Carmel’s softball team improved to 7-1 as Claire Petrus pitched and hit the Corsairs past Lakes 14-4 Wednesday in a game stopped after six innings by the mercy rule.
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Petrus went the distance in the circle, and had two hits and drove in four runs at the plate. One of her hits was an inside-the-park home run on a long drive to the fence in center field.
Sophomore Jennifer Giesey had a three-hit game.
For Lakes (2-3), catcher Karlie Rotunno had two hits and two RBIs, and shortstop Cassidy Schaar had two hits.
Carmel will play Grayslake North on Saturday, the same day that Lakes will play a doubleheader at Prairie Ridge.
Baseball
Grant 10, Richmond-Burton 4: The Bulldogs (3-2) used a six-run third to build an early 7-0 lead in this nonconference win. Bryan Libby pitched six innings and got the win. Nick Heidenthal (3-for-3, double), Ben Kusiak (three-run homer) and James Pendley (2-for-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs) led the Grant offense.
Mundelein 11, Wheeling 0: The Mustangs (7-1) got a homer from Luke Peterson to back the pitching of winner Brendan Murphy.
Softball
Barrington 4, Prairie Ridge 2: The Fillies (6-1) have lost only to Warren this season. Liz Sweeney homered in the win.
Grayslake Central 10, Round Lake 0: Reagen Radke was the winning pitcher and also doubled for the Rams in this five-inning game. She fanned 14 and allowed one hit.
Fremd 9, Mundelein 8: Fremd is the only team to beat Carmel this season, and now the Vikings have beaten both teams located in Mundelein. The Mustangs scored four times in the top of the seventh to get close. Amanda Diaz homered in the loss.
Buffalo Grove 4, Grant 0: The Bulldogs managed just one hit in this nonconference loss.
Girls soccer
Lakes 3, Zion-Benton 0: The Eagles got goals from sophomore Isabella Quaranta, senior Maya Schmitt and senior Nicole D’Ambrose in support of goalkeeper Kara Jones (6 saves).
Lake Zurich 2, Carmel 0: A pair of second-half goals pushed the Bears past the Corsairs in a nonconference game.
Boys volleyball
Carmel def. Grant 30-28, 25-15: Michael May, a 6-foot-2 junior, had 14 kills in the Corsairs’ victory. Senior setter Andrew Mehigan had 28 assists, and senior Kyle Zeman had five kills and six digs for Carmel (2-0).