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Hinsdale Central tops rival South
Hinsdale Central sent 16 batters to the plate and scored all of its runs in the fourth inning on seven hits and four errors as the Devils cruised 10-4 Thursday vs. rival Hinsdale South.
Chris Bobo doubled and singled in the inning while Sean Houlihan had a three-run double. John Spacapan limited the Hornets (8-5) to three hits despite balking in a run in the sixth. South leadoff hitter Sean Beesley scored the game's first run in the top of the first.
Beesley's mother, Cheryl, watched the game from the top level of the football stadium next door. She attended her third Benedictine tripleheader after watching her son Jake graduate from last year's baseball team.
"I didn't want [Sean] to see me filming. I thought it would make him nervous," Cheryl said about her remote view.
One other viewer from the top of the football stadium was Benedictine baseball coach Dave Swanson, who scouted the game.
"With a beautiful complex, I like to stick around and watch," said Swanson, whose team practiced before the game. "It's a unique experience for the kids to play at a beautiful facility. We've been doing this over the years."
The father of Hinsdale Central baseball player Matt Owen watched his senior son for the final time at Benedictine.
"He was on the varsity last year, but we have a tradition where the freshmen and sophomores watch the game," said Jeremy Owen. "It's great [being here]. I don't know what we'll do without high school baseball next year."
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