Photo gallery: QND baseball team wins Class 2A sectional championship with shutout

May 27, 2023 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor

The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team breaks a huddle before Saturday's game against Gillespie in the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional at Claude Kracik Field in Springfield, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team moved another step closer to reaching the state final four for just the third time in program history, beating previously undefeated Gillespie 5-0 to win the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional championship.

The Raiders will face Bloomington Central Catholic at 5 p.m. Monday at Lincoln Land Community College’s Claude Kracik Field in the super-sectional.

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent Saturday at Claude Kracik Field and put together this photo gallery: