By Drake Skleba
For the Bugle
Voyager Media Publications Week 6 Team of the Week- Maine South Hawks (16-7, 6-1)
The Central Suburban South co-leaders from Maine South, went 4-0 this week and have won seven consecutive games, for head coach Brian Lorenz. What wrapped up the Week 6 award for the Hawks was a Wednesday pounding of the mighty Chicago Catholic League Blue’s Brother Rice Crusaders (16-8, 6-2). Led by red-hot duo of Bobby Rinaldi and Timmy O’Brien, the Hawks, took apart the Crusaders 12-6.
Hawk ace pitcher Ysen Useni fired a three-hitter at Niles North with 12 strikeouts in Tuesday’s 4-1 CSL South win.
Tied with Glenbrook South (12-8, 6-1) atop the CSL South, the Hawks will take on Evanston (7-9, 2-3) in a pair of CSL South games Tuesday and Thursday. On Saturday, the Hawks will host Deerfield (12-5, 4-3 North), in a CSL crossover.
Voyager Media Publications Player of the Week – Kyle Vogt Downers Grove South
Vogt used his bat, going 6-for-7 to help lead the Mustangs to a pair of huge West Suburban Conference Gold Division victories over Leyden Monday (12-0) and Tuesday (6-5). On Thursday, Vogt, allowed just one run and one hit, in five innings on the mound, leading the Mustangs to an 8-2, WSC Gold sweep of the Eagles. Vogt fired 15 first-pitch strikes in his masterpiece on the mound.
Downers Grove South (11-8, 8-1) will host Willowbrook (17-3, 12-0), in the opener of a crucial WSC Gold, three-game series on Monday. The two clubs will play in Villa Park, on Tuesday and return to Downers Grove, for the series finale on Thursday.
Voyager Media Publications- Pitcher of the Week- Zach Rana Plainfield Central- The Cougars of Plainfield South (18-5, 7-2), the Southwest Prairie Conference co-leaders, will be the first to tell you that Rana should win this week’s award. After Rana fired 70 strikes in his 97-pitch, six hitter in Wednesday’s, 4-1 Plainfield Central’s (15-8, 4-5) SPC win over South, the Cougars were impressed.
Rana, struck out seven and did not walk a batter, giving the injury-decimated Wildcats, a much needed SPC win.
Terrific Ten Baseball Rankings
1 Joliet Catholic 19-5 Cushing, Fleischauer, lead ESCC South leaders
2 Plainfield South 18-5 McGuigan, throws one-hitter at Oswego East
3 Maine South 16-7 Seven in a row for WEEK 6 TEAM OF THE WEEK
4 Plainfield North 10-7 Seven in a row for defending 4A State Champs
5 Lockport 18-5 Porters swept by Lincoln-Way East
6 Notre Dame 9-6 ESCC North leaders led by Bryan Broecker
7 Plainfield Central 15-8 Lindish, Bischoff crushing the baseball for ‘Cats
8 Plainfield East 14-7 Jack Crowder has big week for Bengals
9 DG South 11-8 Red-hot Mustangs have won 7 in a row
10 Joliet West 13-11 Cannon Karczewski pitches Tigers past The ‘Ville
CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH
MAINE EAST (1-11, 1-6)
5-1 CSL North loss to Highland Park- Ashton Schwab drove home the lone Demon run.
4-0 CSL North loss to Highland Park–
CENTRAL SUBUBURBAN SOUTH
MAINE SOUTH (16-7, 6-1)
4-1 CSL South win over Niles North- Hawks win for the fifth consecutive time and move into first place in the CSL South. Ysen Useni fired a three-hitter, with 12 strikeouts. Timmy O’Brien drove home two more runs while Zach Buchan and the red-hot Bobby Rinaldi, picked up an RBI.
12-6 win over Brother Rice- Red-hot Hawks win for the sixth consecutive game, in style. Led by the red-hot Bobby Rinaldi, the Hawks crushed Chicago Catholic League Blue power, Brother Rice. Rianaldi, drove home three more Hawk runs, while sophomore Zac Buchan. added two hits and plated a pair. Timmy O’Brien, continued his assault on the baseball with three more hits, while Bobby Inserrra chipped in with two hits.
18-2 CSL South win over Niles North- Hawks route the Vikings for their seventh consecutive victory. Aiden Teahan, Bobby Inserra and Ethan Quinn all drove home three runs for the rampaging Hawks. Timmy O’Brien continued his assault on the baseball with two more hits, while Zander Buchan chipped in with two hits.
NILES WEST (11-7, 1-4) Did not play
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC NORTH
NOTRE DAME (9-6, 6-2)
4-1 ESCC North win over St. Viator Joe Buikema scattered seven hits and allowed just one run in six innings leading the Dons past the Lions. Nick Loizzi, Matt Salmonson and Bryan Broecker, all drove home Don runs.
3-1 ESCC North win over St. Viator- Nick Liozzi fired a three-hitter at the Lions and pitches the Dons back atop the ESCC North with Carmel (9-3-1, 5-2). Kyle Schuster drove in two Don runs, while Bryan Broecker, Matt Murphy and Cole Manley all get two hits for the ESCC North co-leaders.
10-0 ESCC North win over MCC –Nick Giamarusti had two hits and drove home three runs, in the five-inning romp past the Hurricanes. Dylan Coleman, also had three RBI, while Bryan Boecker and Mike Jakot, combined on a two-hit shutout, on the mound.
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC SOUTH
JOLIET CATHOLIC (19-5, 6-2)
4-3 ESCC loss to Nazareth– Alex Vera struck out 10 and allowed just one run in six innings as the Hilltopper defense imploded as the Roadrunners walked-off with the ESCC win in the bottom of the seventh. Tony Fleischauser continued his hot hitting with two hits and an RBI. Greg Ziegler chipped in with two more hits
9-5 win over Lincoln-Way Central- Hilltopper first baseman Max Cullen, drove home three JCA runs, while Nate Gehrke had two hits for the Hilltoppers.
10-4 ESCC win over St. Patrick (See Game Story)
BENET ACADEMY (9-13, 2-5)
9-3 ESCC South loss to Marian Catholic- Charlie Romenesko drove home a pair of Redwing runs
4-1 ESCC South loss to Marian Catholic– Charlie Romenesko picked up a pair of hits, while Ben Wright drove home the lone Redwing run.
6-2 loss to Naperville North The Red-Hot Charlie Romenesko, had two more hits and Collin Gorz and Jared Novak, drove home the Redwing runs.
8-3 ESCC loss to Carmel-Collin Gorz led the Redwings with three hits.
INTERSTATE 8 NORTH
LISLE (14-8, 3-4)
5-2 I-8 North win over Sandwich- AJ Casmer fires a seven hitter at the Indians, with eight strikeouts for the win. Tony Raineri had three more hits and an RBI for the Lions. Connor Nigro led the Lion attack with two hits and three RBI. Jay McGrath chipped in with two hits.
16-1 I-8 North loss to Sandwich
10-8 win over Somonauk– Damian Guerrero led the 13-hit Lion onslaught with four hits and three RBI. Cal Payne also had four hits and drove home two Lion runs. Connor Nigro chipped in with two hits.
8-0 I-8 loss to Manteno
WESTMONT (16-8, 4-3)
16-6 I-8 North win over Plano– Matt O’Leary, continued his assault on the baseball, driving in three more Sentinel runs placing him among the area’s batting average and RBI leaders. Nick Machcek, drove home four runs in the win over the Reapers.
2-1 I-8 North loss to Plano-Alex Marotta drove home the lone Sentinel run.
14-1 win over Intrinsic Caden Anderson hit a home run for the Sentinels
5-2 loss to Beecher Matt O’Leary singled home a Sentinel run and picked up two stolen bases.
10-4 I-8 win over Herscher Matt O’Leary had two more hits, (Ho-Hum) including a triple, and drove home two more Sentinel runs. Alex Marotta hit a two-run bomb, while Shawn Kwasny, drove home three runs with a single and a double.
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE
PLAINFIELD SOUTH (18-4, 7-2)
5-1 SPC win over Plainfield Central Griffin Lapp improved to 4-0 with six-hitter. Lapp’s scoreless streak of 23.2 innings came to an end in the third, when Plainfield Central’s hit a home run. Justin McGuigan drove home two Cougar runs.
4-1 SPC loss to Plainfield Central
10-0 SPC win (FIVE INNINGS)
PLAINFIELD CENTRAL (15-8, 4-5)
5-1 SPC loss to Plainfield South– Anthony Noble, went the distance for the Wildcats, allowing just five hits. Brandon Micetich homered for the lone Wildcat run.
4-1 SPC win over Plainfield South
13-8 SPC win over Joliet Central Brandon Micetich and the red-hot Charlie Bischoff each had three hits and drove home three Wildcat runs, in the slugfest win over the Steelmen. Jac Lindish had a perfect 2-for-2 day at the plate with another double and a RBI. Anthony Noble, for the second straight game had two hits and an RBI.
PLAINFIELD EAST (14-7, 5-4)
5-4 SPC win over Minooka – Nick Pratscher continued his all out assault on the baseball, driving home three more, Bengal runs. Jack Crowder chipped in with two hits.
5-3 SPC win over Minooka – Jack Crowder fired a seven-hitter with seven strikeouts, to get the win on the mound. Nick Pratscher continued his torrid hitting with three more Bengal RBI.
10-6 SPC loss to Oswego-Andrew Hill and Riley Morris each drove home a pair of Bengal runs, while Jack Crowder, continued his big week with three more hits.
JOLIET WEST
11-1 SPC loss to Oswego
11-1 SPC loss to Oswego Mason Kasprisin drove home the lone Tiger run.
5-3 SPC win over Romeoville Cannon Karczewski fired a six-hitter at the Spartans to pick up the win on the mound. Mason Kasprisin drove home another Tiger run.
6-3 win over TF South- Tylor Anderson drove home two Tiger runs, to lead West past the Rebels.
MINOOKA (6-12, 2-7)
5-4 SPC loss to Plainfield East– Pedro Martinez had two hits and an RBI for the Indians. Collin Olkiewicz drove home a pair of Indian runs while Scott Harper chipped in with two hits.
5-3 SPC loss to Plainfield East- Nate Cochran led the Indian attack with two hits and driving home all three Indian runs.
5-1 SPC loss to Plainfield North-Nate Cochran, continued to lead the Indian attack with two hits and Nick Groh, drove home the lone Indian run.
PLAINFIELD NORTH (10-7, 7-2)
9-4 SPC win over Romeoville Cam Kissel, Greg Budig and Garret Cook, all had three hits, as the Tigers won their fourth game in a row. Kissel had three RBI while Budig drove home one run. Noah Massa chipped in with a single, double and an RBI.
2-1 SPC win over Romeoville Dylan Szajkovics, improved to 4-0, on the season and Sammy Valdez, struck out the final two Spartan hitters to nail down the save at Route 66 Stadium. Patrick Miller had a hit and an RBI while Garret Cook continued his hot-hitting with a 1-for-2 night at the plate.
5-1 SPC win over Minooka- The Tigers win for the sixth game in a row, behind the red-hot Cam Kissel. Kissel, had two doubles and drove home two Tiger runs. Josh Fleming (2-0) picked up the win on the mound for the Tigers, while Brandon Hutson nailed down the save, slamming the door on the Indians, with three hitless innings of relief.
12-11 SPC win over Oswego (See Game Story)
JOLIET CENTRAL (8-12, 2-7)
4-0 SPC loss to Oswego East– Ethan Darling and Sebastian Pantoja, had the two Steelmen hits.
6-5 SPC loss to Oswego East– Jim Zdanwic, led the Steelmen with two hits.
13-8 SPC loss to Plainfield Central Jalen Green and Osvaldo Lopez led the Steelmen attack with three hits each. Nate Coombs drove home a pair of Steelmen runs.
ROMEOVILLE (5-16, 2-7)
9-4 SPC loss to Plainfield North Griffin Springer, drove home two runs for the Spartans.
2-1 SPC loss to Plainfield North Spartan ace Ulysses Munoz, went the distance allowing just five hits and two first-inning runs, to suffer the heart-breaking loss. Kevin Murphy, Dylan Scafuri and Luis Delgado, all had hits for the Spartans
8-7 loss to Naperville North- Joe Selby drove home a pair of Spartan runs.
5-2 SPC loss to Joliet West- Luis Delgado, had a hit and an RBI to lead the Spartans. Mike Bunch and Dylan Scafuri, each picked up a hit for the Spartans.
8-3 SPC loss to Oswego East
SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE
LOCKPORT (18-5, 2-3)
7-3 SWSC Blue loss to Lincoln-Way East- (See Game Story)
6-5 SWSC Blue loss to H-F (8-innings)- Jackson Mladic highlighted the big five-run Porter sixth that tied the game with a three-run bomb.
BOLINGBROOK (8-15, 1-4)
9-8 SWSC Blue loss to Sandburg- Josh Madsen led the Raiders with two hits and three RBI,while Dave Underdonk drove home two, more Raider runs.
2-1 SCSC Blue win over Stagg- Matt Dinkel, was magnificent on the mound for the Raiders, throwing a one-hitter at the Chargers. Dave Underdonk continued to crush the baseball with a pair of hits and an RBI.
WEST SUBURBAN GOLD
DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH (11-8, 8-1)
12-0 WSC Gold win over Leyden- Chris Gory fired a one-hitter with 10 punch-outs to keep the Mustangs within a game of WSC Gold leader Willowbrook. Gory helped himself at the plate with a hit and two RBI, while Kyle Vogt and Charlie Kulhman each had three hits. Jack Blazevich also drove home a pair of Mustang runs.
6-5 WSC Gold win over Leyden– Kyle Vogt, had three more hits for the Mustangs and Jack Blazevich picked up two more RBI as the Mustangs kept pace with Willowbrook in the WSC Gold. Gino Cozzi struck out seven in his six innings on the mound to pick up the win.
8-2 WSC Gold win over Leyden- Kyle Vogt fired a four-hitter at the Eagles with six strike outs, while Chris Gory had two hits and two RBI. Blair Thilbault drove home a pair of Mustang runs.
Jake Pillegi and Joe Consenza each, chipped in with two hits. WSC Gold leader Willowbrook (16-3-1, 11-0) .
8-3 WSC win over Glenbard West Jake Pileggi and Jack Blazevich led the Mustangs to their fourth straight win. Mitch Hoes allowed a run in his game-winning performance on the mound.
WEST SUBURBAN SILVER
DOWNERS GROVE NORTH (5-16, 4-7)
6-1 WSC Silver win over York– Cam Demos fired a five-hitter at the Dukes with seven strikeouts. Demos helped himself at the plate with two hits and two RBI. Lucas Nielson also had two hits and two RBI while Scott Jakobscz chipped in with two ribbies.
10-2 WSC Silver loss to York Dave Marshall, had a pair of hits for the Trojans
12-0 WSC Silver loss to York-