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| Posted By: James Vazquez on 2008-08-17 12:09:50 EST | Email Story | Flag As Spam | Comments (0) |
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| http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2008/04/10/spring_sports/baseball/doc47fdc2aac56b9579060270.txt By JOE STEVENSON - jstevenson@nwherald.com
 
MARENGO – Crystal Lake South first baseman Steve Kedroski found one positive in the inclement weather this spring.
“We’ve
been hitting the ball more than anything else,” said Kedroski, who hits
cleanup for the Gators. “We’ve gotten so many reps in the cages, and
that’s all added up to good hitting. We have a good approach and feel
comfortable now.”
Kedroski and No. 5 hitter Ian Gardeck
accounted for seven RBIs in the first two innings as South defeated
Marengo, 10-8, in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday at Rod Poppe
Fields.
Gardeck, a right-handed hitter, ripped a three-run home
run to right-center field in the first. Kedroski had a two-run single
in the second as South (4-1) scored in double figures for the fourth
time.
The Gators are averaging 10.6 runs a game, even with their
best returning hitter, outfielder Zack Carpenter, out for the season
with a torn left ACL.
“It forced guys to work harder and to have
a better approach,” said Gardeck, who was 3-for-3 and also had a
double. “There’s a lot of guys who have stepped up real big.”
South coach Brian Bogda said he especially liked that Kedroski and Gardeck went to the opposite field.
“They’re
definitely our run producers,” Bogda said. “They did a nice job of
waiting back and hitting it where it’s pitched. We did well in
[innings] 1-5, but we didn’t finish as well as we’d like.”
South
second baseman James Vazquez, batting No. 2 in the lineup, also had two
hits in the first two innings. Vazquez scored twice and also started a
4-3 double play to end the first inning with a runner at third.
Sophomore Easton Kowalski (1-0) allowed four hits and two runs in picking up his first varsity win.
He struck out two batters in five innings.
Marengo (2-3) made things interesting with two runs in the sixth and four unearned runs in the seventh.
“We played a little too loosely,” Kedroski said. “We have to remember the game’s not over.”
The Indians’ Chase Hauschildt was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Luke Nicholson and Jake Darlington each drove in two runs.
“We
came our flat, we just weren’t ready to play,” Marengo coach Jeff
Dobbertin said. “We made silly errors and mental mistakes that got us
in the hole. We realize now we have to come out and play. We have to
pick up things now and get going.”
  
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