Photo gallery: Memories of Tollerton vivid as QND baseball team beats BCC in super-sectional

May 30, 2023 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor

Quincy Notre Dame senior outfielder/pitcher Mason Winking writes Tucker Tollerton's initials in the dirt in front of the QND dugout prior to Monday's Class 2A super-sectional game against Bloomington Central Catholic in Springfield, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball players decided Sunday morning to play Monday’s Class 2A Springfield Super-Sectional against Bloomington Central Catholic because Tucker Tollerton would have wanted them to play.

Tollerton, the senior starting center fielder and No. 2 hole hitter, was killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday night just outside of Hannibal, Mo. Less than 48 hours later, with his No. 5 on their sleeves and memories of him vivid throughout the park, the Raiders won 13-1 in five innings to advance to the Class 2A state final four.

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent time at Lincoln Land Community College’s Claude Kracik Field and put together this photo gallery: