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Kits top Niles North in CSL crossover game

Eli Otting was 3 for 4 and Brandon Vamarasi hit a homerun with 3 RBI as the visiting Wildkits won their 3rd consecutive game in a 6-3 win over Niles

By Ross Freeland on May 17, 2013 - 1:52 pm

Wildkits score come-from-behind Senior Day win

It was a very special Senior Day for the Evanston Wildkit Varsity baseball team on a beautiful afternoon Wednesday in front of a packed house at Evanston Stadium. The Kits

By Ross Freeland on May 16, 2013 - 11:35 am

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Evanston tops Loyola 3-0 in no-hitter

In his first ever varsity start, Hunter Bailey threw a complete game no-hitter to lead the Kits to a 3-0 victory over Loyola Tuesday. Bailey walked 2 and hit two

By Ross Freeland on May 15, 2013 - 7:28 am

Baseball: Evanston to play for regional championship

Evanston defeated Niles North 9-2 this afternoon in the first round of the Oak Park Regional. The top of the first inning was shaky on the mound for Evanston starter

By Ross Freeland on May 25, 2012 - 2:24 am

Baseball: Evanston crushes Niles North 13-4

The Evanston Wildkit baseball team scored 8 runs in the first three innings and never looked back as they pounded Niles North 13-4 in a CSL crossover challenge game Thursday

By Ross Freeland on May 18, 2012 - 11:25 am

Baseball: Evanston routs Waukegan 13-2

Evanston scored five in the second, three in the third and five more runs in the fourth to secure a cross-conference victory 13-2 over Waukegan on Wednesday at ETHS. A

By Ross Freeland on May 10, 2012 - 11:40 am

Baseball: Evanston wins second straight

Sophomore Eli Otting went three for three with a home run and Charlie Binford, Matt Munro, and Jack Anderson provided solid pitching as the Evanston Varsity baseball team beat visiting

By Ross Freeland on May 9, 2012 - 11:18 am

Baseball: Crawford throws no-hitter for Evanston

Senior Jordan Crawford has experienced hard luck in most of his starts. But Saturday Crawford made his own luck by completely dominating the Maine West Warrior lineup giving the Kits

By Ross Freeland on May 6, 2012 - 12:04 pm

Baseball: Evanston explodes in sixth for victory over Maine East

The 17-2 final score may look like it was easy win for the Wildkits over Maine East, but the real story is that the game was a nailbiter and was

By Ross Freeland on April 17, 2012 - 11:58 am

Baseball: Evanston falls to Libertyville 10-8

The Evanston Wildkits came from behind but couldn't maintain their lead in a baseball matchup at Libertyville this afternoon. The Wildkits fell behind early 4-0 thru three innings but struck

By Ross Freeland on April 14, 2012 - 11:46 pm

Baseball: In comeback win, Evanston defeats Loyola 11-8

The Evanston baseball team came back from a one run deficit with four runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat rival Loyola 11-8 at Loyola's Glenview campus.

By Ross Freeland on April 14, 2012 - 11:56 am

Baseball: Evanston beats Deerfield 1-0

Evanston has been on the wrong side of two 1-0 games this season but Thursday they turned the tables in beating cross-conference foe Deerfield 1-0 at ETHS. Max Siedlecki threw

By Ross Freeland on April 13, 2012 - 12:27 pm

Baseball: Evanston defeats Niles North 4-1

Jordan Crawford pitched a complete game four hitter striking out 14 Niles North batters leading Evanston to a 4-1 victory over CSL crossover rival Niles North. Evanston scored once in

By Ross Freeland on April 11, 2012 - 1:58 am

Baseball: Wildkits bring home second place trophy

The Evanston Township High School Wildkit varsity played a solid game Thursday afternoon against Virginia's James Madison High School but lost 4-2 in the championship of the Spring Classic in

By Ross Freeland on April 6, 2012 - 11:39 pm

Baseball: Wildkits advance to championship game

The Evanston Wildkits baseball team plays in the championship game today at the Spring Classic tournament in Orlando, Fla., after a third straight victory Wednesday. In Wednesday's contest Evanston starting

By Ross Freeland on April 5, 2012 - 11:34 am

Baseball: Wildkits win no-hitter in Florida

Junior Miles Shatkin tossed a complete game no-hitter in an 11-1 slaughter of Amalie from the Virgin Islands Tuesday in the Evanston Wildkits second game of a spring-break road trip

By Ross Freeland on April 4, 2012 - 11:40 am