Zach Moran went 2-for-3 and scored the first two runs of the games, but Westmont was unable to hold in a 6-2 Class 2A state semifinal loss to Byron on Friday.
Westmont shortstop Charlie Donovan is accustomed to playing in the spotlight. Prep Baseball Report rates the Michigan commit as the top junior in the state and a likely high draft pick in 2015.
Ottawa Marquette pitcher Evan Snyder hurled a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts Monday, but Westmont scratched out two runs in the fifth inning to pull off a stunning 2-0 victory at the Class 2A Benedictine University Supersectional.
06/02/2014, 7:58pm CDT
, By Tony Baranek | tbaranek@southtownstar.com
Beecher laid Westmont by the wayside with an 18-0 win in Monday's Class 2A Rosemont Supersectional at Bandits Stadium to advance to Friday's state finals in East Peoria.
Charlie Donovan threw two shutout innings of relief, Anthony Alessi delivered yet another clutch hit and Westmont defeated North Shore 6-4 in a Class 2A sectional final at Benedictine University on Saturday.
Tommy Franczak broke up a scoreless Class 2A sectional game on Wednesday at Benedictine University in the fifth inning with a two-run double. Westmont opened things up from there, its 7-1 win putting the Sentinels into their first sectional final since 1989.
Michigan recruit Charlie Donovan is the top-rated junior in the state according to Prep Baseball report and has his family to thank for all his recent success at Westmont.
Listening to Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ helped Immaculate Conception relax and turn a six-point halftime lead into a 74-56 victory over Westmont in a Class 2A Aurora Christian Sectional semifinal Tuesday.Rhashaun Epting scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the third quarter.
02/18/2014, 8:31pm CST
, By Tony Baranek | tbaranek@southtownstar.com
Mount Assisi made school history by defeating Westmont 37-30 in a Class 2A Harper Sectional semifinal Tuesday. The Eagles, whose school is closing at the end of the year, had never won a sectional playoff game in the program’s history.
St. Edward turned 12 Westmont third quarter turnovers into 11 points as it shut out the visitors in the third quarter en route to a 47-20 win Tuesday evening.