Matt Gould, Nolan Hicks and Matt Piotrowski combined for 9 hits and 9 RBI. Winning pitcher Matt Peters scattered 3 hits in the five-inning game.
Leyden 10-1, Addison Trail 3-4:
The Blazers (2-11, 1-7) earned the West Suburban Gold split behind Frank Amato's 5-hitter with 3 strikeouts in Game 2. Addison Trail broke a 1-1 tie in the second game with a 3-run fifth inning. Nate Mueller's RBI double sparked the inning.
Oak Park 10-3, Downers North 0-8:
Joe Provenzano went 6-for-6 on the day including a 5-for-5 effort in the Game 2 victory for Downers North (10-3, 6-2), which split in the West Suburban Silver. Provenzano scored 3 times and drove in 3 runs in the victory. Ray Greco and Myles Farley went 3-for-5 in support of winning pitcher Matt Bohanon.
York 3-0, Lyons Twp. 0-6:
Anthony Santos powered the Game 1 West Suburban Silver victory for the Dukes (7-7, 3-2) by striking out 10 in a 3-hitter. Dan Cirone went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Plainfield North 8, Glenbard South 3:
Andrew Wrona's solo home run accounted for 1 of only 2 hits for the Raiders (8-3) in their nonconference loss.
Plainfield East 3, Metea Valley 2:
The Mustangs (5-5) took a 2-1 lead to the bottom of the sixth before Plainfield East scored the tying and go-ahead runs. Jack Szott and Matt Fitzgerald drove in runs for Metea Valley.