It took 15 innings for Lake Zurich to put away No. 10 Barrington 3-2 Saturday in a Fremd regional semifinal in Palatine.
It also took timely catches by left-fielder Alison Lau and center-fielder Amy Fox. In the top of the 15th inning, with the score tied 2-2 and a runner on third, Lau caught a fly to deep left-center. And Fox made a diving catch of a looping fly with a runner on third to get the Bears (23-4) out of the inning.
Tiffany Volling had the game-winning hit, driving home Katie Berwanger. Sarah Dietz (19-4) went the route, giving up seven hits and striking out three.
In the other semifinal, Sherri Delguidice (3 for 3) hit two doubles and drove in two runs as Fremd (29-8) defeated Crystal Lake Central 7-4.
Naperville North: Christina Vena (15-2) pitched a perfect game with six strikeouts as No. 9 Glenbard North (29-7) shut out Waubonsie Valley 6-0. Karen Constein (2 for 4) and Kathy Rup (3 for 4) each added two RBIs for the victors. . . . Chrissy Dabbert and Candi Widerski each collected a hit and an RBI as West Chicago defeated West Aurora 1-0.
Bremen: Oak Forest downed Thornton Fractional South 3-1 as Kristy Mannix gave up two hits and struck out five.
Crete-Monee: Mary Jaszczak struck out seven and gave up two hits and Kristen Capista drove in three runs as No. 5 Joliet (29-5) rolled over Crete-Monee 9-0. . . . Autumn Wendler allowed three hits and struck out six as Lincoln-Way (21-11) defeated Providence 5-1.
Deerfield: Tricia Serpe scored the winning run on an error and Kim Czapla (27-1) gave up two hits as No. 3 Buffalo Grove (32-2) topped Hersey 2-1. . . . Deerfield (23-9) defeated Prospect 8-2 behind Stephanie Izaks, who gave up just one hit.
Downers Grove North: Amy Krahula (19-3) struck out eight and Tess Kochan scored both runs as No. 4 Downers Grove South (30-6) slipped past Glenbard East 2-1.
Fenton: Shannon Perry singled, doubled and drove in four runs and Joyce Guglielmo (14-9) struck out seven as Addison Trail (20-13) defeated Fenton 9-2. . . . Lake Park (7-12-3) prevailed 7-5 over Leyden behind Stephanie Greenberger, who was 3 for 4 with a home run.
Hinsdale South: Jennifer Schilf (13-4) went the distance, giving up four hits and striking out seven, and Erin Ward drove in two runs with two outs to spark a four-run fourth inning as Benet (28-8) downed Lemont 4-1. . . . In the other semifinal, Lockport (23-14) defeated Hinsdale South 2-0.
Lyons Township: Megan Kunz went the distance and Beth Blafka hit a two-run single as Lyons Township (27-9) shut out Nazareth 6-0.
Niles West: Resurrection (13-21) was down 3-1 in the top of the seventh inning, but Michelle Bassili drove in Kari Pfeifer and Andrea Mendyk added a single and drove in two runs in a 4-3 victory over Niles North. . . . Pitcher Stephanie Howell (17-7) had a hit and an RBI to lift New Trier (26-10) over Niles West 5-2. Mazy Jacoby added a double and two RBIs for the Trevians.
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Queen of Peace: Mother McAuley (28-9) prevailed 6-3 over Stagg behind Nicki Pecho, whose only hit was a three-run triple in the bottom of the third inning to break a 3-3 tie. Sherry Wagner (3 for 3) added two RBIs and scored a run. . . . No. 7 Richards (26-9) downed Reavis 9-3 as Kelly Adamitus (3 for 3) doubled and scored two runs and Monique Perez tripled and had three RBIs.
Streator: No. 1 Morris (34-1) topped Streator 1-0 as Stefanie Steele (31-1) collected her 20th shutout of the season with 11 strikeouts and gave up only three hits. Lindsey Roe singled in the game-winner in the third. . . . No. 8 Bradley-Bourbonnais cruised 9-0 over Minooka.
Waukegan: Katie Aldridge singled to score Jessica Folton for the lone run and Kathy Huntington (13-10) pitched an 11-inning two-hitter with nine strikeouts to help Warren (16-13) defeat Highland Park 1-0.
Class A sectionals
Reed-Custer: Evergreen Park (23-8-2) shut out Harvard 4-0 as Morgan O’Donnell hit a two-run double and Sarah Reusnow (18-7) gave up four hits and struck out four in a complete-game victory. . . . Reed-Custer (23-11) edged Immaculate Conception 4-3 on Mitzi Fugett’s RBI double in the top of the ninth.
St. Joseph-Ogden: Illiana Christian (23-7) rolled 9-1 over St. Joseph behind Kim DeYoung (13-6), who pitched a two-hitter. Trisha Balkema (2 for 3) contributed two RBIs and Autumn McGathey (2 for 4) added two RBIs and scored twice.