It looked like this regional semifinal was drifting away from Pat Kaminska. Hinsdale Central's Charlie Herr had blasted a three-run homer over the fence in center, and the Red Devils would go on to take a 4-1 lead in the third.
As Kaminska said, "I came out the first three innings, just working slow and being kind of sluggish, (taking) my time in between pitches, and (just) moping more about (things) I can't control."
Then Kaminska found his rhythm, retiring nine consecutive hitters. He settled down to throw a complete game in Wednesday's 14-5 victory, allowing one run across the final four innings and striking out the side in the seventh.
Kaminska (5-2, 3.17 ERA) finished with nine strikeouts, eight of which came against the final 16 batters he faced.
"I knew I didn't have my stuff today," Kaminska said. "Then I tried to play some fastball (from) the third (inning) on, just taking three warmups, getting it going and getting it running and (that) seemed to make everything come together."
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