Tuesday's prep highlights: Houchens, Haley help Spartans to victory

Apr. 29—Nolan Sanderson pitched four scoreless innings in relief and hit the walk-off home run in the eighth to give Mahomet-Seymour a win over Mt. Zion

In baseball

Eleven hits and a five-run bottom of the fifth inning helped the Knights (14-6) take down the visiting Bombers (13-6) in Lincoln Prairie Conference play, with driving in four runs on three hits and and Lucas Butcher each collecting two hits to help the winning cause. struck out four batters in five full innings of work, while and had hits for Argenta-Oreana.

The Maroons (15-5) left little doubt in a Big 12 Conference doubleheader against the Lions, with collecting a team-high three hits in the first game before and grabbed two hits apiece in the nightcap. Each game lasted three innings.

and each had two hits to lead the Raiders (7-8) past the Blue Devils (9-7) in Vermilion Valley Conference play, with adding a two-run double and striking out four batters in two innings to help the winning effort. led the Blue Devils on the mound with five strikeouts.

and had hits for the Chargers (4-12) in a Big 12 Conference loss to the Ironmen, with Olson and driving in the team's pair of runs.

had three hits and scored two runs to set the tone for the visiting Comets (7-9) in an interstate win, with walking twice and , and each plating one run apiece to help the winning cause. struck out 11 batters in seven full innings on the mound.

Three hits from , two RBIs from and a double from led the Eagles (13-7) in an Illini Prairie Conference road win against the Panthers (5-12), with allowing just four hits in six innings of work on the bump. drove in Gavin Kief for the Panthers' lone run.

hit a solo home run and a single to lead the Rockets (14-3) in a nonconference home loss, with striking out four batters and scattering six hits in seven innings of pitching work for Unity.

hit a pair of home runs as part of a four-hit performance that led the Spartans (20-1) past the Falcons (5-12) in nonconference play, with Houchens, and adding doubles to headline a 12-hit effort. struck out six batters in four full innings of work on the mound, while and each hit doubles to lead the Falcons.

drove in four runs with three hits to give the Warriors (12-9) a spark in a nonconference home win against the Hawks (3-12), with hitting a three-run double and adding two runs and a single to help the big offensive day. Pettry also struck out seven batters and allowed two hits in five innings of pitching work to earn the win, while garnered two hits and drove in a run to help the winning cause.

In softball

and collected two hits apiece to key the Blue Devils (8-14) in a VVC win on their home field, with Elson driving in four runs and hitting a home run for good measure. hit a double for BHRA to support seven innings of five-strikeout, eight-hit ball from , while hit a triple to lead the Raiders (7-9).

struck out 15 batters to help the Maroons (20-3-1) take down the rival Chargers (2-14) in Big 12 play, with adding two hits while driving in all three of the Maroons' runs. Thirteen strikeouts from and a single from led the way for the Chargers.