BG gets started with split; Viator stays hot with sweep

John Wendell had a long wait to finally start his 23rd and final season before retiring as Buffalo Grove's baseball coach.

But the Bison, who reached last year's Class AA Elite Eight, finally hit the field for their first games Saturday at Highland Park.

And they came away with a split as they rebounded from a 15-9 loss in the opener to pound out 16 hits and 3 homers for a 16-3 victory in 5 innings.

In the second game, Matt Stadler (3-for-3) and Paul Timko homered and drove in 3 runs and Eastern Illinois-bound shortstop Zach Borenstein was 2-for-3 with a homer.

James Bakun (4-for-4, 3 RBI) and James Hurley (2-for-2, RBI) added to BG's hit parade.

Chris Delaney hit a 3-run homer and a double in the first game as Highland Park scored 13 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

St. Viator sweeps Prospect: Jack Meyer went 6-for-7 with 2 RBI as St. Viator (7-1) extended its winning streak to 7 games -- its longest since the middle of the 2003 season -- with 6-3 and 6-2 victories.

Shane Owens also went 2-for-4 in the opener and winner Eric Huber allowed 2 hits and had 6 strikeouts in 5 innings. Eric Walantas got the save.

Mike Bordes completed the sweep by scattering 5 hits with 3 strikeouts. Tim Scanlan hit solo homers in each game for Prospect (2-4).

Leyden sweeps Hinsdale S.: Leyden continued its 1-run magic from a year ago by winning the opener 4-3 in 8 innings. The Eagles (4-0, 2-0) completed the West Suburban Gold sweep 8-5.

Leyden tied the opener with a run in the seventh and Jack Townley started the eighth with a walk. Josh Weaver, who went the first 6 innings, sacrificed and Joe Natale delivered the game-winning single.

Winner Josh Serrano, Matt Soch and Sam Cochiaro had 2 hits apiece.

Leyden also came back from an early deficit in the second game and Tim Mackey's 2-run homer in the fifth broke a 4-4 tie. Mackey, Soch and Natale had 2 hits.

Hoffman 4, St. Charles E. 1: Jake Fett did it all for Hoffman Estates (2-1) in the nonconference victory.

Fett allowed 2 hits in 5 shutout innings for the victory and also doubled and stole 2 bases. Mike Kivaranta had 2 doubles for the Hawks.

Fremd 12, Maine South 5: Nick Addison went 4-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI to lead a 15-hit attack for Fremd (2-0) in the nonconference win. Joe DePaolis and Ryan Shober had 2 hits apiece.

Hersey 17, D-C 10: Pat Hyde and Matt Frenzer each went 2-for-4 with a homer as Hersey (5-2) pounded out 16 hits in the nonconference win over Dundee-Crown.

Chris James was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI, Richard Kostuchowski was 3-for-4 and Mike Toljanic went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI.

Conant 6, Glenbrook N. 4: Junior Walt Wijas had 11 strikeouts and Austin Wright doubled and had 4 RBI for Conant (1-2) in the nonconference win.

Maine West 9, Palatine 6: Steve Zimmerman and Tommy Ross had 2 RBI apiece and were two of six players with 2 hits as Maine West (2-0) scored all of its runs in the first 3 innings of the nonconference win.

Mike Luschen went 3-for-4 and Cody Bobbit was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for Palatine (1-7).

W. Chicago 9, Elk Grove 8: Chris D'Angelo homered and Matt Czurylo went 3-for-4 for Elk Grove (2-5).

Young sweeps Barrington: Barrington (4-3) had a late rally in the opener fall short and couldn't stop one in the second game as it lost 6-5 and 7-5 to Whitney Young.

Gus Handler (3-for-4) homered and John Day was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI as Barrington scored 4 runs in the last 2 innings of the opener.

In the second game, Barrington had a 5-2 lead but Young scored 5 runs in the top of the seventh. Day was 2-for-4 and Tim Conroy went 2-for-4 with a 2-run triple.