Huntley Hitmen 12U and Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red both had scoring chances on Sunday, but it was Huntley Hitmen 12U that was able to capitalize on them as it pulled out a 5-2 win at Wheeling Heritage Park #4.
Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red out-hit Huntley Hitmen 12U four to three, but Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red stranded nine runners on base.
Jake S went a perfect 2-2 at the plate for Huntley Hitmen 12U. He singled in the first and third innings.
Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Maloney started the rally for Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red with a single. A stolen base then moved Maloney from first to second.
Huntley Hitmen 12U never surrendered the lead after the first inning, scoring two runs on a groundout by Trent H and an RBI single by Jake S.
Huntley Hitmen 12U added two more runs in the bottom of the second. A bases loaded walk scored Jake R for the inning’s first run.
After pushing across one run in the top of the fourth, Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red faced just a 4-2 deficit. A sacrifice fly by Pedd fueled Park Ridge Jr. Hawks Red’s comeback. Finally, Tyler R got Bednarek to ground out to end the threat.
It didn’t take long for Huntley Hitmen 12U to respond as it scored one run of its own in the fourth. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on a passed ball.

Huntley Hitmen 12U beat Great Lakes Gladiator on Sunday 13-4 at Wheeling Heritage Park #4 in five innings.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored five runs in the fourth on Huntley Hitmen 12U scored in the fourth on a two-run double by Jeremy J, an RBI single by Jake S, and a two-run single by Jake R.
Jeremy went a perfect 2-2 at the dish for Huntley Hitmen 12U.
Huntley Hitmen 12U easily handled Great Lakes Gladiator pitching as six hitters combined for 10 hits, seven RBIs and 11 runs scored.
Great Lakes Gladiator jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. #16 doubled to ignite Great Lakes Gladiator’s offense. #9 singled, plating #2. More runs came home for Great Lakes Gladiator when scored on a steal of home and scored on a steal of home.
Huntley Hitmen 12U tied the game in the second on a two-run single by Preston S that scored Ben B and Jake R.
Huntley Hitmen 12U didn’t relinquish the lead after scoring three runs in the third inning when it scored on a two-run double by Jake S and an RBI single by Trent H.

Huntley Hitmen 12U lost 14-1 to Addison Blazers at Wheeling Heritage Park #4 on Sunday as Hollis allowed one hit over three innings.
The game’s last lead went to Addison Blazers thanks to a first inning rally that saw three runs cross the plate on an error and a sacrifice fly by Bonilla.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored its only run of the game on a fielder’s choice in the first inning.
Addison Blazers increased its lead with six runs in the second. A clutch error scored Sitkowski to open the scoring in the frame. That was followed up by Estrada’s triple, plating Castaldo and Tinajero.

Huntley Hitmen 12U lost 8-6 in seven innings at Melas Park #3 on Sunday, despite outhitting Strike Zone Black six to five.
Antonio S racked up three RBIs on three hits for Huntley Hitmen 12U. He singled in the second and fifth innings and doubled in the seventh inning.
The top of the first saw Huntley Hitmen 12U take an early lead, 3-0. Huntley Hitmen 12U pushed more runs across when S scored on an error and J scored on a groundout by Jake S.
Strike Zone Black pushed across two runs in both the second inning and the fourth. In the second, Strike Zone Black scored on an RBI single by Brokowski, plating M D.
The game’s last lead went to Strike Zone Black thanks to a fifth inning rally that saw three runs cross the plate on an error and two singles.
Strike Zone Black tacked on one more run in the bottom of the sixth when Ross stole home.
One run in the top of the seventh helped Huntley Hitmen 12U close its deficit to 8-6. An RBI double by Antonio gave Huntley Hitmen 12U life. Strike Zone Black closed the game out when Grossman got Alex H to strike out.

Huntley Hitmen 12U beat the Schaumburg Flyers Blue 10-3 Sunday behind both the bat and the arm of Tyler R.
Tyler led Huntley Hitmen 12U’s offensive threat, as he got on base two times in the game. He scored two runs and had one RBI. He singled in the fourth inning.
Tyler shut down the Schaumburg Flyers Blue while he was on the hill. Tyler held the Schaumburg Flyers Blue hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out one.
Huntley Hitmen 12U beat the Schaumburg Flyers Blue thanks to five hits, including zero extra base hits. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored four runs in the fourth on Huntley Hitmen 12U scored in the fourth on an RBI single by Alex H, an RBI single by Tyler, and a two-run single by Jake S.
Huntley Hitmen 12U went up for good in the first, scoring two runs on a groundout by Jake S.
Huntley Hitmen 12U brought home one run in the second inning, and matched that run total in the fifth. In the second, Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on an RBI single by Preston S, plating Ben B.
Huntley Hitmen 12U increased its lead with two runs in the third. A error scored Jeremy J to start the scoring in the inning. That was followed up by Trent H’s single, bringing home Jake S.