Baseball: Pitching lifts Kaneland, Burlington Central
Kaneland senior Josh Pollastrini scattered four hits and fanned three in a complete game 8-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 victory at DeKalb Monday afternoon.
The Knights (4-4, 1-0) exploded for five runs in the third, then tacked on a pair in the fourth. Josh Norman collected three hits and three RBI for Kaneland while Jack Marshall went 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
Burlington Central 6, Woodstock 1: Caden Scott delivered a 3-run double in the first inning to lead the Rockets to the Kishwaukee River Conference win.
David Lauber needed just 79 pitches to go the distance for Central (8-2, 2-0), allowing six hits while strikng out five. Nick Matijevic homered and scored twice for the Rockets.
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