Devin Pickett scored the winning run in a 5-3 sectional win over Oak Forest May 30. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Down to its last out in the seventh inning, Marian Catholic’s Erik Callaghan doubled home the tying run and Devin Pickett (bunt single) scored the winning run on a balk, as Marian Catholic stunned Oak Forest ace Kyle Funkhouser, 7-5, on Wednesday to earn a berth in the Lincoln-Way West 3A Sectional title game on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Ben Santori tossed three-plus innings of scoreless relief to earn the win for Marian (21-17), which has made only one other sectional finals appearance (1986) in school history. The Spartans rallied from a onetime 5-2 deficit on Wednesday. Marian will take on the winner of Joliet Catholic vs. Lincoln-Way West.
Sophomores: Marian committed 11 errors and allowed a nightmare 10-run second inning in dropping a 16-3 decision to the Redwings.
Freshmen: The Spartans were bounced by Benet, 11-1, although Bryce Hennessey was 2-for-2 with a run.
Marian mobs winning pitcher Ben Santori after a 7-5 sectional win over Oak Forest Wednesday. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)
