Softball / DuPage County roundup
Danielle Chitkowski clubbed two of Glenbard South’s five home runs and drove in 4 runs, as the 7th-ranked Raiders rolled past No. 17 Lake Park 10-5 on Monday in Roselle.
Jenny Wittenberg, Jane Trzaska and Olivia Ramirez also went deep for Glenbard South (23-5). Stephanie Aronson went 2-for-4 with a run scored and drove in 2 runs and Tala Palandri was 3-for-4 for Lake Park (22-13).
Waubonsie Valley 2, Oswego 1:Amanda Minahan singled in Jessica Sarch with the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, as No. 15 Waubonsie Valley beat No. 19 Oswego the first round of the Class 4A Downers Grove South regional.Julia DiMonte reached on an error with one out for the Warriors (11-19) and Sarch walked. After a fielder#146;s choice Minahan delivered the big hit. Winning pitcher Amy Jablonsky (7-12) threw a 4-hitter.Benet 8, Leyden 1:Maeve McGuire homered, doubled twice, drove in a run and scored twice for the 15th-ranked Redwings (25-10) in Franklin Park. Mikayla Panko went 3-for-4 with a run scored and RBI and Allyson Staats (23-9) threw a two-hitter, striking out six.Metea Valley 19, East Aurora 0:Anna Petersen homered and drove in 5 runs and Alise Perna also went deep with 3 RBI for the No. 12 seed Mustangs (16-13) at the Class 4A Benet regional.York 8, Addison Trail 3:Sophia Kelly homered, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI and Alyssa Johnson was 2-for-3 with a triple and scored twice for the No. 14 seed Dukes (19-15) at the Class 4A Conant regional.