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Baseball Mark Reinhiller, Sports Information Coordinator

Chaps reach 11 straight, thanks to McEneany's arm, Spotofora & Milatovic's bats

Freshman A.J. McEneany threw 5 1/3 no-hit innings and Vinny Spotofora and Filip Milatovic each ripped 2-run home runs as top-seeded and the nation's 15th-ranked College of DuPage defeated No. 4 Oakton 10-2 in seven innings in NJCAA Region 4 Division III play Friday afternoon.
 
The Chaps, who won their 11th straight and 20th of their last 23 games, improved to 27-16 and take on No. 3 Waubonsee (21-31) at noon Saturday. The Chiefs upset No. Joliet 8-5 in Joliet.
 
JJC (24-30) and Oakton (18-31) play at 9 a.m. Saturday in a loser-out contest.
 
Chaps 10, Oakton 2 7 innings
  • The Chaps grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second, scoring on a Jake Pauley's RBI single that drove in Michael Morgan (single)
  • COD earned its second run when Hudson Williams (walk) scored on a balk
  • COD totaled four runs on six hits in the third, capped by Spotofora's blast
  • The Chaps scored three runs on three hits in the fourth, led by Milatovic's shot
  • Mark Mennecke went 4-for-4, driving in two and scoring two runs
  • Pauley, Morgan, Jack Wade, Spotofora all had two hits
  • On the mound, McEneany (7-1 overall) struck out four, walked two and gave up four hits
  • J.P. Reiger broke up his no-hit bid with a single in the sixth
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Pauley

#9 Jake Pauley

OF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Filip  Milatovic

#5 Filip Milatovic

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
Hudson Williams

#2 Hudson Williams

INF/RHP
6' 1"
Freshman
Jack Wade

#3 Jack Wade

INF
5' 9"
Freshman
Michael  Morgan

#8 Michael Morgan

OF
5' 10"
Freshman
A.J. McEneany

#10 A.J. McEneany

RHP
6' 3"
Freshman
Vinny Spotofora

#22 Vinny Spotofora

INF
5' 11"
Freshman
Mark Mennecke

#25 Mark Mennecke

1B
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jake Pauley

#9 Jake Pauley

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF
Filip  Milatovic

#5 Filip Milatovic

5' 11"
Sophomore
C
Hudson Williams

#2 Hudson Williams

6' 1"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Jack Wade

#3 Jack Wade

5' 9"
Freshman
INF
Michael  Morgan

#8 Michael Morgan

5' 10"
Freshman
OF
A.J. McEneany

#10 A.J. McEneany

6' 3"
Freshman
RHP
Vinny Spotofora

#22 Vinny Spotofora

5' 11"
Freshman
INF
Mark Mennecke

#25 Mark Mennecke

6' 1"
Freshman
1B