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Vernon Hills Niles North

Cougars

Vikings

The Niles North (Skokie, IL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Vernon Hills (IL) by a score of 5-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Vernon Hills	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	2
Niles North	0	0	0	0	1	4	-	5	3	1

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Niles North (24-25)

Vernon Hills

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.269	32	26	2	7	1
3	J. Gitzinger	.333	3	3	0	1	0
4	Tyler Perritt	.333	4	3	1	1	0
5	Colin McMurray	.000	4	3	0	0	0
7	Jack McMurray	1.000	3	2	0	2	0
8	Connor Brockway		1	0	0	0	0
11	DJ Biede	.000	3	2	0	0	0
25	Nate Dugan	.333	3	3	1	1	0
28	Ethan Zbylut	.000	4	4	0	0	0
40	Simeon Friedman	.333	3	3	0	1	0
46	Kyle Kim	.333	4	3	0	1	1

Niles North

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.143	25	21	5	3	2	1
0	Thomas Opio	.333	3	3	1	1	0	0
2	Benny Tuchten	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
10	Ari Colish	.500	3	2	0	1	1	1
11	E. Rodriguez	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
13	Jacob Wolfinger	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
15	Nico Vasquez	.000	3	1	1	0	0	0
16	David Anderson		0	0	1	0	0	0
27	Evan Lazik	.000	3	3	1	0	1	0
34	Mason Engstrom	.333	3	3	1	1	0	0
97	Lucas Brown	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0

Vernon Hills

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	8	1	1	9	.406	.269	.675
3	J. Gitzinger	0	2	0	0	2	.333	.333	.666
4	Tyler Perritt	1	0	0	0	3	.500	.333	.833
5	Colin McMurray	1	1	1	0	2	.250	.000	.250
7	Jack McMurray	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
8	Connor Brockway	1	0	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
11	DJ Biede	1	0	0	0	3	.333	.000	.333
25	Nate Dugan	0	1	0	0	3	.333	.333	.666
28	Ethan Zbylut	0	1	0	1	6	.000	.000	.000
40	Simeon Friedman	0	2	0	0	3	.333	.333	.666
46	Kyle Kim	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.333	.833

Niles North

#	Athlete Name	SF	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	7	1	2	2	.240	.190	.430
0	Thomas Opio	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.666
2	Benny Tuchten	0	0	1	0	0	-1	.000	.000	.000
10	Ari Colish	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	1.000	1.333
11	E. Rodriguez	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
13	Jacob Wolfinger	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.000	.333
15	Nico Vasquez	0	1	0	1	0	1	.667	.000	.667
27	Evan Lazik	0	0	1	0	1	3	.000	.000	.000
34	Mason Engstrom	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.666
97	Lucas Brown	0	0	1	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000

Vernon Hills

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	3
4	Tyler Perritt	2
7	Jack McMurray	1

Niles North

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
8	Timmy Garcia	1
15	Nico Vasquez	1

Vernon Hills

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.857	21	18	3
4	Tyler Perritt	1.000	1	1	0
5	Colin McMurray	.800	5	4	1
11	DJ Biede	1.000	1	1	0
25	Nate Dugan	1.000	2	2	0
28	Ethan Zbylut	.500	2	1	1
40	Simeon Friedman	.875	8	7	1
41	Robert Miller	1.000	1	1	0
46	Kyle Kim	1.000	1	1	0

Niles North

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.968	31	21	9	1	2
0	Thomas Opio	1.000	2	2	0	0	0
2	Benny Tuchten	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
10	Ari Colish	1.000	4	3	1	0	2
11	E. Rodriguez	1.000	3	3	0	0	0
13	Jacob Wolfinger	1.000	4	2	2	0	2
15	Nico Vasquez	1.000	6	1	5	0	2
34	Mason Engstrom	.000	1	0	0	1	0
97	Lucas Brown	1.000	2	1	1	0	0

Vernon Hills

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	APP
	Team Totals	1
15	Ryan Mick	1
41	Robert Miller	1

Niles North

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	2.00	1	1.000	1
10	Ari Colish	3.50	1	1.000	1
97	Lucas Brown	1.40	0		1

Vernon Hills

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	3	5	2	7	25	22
15	Ryan Mick	1	2	4	1	0	7	6
41	Robert Miller	5	1	1	1	7	18	16

Niles North

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	2	2	6	8	32	26
10	Ari Colish	2	2	1	1	1	1	9	8
97	Lucas Brown	5	5	1	1	5	7	23	18

Vernon Hills

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.136	.240	1	1	98	1
15	Ryan Mick	.333	.429	0	0	24	0
41	Robert Miller	.062	.167	1	1	74	1

Niles North

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.269	.406	127	1	3
10	Ari Colish	.250	.333	30	0	1
97	Lucas Brown	.278	.435	97	1	2

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Game Story

Illinois High School Baseball - Vernon Hills loses to Niles North

April 15, 2025: Skokie, IL 60077

In Tuesday's league bout, the Niles North Vikings (Skokie, IL) baseball squad the visiting Vernon Hills Cougars (Vernon Hills, IL), by a score of 5-2.

Next up, the Vikings encounter the Vernon Hills Cougars (Vernon Hills, IL) in a Central Suburban - North bout, on Thursday, April 17. Niles North will attempt to advance on its 7-7 season record. The Cougars enter the bout with a 4-11 record after their 5-2 league loss to Niles North (Skokie, IL).

The Cougars (4-11) will now prepare for their bout against Niles North (Skokie, IL). The Vikings enter the Central Suburban - North bout with a 7-7 record. In their last bout, Niles North edged Vernon Hills (Vernon Hills, IL), 5-2, in a league bout.

Vernon Hills @ Niles North Baseball Game Info

Tue., Apr. 15, 2025 @ 4:45p

The Niles North (Skokie, IL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Vernon Hills (IL) by a score of 5-2.

Rankings & Records

Vernon Hills (24-25)

IL	Class
328	80

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
13-22	6-9	10-10	2-10	1-2	.371	.400	137	193

Niles North (24-25)

IL	Class
308	109

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
15-19-1	9-6	10-11-1	5-8	.443	.600	134	174

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Vernon Hills	.3	.6	.8	.5	.3	.9	.9	-	3.9	5.6	1.6
Niles North	.6	.4	.6	.6	.7	.7	.6	1.0	3.8	5.7	1.4

Head-to-Head

Niles North won on 4/14/2025

4/14 @ 4:45p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Niles North 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 7 8 2
Vernon Hills 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 1

The Niles North (Skokie, IL) varsity baseball team won Monday's away conference game against Vernon Hills (IL) by a score of 7-6.
Box score
Niles North won on 4/15/2025

4/15 @ 4:45p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Vernon Hills 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 2
Niles North 0 0 0 0 1 4 - 5 3 1

The Vernon Hills (IL) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Niles North (Skokie, IL) by a score of 5-2.
Box score
Niles North won on 4/19/2025

4/19 @ 11a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Niles North 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 7 6 1
Vernon Hills 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4

The Niles North (Skokie, IL) varsity baseball team won Saturday's away conference game against Vernon Hills (IL) by a score of 7-1.
Box score

4/14 @ 4:45p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Niles North	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	7	8	2
Vernon Hills	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	1

4/19 @ 11a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Niles North	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	7	6	1
Vernon Hills	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4

Team Stat Comparison

Vernon Hills		Niles North
.235	Batting Average	.210
.353	On Base Percentage	.307
.290	Slugging Percentage	.270
.920	Fielding Percentage	.937
.400	Win Loss Percentage	.435

Team Leaders

Vernon Hills		Niles North	National Avg.
#28 Ethan Zbylut.333	Batting Average	#12 Mickey Davito1.000	.239
#46 Kyle Kim.484	On Base Percentage	#12 Mickey Davito1.000	.379
#8 Connor Brockway.462	Slugging Percentage	#12 Mickey Davito2.000	.302
#13 Zach Urban1.000	Fielding Percentage	#8 Timmy Garcia1.000	.860
#28 Ethan Zbylut.750	Win Loss Percentage	#10 Ari Colish.667	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Vernon Hills	7-10		Niles North	8-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/19/25	Vernon Hills	Palatine	(L) 8-6	4/9/25	Niles North	Palatine	(L) 4-3
3/21/25	Lakes	Vernon Hills	(L) 3-0	5/24/25	Niles North	Lakes	(L) 2-1
4/1/25	Hoffman Estates	Vernon Hills	(W) 3-2	3/27/25	Hoffman Estates	Niles North	(W) 5-3
4/11/25	Vernon Hills	Wheeling	(L) 7-5	4/4/25	Wheeling	Niles North	(W) 4-1
4/21/25	Vernon Hills	Maine East	(W) 16-5	5/12/25	Maine East	Niles North	(W) 3-0
4/22/25	Maine East	Vernon Hills	(W) 10-0	5/13/25	Niles North	Maine East	(W) 3-0
4/24/25	Vernon Hills	Maine East	(W) 12-5	5/15/25	Maine East	Niles North	(W) 18-2
4/28/25	Vernon Hills	Niles West	(L) 10-2	4/21/25	Niles North	Niles West	(L) 3-2
4/29/25	Niles West	Vernon Hills	(W) 2-1	4/22/25	Niles West	Niles North	(L) 6-5
5/1/25	Niles West	Vernon Hills	(L) 4-2	4/24/25	Niles North	Niles West	(L) 11-1
				5/28/25	Niles North	Niles West	(L) 6-1
5/3/25	Zion-Benton	Vernon Hills	(L) 7-5	4/26/25	Niles North	Zion-Benton	(L) 10-8
5/5/25	Vernon Hills	Highland Park	(L) 11-5	4/28/25	Highland Park	Niles North	(L) 12-0
5/6/25	Highland Park	Vernon Hills	(L) 5-2	4/29/25	Niles North	Highland Park	(L) 8-2
5/8/25	Vernon Hills	Highland Park	(L) 9-0	4/30/25	Highland Park	Niles North	(L) 3-2
5/12/25	Maine West	Vernon Hills	(W) 3-2	5/5/25	Maine West	Niles North	(W) 4-3
5/13/25	Vernon Hills	Maine West	(L) 5-4	5/6/25	Niles North	Maine West	(W) 7-4
5/15/25	Maine West	Vernon Hills	(W) 5-4	5/8/25	Maine West	Niles North	(W) 4-0

Record Breakdown

Vernon Hills (24-25)		Niles North (24-25)
13-22	Overall	15-19-1
6-9	League	9-7
7-13	Non-League	6-11-1
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
7-10	Common Opponent	8-10
10-10	Home	10-11-1
2-10	Away	5-8
1-2	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-1
13-22	In-State	15-19-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0