Five-run first lifts Willowbrook

Willowbrook 8, Morton 5:The Warriors (13-10, 8-7) surged to the West Suburban Gold victory after scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Dan Fahlgren went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, a triple and 2 RBI. Nick Petruzzi also drove in 2 runs. Tom Van Kooten (3-2) struck out five over 5 innings.Glenbard West 8, York 2:Winning pitcher Ben Krusen, Tom Alt and Ryan Kavanaugh each homered as the Hilltoppers (10-16, 6-9) rolled to the West Suburban Silver victory. Kavanaugh, who drove in 3 runs, and Alt went 2-for-4.Naperville Central 12, West Chicago 3:Jake DeVoy went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Redhawks (16-10, 11-5), who remain a half game out of first place in the DuPage Valley Conference. Mike Riordan homered and Ian Lewandowski, who went 3-for-5, improved to 7-1 on the mound. Tommy Krone went 4-for-4 with a double, homer and 2 RBI for West Chicago (8-15, 3-11). Jerrick Habecker also went 4-for-4.Wheaton North 15, Naperville North 3:The Falcons (17-7, 12-5) maintained a half-game lead atop the DuPage Valley Conference standings thanks to a six-inning win over the Huskies (9-15, 6-11). Reece Butler, who had 3 hits, Jeff Schalk and John Peltz all homered in a 16-hit barrage. Andrew Mamlic (3-0) scattered 5 hits in 6 innings to earn the win.Glenbard North 10, WW South 8:Brandon Clark went 2-for-4 with a homer and 2 RBI for the Panthers (17-8, 11-5), who kept within a half game of first place in the DuPage Valley Conference. Jake Kline also drove in 2 runs.Lake Park 16, East Aurora 10:Brandon Boyle went 5-for-6 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI as the Lancers (15-11, 11-8) swept the Tomcats in their three-game Upstate Eight Valley Conference series. Nick Turner went 4-for-5 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI. Christian Taugner was the winning pitcher. Waubonsie Valley 3, Metea Valley 2:A run in the top of the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie for the Warriors (13-11, 12-7) in their three-game Upstate Eight Conference Valley sweep of Metea Valley (10-11, 6-11). Winning pitcher Mitch Stefani (4-1) went 3-for-3 while Eric Josupait and Harry Vickers each had 2 hits. Andrew Fox went 2-for-3 for the Mustangs. Wheaton Academy 9, Montini 4:J.D. Joiner, Drew Sandberg and Tate Fritz all homered and combined for 8 RBI for the Warriors (19-8, 12-4) in their Suburban Christian Blue win. Trevor Swaney (6-1) was the complete-game winning pitcher. Mike Davis and Kurt Gitchell went 3-for-4 for Montini (14-9, 6-8).St. Francis 5, Walther Lutheran 4:The Spartans (18-8, 9-5) scored 3 runs in the sixth and once in the seventh to pull out the Suburban Christian Blue road win. Tom Ameche homered and drove in 2 runs. Eric Bacon improved to 3-1, striking out two and walking none in 5 innings.Glenbard South 11, Elmwood Park 7:The Raiders (14-9, 11-2) won their seventh straight in the Metro Suburban Conference as complete-game winning pitcher Billy Strohl stayed perfect at 6-0 and also hit a 3-run homer. Zach Bava went 3-for-4 with a 3-run home run and 4 RBI. Doren Blake and Carl Sanders each had 2 hits.