High School Sports RSS: mountcarmel baseball

Caravan says goodbye to 'a fighter'

BY PAT DISABATO pdisabato@southtownstar.com — Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

Pat Disabato: Steven Bajenski never was the biggest kid on the baseball diamond. Even a 4-inch growth spurt over the last year pushed him to just 5-foot-8, 145 pounds.

Payton pitches in as Mustangs advance

BY MIKE CLARK mclark@suntimes.com — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00 CST

Mark Payton was dominant in a rare pitching appearance and hit one of three St. Rita home runs as the Mustangs beat rival Mount Carmel 6-2 on Wednesday in the IHSBCA Richards Regional semifinals.

Mount Carmel crushes Brother Rice; St. Rita rolls

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:00 CST

When his offense starts knocking out home runs, Mount Carmel coach Brian Hurry gets a little uneasy.

Caravan ousts Rice, readies for St. Rita

BY MIKE CLARK mclark@suntimes.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00 CST

Mount Carmel roared back from a 2-0 deficit to knock out Brother Rice 10-2 Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the IHSBCA Richards Regional and set up a semifinal showdown with rival St. Rita.

Caravan use power, finesse to prevail

BY MIKE CLARK mclark@suntimes.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00 CST

Brad Myjak hit a key home run, but Mount Carmel's 5-4, eight-inning win over Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday also relied on the Caravan's small-ball approach.

Conlon, Mustangs put brakes on Caravan

BY MIKE CLARK mclark@suntimes.com — Sat, 6 Jun 2009 00:00 CST

Shane Conlon pitched a three-hitter and Mark Payton drove in two runs to lead No. 3 St. Rita past the host Caravan 3-1 Saturday in the Class 4A Mount Carmel Sectional final.

Johnson keeps Caravan moving forward

BY MIKE CLARK mclark@suntimes.com — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:00 CST

Kevin Johnson pitched a six-hitter and struck out 13 to lead host Mount Carmel past Oak Park 11-4 Thursday in a Class 4A sectional semifinal.

Mount Carmel connects often vs. Young

BY SEAN DUNCAN — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00 CST

Mount Carmel recorded 16 hits and starter Mike Stirling went the distance as the Caravan rolled past Whitney Young 16-1 in a Class 4A regional final Saturday at Haggerty Field.

Caravan knocks off New Trier

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00 CST

Mount Carmel 10, New Trier 2: Kevin Johnson struck out 11 for Mount Carmel (22-13), earning the victory on the mound.

Loyola edges Mount Carmel

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00 CST

Loyola 7, Mount Carmel 6: Charlie McElveen was 4-for-4 with a double and Joe Stevens homered to power the Ramblers (18-10, 7-6 Catholic Blue) past the Caravan.