West Chicago edges Wheaton North
West Chicago 3, Wheaton North 2:Hunter Serrato went 3-for-3 with a double and 2 runs scored for the Wildcats (6-6, 1-1), who scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth in their DuPage Valley Conference win. Joe Loftus (1-1) scattered 3 hits over 6 innings to earn the win. Ryan Kent scored twice and drove in a run for Wheaton North (5-3, 1-1).Naperville Central 8, West Aurora 0:Dan Ludwig (3-0) fired a 4-hitter with 9 strikeouts and no walks for the Redhawks (7-4, 2-0) in their DuPage Valley Conference win. Jake DeVoy and Brian Schiemann each had 2 hits and 2 RBI. Glenbard North 5, Naperville North 1:Mark Ng went 3-for-4 and Brandon Clark drove in 2 runs as the Panthers (8-3, 2-0) won for the second straight day in the DuPage Valley Conference. Will Petrosky, who pitched 5 innings, and Bryan Polowy combined on a 4-hitter. Nick Karl drove in the lone run for Naperville North (3-6, 0-2) in the second inning.Glenbard West 12, Morton 2:Winning pitcher Ben Krusen (1-2) went 3-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI for the Hilltoppers (3-9) in nonconference action. Tom Alt went 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI. Waubonsie Valley 9, Larkin 2:Winning pitcher Mike Murphy (1-1), who struck out nine and walked one in 6 innings for the Warriors (2-6, 2-2 Upstate Eight), went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Ryan Vega went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and an RBI. Glenbard South 8, Ridgewood 2:Ethan Gasbarro, Ryan Schlegel and Justin Joseph each had 2 hits and an RBI for the Raiders (6-5, 3-1) in their Metro Suburban Conference win. Brian Suffern improved to 4-0, scattering 6 hits in a complete-game effort.Fenton 3, Riverside-Brookfield 2:The Bison (5-5, 3-1) rallied from a 2-1 deficit by scoring twice in the top of the seventh in their Metro Suburban Conference win. Immaculate Conception 17, St. Edward 4:A 9-run fourth inning powered the Knights (5-8, 1-4) to a five-inning Suburban Christian Gold Conference win. Clark Brinkman, Dan Ribando and Robert Rivera combined for 8 hits and 8 RBI. Winning pitcher Jose Godinez struck out seven and allowed 3 hits in 4 innings.St. Francis 3, Marian Central 2:Jack Roback (3-0), who went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI, struck out nine and walked none in a complete-game Suburban Christian Blue win for the Spartans (12-3, 4-1). Joel Birch went 2-for-3.Montini 6, Walther Lutheran 1:Frank Montalto homered twice and drove in 3 runs for the Broncos (9-4, 2-3) in their Suburban Christian Blue victory. Kurt Gitchell and Tom Lentine also homered while Anthony Reaber (3-1) won on the mound.Wheaton Academy 8, Guerin 2:John McKenna and J.D. Joiner each went 3-for-4 and Tate Fritz homered as the Warriors (8-3, 4-1) won in the Suburban Christian Gold. Winning pitcher Ryan Kramer (2-0) struck out six in 6 innings.