Smith goes deep again

With a strong wind blowing in at Carbondale High School's baseball field Tuesday, it wasn't an ideal day.

That didn't matter to Mundelein's Dillon Smith.

Smith jacked a two-run homer into what coach Todd Parola called "about a 40 mile-per-hour wind," as the Mustangs went to defeat the host school 10-2.

It was the second home run in as many days for Smith, a junior, who also had a well-hit sacrifice fly.

"He absolutely crushed it," Parola said. "It was one of the hardest-hit balls I've seen since I've been here."

Kevin Barber and Jack Walliser each had 2 hits for Mundelein (3-0). Jay Mueller earned the win, allowing only 1 hit and 1 unearned run over 4 innings. He struck out five and walked three.

Mundelein will play Cobden at 3 p.m. today at Rent One Park in Marion. Rent One Park, which opened last year, is home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League.

Libertyville 6, H. Mann 1: Libertyville's baseball team got its season off to a good start Tuesday.

Troy Barton allowed just 1 hit and 1 run over 5 innings, striking out nine and walking three, as the Wildcats defeated Horrace Mann (N.Y.) 6-1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Libertyville pounded out 6 hits, including triples by Tim Matheson, Chase Guarnaccio and Joey Aiello. Matheson and Guarnaccio had 2 hits apiece.

Brooks McDowell pitched 2 scoreless innings and allowed just 1 hit for the Wildcats, whose spring trip continues today with a scheduled game against host Notre Dame Prep (Ariz.).