The Chaparrals' ninth-inning rally fell one run short in Wednesday's 10-9 loss to visiting Prairie State in Region 4 baseball.

COD (17-24, 17-18) was scheduled to play Sauk Valley today, but unplayable field conditions forced the cancellation. It is slated to complete the regular season Sunday afternoon in a nine-inning game at Lake County (15-29, 10-24).

Congratulations sophomores
COD honored its 14 sophomores on Wednesday. Congratulations to: Alex Chaltin, AJ Fulscher, Michael Morgan, Matt McBrien, Jason Sullivan, Michael Tuman, Anthony Titone, Mike Biscan, Luke Kimble, Joe Pender, Joey Vandermeir, AJ Burnett, Aidan Pieniazek, and Jimmy Traficanti.

Prairie State 10, Chaparrals 9

• COD led the Pioneers 6-5 through seven innings, but PSC struck with a five-run, four-hit eighth, scoring all five runs with two outs
• The Chaps clawed back in the ninth, scoring three runs on three hits
• In the ninth, Michael Morgan led off with a single and Matthew Betancourt reached on a walk
• Anthony Titone hit a shot to left for a base hit, and both Morgan and Betancourt scored on an error from the left fielder, closing the gap to 10-8
• Two outs later, Alex Chaltin's single brought in Titone to get within a run of PSC's lead
• Run-scoring singles from Michael Morgan in the fourth, Joe Pender in the fifth cut PSC's lead to 4-2
• COD tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth, thanks to Titone (hit by pitch) scoring on a wild pitch, and Pender's RBI-single, scoring Chaltin, who singled
• Trailing 5-4 in the seventh, COD earned the lead on a one-out, two-run double from Matt McBrien, scoring Betancourt (single) and Titone (walk)
• Pender led at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort and two RBI
• Chaltin and Cullen Kleinsasser each had two hits
• RHP Mike Biscan went seven innings in his start, giving up seven hits, five runs (two earned) and striking out three
• LHP Oliver Dew struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth