Huntley Hitmen 12U wound up on the wrong side of a 8-1 score on Sunday at Melas Park #3, tasting defeat at the hands of Strike Zone Black.
Ben B was solid at the plate for Huntley Hitmen 12U. Ben went 1-2 and scored one run. He singled in the second inning.
Strike Zone Black’s Haracz, Grossman, D D and Hayes combined for five hits and four RBIs.
Strike Zone Black went up for good in the first, scoring four runs on an RBI double by Liss and a two-run single by Hayes.
Huntley Hitmen 12U managed to score one run in the second inning on a groundout by Trent H.

Huntley Hitmen 12U took the last of four lead changes in a back-and-forth affair against the Lake County Lightning, securing a 7-5 victory on Sunday at Melas Park #3.
Huntley Hitmen 12U pulled out the win thanks to a strong third inning. Huntley Hitmen 12U went up for good on a two-run single by Jake R off #20, plating Jake S and Ben B.
Huntley Hitmen 12U would not relinquish the lead as the Lake County Lightning were unable to weather a four-run fifth inning deficit.
The Lake County Lightning scored three runs in the sixth on two singles. Still, the Lake County Lightning couldn’t catch Huntley Hitmen 12U.
Nikko E got a hit in each of his two at bats. He singled in the second and fourth innings.
Huntley Hitmen 12U jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Huntley Hitmen 12U’s rally started when Nikko singled. A stolen base then moved Nikko from first to third.
Huntley Hitmen 12U went up for good in the third scoring three total runs, which came home on an RBI double by Jake S.
One Huntley Hitmen 12U baserunners came all the way around to score in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth. In the fourth, Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on an RBI single by Jeremy J, bringing home Nikko.
Huntley Hitmen 12U tacked on one more run in the bottom of the sixth when Alex H stole home.

Huntley Hitmen 12U beat Buffalo Grove on Sunday 16-6 at Melas Park #2 in five innings.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored seven runs in the fourth on Huntley Hitmen 12U scored in the fourth on an RBI single by Jake S, a steal of home by Jake S, a two-run single by Trent H, an RBI single by Preston S, and a two-run single by Jeremy J.
Huntley Hitmen 12U was led by a flawless day at the dish by Jake S, who went 4-4 against Buffalo Grove’s pitching.
Huntley Hitmen 12U easily handled Buffalo Grove pitching as eight hitters combined for 15 hits, 11 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
The top of the first saw Buffalo Grove take an early lead, 2-0. A single by Zuppardo, scoring Patel started the inning off. Buffalo Grove added more runs when Stein scored on a wild pitch.
After a quick strike from Buffalo Grove, Huntley Hitmen 12U responded with two runs in the first. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on an error and a walk by Trent.
Huntley Hitmen 12U never trailed after scoring four runs in the second on an RBI double by Alex H and two singles.
After pushing across three runs in the top of the third, Buffalo Grove faced just a 6-5 deficit. A walk by Patel and a two-run error fueled Buffalo Grove’s comeback. Wright to end the Buffalo Grove threat.
It didn’t take long for Huntley Hitmen 12U to answer as it scored two runs of its own in the fifth. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on an RBI single by Ben B and a steal of home by Ben.

Huntley Hitmen 12U beat Buffalo Grove on Sunday 12-2 at Melas Park #3 in five innings.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored six runs in the fifth on Huntley Hitmen 12U scored in the fifth on an error, an error, an RBI single by Nikko E, an RBI single by Nikko, a two-run triple by Trent H, an RBI single by Alex H, and an RBI single by Grant R.
Trent racked up three RBIs on two hits for Huntley Hitmen 12U.
It didn’t take long for Huntley Hitmen 12U to answer as it scored one run of its own in the first. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on a wild pitch.
Huntley Hitmen 12U never surrendered the lead after the second inning, scoring two runs on an RBI single by Grant.
Huntley Hitmen 12U answered Buffalo Grove’s top inning with three runs of its own in the fourth. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored on an error, an RBI single by Trent, and a groundout by Grant.

Huntley Hitmen 12U beat the Schaumburg Flyers Orange on Sunday 8-2 at Wheeling Heritage Park #4 in six innings.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored four runs in the sixth on Huntley Hitmen 12U scored in the sixth on a wild pitch, an RBI triple by Jake R, a wild pitch, and a wild pitch.
Ben B did his best to jumpstart the offense for Huntley Hitmen 12U, reaching base three times. He singled in the sixth inning. Zyon S put together a nice outing. S gave up just two hits, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out four during his two innings of work.
In the top of the first, Huntley Hitmen 12U grabbed the early lead, 1-0. Nikko E singled to ignite Huntley Hitmen 12U’s offense. A stolen base then moved Nikko from first to second. Huntley Hitmen 12U never surrendered the lead after the second inning, scoring one run on a groundout by Jake R.
After posting one run in the third, Huntley Hitmen 12U again scored one in the fourth. In the third, Huntley Hitmen 12U scored, bringing home Jeremy J.