BY DRAKE SKLEBA
SENIOR WRITER

Saturday, May 24 Games

Pleasant Plains 10, Auburn 4
Pleasant Plains (26-11) erupted for nine runs in the third inning to erase a 2-1 Auburn lead and rolled to the regional championship at home in Plains. Johnny Steinwart was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI while Alex Edwards added two doubles and two RBI for the Cardinal.

No. 5 O’Fallon 7, Troy-Triad 4 (8 innings)
O’ Fallon (31-3) rallied past the Knights, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game and then scored three more in the eighth to win it. In the seventh inning uprising, Jeff Hahs’ two-run single brought the Panthers to within one at 4-3. Bradley Harrison’s single tied the game at 4-4. In the eighth, Harrison came through again, this with a clutch two-out two run single to right. The Panthers picked up the third run of the inning on a Knight miscue. Collin Holton fired two scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win. 

No. 16 Libertyville 8, Glenbrook North 2
Libertyville (29-5) won for the fifth time this week, trouncing the Spartans behind Hunter VanWagner and Jimmy Govern. VanWagner doubled and plated three Wildcat RBI while Govern added two singles and two RBI for the ‘Cats. STAT NOTE: Libertyville’s Evan Skoug is hitting .391 with nine doubles, four triples, four homers and 29 RBI.

Roundup from Saturday's action also includes reports on Class 2A regional finals across the state, Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Tournament results, and much more ...