Marmion 8, Aurora Central Catholic 7
Marmion coach Dave Rakow and Aurora Central Catholic coach Mike Armato were introduced to the baseball rivalry between the two teams at the varsity level for the first time as head coaches Monday.
The result was the Cadets beating the Chargers 5-4 in 8 innings at the Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora.
"It was a nail-biter," Rakow said. "It was a close game, exciting. We played well."
With the game tied at 7-7, the Cadets' Tim Milroy posted the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning with the bases loaded. His first pitch, line drive to left field allowed leadoff batter David DeSimone to score after he led the inning off with a single.
Milroy finished with 4 hits and 2 RBI, and DeSimone and Reder each finished with 2 hits for the Cadets (6-6, 4-2).
Brian Burns earned his first win of the season after pitching all 8 innings with 14 strikeouts, 1 walk and gave up 8 hits. He retired the last 16 ACC batters he faced.
"He threw well," Rakow said of Burns (1-2). "He hadn't had a real good game until today."
ACC (9-4, 1-4) scored 2 runs in the first and had the 4-0 lead going into the third inning, but that was the last time the Chargers scored.
Marmion went on to score in the third, twice in the fifth and again in the seventh.
"This is a tough loss for us," Armato said. "We didn't play well. We left too many runs on the field. We didn't put up a fight in the last few innings."
ACC was led by Pat Wondrak, Chad Roscoe and Nick Czaja, who each had 2 hits.
West Aurora 9, Naperville North 2: The Blackhawks raised their record to 11-5 overall and 4-3 in the DVC. Cory Walden had three hits with a pair of doubles and Chris Richter and Kyle McCradic both drove in 3 runs.
St. Charles East 13, East Aurora 3: The Saints (4-9-1, 3-4-1) broke the game open with 8 runs in the third inning. Mike Hoscheit drilled a 3-run homer and Tyler Deetjen batted 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles. Kyle Wiebe picked up his second win on the mound.
Geneva 10, Wheaton Academy 8: Ryan Payne went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI for the Vikings (12-4). Riley Perry pitched two relief innings for the win. The Warriors rallied with five runs in the eighth, but came up short.
Marmion 6, South Elgin 1: Mike Duefel and John Mason won first doubles for Marmion 6-0, 6-2. In second singles, Steve Battaglia picked up South Elgin's sole win.
Lacrosse
St. Charles 13, Geneva 5: Nine players scored for St. Charles as it defeated the Vikings in St. Charles. Chad Ellis led the attack with 4 goals and a pair of assists. Sean Brogan scored a pair and Ben Dvorak had two assists. Kevin Brown scored twice for the Vikings.
Softball
Rosary 7, Aurora Central Catholic 0: Brenda Rocha had three hits and stole three bases for the Royals (6-7, 5-0). Kylie Schalz allowed just two hits and fanned 18. Andrea DeKing added two triples.
Wheaton North 1, West Aurora 0 (8 innings): Stephanie Becker pitched the distance, scattered 3 hits, and allowed one unearned run. The Blackhawks fell to 12-4 overall and 2-2 in the DVC.
Girls soccer
Geneva 4, Kaneland 0: The Vikings (4-5, 1-0) won their WSC opener by blanking the Knights (4-5-1) in Geneva. Elise Farrelly, Krista Jezior, Alyssa Berendt, and Madeline Tennant tallied for Geneva.
St. Charles East 3, South Elgin 0: Ellen Bartindale, Kelly Davis and Kerry Savage each scored a goal in the Upstate Eight Conference win against the Storm.
St. Charles East (7-2, 4-1) posted 25 shots, including 18 in the second half, when it scored twice.
Wheaton North 3, Wheaton Academy 1: The Falcons jumped out quickly, scoring twice in the first 11 minutes. Leah Fortune got the Warriors (8-4-1) within one by converting a penalty kick, but the Falcons scored off a late corner kick.
Men's baseball
Prairie State 13-2, Waubonsee 3-11: Justin Oprins knocked a bases-loaded double in the third inning of Game 2. Carlos Rivera added 3 hits for the Chiefs (18-19).