Reid Johnson brought in Brady Burkhart in the top of the tenth inning breaking a scoreless tie as Normal Community outlasted Morton 1-0 in a ten-inning marathon Wednesday in Morton in non-conference high school boys baseball.

Johnson was 2-for-2 off the bench with a double and RBI. Kaileb Hackman was 2-for-4 with a double for the Ironmen while Lucas Drengwitz and Sal Gura recorded doubles Wednesday.

It was a bullpen day for the Ironmen as they used five pitchers. Hackman threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to record the win. The senior struck out nine of the 11 batters he faced, walking one and permitted two hits. 

Ethan Eberle tossed a perfect 1 1/3 innings striking four and getting the start for Normal. 

The Ironmen are 5-0 on the season. They are going south next week for spring break.