Lincoln-Way Central baseball stops JCA: The Herald-News Wednesday Roundup

BASEBALL

Lincoln-Way Central 5, Joliet Catholic Academy 1: JCA (0-4) scored in the first inning on an RBI double by Keegan Farnaus, but the Knights (1-0) held the Hilltoppers scoreless after that. Central got a sacrifice fly by Gavin Cummings and an RBI single by Peyton Ablin in the third to take the lead for good. Luke Tingley went 2 for 4 with a double to lead Central’s offense, while Blake Richards threw three hitless innings with five strikeouts.

Lincoln-Way West 9, Marist 0: Connor Essenburg went 3 for 3 with a pair of home runs and six RBIs and pitched three hitless innings with six strikeouts to lead the Warriors (3-0) to the nonconference win. Essenburg, Anthony Vita and Lucas Acevedo combined for a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts.

Ventura (California) 10, Lockport 0: At Memphis, Tennessee, the Porters (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season.

Plainfield North 15, Neuqua Valley 0: Brendan Henderson had three hits and five RBIs to lead the offense for the Tigers (4-0) in the nonconference win.

Morris 4, Herscher 3: Merek Klicker hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh to provide the winning run for Morris (3-3). Steven Wagner threw five scoreless innings for the win.

Downers Grove North 7, Plainfield East 4: Jeremy Stokes went 2 for 2 with an RBI and two stolen bases to lead the Bengals in the nonconference loss.

Coal City 8, Pontiac 6: The Coalers (5-1) took a 7-1 lead after four innings and held on for the win. Ethan Olson hit a pair of doubles to lead the offense for the Coalers, while Gabe McHugh had a double among two hits.

Dwight 10, Lexington 6: Joey Starks was 3 for 5 with a double to pace the offense for the Trojans, while winning pitcher Luke Gallet and Evan Cox also doubled.

Sandwich 3, Seneca 1: Cam Shirey suffered the loss for the Irish despite striking out seven in five innings.

SOFTBALL

Plainfield South 7, Willowbrook 1: Hailie Boardman struck out 11 in a complete-game six-hitter and went 3 for 4 at the plate to lead the Cougars (1-4) to the nonconference win. Gracie Semega iced the game with a three-run homer in the top of the seventh.

Plainfield East 13, Batavia 4: Natalie Utrata went 4 for 5 with two doubles to lead the Bengals to the nonconference win. Avery Welsh and Maya Patel combined in the circle.

Lockport 7, St. Charles East 1: Bridget Faut allowed just one hit in a complete-game win for the Porters, striking out seven. Rheanna Slavicek went 2 for 4, while Addison Way had two RBIs.

Wilmington 22, Clifton Central 5: Nina Egizio had a triple and four RBIs among two hits for the Wildcats (4-1) in the nonconference win. Ally Allgood (double), Taylor Stefancic (triple) and Keeley Walsh all had two hits, while Molly Southall slugged a three-run homer.

Shepard 10, Providence Catholic 0: The Celtics (1-1) managed just one hit in the nonconference loss.

Marist 9, Lemont 2: Lemont dropped its season opener despite a two-run homer by Ava Zdenovec.

Wheaton Warrenville South 9, Bolingbrook 1: Karina Choi went 2 for 3 for the Raiders in the nonconference loss, while Mackenzie McGrath was 1 for 3 with the lone RBI.

Coal City 22, Kankakee 3: Khloe Picard hit a grand slam for the Coalers (2-1), while Addison Harvey was 2 for 2 with three RBIs and Maxi Petersen went 4 for 4.

Seneca 5, Bishop McNamara 3: Tessa Krull struck out seven in a complete game for the Irish, while Camryn Stecken, Emma Mino and Alyssa Zellers all had two hits.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Lincoln Way Central 2, Minooka 0: Colin Alvers had 12 digs to lead the Knights (2-0) to the 25-22, 25-21 nonconference win, while Ben Pryor had 11 kills and Braeden Fawcett had seven kills and two blocks.

Lincoln-Way West 2, Plainfield East 0: Hunter Vedder led the Warriors (2-0) with 10 kills, while Colin Dargan and Drew Kregul each had seven and Mason Thompson had five in a 25-22, 25-15 win. Ryne Ferree had 25 assists and four aces, while Andrew Flores had 17 digs.

BOYS LACROSSE

Lincoln-Way 17, Homewood-Flossmoor 0: Lincoln-Way improved to 3-0 as seven players scored. Logan Lahey and Austin Cordes combined in goal for the shutout.

BADMINTON

Joliet Central 14, Plainfield South 1: The Steelmen picked up the Southwest Prairie Conference victory.