The wind was gusting and South Elgin’s Kyle Hays and Nick Menken made sure to point out early on that it wasn’t going to be a good day to pitch on Tuesday as the Storm and Bartlett opened a 3-game Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division baseball series.
Dane Toppel (2-for-2, 2B, RBI, 3 runs, 3 stolen bases) led off the game by beating out an infield single and Hays, who finished with 3 RBI, followed with a 2-run homer to right-centerfield on a 3-1 count off Hawks starter Tripp Paris.
