Prep Baseball
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Borucki’s faith is rewarded by fate at MundeleinMay 24, 2012 3:12 pm - When nearly 20 high-ranking major league scouts show up with radar guns in tow to a high school JV baseball game — yes, JV game, something’s up. Something big. That unbe...
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Swanson delivers for Maine WestMay 24, 2012 10:58 am - Matt Swanson made sure Maine West got a shot at top-seeded rival Maine South. Swanson threw a 7-hitter with 8 strikeouts as the ninth-seeded Warriors won their own Class...
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Schaumburg squeezes out a win at YorkMay 24, 2012 10:52 am - The elements at York on Thursday afternoon weren’t exactly conducive to a pitchers duel. But there were Dukes hurler Louis Alcaraz and his counterpart, Schaumburg’s Max ...
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Libertyville edges out ProspectMay 24, 2012 10:52 am - As the leadoff hitter in Libertyville’s lineup, Nick Coutre is very patient. But Coutre eschewed that trait and delivered a game-winning single in he bottom of the seven...
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Fremd’s Zack-Jack pack sinks LZMay 24, 2012 10:28 am - It’s fact that Zack had Jack’s back. It’s been that way for a long time and vice versa. “My buddy Jack, he’s my best friend,” senior shortstop Zack Kolakowski said of pi...
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Batavia’s Cogan still perfectMay 24, 2012 9:32 am - When Thursday’s first round of the state tennis tournament began, six singles players and four doubles teams from the area were vying to get through day one and move to ...
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Marmion knocks out St. FrancisMay 24, 2012 9:32 am - With 30 to 40 mile per hour wind gusts frequently halting play during Thursday’s Class 3A Kaneland regional semifinal, Marmion junior Connor Riley had to alter his norma...
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Cary-Grove blanks Round LakeMay 23, 2012 10:42 pm - The Cary-Grove baseball team scored 5 runs in the first two innings, and pitcher Ryan Kaveney pitched a complete game 3-hitter in Wednesday’s 8-0 victory over No. 4 Roun...
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Burlington Central advances to regional finalMay 23, 2012 10:40 pm - Burlington Central junior Michael Scott hasn’t been used as a reliever since early on this season. But Wednesday he was forced to. He came in with the bases loaded and n...
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Stazy, South Elgin close out LarkinMay 23, 2012 10:19 pm - Closing out a playoff game under pressure is a scenario kid pitchers have acted out in baseball pickup games for generations. South Elgin senior pitcher Eric Stazy expe...