Baseball / DuPage County roundup
Waubonsie Valley 3, Batavia 2:The Warriors (1-6, 1-2) scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning in their Upstate Eight Conference crossover victory. Kyle Limanowski (1-0) was the complete-game winning pitcher, scattering 5 hits and striking out four. Wheaton Academy 3, Guerin 1:Trevor Swaney (3-1) struck out 10, walked none and didn#146;t allow an earned run for the Warriors (7-3, 3-1) in their Suburban Christian Conference crossover win. Ryan Kramer had 2 of Wheaton Academy#146;s 4 hits on the day.Lisle 6, Coal City 4:Trailing 4-3, the Lions (10-3, 1-0) broke through for 3 runs in the top of the sixth to pull out the Interstate Eight Conference win. Ryan Van Volkenburg (4-0) pitched into the sixth inning to earn the win while Ryan Burlison notched the save. Nick Olson and Kazim Khan each had 2 hits. Lake Park 12, Larkin 1:The Lancers (6-5, 2-2) broke a 1-1 tie by scoring 7 runs in the third inning and 4 runs in the fourth inning of their Upstate Eight Conference crossover win. Tom Spear went 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI while Kevin Steger improved to 1-2 on the mound.Glenbard North 13, Naperville North 4:Andrew Bergmann pitched 6 innings for the Panthers (7-3, 1-0) while improving to 4-0 in the DuPage Valley Conference opener. Ryan Gallagher went 3-for-4 with a double and 5 RBI while Jake Kline, Brandon Clark and Anthony Keener each had 2 RBI. Nick Solak and Matt Harz had 2 hits apiece for Naperville North (3-5, 0-1).Naperville Central 8, West Aurora 5:The Redhawks (6-4, 1-0) opened strong in their defense of the DuPage Valley Conference title behind Jake DeVoy#146;s 2-for-4 effort with a double, home run and 4 RBI. Winning pitcher Ian Lewandowski (3-0), Bryce Kirk, Mike Riordan and Brian Schiemann each had 2 hits.Wheaton North 5, West Chicago 2:The Falcons (5-2, 1-0), despite only 3 hits, scraped together a 5-0 lead after four innings and held off visiting West Chicago (5-6, 0-1) in the DuPage Valley Conference. Eric Scandora (3-0) struck out eight in a complete-game effort. Tommy Krone went 2-for-3 and Hunter Serrato drove in 2 runs for the Wildcats. St. Francis 8, Marian Central 2:K.C. Zimmerman and Jack Roback each went 2-for-4 and combined for 5 RBI as the Spartans (11-3, 3-1) won the Suburban Christian Conference crossover. Eric Stout struck out 11 and scattered 6 hits while improving to 3-1.