ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPERS WEEK 4 BASEBALL REVIEW MAY 3-8

AREA BASEBALL RANKINGS

1 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 9-1 Cougs' stay No.1; SPC a bit stronger than WSC

2 DOWNERS GROVE S 13-1 Great hitting, great pitching define Mustangs

3 LOCKPORT 9-6 Porters travel to H-F to face angry Vikes Monday

4 MINOOKA 9-6 SPC West leaders ready to roll

5 Plainfield North 8-4 Tigers look to unload on SPC West's last place WA

6 DOWNERS GROVE N 8-6 Trojans ready to make a big run in WSC Silver

7 JOLIET WEST 8-7 Tigers get ready for "Battle of Joliet" with JT

8 Plainfield Central 8-6 Wildcats historically start their SPC drive now

9 JOLIET CATHOLIC 8-8 Welcome back Hilltoppers

10 ROMEOVILLE 7-8 Four in a row for the 'Ville; No. 8 next

AREA STAT LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE MINIMUM 20 AT BATS

Ty Batusich Joliet West .595

Tylor Phommachanhom Plainfield South .576

Jeremy McGuigan Plainfield South .536

Matt Scolan DG South .520

Corey Boyette Romeoville .514

Jack Irwin Plainfield C. .488

Matt Merk Lockport .459

Camden Karczewski Joliet West .453

A.J. Taylor DG South .442

Vic Izquierdo Lockport .439

Matt Stariha Joliet West .426

Ryan Moerman Lockport .419

Jake Rock Plainfield North .419

HOME RUNS

Ryan Moerman Lockport 7

Tyler Batusich Joliet West 5

Vic Izquierdo Lockport 4

Griffin Brown Lockport 3

Mike O'Conor Notre Dame 3

Many with 2

RUNS BATTED IN

Joe Consenza DG South 23

Ty Batusich Joliet West 21

Ryan Moerman Lockport 19

Corey Boyette Romeoville 17

Vic Izquierdo Lockport 16

Keegan Burgos Notre Dame 16

Jason Czaplewski Westmont 16

James Postawa Westmont 15

Matt Scolan DG South 15

Lucas Coyl Joliet West 15

Brennan Phillips Plainfield S 15

Brandon Bak Plainfield N 15

PITCHING

WINS

Conner Hogan Joliet West 4

Carter Prochaska Plainfield C 3

Jake Cook Minooka 3

Nick Kolze Romeoville 3

Ethan Patera DG South 3

Joe Turek DG South 3

Lucas Costello DG South 3

Many with 2....

ERA (Minimum 8 innings pitched)

Mike Gorman DG North 0.00

Ethan Patera DG South 0.00

Mason Kujak Plainfield C 0.00

Carter Prochaska Plaiinfield C 0.63

Tylor Phommachanhom Plainfield S 0.84

Nick Kolze Romeoville 0.93

Lucas Costello DG South 1.11

Noah Edders DG South 1.27

Kyle Walter Minooka 1.74

Max Peters Plainfield South 1.76

Austin Simmons Plainfield N 1.91

STRIKEOUTS

Ethan Patera DG South 37

Nick Kolze Romeoville 29

Carter Prochaska Plainfield C 28

Lucas Costello DG South 27

Kyle Walter Minooka 24

Ulysses Munoz Romeoville 23

Richie Szorc Notre Dame 23

Jack Miller DG North 22

Conner Hogan Joliet West 22

Noah Edders DG South 21

Josh Culbertson Plainfield C 20

AREA BASEBALL STANDINGS

CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH

DEERFIELD 11-5 7-0

HIGHLAND PK 5-11 3-4

MAINE WEST 5-9 2-5

MAINE EAST 3-8 2-5

VERNON HILLS 2-11 2-5

NILES NORTH 0-10 0-7

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH

GLENBROOK N 13-3 6-1

GLENBROOK S 12-6 5-2

EVANSTON 12-6 4-3

NEW TRIER 11-7 4-3

MAINE SOUTH 10-8 4-3

NILES WEST 11-5 3-4

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC

MARIST 17-2 8-0

ST VIATOR 11-6 5-3

JOLIET CATHOLIC 8-8 3-2

NAZARETH 16-4 6-4

MARIAN CATHOLIC 7-6 4-3

BENET ACADEMY 5-7 3-3

CARMEL 9-9 3-5

NOTRE DAME 4-13 2-6

ST PATRICK 2-9 0-8

ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8

MANTENO 14-1 7-0

STREATOR 8-3 7-1

REED CUSTER 10-2 7-2

COAL CITY 4-4 4-2

WILMINGTON 3-5 3-5

HERSCHER 4-12 1-6

PEOTONE 1-7 1-7

LISLE 2-7 0-6

METRO SUBURBAN RED

CHICAGO CHRISTIAN 11-1 8-0

AURORA CHRISTIAN 3-1 3-1

BISHOP MAC 6-5 4-3

TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN 7-6 4-4

ICCP 5-5 2-2

ST EDWARD 0-3 0-3

WESTMONT 5-16 0-9

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST

PLAINFIELD SOUTH 9-1 5-1

JOLIET WEST 8-7 5-1

ROMEOVILLE 7-8 3-3

PLAINFIELD EAST 5-8 3-3

Plainfield Central 8-6 2-4

JOLIET CENTRAL 2-12 0-6

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST

MINOOKA 9-6 5-1

OSWEGO 9-4 4-2

PLAINFIELD NORTH 8-4 3-3

YORKVILLE 10-5 3-3

OSWEGO EAST 4-6 2-4

WEST AURORA 3-9 1-5

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE

LINCOLN-WAY EAST 13-2 1-0

LOCKPORT 9-6 1-0

SANDBURG 4-6 0-0

H-F 14-4 0-1

BOLINGBROOK 4-6 0-1

WEST SUBURBAN GOLD

DOWNERS GROVE S 13-1 11-1

WILLOWBROOK 7-3 7-2

ADDISON TRAIL 5-5 4-3

LEYDEN 6-10 4-8

HINSDALE SOUTH 4-4 3-4

PROVISO EAST 1-7 1-6

MORTON 2-10 1-7

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER

HINSDALE C 8-1 6-1

LYONS TOWNSHIP 9-4 8-3

OAK PARK 9-4 8-3

DG NORTH 8-6 4-5

YORK 5-8 4-7

GLENBARD WEST 7-8 3-7

PROVISO WEST 0-10 0-7

TEAM REPORTS

BENET ACADEMY 2-3 SEASON 5-7 3-3

5/03 AT MARIST L 12-2

5/04 MARIST L 9-2

5/07 MAINE SOUTH L 6-4

5/08 ST PATRICK W 8-5

5/08 ST PATRICK W 5-3

Redwing Notes Senior Ryan Radek went 7-for-17 .412 for week.

BOLINGBROOK 0-3 SEASON 4-6 0-1

5/03 LW CENTRAL L 12-1

5/05 AT STAGG L 10-2

5/07 LW EAST L 13-0 (FIVE INNINGS)

Raider Notes: Tough week for 'The Brook....Junior Matt Boland went 4-for-6 with an RBI for the lone bright spot for the Raiders.

DOWNERS GROVE NORTH 3-1 SEASON 8-6 4-5

5/03 OAK PARK W 9-8

5/04 AT DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH L 14-5

5/05 AT ADDISON TRAIL W 12-7

5/06 AT OAK PARK L 11-4

5/08 OAK PARK W 1-0

Trojan Notes Take 2-of-3 from powerful Oak Park...Junior RHP Mike Gorman tosses three-hit shutout at Oak Park.

DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH 4-0 SEASON 13-1 11-1

5/03 AT MORTON W 11-4

5/04 DOWNERS GROVE NORTH W 14-5

5/06 MORTON W 11-1 (SIX INNINGS)

5/08 AT MORTON W 10-0 (FIVE INNINGS)

Mustang Notes RHP Ethan Patera 3-0 0.00 16 IP 37K...Mustang staff 123 K's in 89 IP...Joe Consenza's 23 ribbies ranks second in the area...Matt Scolan went 10-for-17 with a homer and eight RBI for the week.

JOLIET CATHOLIC 3-2 SEASON 8-8 3-2

5/04 AT H-F L 5-6

5/05 PROVIDENCE L6-4

5/06 AT COAL CITY W 7-0

5/08 NOTRE DAME W 8-0

5/08 NOTRE DAME W 6-5

Hilltopper Notes: Back to .500 with the three-game winning streak...Shutouts from frosh Gimbel and Buss...

JOLIET CENTRAL 1-3 SEASON 2-12 0-6

5/03 AT ROMEOVILLE L 13-4

5/04 ROMEOVILLE L 3-0

5/06 AT ROMEOVILLE L 12-2

5/08 WEST AURORA W 5-3

Steelmen Notes Junior Alex Rocha's complete-game gem against West Aurora puts a positive note for the Steelmen after a rough series against Romeoville.

JOLIET WEST 3-1 SEASON 8-7 5-1

5/03 PLAINFIELD EAST W 9-3

5/04 AT PLAINFIELD EAST L 6-3

5/06 PLAINFIELD EAST W 4-0

5/08 OSWEGO EAST L 10-8

Tiger Notes Take two out of three from Plainfield East to stay atop SPC East with Plainfield South (9-1, 5-1) Ty Batusich .595 5HR 21 RBI...Jimmy Anderson throws a gem at Plainfield East on Thursday.

LISLE 1-3 SEASON 2-8 0-6

5/03 AT MANTENO L 11-1

5/04 MANTENO L 14-3

5/05 DEPAUL W 17-4

5/08 MONTINI L 6-4

Lion notes Crushed Lion-killer De Paul on Wednesday...Junior Nick Jaquim drove home five Lion runs for the week.

LOCKPORT 3-3 SEASON 9-6 1-0

5/03 L-W WEST W 12-7

5/05 AT L-W CENTRAL L 8-4

5/06 BRADLEY-BOURBONNAIS W 14-6

5/07 H-F W 16-2 (4 ½ INNINGS)

5/08 MARIST L 9-6

5/08 MARIST L 3-0

Porter notes: Marist (17-2) showed why many feel the Redhawks are the favorites to win the 2021 Class 4A State champinship on June 19....Griffin Brown hits three out of Ed Flink on Monday against L-W West...Ryan Moerman leads area with seven home runs.

MAINE EAST 0-3 SEASON 3-8 2-5

5/04 AT VERNON HILLS L 9-1

5/05 VERNON HILLS L 11-1 (FIVE INNINGS)

5/08 GLENBROOK NORTH L 11-0 (FIVE INNINGS)

Blue Demon notes: Chris Miller hits .375 for the week for Demons..

MAINE SOUTH 4-0 SEASON 10-8 4-3

5/04 NILES WEST W 4-3

5/05 AT NILES WEST W 10-7

5/07 AT BENET W 6-4

5/08 MAINE WEST W 4-0

Hawk notes: Timmy O'Brien and Charlie Schau combine for a four-hit shutout against Maine West...do it with their arms instead of their powerful bats.

MINOOKA 3-2 SEASON 9-6 5-1

5/03 Plainfield North W 2-1

5/04 AT Plainfield North L 4-3

5/06 Plainfield North W 4-2

5/07 PROVIDENCE L 3-0

5/08 AT PLAINFIELD EAST W 11-9

Indian Notes: Won classic SPC West series from Plainfield North...win No. 400 for Minooka head coach Jeff Petrovic.

NILES WEST 1-2 SEASON 11-5 2-4

5/04 MAINE SOUTH L 4-3

5/05 AT MAINE SOUTH L 10-7

5/08 AT NILES NORTH W 20-2 (FIVE INNINGS

Wolf Notes: Swept by Maine South...crush Niles North on Saturday led by senior Kyle Gibson 6-for-11 for the week with six RBI.

NOTRE DAME 0-4 SEASON 4-13 2-6

5/03 EVANSTON L 4-0

5/06 AT GLENBROOK NORTH L 6-2

5/08 AT JOLIET CATHOLIC L 8-0

5/08 AT JOLIET CATHOLIC L 6-5

Don notes: Rough week for the Dons...Only 7 runs scored in four games...Nick Giamarusti 7-for-13 (.538) for the week

PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 2-2 SEASON 8-6 2-4

5/03 PLAINFELD SOUTH L 10-5

5/04 AT PLAINFIELD SOUTH L 6-5

5/06 PLAINFIELD SOUTH W 10-0 (SIX INNINGS)

5/08 YORKVILLE W 6-4

Wildcat notes: Junior RHP Carter Prochaska to the rescue....Prochaska fired a much needed four-hit shutout at No.1 Plainfeld South to salvage the series finale... Prochaska is 3-1 with an 0.62 ERA.

PLAINFIELD EAST 1-3 SEASON 5-7 3-3

5/03 AT JOLIET WEST L 9-3

5/04 JOLIET WEST W 7-3

5/06 AT JOLIET WEST L 4-0

5/08 MINOOKA L 11-9

Bengal notes: Seniors Mike Bailey (.500 2RBI) and Christian Mitchelle (.462 3 RBI) lead Begal attack for week.

PLAINFIELD NORTH 1-3 SEASON 8-4 3-3

5/03 AT MINOOKA L 2-1

5/04 MINOOKA W 4-3

5/06 AT MINOOKA L 4-2

5/08 AT ROMEOVILLE L 9-3

Tiger notes: The Tigers played well in classic SPC West series with Minooka...Junior Brandon Bak hits .400 with six RBI for week. Tough-luck loser on mound in Monday's 2-1 loss to Minooka.

PLAINFIELD SOUTH 3-1 SEASON 9-1 5-1

5/03 AT Plainfield Central W 10-5

5/04 Plainfield Central W 6-5

5/06 AT PLAINFELD CENTRAL L 10-0 (SIX INNINGS)

5/08 OSWEGO W 4-3

Cougar Notes: Tylor "Puma" Phommachanhon hit .500 for the week with three RBI....Senior RHP Cade Homerding allowed one earned run and six hits with eight strikeouts in his two appearances this week. He tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings to finish up Monday's win over Central and picked up the win over Oswego on Saturday.

ROMEOVILLE 4-0 SEASON 7-8 3-3

5/03 JOLIET CENTRAL W 13-4

5/04 AT JOLIET CENTRAL W 3-0

5/06 JOLIET CENTRAL W

5/08 Plainfield North W 9-3

Spartan notes: Wow...The Ville sweeps away the Steelmen to get back to .500 in SPC East and then on Saturday they blow away state-power Plainfield North...Corey Boyette homers and drives in six against Joliet Central on Monday.

WESTMONT 3-2 SEASON 5-16 0-7

5/03 AT AURORA CHRISTIAN L 11-1

5/04 AURORA CHRISTIAN L 9-5

5/05 CHRISTIAN LIBERTY W 12-2

5/05 ILLIANA LUTHERAN W 8-1

5/06 AT ACC L 12-1 (4 ½ INNINGS)

5/07 KIRKLAND-HIAWATHA W 14-0 (FIVE INNINGS)

Sentinel Notes Best week of season for Sentinels led by junior James Postawa who went 11 for 17 at the plate with eight ribbies.