Marian Catholic Wins 3A State Baseball Title

An eight run third inning sealed the deal for Chicago Heights Marian Catholic as they cruised to a 10-2 win over LaSalle Peru to capture the IHSA 3A State Baseball Championship.


Ben Santori went the distance on the mound for Marian giving up two runs on 11 hits and striking out 5 over the seven innings.  Doubles by Lilek and Feldner along with 2 errors and a wild pitch capped off the eight run third for Marian.

Kaneland Wins First Illinois State High School Baseball Title

The Kaneland Knights scored six times in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the game away and capture their first Illinois Class 3A State baseball championship.

Drew Peters held Oak Forest to 2 runs over 4 innings and Kyle Davidson finished the last three on the mound allowing one run and earning the save.  Outfielder Joe Camiliere went 3-4 at the plate scoring three times, 3B Bobby Thornson went 2-3 with two rbi's and 2B Brian Dixon belted in four runs on three hits. Outfielder Joe Razo also added two rbi's while going 2-3 at the plate.

Illinois High School Baseball 3A and 4A Finals Set

The Illinois high school baseball finals are set in class 3A and class 4A.

Class 3A:

In game one Oak Forest pitcher Cody Funkhouser went all 7 innings giving up one run (a homer by Nazareth catcher Justin Gonzalez) on three hits as Oak Forest defeats Nazareth Academy 3-1. Oak Forest scored all three runs in the fourth inning on a walk, a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch.

In game two Kaneland defeated Waterloo 8-2 as Bobby Thorson threw a complete game allowing four hits and strking out 5.  First baseman Sam Komel went 3-4 with 2 rbi's.  Waterloo shortstop/second baseman Alex Wittenaur went 2-3 with an rbi.

Finals Saturday at 11:00 am  Oak Forest vs. Kaneland
Class 4A:

In game one Providence topped Prospect 9-1.  Matt Throwbridge went the distance allowing one run on four hits.  Providence center fielder Brady Wilkin went 2-3 with an rbi, catcher Dan Potempa was 2-4 with an rbi.  For Prospect Pete Bonahoom was 2-3 and scored a run.

In game two Lyons defeated Mt. Carmel 4-1 Zach Remijas threw six innings allowing one run on five hits.  Keith Lehmann threw a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts.  Lyons 1B Brian Rodemoyer was 2-3 with an rbi and Mt. Carmel DH/C Tom Hayes went 2-3.

Finals Saturday at 5:00 pm Providence Catholic vs Lyons