Lockport pitcher Evan Marten. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media
Lockport pitcher Evan Martens makes the tag at home on Lincoln-Way East's Brandon Nathan. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Dylon Pinto makes the tag at second base on Lockport's Austin Kolmodin. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media
Lockport's Tommy Hook makes the tag at second on Lincoln-Way East's Brandon Witt. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media
Lockport's Tommy Hook fields a grounde against Lincoln-Way East. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East pitcher Brandon Bollman. | Michael DiNovo~For Sun-Times Media
When Lockport junior right-hander Evan Martens noticed the home-plate umpire was giving him the outside corner, he drew the obvious conclusion. “I threw the ball there a lot,” he said after firing a four-hit shutout Friday in a 2-0 SouthWest Suburban Blue victory over Lincoln-Way …