College of DuPage

Call them Region 4 champions!

Interim head coach Barry Froehle and the Chaparrals took a pair from N4C and Region 4 rival Joliet Junior College on Tuesday afternoon and earned the top seed in next month's NJCAA D3 Great Lakes District tournament.

The Chaps, now 22-7 overall, defeated the Wolves 10-7 and 11-5 and own an eight-game winning streak heading into Thursday's doubleheader at Prairie State.

The District tournament is May 12-13 at COD's Sark Park. The Chaps own the Region 4's top seed and the double-elimination tournament sends the champion on to the NJCAA Championship, scheduled for May 24-27 in DeWitt, N.Y.

Game 1: Chaps 10, Joliet 7

• Raquel Procopio's 2-run home run highlighted a 4-run first
• Procopio led at the plate, going 3-for-3 with 2 runs scored
• Lindsey Onnezi had two doubles and scored three runs
• Carlee Baker singled and doubled
• RHP Amber Dasenbrock struck out four in seven innings
• Kelsey Warren scored three runs and singled

Game 2: Chaps 11, Joliet 5

• LHP Chloe Warren struck out five in seven innings
• Kelsey Warren's 2-run single in the fifth keyed a five-run inning
• Dasenbrock's RBI-triple in the third scored Procopio
• Dasenbrock, Procopio and Kelsey Warren each scored twice
• COD scored four runs on two hits in the first
• The Chaps extended their lead with a five-run fifth