Photo Story: New Trier baseball survives and advances to sectional play

Niles West’s two-run fifth inning had the sectional’s top seed, New Trier, in trouble on Saturday.

But not for long.

With the score knotted at 3-3, the Trevians answered with two runs of their own in their side of the fifth, and then held on for a 5-4 victory in an IHSA Class 4A regional championship May 31 at Niles North in Skokie.

Sophomore Harry Resis had a run-scoring knock in the fifth, while Ben Toft and Caiden Carpenter scored the runs. Relief pitcher Nick Bailey came on to pick up a two-inning save, striking out five Wolves along the way.

Trevs starter Greg Campitelli went five innings allowing two earned runs and striking out four to earn his 10th win on the season.

New Trier junior Keenan Donaldson provided the fireworks early, socking a two-run home run to give his team a 3-1 lead in the third inning.

CJ Donnelly doubled, Toft was 1-for-1 with two walks, and Trey Meyers 2-for-3.

The Trevians advance to the Loyola Academy Sectional semifinal and a date with familiar foe Glenbrook North, the sectional’s fourth seed, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, at Loyola’s Munz campus in Glenview.

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