Vernon Hills ices Elmwood Park

Posted April 16, 2011 12:00 am

Daily Herald report

Somehow, the weather didn’t wash (or freeze) out the baseball teams from Vernon Hills and Elmwood Park on Saturday.

Freshman pitcher Pat Crowley got the win in a 10-9 victory for the Cougars while Ryan Lane made his team-high 11th appearance to earn the save, his second on the season.

Offensively, Steven Nelson managed to put up impressive numbers in spite of the conditions. He drilled a home run and drove in 3 runs on 2 hits. MJ Crowley also had 2 hits for the Cougars, including a key triple that drove in 3 runs. And Tyler Coppney’s second hit of the day drove in 2 runs, including the game-winner.

Meanwhile, Brian Palmer and Ryan Lane also finished with 2 hits for Vernon Hills.

The defensive play of the day for the Cougars was made by Eric Lane, who had a diving catch in right field.

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