Positive reinforcement: Wiewel’s strength, poise and leadership leads to remarkable results

Abram Wiewel is the ace of the Quincy Notre Dame staff with a 6-1 record and a 2.22 ERA. He has struck out 12 or more batters in four starts, including a 16-strikeout effort in six innings in a 10-2 victory over Brown County. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The voice Abram Wiewel hears when he steps into the batter’s box is the same one he listens to when he stands atop the pitcher’s mound. It’s his own. However, the message varies. “My hitting and pitching mentalities are kind of polar opposites,” said the senior stalwart on the Quincy Notre Dame baseball…

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Wiewel blasts 12th home run, freshman tosses complete game two-hitter as QND routs Southeastern

Gavin Doellman, shown batting in Quincy Notre Dame's May 6 game against Quincy High School, hit a two-run triple in the first inning of Wednesday's game at Southeastern. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

AUGUSTA, Ill. — Abram Wiewel hit his 12th home run of the season and freshman Reese Schertel hurled a complete game two-hitter for his first varsity victory as the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team cruised to a 12-2 victory over Southeastern in five innings on Wednesday. Wiewel also drove in four runs for the Raiders (17-7).…

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Reyburn finally homers to fulfill coach’s prophecy, punctuating QND’s victory over Brown County

Quincy Notre Dame junior Weston Reyburn, left, and freshman Eli Johnson share the Raiders' home run cowboy hat after they hit back-to-back home runs against Brown County on Monday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Rich Polak, the Quincy Notre Dame baseball coach, had seen it coming for the last four months. He helps train Raiders junior outfielder Weston Reyburn during the offseason. “Going into the season, he’d never even had an extra base hit,” Polak said. “He put on 20 pounds of muscle. I said, ‘Listen, you’re…

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Photo Gallery: Wiewel strikes out 16, Raiders pull away from Hornets late

Quincy Notre Dame's Abram Wiewel has compiled a 2.14 earned run average with 69 strikeouts in 36 innings, and he is hitting .516 with 11 home runs this season. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame senior Abram Wiewel continues to stake his claim as one of the top baseball players in the area. Wiewel struck out 16 Brown County batters and added a triple in QND’s 10-2 victory on Monday. Wiewel has compiled a 2.14 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 36 innings and is hitting…

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‘Brum Strong’: Wiewel blasts 11th homer in first inning of Notre Dame baseball’s victory over Central

Quincy Notre Dame senior Abram Wiewel watches his two-run home run sail out of Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield in the first inning Friday's game against Camp Point Central. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Abram Wiewel says he does not get caught up in the numbers, but they are difficult to ignore. The Quincy Notre Dame senior shortstop and right-handed pitcher cranked his 11th home run of the season in the first inning of the Raiders’ 13-6 victory over Camp Point Central on Friday. Amidst his power…

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Photo Gallery: Raiders extend win streak ahead of showdown with Brown County

Quincy Notre Dame infielders Bradi Lahr, left, and Abram Wiewel congratulate each other after turning a double play during Friday's game against Camp Point Central at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team reached 15 wins on the season and five in a row after handling Camp Point Central 13-6 Friday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. Abram Wiewel hit his 11th home run of the season, and the Raiders scored double-digit runs for the ninth time. QND (15-6) will…

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Wiewel’s homer to lead off seventh sparks seven-run surge to give Raiders victory over Clark County

Abram Wiewel hit his 10th home run of the season to lead off the seventh-inning comeback for Quincy Notre Dame on Tuesday against Clark County. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

KAHOKA, Mo. — Another day, another Abram Wiewel home run — but this one ignited a game-saving rally. With the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team trailing Clark County 11-10 in the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday, Wiewel belted a leadoff home run, sparking a seven-run inning. Bradi Lahr hit a two-run home run…

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Back-to-back homers get Raiders off to great start, Lahr drives in seven runs in 21-0 victory

Quincy Notre Dame's Eli Johnson, shown taking a swing during an April 16 game, led off Monday's game in Mendon with a home run. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — The first two at-bats for the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team against Unity were a harbinger of things to come. Freshman Eli Johnson and senior Abram Wiewel belted back-to-back home runs in the top of the first, then the Raiders piled on 19 combined runs in the third and fourth innings —…

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Raiders rebound from tough defeat on Friday to snag pair of victories in Clopton on Saturday

Freshman Rowan Stegeman had two hits in each of Quincy Notre Dame's games on Saturday, | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

CLOPTON, Mo. — A quick turnaround did not bother the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team. Less than 15 hours after a 10-2 road loss to Illini West, the Raiders made the 75-minute drive to Clopton for a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. QND combined for 22 runs in two games, defeating Clopton 13-6 and…

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Stegeman belts first career homer, Wiewel fans baker’s dozen in QND baseball’s victory over Rochester

Freshman third baseman Rowan Stegeman, shown taking a swing in an April 12 game against Chatham Glenwood, hit his first career home run on Saturday, a two-run shot to left field in the first inning against Rochester. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — In a year full of firsts for the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team, Rowan Stegeman added his name to that list on Saturday. The freshman third baseman hit his first career home run, a two-run shot to left field in the first inning, to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead over Rochester. The…

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First homer for Johnson energizes Raiders, who escape with wild 12-10 victory at Pittsfield

Quincy Notre Dame freshman Eli Johnson follows through with a swing during Wednesday afternoon's baseball game at Pittsfield. | Shane Hulsey

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Eli Johnson could not contain his excitement. The Quincy Notre Dame freshman is a fiery competitor, but after hitting his first career home run on Wednesday, he smacked Raiders coach Rich Polak’s hand rounding third base. Polak felt the effects of Johnson’s emotions running high. “I think he almost broke my hand,”…

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Raiders own worst enemy in lopsided loss to Chatham Glenwood

Quincy Notre Dame pitcher Abram Wiewel throws a pitch during Saturday's game. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — File it and forget it. That’s about all the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team could do following Saturday’s 15-2, six-inning loss to Chatham Glenwood at Ferd Niemann Memorial Field. The Raiders (6-4) proved to be their own worst enemy. “Nine walks, four errors … ,” said QND coach Rich Polak, recounting some of…

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Johnson, Wiewel help Raiders storm back for victory over Hannibal before storm ends game

Abram Wiewel, right, receives a low five from Quincy Notre Dame coach Rich Polak after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Wednesday night''s baseball game at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Aspen Gengenbacher

QUINCY – The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team provided a little thunder and lightning just before Mother Nature delivered the real thing. Eli Johnson doubled off the left-field fence to drive home the go-ahead run, and Abram Wiewel followed with a two-run homer to cap a six-run fifth inning to carry the Raiders to a…

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Wiewel, Raiders lock in and lock up Crimsons to secure fourth consecutive victory

Quincy Notre Dame senior right-hander Abram Wiewel held Jacksonville scoreless the final six innings Saturday in a 3-2 victory at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — The way things unfolded in the top of the first inning Saturday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield left Abram Wiewel looking for control. One swing seemed to help him find it. The No. 3 hitter in the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s lineup got a first-inning merry-go-round going with his one-out single…

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Wiewel, Klauser combine to quiet Panthers as no-hitter leads to Raiders’ victory

Quincy Notre Dame sophomore right-hander Samuel Klauser delivers a pitch during Tuesday's game against Palmyra at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — The plan was in place. All Abram Wiewel and Samuel Klauser had to do was execute it. The two Quincy Notre Dame right-handed hurlers did so to near perfection as they combined to no-hit Palmyra in a 7-0 victory Tuesday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. Wiewel started and pitched the first two…

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Wiewel finishes what he starts, makes defensive play to end Raiders’ one-run win over Blue Devils

Quincy Notre Dame senior second baseman Abram Wiewel hauls in a pop up for the final out of Saturday's game against Quincy High School at QU Stadium. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Bradi Lahr had no doubt Abram Wiewel would make the play. “It’s Abram Wiewel,” said Lahr, a junior right-handed pitcher for the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team. “He’s the best ballplayer I’ve been on a team with. I had trust in him the whole time.” With the Raiders leading Quincy High School 5-4,…

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Wiewel drives in seven runs in first three innings, powers QND to victory in regional opener

Quincy Notre Dame third baseman Abram Wiewel went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and seven RBIs in Monday's 10-4 victory over Beardstown in the Class 2A Pittsfield Regional opener. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Abram Wiewel, Evan Kenning and the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team are trying to rekindle some postseason magic. Monday was a good start. The Raiders used seven RBIs from Wiewel and five solid innings from Kenning to dispatch Beardstown 10-4 at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield and advance to Wednesday’s semifinals of the…

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Take it to the limit: Wiewel holds Blue Devils at bay as Raiders win latest crosstown showdown

Quincy Notre Dame junior right-hander Abram Wiewel delivers a pitch during Tuesday's game against Quincy High School at the QHS field. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Abram Wiewel understands the need for a pitch count, but it doesn’t dampen the disappointment of being pulled one out away from a complete game. “I wanted to finish it really bad,” said Wiewel, the Quincy Notre Dame junior right-hander who left Tuesday’s game against the Quincy High School baseball team with a…

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Oh, so close: Wiewel carries no-hitter into seventh inning as Raiders down Mustangs

Quincy Notre Dame junior right-hander Abram Wiewel delivers a pitch during Monday's game against Mendon Unity at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Off the field, Quincy Notre Dame junior Abram Wiewel is a light-hearted jokester. On the field, he turns into a junkyard dog. “When I’m pitching, I get into a completely different mindset,” Wiewel said. “I want to hunt you down and destroy you.” Monday, Wiewel annihilated the Mendon Unity baseball team’s offense, throwing…

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Wiewel comes up clutch as Raiders walk off with low-scoring victory over Eagles

Quincy Notre Dame junior Abram Wiewel drove in the winning run with a single to center field in the seventh inning of Thursday's 2-1 victory over Liberty at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Liberty baseball team wasn’t going to allow Nolan Robb to beat it. So Abram Wiewel did. After Quincy Notre Dame’s Logan Sutton singled with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday and stole second base, the Eagles chose to intentionally walk Robb. Wiewel followed by hitting a two-strike line…

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