Lockport’s Jeff Blaesing hurt Sandburg with his bat Tuesday as the third-ranked Porters defeated Sandburg 7-1 in Lockport.
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And if the 10th-ranked Eagles (12-6, 0-1) thought they had it tough Tuesday, Lockport coach Jim Hall has some bad news for them when the two SICA West rivals go at it again Thursday.
“We’ll put Jeff Blaesing, probably our best pitcher, on the mound,” Hall said. “And we’ll go work hard in the weight room tomorrow and try to get a win.”
Tuesday, Blaesing went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI as the Porters (16-3, 1-0) scored four runs in the second inning and cruised behind the pitching of Vince Serafini, who struck out four en route to his first victory. Dave Simmons added a three-run homer.
New Trier 13, Glenbrook South 3: Mark Floersch (6-0) scattered three hits and helped his own cause with a two-run double in the sixth to lead the top-ranked Trevians (14-1, 5-1) to the Central Suburban South victory. New Trier, which had 13 hits, got big efforts from the last three hitters in the lineup as Mark Tapley, Tim Nelson and Rob Marcus each had two RBIs.
Naperville North 13, West Chicago 8: After trailing 8-6, the second-ranked Huskies (10-3, 3-2 DuPage Valley) rallied, scoring six runs in the top of the fifth. Dan Laski, who went 3 for 5 with five RBIs, led the comeback, knocking in two runs in the inning.
Evanston 10, Niles West 4: The Wildkits (8-7) stroked 15 singles, played errorless ball, turned two double plays, and stole seven bases as they defeated Niles West (14-3). Winning pitcher Dan Hodgman (3-2) carried a two-hit shutout into the fifth but permitted three runs on four hits, including a double by Pat Brown and a triple by Jason Angelilli. Evanston shortstop Jason Edgecombe had four singles and also stole three bases.
Glenbard East 7, Wheaton North 5: Rich Mohlman’s two-run single fueled a four-run sixth for Glenbard East (9-5, 2-3) in the DuPage Valley.
Hinsdale South 5, Addison Trail 2: Winning pitcher Joe Strejc hit a two-run homer to lead the Hornets (14-8, 5-5) to the West Suburban Gold victory.
St. Francis 2, St. Edward 0: Pat O’Donnell went 3 for 3 with a sixth-inning RBI-single, and Nate Fanter (4-1) allowed four hits and struck out nine to pace St. Francis (15-7, 6-1) in the Suburban Catholic.
Wheaton-Warrenville South 10, Glenbard South 3: Kelly Crosby paced the Tigers (10-5) with a second-inning, three-run homer.
Lyons Township 4, Hinsdale Central 3: Jack Byrne’s two-out single in the eighth scored Steve Smetana with the game-winner for Lyons (10-7, 7-3 West Suburban Silver).
St. Benedict 10, St. Gregory 4: Ricardo Martinez (2-0) fanned nine and Mike Lawler had two RBIs as St. Benedict (20-5, 11-0) clinched the Chicagoland Prep title and became the first area school to reach 20 victories.
Foreman 15, Roosevelt 8: Zeke Trevino went 3 for 4 with a triple and a three-run homer and drove in four runs for Foreman (11-4-1).
Niles North 13, Glenbrook North 0: Dan Gooris fanned 10 en route to his second straight shutout for the Vikings (7-10, 4-2 Central Suburban North).
Montini 6, Marmion 3: Robert Aurilio knocked in the game-winner as Montini (16-6, 6-1 Suburban Catholic) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.
York 10, Proviso West 2: York (10-7, 6-4 West Suburban Gold) rolled as Rick Bieterman went 2 for 3 with a homer and a double.
St. Ignatius 7, Bogan 5: St. Ignatius (11-8) scored two in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 5-5 and then scored twice in the eighth to win it on freshman Dave Driscoll’s double.
Taft 15, Juarez 5: Joe Colucci doubled twice and added two home runs to power Taft (15-0, 6-0) in the Public West.
Joliet Catholic 15, St. Joseph 4: Aaron Capista and Nick Bertino each drove in three runs as the Hilltoppers (16-4, 7-1 East Suburban Catholic) cruised to their ninth straight victory.
Simeon 25, DuSable 0: Justin Tanner had a grand slam and hit for the cycle for the Wolverines (15-2, 6-0) in the five-inning, Public South rout.
Reavis 3, Argo 1: Chris Malec went 2 for 4, including a double, and knocked in a run as Reavis (11-6, 1-0) edged Argo (10-12, 0-1) in the SICA North.
Leo 13, Linblom 11: Anthony Peavy knocked in a run and scored twice as Leo (12-8) took the non-conference matchup in eight innings.
Reed-Custer 15, Dwight 1: Jerry Baker went 3 for 4 with a double and a homer and drove in four runs to lead Reed-Custer (9-9, 7-0) to its seventh straight Interstate Eight victory.
Joliet 10, Stagg 6: Joe Pierce had four hits and two RBIs for Joliet (12-8, 1-0) in the SICA West.
St. Rita 16, Marian Catholic 12: Mike Henry went 3 for 5 with four RBIs to lead St. Rita (14-6).
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Stevenson 12, Antioch 2: Sophomore Pete Oglivie improved to 6-0 with an 11 strikeout, three-hit victory for the fourth-ranked Patriots (15-3). Evan Linderman had an inside the park homer.
Andrew 11, Lincoln-Way 7: Todd Kozlowski (three RBIs) hit two homers, a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fifth, and Nick Trzesniak (three RBIs) added a solo homer and a triple as the fifth-ranked Thunderbolts (19-2, 1-0) led 10-2 after five and held on for their first SICA West victory.
Libertyville 19, North Chicago 0: Barth Morreale (three RBIs) hit a two-run homer as the ninth-ranked Wildcats (18-2, 3-0 North Suburban) rolled in five innings.
Brother Rice 9, Hubbard 3: Matt Winkler (2-0) tossed a three-hitter and Mike Higgins drove in two runs as Brother Rice (15-2) claimed the non-conference victory.
Evanston 10, Niles West 4: The Wildkits (8-7) stroked 15 singles, played errorless ball, turned two double plays, and stole seven bases as they defeated Niles West (14-3). Winning pitcher Dan Hodgman (3-2) carried a two hit shutout into the fifth but permitted three runs on four hits, including a double by Pat Brown and a triple by Jason Angelilli. Evanston shortstop Jason Edgecombe had four singles and also stole three bases.
Glenbard East 7, Wheaton North 5: Rich Mohlman’s two-run single fueled a four-run sixth for Glenbard East (9-5, 2-3) in the DuPage Valley.
Maine South 9, Highland Park 2: Brian Moore (2-3) fanned nine, and Brian Angarone went 3 for 4 and scored twice to lead Maine South (8-8, 4-2) in the Central Suburban North.
Zion-Benton 12, Lake Forest 7: Nate Korach scattered six hits and fanned 11 to pace the Zee-Bees (10-5, 2-1 North Suburban).
Deerfield 7, Maine West 5: Rob Wolf’s two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth lifted Deerfield (8-8, 3-3) to the Central Suburban North victory.
Schaumburg 17, Lake Park 6: Tim Chambers went 5 for 5 with a homer and a school-record eight RBIs to lead the Saxons (13-2) to their 12th straight victory. Brian Wojtanowski added four hits for Schaumburg.
McHenry 10, Crystal Lake South 4: Pete Rasmusen launched his ninth home run of the season and pitcher Rick Hummel also homered to power McHenry (16-2-2, 7-2) in the Fox Valley.