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Baseball | Kane County Chronicle
St. Charles East was defeated by Barrington in the Class 4A Barrington Supersectional on Monday, June 9, 2025 in Barrington.
Here are Dominic Di Palermo's photos from the Class 3A Kaneland Sectional final between Benet and St. Francis.
Gino Zagorac threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout, and Merrick Sullivan blasted two doubles and three RBIs to help pace Benet to a 7-0 victory over St. Francis for the Redwings' first Class 3A sectional title since 2017.
Merrick broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning, while Jake Rifenburg allowed zero earned runs over eight-plus innings to help Benet get a 3-0 victory over Burlington Central in a Class 3A sectional semifinal.
After a hot start on offense Colt Armbrust rode the lead to toss a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to help St. Francis to a 14-0 victory over Dixon to advance to the sectional finals.
Benet faced Burlington Central in a Class 3A Kaneland Sectional semifinal on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Maple Park.
Burlington Central senior Chase Powrozek, who faced the minimum 21 batters in a no-hitter, and also went 3 for 3 with a double, home run and three RBIs in a Class 3A regional semifinal game against Rochelle, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.
Benet baseball faced Kaneland in the Class 3A Kaneland Regional final on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Maple Park.
The Marquette baseball team scored three times in the fifth to break a scoreless game, and Alec Novotney fired a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Aurora Christian in Saturday's Class 1A Harvest Christian Sectional championship.