Lane Tech Defeats Payton 11-1

My hands were so cold that I really could not work my phone and the cameras fast enough to do a good job reporting on the game. I just hadn’t planned ahead well enough to deal with the cold. So this is not a proper report on the Lane Tech’s 11-1 shellacking of Payton at Kerry Wood in five innings this afternoon.

The Champions are solid in every phase. Junior right-hander Ronan Owens pitched very well. He had nine strikeouts with one run on five hits and four walks. The defense was excellent. The Champions had 11 runs on 11 hits and 6 walks.

The Champions 10-6 records deceives the casual fan. Their losses were early in the season to very good Southern teams, and Mount Carmel. They are 5-0 in the CPL so far including two wins over Whitney Young.

There are plenty of games to go and good teams on the schedule. But Lane looks really good. Keep an eye on them. I will.

DePaul Prep Falls to Timothy Christian 7-6 in 2A Sectional Semi-final

I love high school baseball. It’s just so much fun to go and see baseball for free under the lights in the evening. It’s like having a minor league baseball team, or teams , in the neighborhood to go see in the evening.

But the season is over. It was fun while it lasted.

On Monday, the DePaul Prep Rams won their 2A IHSA Regional against University of Chicago Lab School at Kerry Wood Field earning.

On Wednesday, they fell to Timothy Christian 7-6 is a very exciting extra inning affair. I apologize for not having the time to do a write up on the game. However, I took photos. This is mostly a photo blog. I have to use my time to get better at photos. I write an article now and again for Inside Publications. I would love to do more but I just don’t have the time. Maybe next year.

I hope you like the photos. And I still have photos from the U. of C. that I will publish as time allows.

Lane Tech Defeats Glenbrook South 6-2 to Advance to Regional Final

Lane Tech Indians defeated the Glenbrook South Titans 6-2 at Kerry Wood Field Thursday evening (May 24, 2018). The Indians manufactured a lead in the bottom of the first with aggressive base running. With one out, Lane center fielder Mason Peterson walked then stole second. After a strikeout, Mason Peterson stole third. When the ball got away on the throw to third, he dashed home. The throw beat him but the Glenbard South catcher lost the ball and Peterson was safe on a close play. See the photos below.

The Indians added three in the bottom of the fifth on two walks, two infield singles and a hit batsman. Lane added two more in the bottom of the sixth all after two outs aided by some questions calls at first and the Titans through errors. 

After giving up a run in the top of the seventh, Lane held on to defeat the Titans 6-2 and advance to the  4A Regional Championship game against New Trier on Saturday at 4:00 pm at Kerry Wood Field.

As for the photography, I continued to stretch the ISO to see what results I would get shooting a night game at very high ISO and fast shutter speeds. The photos came out fine despite the noticeable graininess. Tack sharp focus shows up great on internet publication; graininess not so much.

I hope you like the photos.