NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Junior 1B J.R. Lopez (Fort Collins, Colo./ Rocky Mountain) hit a grand slam and senior C Stephen Williams (Malibu, Calif./ Malibu) became the Maroons' all-time doubles leader as the University of Chicago baseball team outlasted host North Central College 12-7 Wednesday afternoon.

Summary

• Chicago scored the first runs of the contest on a two-run homer from sophomore DH Ricky Troncelliti (Norristown, Pa./ Haverford School) in the game's opening inning.
  
  
• Trailing 3-2 in the fifth, the Maroons evened the score on a Williams RBI double. The double was the 45th of Williams' career, making him the Maroons' all-time leader in that category.
  
  
• A Troncelliti RBI single in the top of the sixth put Chicago (16-9) on top to stay, 4-3. Lopez followed with a grand slam.
  
  
• Lopez then capped a four-run Chicago outburst in the top of the seventh with a run-scoring single. He finished the day 2-for-4 with five RBIs.
  
  
• Senior P Alex Garcia (Chicago, Ill./ De La Salle) pitched five innings, allowing three hits and three runs (two earned) to earn the victory (3-2).
  
  
• Sophomore P Ray Kim (Calabssas, Calif./ Chaminade) closed out the game with a pair scoreless frames.
  
  
• With a base hit in the seventh inning, junior LF Jack Cinoman (Chicago, Ill./ Whitney Young) extended his hitting streak to 16 games.
  
  
• RF Sam Carius and 3B Peter Romanello each collected a pair of RBIs for North Central (15-11). Romanello hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning.

Notes

• Lopez's grand slam was the second of his career. His first came against Lawrence University on Apr. 3, 2010.
  
  
• Romanello's home run was the first allowed Chicago hurlers in 765 opponent at-bats this season.
  
  
• In four games since returning from a three-week injury-related absence, Troncelliti has gone 8-for-13 (.615) with a pair of home runs and eight RBIs.
  
  
• Chicago won back-to-back road games for the first time this year and only the second time since Apr. 20, 2010.