Baseball: Lisle, Timothy Christian, Wheaton North win
Lisle 14, Christ the King 0:
Christian Grego, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Lauridsen combined on a 5-inning no-hitter as the Lions (16-14) cruised into the Class 2A Timothy Christian regional title game. Trevor Stitt, Drew English, Grant Haen and Alec Van Volkenburg had 2 hits while Zach Heidenry drove in 2 runs. Lisle faces the host Trojans in Saturday's final.
Timothy Christian 22, Raby 0:
A five-inning victory sent the Trojans (15-12) to Saturday's Class 2A Timothy Christian regional final, where they'll play Lisle. Joey Davidson went 3-for-5 with 6 RBI. Jimmy Allen and Josh Anderson each drove in 3 runs in support of pitchers Patrick Roelofs, Shaun Van Tholen and Allen.
Wheaton North 4, Waubonsie Valley 1:
Three runs in the bottom of the third set up the DuPage Valley victory for the Falcons (17-14, 13-11). Zach Colangelo, Casey Becker, Ryan Muehlfelt and Pat Leahy each had 2 hits. Sam Lawrence struck out 10 in 6 innings to earn the win, and James Holm added a scoreless seventh for the save. The loss by the Warriors (22-10, 16-8), who already wrapped up a share of the DVC title, allows Naperville Central to grab a share of the championship by beating Lake Park on Thursday.
Neuqua Valley 4, Glenbard North 3:
The Wildcats (19-12, 14-10) won the DuPage Valley game in the bottom of the eighth on Jack Bastable's suicide squeeze bunt that scored Kevin Ringlein. Tim Schneider went 3-for-3 and Max Vercautren drove in 2 runs. Ricky Castro was the winning pitcher in relief of Justin Hicks. Zach Heck went 3-for-4 and Zach Bachara had 2 RBI for Glenbard North.
Addison Trail 4, Morton 3:
The Blazers (14-13, 9-9) overcame a late Morton rally to sweep in the West Suburban Gold. Complete-game winning pitcher Trevor Fulmer allowed only 4 hits. Cosme Garcia had a hit and an RBI.