After Dave Hiemer crossed the plate in the first inning of Andrew`s game Thursday at Hillcrest, one of the many scouts assembled made a simple comment: ”That`s all the runs they`re going to need.”
Indeed, with Jason Zimbauer pitching, that was all second-ranked Andrew
(9-1) needed. The Thunderbolts knocked off Hillcrest 2-0 with Zimbauer, a player many of the 40 or so scouts came to see, pitching a five-hitter.
The other hot prospect was Jason Robertson of Hillcrest (6-1). On this day, he took the mound rather than play his preferred center field and allowed four hits and with 10 strikeouts. But he was 0-for-1 at the plate with three walks.
”I knew he wasn`t going to give me anything to hit and I felt the same way about it when he was up,” Robertson said. ”I thought it might be a matter of who walked the most. I had an `on` day on the mound, but I had it against Zimbauer.”
For his part Zimbauer (5-0) wasn`t on. He registered nine strikeouts but equalled his season total of six walks.
”I was a little tired today,” said Zimbauer, whose fastball was clocked at around 85 miles an hour. ”I just couldn`t throw a strike with all the wind and everything. But I still got the pitches I wanted.”
Cary Grove 8, Crystal Lake South 1-Rick Carone (2 for 3, 3 RBIs) and Tom Foreman (2 for 2, 2 RBIs, one double) led undefeated Cary-Grove (5-0, 2-0) in a Fox Valley game. Brian Jakowitsch (3-0) struck out seven and went the distance for the win. Earlier, Cary Grove beat Crystal lake South 12-9 in a suspended game.
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Naperville Central 6, Glenbard South 5-In Du Page Valley play, Todd Meador (1-1) scattered three hits in five innings of relief; Troy Williams (1 for 2, 2 RBIs) led the offense for Naperville Central (5-7, 2-0).
Evergreen Park 8, Chicago Christian 6-Winning pitcher Ken Sack (3-0)
struck out six and Ken Galason (2 hits, 3 runs scored) and Dave Heden (2 hits, 2 RBIs) starred at the plate for Evergreen Park (7-6).
Marist 8, St. Francis de Sales 0-Dave Sikorski scattered five hits and Mike Mullarky (3 for 3, 1 RBI) and Bob Mutnansky (2 hits) led the offense for Marist (6-2).
North Chicago 20, Grayslake 2-Marvin Coleman hurled a four-hitter and hit a grand slam, Elbert Moore (5 RBIs) added a three-run homer and Jamil Ahmad added a two-run blast as North Chicago (2-5-2) romped.
St. Laurence 4, Shepard 3-St. Laurence (9-1) prevailed on Brent Bowers`
solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Fenwick 6, Notre Dame 2-Ed Bartosik (2-1) tossed a three-hitter and did not allow an earned run; Tony Durante (2-run homer) and Jim Banich (2 hits, 3 RBIs) paced the hitting to power Fenwick (4-3).
Carmel 11, Stevenson 2-Eric Bruksch was 2-for-3 and scored three times, and Randy Splitt had two hits and four RBIs to pace No. 7 Carmel (9-0).
St. Ignatius 5, Quigley South 2-Ryan McQueeney drove in two runs with a double and a single to aid winning pitcher Rob Loftus (2-0) and St. Ignatius
(8-3).
Chicago Vocational 8, St. Martin 5-Louis Collier (2-0) spaced four hits and struck out 12, and Quam Adams had three hits and two RBIs for CVS (5-2).
Luther North 19, St. Benedict 5-Bob Ramos (5 RBIs) belted two home runs and winning pitcher Andy Phillips (4 RBIs) added a solo blast to pace Luther North (11-4).
Round Lake 6, Mundelein 0-Jim Lobinger (2-1) hurled a one-hitter and fanned 10. He drove in two runs with two hits and Doug Watts blasted a two-run homer for Round Lake (3-5).
SOFTBALL
New Trier 4, Maine South 3-Aileen Geary tripled in Michelle Rappin in the top of the seventh to give New Trier (3-0, 2-0) the Central Suburban South victory over No. 1 Maine South (7-1). Nora Murray had a three-run triple in the first and Carrie Ramenofsky (2-0) went the distance, striking out seven.
Evanston 6, Glenbrook North 1-Tracey Elikan (1-1) hurled a one-hitter and Tanya Hodges was 3 for 3 with a solo homer and four RBIs for Evanston (4-1, 2-0) in the Central Suburban South.
Lake Zurich 11, Round Lake 0-Laura Hoeft (4-1) struck out 14, and Kris Kowalczyk and JoAnne Beeh drove in two runs apiece for Lake Zurich (4-0, 1-0) in the Northwest Suburban.
Harvard 9, Genoa-Kingston 0-Cori Lagerhausen (5-1) struck out 11 and went 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for Harvard (6-1, 2-0) in the Big Eight.
Maria 19, Lourdes 2-Winning pitcher Christen Mondsyk (4-2) struck out seven in three innings and Jenny Madden (6 RBIs) had a grand slam for Maria
(5-4, 2-0) in the GCAC South.
Lemont 23, Mt. Assisi 0-Erin Reiter (8-1) hurled her fourth no-hitter of the season. Donna Schmilke (2 hits, 3 RBIs), Monica Stepanek (3 hits, 3 RBIs) and Carolyn Wais (3 hits, 2 RBIs) led No. 4 Lemont (10-1).
Niles West 8, Maine West 6-Kim Ramirez (3-1, four-hitter)and Becky Shipp
(grand-slam, 5 RBIs) led Niles West.
Immaculate Heart of Mary 6, Trinity 0-Katie Clifford (4-2) and Meg Przeklasa combined for a one-hitter and Clifford belted a three-run homer to pace IMH (4-3, 3-0) in the GCAC.
St. Ignatius 17, St. Barbara 7-Melissa McNamara (7 RBIs, 2 homers, triple) lifted her batting average to .835 as St. Ignatius (3-3, 2-1) rolled in the GCAC West.
Evergreen Park 11, Chicago Christian 1-Marci Mustafa spaced six hits. Kellie O`Donnell had three RBIs and Karen Oliver and Sue Lammes had two RBIs each for Evergreen Park (7-1).
Resurrection 8, Madonna 4-Kerri Przybylski and Sheila O`Connor each had two hits and three RBIs for Resurrection (9-3) in the GCAC Central.
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Seton Academy 16, St. Martin 1-Patty Podgorny tossed a two-hitter and Bridgett Dilger, Eilleen Kelly and Kim Sladak each drove in three runs for Seton Academy (1-2, 1-0) in the GCAC East.
Rosary 10, Batavia 0-Janet Settes hurled a one-hitter and batterymate Amy Gette was 2-for-2 with two RBIs for Rosary (5-1).
Lane 22, Schurz 2-Michelle Zuhlke twirled a three-hitter and Micki Payton (2-run homer, 2-run triple), Patti Bonnin (2-run triple, RBI-single) and Patty Zuhlke (2-run double, RBI-single) led the offense as Lane Tech (7-0, 5-0) romped in the Public League North.
SOCCER
Glenbard North 5, Glenbard East 1-Michelle Ryan and Melissa Pour had two goals apiece as Glenbard North (2-2, 1-1) prevailed in the Du Page Valley.
Libertyville 8, Antioch 0-Goalie Caroline Cerbus recorded the shutout and Allison Marquardt scored two goals for No. 7 Libertyville (4-2-1, 3-0) in the North Suburban.
Maine South 4, Maine West 0-Emina Zvizdich had three goals and goalie Karen Webber got the shutout to lift No. 5 Maine South (2-1-1, 2-0) to the Central Suburban League victory.
Evanston 5, Highland Park 0-Erica Handelman and Megan Hanrahan netted two goals apiece to pace Evanston (3-0, 2-0) in the Central Suburban League.
Deerfield 4, Carmel 1-Tracy Mikell scored two goals and Andi Cance had four assists for Deerfield (3-2).
New Trier 1, Glenbrook South 0-Molly Hoffman scored the only goal of the game to give New Trier (4-0, 2-0) the Central Suburban victory.
Maine South 4, Maine West 0-Emina Zuizdich scored a three-goal hat trick as Maine South (2-1-1, 2-0) rolled in the Central Suburban.