Joe Cosenza delivered a grand slam and
Dan Gusel also homered for the Chaps, who dropped an 8-5 game at Division I Kankakee College in Region 4 baseball Friday afternoon.
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The Chaps (6-2) are off until Sunday when they are scheduled to play Bay College of Escanaba, Mich., at Carol Stream's Lee Pfund Field. First pitch is noon.
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Three singles from
Carson Roberts,
Jeremy Conforti and
Cliff Vickers loaded the bases for Cosenza in the fourth and the Chaps trailing 1-0. The Downers Grove freshman lifted a shot to right that cleared the bases and the Chaps led 4-1.
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The host Cavs answered with a run in the sixth before Gusel unloaded on a solo drive to center and COD led 5-2.
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But Kankakee responded with a six-run, two-hit seventh that included a three-run homer from Joey Humphrey.
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Cosenza, Gusel and Vickers paced the Chaps with two hits each as COD ended the game with 10 hits.
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RHP
Seth Borden gave the Chaps six innings in his start. He struck out five, walked five and allowed two runs — both earned.
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