University of Arkansas pitcher with Quincy ties is drafted by Giants in eighth round

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | July 15, 2025
University of Arkansas pitcher Ben Bybee, who father, Kevin, played on Quincy High School's fourth-place boys basketball team in 1990, was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the eighth round of the MLB draft. | Photo courtesy University of Arkansas athletics

QUINCY — The University of Arkansas baseball program’s record-setting day in the 2025 MLB draft included a pitcher with Quincy ties being selected. Ben Bybee, a 6-foot-6, 230-pound junior right-hander, was selected in the eighth round Monday by the San Francisco Giants. He was one of 11 Razorbacks selected in the 20-round draft, which tied…

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Crim: Notes on Blass transfer, Quincy link with Arkansas baseball, QND grad finds new home, C-SC coach honored

By DON CRIM, Senior Columnist | April 21, 2025
Quincy University sophomore guard Mariann Blass looks to make a pass from in front of the Lincoln bench during a January Great Lakes Valley Conference game at Pepsi Arena. | MRN file photo by Matt Schuckman

QUINCY – The exodus from the Quincy University women’s basketball team continues in the wake of the April 4 departure of second-year coach Courtney Boyd. Sophomore guard Mariann Blass announced last week on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she is transferring to Truman State. Blass started 28 games before missing the final five with…

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