No. 7 Naperville Central celebrated a regional championship on its home field Saturday after crushing Naperville North pitching in a 19-6 mercy-rule win.
The Huskies (25-8) came in seeded second in the Class 4A Lockport Sectional and jumped out to a 3-0 lead but they unraveled in an eight-run third inning. During that sequence Central (22-14) scored eight unearned runs with two outs.
The Redhawks added four runs in the fourth, and seven more in the sixth to back up sophomore pitcher Dan Ludwig (6-1), who threw a six-inning complete game.
Central's Bobby Czarnowski went 4 for 4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Matt Cmiel was 3 for 4 with two RBI and three runs scored for the Redhawks.
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