Conant Cougars making it happen, taking 5-4 victory from Glenbard N.

Conant is not waiting for good things to happen this season.

The Cougars kept making them happen in the bottom of the eighth inning of Saturday afternoon's nonconference baseball game with Glenbard North.

Conant (6-1) pulled out a 5-4 victory as pinch runner Kevin Chua scored from second base when Glenbard North attempted an inning-ending double play on Mario Morrone's grounder to shortstop.

"When they brought in a new pitcher I told (Chua) on a ground ball, you're going all the way home," said Conant coach Jerry Song. "(Morrone) was safe at first and the kid was arguing a little bit. Chua didn't even stop and I said, 'Go, go.'

"We talk about it during practice and I told them we're just going to be aggressive."

Song wished it hadn't come down to a dramatic ending but Glenbard North (3-1) scored 3 unearned runs in a 4-run sixth to take a 4-3 lead.

"(Sophomore left-hander Paul) Warble pitched a great game and kept them off-balance," Song said. "They didn't really hit the ball hard at all."

Junior Mike Keegan got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh and picked up the victory in his first varsity appearance.

"Mike stepped up," Song said. "He's kind of sneaky quick and he showed a little bit of maturity there."

BG 7, Niles West 6: Jon Moore has made a quick recovery from injury.

Moore played his second game Saturday and the senior's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth gave Buffalo Grove (3-1) the nonconference win over Niles West (7-2).

BG rallied to tie it at 6-6 in the sixth on an RBI single by Tommy Ricciardi (2-for-4) and a squeeze bunt by Ryan Nisbet (2-for-4) off Bradley-bound John Nasshan.

The sophomores started the winning rally in the eighth when Ricciardi doubled and Nisbet singled. An intentional walk to Zach Jones set it up for Moore.

Jeremy Salzman had a 2-run double in the first, Matt Stadler was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and James Hurley had 2 hits. J.P. Kulick got the win with 2 innings of 1-hit relief and left the bases loaded in the seventh with a strikeout.

At Palatine: Big innings propelled Maine West (6-2) as it beat Bartlett 19-8 and host Palatine 10-0 in 5 innings.

In the second game, Nate Andersen had a no-hitter one out into the fifth when Palatine got a pair of singles. Andersen had 7 strikeouts and no walks.

Ryan Tuntland went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI and Lucas Udischas had a 2-run double in a 5-run third.

Frank Hess went 4-for-5 with a homer, double and 2 RBI to lead an 18-hit attack against Bartlett. Tuntland went 3-for-5 as the Warriors jumped to a 10-2 lead in the second and finished it off with a 9-run seventh.

Palatine (3-4) scored 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Bartlett 3-2 on Justin Downey's two-out RBI single to left field. The inning started when freshman third baseman Kurt Becker was hit by a pitch, Trey Cannon beat out an infield single and Joe Campe sacrificed.

Becker scored when Cody Bobbit reached on a dropped third strike and Mike Luschen tied it with an RBI single to left.

Phil Brand got the win with a scoreless inning of relief for Dan Huenecke, who allowed 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks in 6 innings.

Elk Grove 5, West Chicago 3: Senior catcher Tony Logli used his bat to make batterymate Donny Duschinsky a winner.

Logli hit a 3-run homer in a 4-run bottom of the sixth as Elk Grove (8-2) erased a 3-1 deficit. Duschinsky (2-0) had 8 strikeouts and no walks in 6 innings and Kyle Pfister came in to get the save.

Colin Semler went 2-for-4 with a double for the Grens.

Meadows 6, Streamwood 3: Kentucky-bound lefty Jon Carlson (2-0) had 10 strikeouts and no walks as Meadows (2-4) broke a 4-game losing streak.

Meadows broke a 2-2 tie with a 4-run fifth fueled by a two-out error. Owen Stiff and Dan Wenzel sandwiched RBI singles around a 2-run single by Will Trunk.

Schaumburg 10, St. Charles E. 0: Winning pitcher Mike Mistrata, Anthony Solmo and Joe Dombek had 2 hits apiece for Schaumburg (5-1) in the five-inning nonconference win.

Solmo scored 3 runs and Mistrata drove in 2 runs. Mistrata (2-0) allowed 3 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 4 innings.

Prospect, St. Viator split: Eleven was the magic number as Prospect (2-4) won the opener 11-4 and host St. Viator (4-3) won the second game of the nonconference doubleheader 11-1 in 6 innings. The winner had 11 hits in each game.

In the opener, Brian Bauer homered and Jason Leblebijian, Miles Osei, Tom Longpre and Joey Siers doubled. Johnny Larson (1-1) got the victory.

Viator broke a 1-1 tie in the second game on a third-inning grand slam by Phil Bar (3-for-4, 5 RBI). Julian Sipiora (2 RBI) and Cory Kay each had 2 hits and winner Brendan King (1-0) allowed 1 run and 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and a walk in 5 innings.

Hersey, Evanston split: Winning pitcher Steve Danielak went 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI as Hersey (4-3) won the first game 5-4 but lost the second 12-5 at Evanston.

Danielak allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks in 5 innings. Sal Locascio got the save with 2 innings of 1-hit relief.

In the second game, Pat Hyde and Mike Toljanic homered and Chris James went 2-for-3 for Hersey.

Glenbrook N. 8, Hoffman 5: Chris Fett had 3 hits and 2 RBI and Erik Smoy had 2 hits and 3 RBI as Hoffman Estates (1-5) gave up 5 runs in the top of the first of the nonconference loss.

Leyden sweeps Proviso W.: Ricky Zapata went the distance with 9 strikeouts in the opener as Leyden (3-3) swept Proviso West 3-1 and 4-2 in a West Suburban Conference crossover doubleheader.

The Eagles went on to the sweep as left fielder Billy Falcone preserved a 2-2 tie with a game-saving catch in the fifth inning of the nightcap. Justin Stawychny got the win in relief and Carlos Olavarria had 2 doubles on the day.