Naperville Central's rotation sets up nicely for a three-game series that begins Thursday against Wheaton Warrenville South.
Pat Kaminska (3-2, 2.72 ERA) is scheduled to start the first game in Naperville, while Andy Pucher (5-2, 3.36) and Marc Mantucca (4-1, 2.28) are waiting for the doubleheader Saturday at Benedictine, which may or may not prove to have DuPage Valley Conference implications.
"Wheaton North's in the driver's seat. If they take care of business, it doesn't make any difference," Central coach Bill Seiple said. "We're not thinkin' about Wheaton North. We're thinkin' about us."
Seiple wasn't necessarily troubled by Central's 8-7 loss at West Aurora - it was more the way in which the Redhawks couldn't close out West Aurora.
"I didn't think we'd run the table but I also didn't think we'd come out any play a ballgame like this where we're walkin' guys and, you know, throwin' the ball around. We haven't done that all spring," Seiple said. "The DVC will take care of itself."
Central finishes its conference schedule with three games next week against Naperville North, and the crosstown rivals are set to meet again in a regional on May 22. That would make four games in 10 days against the Huskies. As Kaminska said, "It's gonna be nuts."
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