advertisement

Baseball: Fields doesn't yield as Libertyville wins again

Colin Fields fired a 1-hitter, and Libertyville's baseball team shut out Lake Zurich for the second day in a row, winning 6-0 in North Suburban Conference action.

Libertyville, which took a 2-game lead over Mundelein for first place in the NSC, both Tim Jean and Luke Plunkett (double, 3 RBI) were 2-for-3.

Lake Forest 6, Mundelein 4: The visiting Scouts scored 3 runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-3 lead and beat the Mustangs for the second day in a row in North Suburban action.

Steven Sanchez was 2-for-4 for Mundelein, and Mason Schaller had a single and 2 RBI.

Stevenson 6, Waukegan 1: Nick Bonk finished 2-for-3 with a double, and the host Patriots won the North Suburban game.

Caleb Evans singled and drove in 2 runs for Stevenson (15-11-1, 10-7).

Warren 10, Zion-Benton 2: Danny Ahn was 3-for-4 with 2 doubles for the host Blue Devils in their North Suburban win.

Warren also got 2 hits apiece from Mikey Kocen, Sam Deluca and Riley Kocen (double, 3 RBI). Kyle Kenna had a single and 2 RBI.

Jacob Nitch allowed just 1 earned run in a complete-game effort. He struck out nine, walked two and allowed 5 hits.

Carmel 10, Marian Central 0: Charley Dir went 3-for-4 with a homer and 2 RBI, Lukas Galdoni was 3-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI, and the host Corsairs won the East Suburban Catholic game in five innings.

Ben Wiegman had a triple for Carmel (14-8, 8-5). Ethan Elazegui allowed 1 hit in 4 innings to earn the win.

Wauconda 9, Grant 3: Dan Sperling was 2-for-4, Jake Harmon did not allow an earned run in 5⅔ innings, and the visiting Bulldogs captured the Northern Lake County game.

Sperling, Anthony Bonk and Brett Winkel all doubled for Wauconda.

For Grant (17-7, 8-5), Nolan Unger was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI.

Article Comments
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 "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.