Saturday's Prep Roundup: Saints softball splits with Falcons
By The CHRONICLE
WHEATON – One thing separated the St. Charles East softball team from a sweep of Wheaton North on Saturday.
The Saints were unable to maintain their Game 1 approach in Game 2.
"We were really aggressive early in the counts in the first game. We were extremely relaxed and taking what the pitchers gave us," Saints coach Kelly Barnett said. "In the second game, we weren't, and that was the difference."
East won the opener, 7-2, before dropping the nightcap, 2-0.
Sophomore Rae Anne Payleitner hit her first career home run in Game 1, a two-run shot that backed winner Gaby Moe, who spaced two hits, two walks and two strikeouts in five innings. Payleitner, Kayla Brooks and Mary Kate Brooks had two hits apiece for East (7-4).
Still, the Saints struggled in Game 2, managing singles from Rebecca Reinbold, Payleitner and Mary Kate Brooks.
"We'll bounce back," Barnett said. "We've got a big local game [against Geneva] coming up on Monday."
St. Charles North 4-14, Glenbard East 1-4: At Lombard, North (6-5) swept a non-conference doubleheader to climb over the .500 mark after an 0-3 start. Amanda Engel spaced two hits and struck out 10 for the complete-game victory in the opener. In Game 2, Ashley Seering (four RBIs) and Juliaclare Plezbert (three runs) had four hits apiece.
Batavia 2-2, Huntley 1-6: At Batavia, Brooke Nelson tossed a one-hitter in the opener before the Red Raiders came alive with a four-run first inning against Katie Coleman in Game 2. Coleman's two-run double in the third inning of Game 1 was the difference for Batavia (7-7).
Kaneland 3-5, Maine West 0-0: At Des Plaines, Delani Vest struck out five and allowed four hits in the opener while Mallory Huml spaced nine strikeouts and two hits in the nightcap. Chassidy Mangers and Sara Rose both hit Game 2 home runs for Kaneland (10-4).
Wheaton Academy 8-16, Aurora Christian 6-4: At West Chicago, Steph Perik went 6-for-6 for the Eagles in the doubleheader while Shannah Morris was 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs. ACC fell to 0-10.
BASEBALL
Kaneland 3, Fenton 0: At Maple Park, Troy Pritchard limited the Bison to a second-inning single while striking out two in a complete-game one-hitter. Kaneland (12-3) won its seventh straight game despite collecting just four hits, including two from center fielder Joe Camiliere.
Larkin 10, Burlington Central 5: At Burlington, Drew Stover had the lone hit for the Rockets (9-5). BC was unable to hold on to a 3-0 lead after one inning and surrendered three home runs.
Marmion 9-13, St. Francis 8-3: At Wheaton, the Cadets (9-2, 4-1 Suburban Catholic Conference) collected 26 hits in the doubleheader, including four from Dave DeSimone. Marmion's Matt Milroy recorded the win and the save in Game 1. After leaving the game with a 9-0 lead after six innings, he returned from center field to get the last out following a St. Francis rally.
GIRLS SOCCER
St. Charles East 10, East Aurora 1: At St. Charles, the Saints controlled play from the start en route to their third-straight victory, all in the Upstate Eight Conference. East improved to 3-3-2 (3-0 UEC).
Batavia 4, Bartlett 0: At Batavia, the Bulldogs scored four goals in a 16-minute second-half span after being outshot, 8-4, in the first 40 minutes. Alix Evans scored twice for Batavia (3-2-0) while Elaina Mudrak posted the shutout.
Kaneland 6, Burlington Central 0: At Burlington, the Knights used three first-half goals to improve to 4-2-1 while the Rockets fell to 2-8-0.
St. Francis 4, Lisle 0: At Wheaton, Samm Mammoser and Andi Matichack tallied first-half goals as the Spartans (7-1-0) rolled to victory in the St. Francis Tournament.
LACROSSE
St. Charles 13, Barrington 2: At St. Charles, Chad Ellis had four goals and two assists to pace St. Charles to a victory at Thompson Middle School. Paul De Bord added three goals while Brian Sullivan and Ben Dvorak netted two apiece.
