Sophomore All-Region Raena Del Angel opened the year with a 3-run home run in her first at-bat to lead COD in its opening weekend of play at The Dome at O'Hare.

COD earned a 17-3 victory over Elgin in the opener Friday, then completed the day with a 4-3 win over South Suburban.

On Saturday, the Chaps defeated Kishwaukee 17-9 before ending the weekend with a 16-5 loss to Joliet.

COD (3-1 overall) is off until March 12 when it plays host to Highland.

Chaps 17, Elgin 3

• COD scored multiple runs in each of the first four innings for the victory
• The Chaps totaled 21 hits and 11 RBI
• Del Angel led with a 2-for-3 effort
• Also earning three RBI games were Sydney Hurst and Julia Colorato
• Hurst contributed two doubles
• Colorato, Maddison Leftridge and Jenna Maples each doubled
• Aliyah Heredia had the other extra-base hit with a triple
• RHP Summer Silks threw 5 innings, striking out four and allowing six hits, three runs (one earned)

Chaps 4, South Suburban 3

• The Chaps took advantage of four Bulldogs errors for the victory
• Sydney Hurst scored two runs
• Earning hits were Julia Colorato (single) and Danielle Whitman, who had an RBI-double
• RHP Addison Brandl went the distance, striking out 10, issuing one walk and giving up five hits and three unearned runs

Chaps 17, Kishwaukee 9

• COD struck with a 12-run third inning to go ahead after trailing 5-2 through two
• Sydney Hurst led at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and four runs scored
• Hurst doubled twice and tripled
• COD had 13 hits with Raena Del Angel also earning a three-hit game
• Julia Colorato and Summer Silks each doubled
• COD had four triples — Del Angel, Danielle Whitman and Jenna Maples joining Hurst
• Addison Brandl went 3 1/3 innings, striking out two

Joliet 16, Chaps 5

• Sydney Hurst and Raena Del Angel each had two hits
• Del Angel and Aliyah Heredia each had two RBI
• Julia Colorato, Del Angel and Heredia each doubled
• Danielle Whitman accounted for the other RBI