Article: Naperville C., Brother Rice prevail in extra innings

Naperville Central's Pat Tumilty, one of the area's top left- handed hitters, nailed the biggest hit of his career Thursday.

His one-out, game-winning double to left-center field off left- handed Benet ace Marc Lewis scored Ryan Pollard from first base for a 6-5, nine-inning Redhawks' victory in a Lyons Sectional semifinal.

The drive capped a stirring comeback from a 5-0 deficit after five innings against Benet right-hander Doug Eldridge, who had no-hit the Redhawks through four.

Marc's a friend from being a teammate on our summer traveling team, so I sort of knew what to expect," Tumilty said after Lewis, who had thrown 145 pitches Monday, had replaced Eldridge in the seventh.

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