Plainfield North baseball

North sweeps South in battle of Plainfield

Apr 25, 2011

Baseball roundup

Downers South’s bats come alive in win

With highly-touted right-handed pitchers Nick Burdi and Matt Wivinis on the mound, Downers South was tagged as the No. 2 team in the preseason, despite …

Jun 2, 2011

Renzi, Plainfield North knock out Joliet West

The lineup has been potent all season for Plainfield North, the No. 1 seed in the loaded Neuqua Valley Sectional. But with one of the …

Jun 2, 2011

Joliet Catholic pulls upset on Tigers

The young Joliet Catholic baseball team has thrived on pitching and defense all season. On Friday afternoon at Plainfield North, junior right-hander John Chignoli took …

May 22, 2011

Plainfield North rolls by Romeoville

Everything happens in threes. That couldn’t have been more true for coach John Darlington and his No. 3 Plainfield North squad as they squared off …

May 19, 2011

Cresta, Plainfield North blank Lemont

A vicious wind blowing straight into the batter’s face on a bone-chilling Saturday morning figured to produce a low-scoring baseball game. But Plainfield North, with …

May 16, 2011

Plainfield North tops Minooka

Plainfield North 8, Minooka 5: Sean Renzi went 2-for-4 with three RBI and Brian Evak went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in the …

May 13, 2011

Plainfield North rallies past Minooka

No one was more pleased to see Minooka junior ace Josh Jimenez exit the game in the sixth inning than Joey Cresta. The Plainfield North …

May 14, 2011

Will Joliet-area powers meet again?

Area baseball fans were looking forward to last Friday’s showdown between the top two teams in The Herald-News area, which also happened to be two …

May 11, 2011

Providence plays long ball against Tigers

No. 2 Plainfield North vs. No. 4 Providence: Friday’s nonconference matchup had the makings of a classic. In theory, at least. Plainfield North was fresh …

May 10, 2011

Renzi, Ready lead a North sweep

PLAINFIELD — Jake Ready readily admits he had a tough act to follow. When you start Game 2 of a Saturday morning doubleheader after fellow …

May 4, 2011

Plainfield North blanks Oswego East

Plainfield North 14, Oswego East 0: Sean Renzi drove in three runs as the No. 3 Tigers (12-0, 6-0 Southwest Prairie) won in five innings. …

Apr 15, 2011

Plainfield East tops Plainfield Central

Plainfield East 4, Plainfield Central 2: Nick Sharrow had a triple, two doubles and two RBI for Plainfield East (6-7, 3-3 Southwest Prairie). Bobby Tenczar …