Hawks’ rally falls short in regular-season finale, turn attention to GLVC Tournament

Quincy University first baseman Lance Logsdon steps into foul territory to snare a throw a force out Missouri S&T's Will Hayes during Sunday's game at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy University baseball team’s seed for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament wasn’t going to change with the outcome of Sunday’s regular-season finale. Only the vibe the Hawks carry into the postseason could be altered. A 12-11 loss to Missouri S&T at QU Stadium didn’t totally change that thanks to an offense…

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Photo gallery: QU baseball team celebrates Mother’s Day and Senior Day

Senior right-handed pitcher Alex Pribyl, left, hugs Quincy University baseball coach Matt Schissel during pregame ceremonies Sunday honoring the Hawks' graduating players. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy University baseball team honored its mothers and its seniors during pregame ceremonies before playing Missouri S&T in the regular-season finale Sunday at QU Stadium. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman captured images that helped sum up the day.

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Scoreboard for Saturday, May 7

Girls soccer At Jefferson City, Mo. Quincy High School 5, Jefferson City Helias 0: Sophomore forward Taylor Routh and freshman midfielder Sydney Welsh each scored two goals as the Blue Devils closed the regular season with a victory. Mariah Crist also scored a goal for QHS, which is 12-6-1 overall heading into the Class 3A…

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Burns, baby, Burns: QU senior middle infielder provides spark during twinbill sweep of Missouri S&T

Quincy University's Kade Burns safely reaches third base during the fourth inning of Saturday's 11-3 victory over Missouri S&T in the second game of a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader At QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Gino D’Alessio took a hack during batting practice Saturday morning and noticeably grimaced because of the pain in his back. At that moment, Kade Burns knew he better be ready. “I try to show up every day and be ready to go if anything like that ever happens,” Burns said. The Quincy University…

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Napleton’s home run sets tone for Hawks, Walker slams door shut on opponent yet again

Quincy University catcher Luke Napleton throws the ball back to pitcher Spencer Walker during the second inning of Friday's game against Missouri S&T at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Luke Napleton raised his right hand to ask for time and stepped backward out of the right-handed batter’s box. The home plate umpire didn’t recognize the Quincy University leadoff hitter’s request and called on a strike on a pitch thrown by Missouri S&T’s Elijah Gross. Momentarily surprised by the call, Napleton regrouped, stepped back…

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Hawks turn series finale into slugfest to finish off Cardinals and keep momentum rolling

Quincy University third base coach Chandler Purcell, left, congratulates the Hawks' Brock Boynton as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning Sunday against Saginaw Valley State. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The scene was all too familiar. The reaction was decidedly different. That enabled the Quincy University baseball team to finish the weekend with a flourish. Saginaw Valley State’s Austin Schweiger belted a three-run home run in the top of the first inning Sunday — the Cardinals’ Hayden Jatczak did the same thing Saturday…

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Hawks split doubleheader as Hammel dazzles in opener, pitching struggles in nightcap

Quincy University catcher Tanner Dreher tags out Saginaw Valley State's Tucker Roe to end the sixth inning in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The fact the Quincy University baseball team landed fifth in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region rankings didn’t matter much to the Hawks. If they don’t keep winning, the region rankings won’t matter at all. Another shutdown pitching performance from right-hander Jay Hammel resulted in a 4-1 victory over Saginaw Valley State…

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Walker befuddles Cardinals’ offense as Hawks open weekend series with shutout

Quincy University's Lance Logsdon, left, celebrates with teammates Gino D'Alessio and Nolan Wosman after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning Friday against Saginaw Valley State. Photo courtesy Max Bennett, QU Athletics

QUINCY — Spencer Walker never gave Saginaw Valley State a chance. The Quincy University right-hander held the Cardinals hitless through the first six innings Friday, leaned on his defense to turn double plays in each of the final three innings and guided the Hawks to a 10-0 non-conference victory at QU Stadium. It was Quincy’s…

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Hawks finish off GLVC series victory over Bulldogs with another solid offensive effort

Quincy University center fielder Brock Boynton had four hits in Sunday's 9-3 victory over Truman State in Kirksville, Mo. Photo courtesy Stephanie Boynton

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Brock Boynton and the Quincy University baseball team appear to have regained their stride just in time to make a push for the NCAA Tournament. The sophomore center fielder collected four hits Sunday as the Hawks finished off Truman State with a 9-3 victory in the Great Lakes Valley Conference series finale.…

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Hawks’ stellar pitching keeps Bulldogs at bay, while offense comes back to life in GLVC sweep

Quincy University right-hander Jay Hammel struck out six in Saturday's 6-1 victory over Truman State in Kirksville, Mo. Matt Schuckman file photo

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The losing streak is history. So is the offensive slump. If that continues to be the case, the Quincy University baseball team might be able to fight its way back into NCAA Tournament contention. The Hawks ended a four-game Great Lakes Valley Conference skid Saturday, receiving stellar pitching performances from Jay Hammel…

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College scoreboard for Tuesday, April 19

College baseball At Griffon Park, St. Joseph, Mo. Quincy University 7, Missouri Western 4: Trailing by a run going to the top of the seventh, the Hawks rallied to snare the first game of a non-conference doubleheader. With one out, Gino D’Alessio singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Lance Logsdon’s single…

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Scoreboard for Friday, April 15

Prep baseball At Mendon, Ill. Unity 7, Southeastern 6: The Mustangs’ Aidan Obert belted a three-run walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Unity trailed 5-1 heading into the sixth when it put together a three-run rally, featuring a two-run single from Maynard. After the Suns scored once in…

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Back where it all began: After two elbow surgeries, Pribyl finishing QU career on pitcher’s mound

Alex Pribyl, a Quincy University right-handed pitcher now in his sixth year with the Hawks, has overcome two elbow surgeries to be able to be an impact pitcher either as a starter or out of the bullpen this season. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Everything about Alex Pribyl’s routine needed to change. Most things, such as when to start his warm-ups and how many pitches he should throw, the sixth-year Quincy University pitcher could figure out by feel or by asking. Still, the transition from bullpen mainstay to the starter on the backend of a doubleheader created…

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Scoreboard for Sunday, April 10

College baseball At Brennan Field, Romeoville, Ill. Quincy University 18, Lewis 4: The Hawks scored six runs in the first inning and six more in the fourth to win their third straight game and capture the Great Lakes Valley Conference series. Leading off the game, Lance Logsdon was hit by a pitch, Gino D’Alessio walked…

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College scoreboard for Saturday, April 9

College baseball At Brennan Field, Romeoville, Ill. Quincy University 13, Lewis 0: The Hawks wasted no time rebounding from Friday’s series-opening loss by shellacking the Flyers from the start. Lance Logsdon led off the game with a home run and added a two-run single later in the inning as the Hawks staked right-handed starter Jay…

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JWCC unable to make leads last in dropping both ends of MWAC doubleheader to Lewis & Clark

John Wood Community College's Lucas Loos heads back to first base during Saturday's game against Lewis & Clark. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Solid starts in both games of Saturday’s Mid-West Athletic Conference doubleheader put the John Wood Community College baseball team in good position. Poor finishes led to JWCC getting swept. Lewis & Clark rallied late in both games to snare a 9-8 victory in the opener and a 6-4 victory in the nightcap. JWCC…

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Scoreboard for Friday, April 8

Hannibal senior Braysen Douglas singles during the Pirates’ North Central Missouri Conference game against Fulton on Friday at Clemens Field in Hannibal, Mo. Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

Girls soccer At St. Charles, Mo. Orchard Farms 2, Quincy Notre Dame 0: The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season and were shut out for the third time. The Eagles, who have won four straight games since a season-opening loss, grabbed the lead with a goal in the 29th minute. They doubled their…

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Palmyra’s Kroeger, Culver-Stockton’s Applewhite earn weekly honors from respective leagues

Palmyra native Jacob Kroeger, a sophomore at Maryville University, was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week. Photo courtesy Maryville athletics

QUINCY — Maryville sophomore left-hander Jacob Kroeger, a Palmyra, Mo., native, and Culver-Stockton College outfielder Ronald Applewhite each earned weekly honors from their respective conferences. Kroeger was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week after tossing a seven-inning shutout in a 6-0 victory against Drury last Saturday. Kroeger opened with five hitless…

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Scoreboard for Sunday, April 3

College baseball At USI Baseball Field, Evansville, ind. Southern Indiana 6, Quincy University 4: The Screaming Eagles capitalized on a walk, an error and a hit batter to open the eighth inning by scoring three times and then squashing the Hawks’ ninth inning rally to earn a split in the Great Lakes Valley Conference series.…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, April 2

Prep baseball At Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 10, Calhoun 1: The Saukees scored seven runs in the third inning and had no trouble finishing off the victory in the first game of the doubleheader. The Saukees had four RBI singles and a run-scoring double in the inning. Nate Scranton went 3 for 3 with two RBIs,…

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Hawks able to salvage split with Screaming Eagles as Pribyl, Stephens overpower hitters

Senior right-hander Alex Pribyl struck out 10 over four innings in Saturday's 5-3 victory over Southern Indiana as the Quincy University baseball team split the Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader. File photo

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Alex Pribyl is settling nicely into his new role as a starting pitcher, and Sam Stephens appears to have his footing at the backend of the bullpen. That’s exactly what the Quincy University baseball team needs. The Hawks salvaged a split of Saturday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader with Southern Indiana as…

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Scoreboard for Friday, April 1

Prep baseball At Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 14, Highland 0: The Raiders erupted for 11 runs in the first inning and cruised to their seventh straight victory. Dalton Miller jacked a three-run home run to right field and Tucker Tollerton had a three-run, inside-the-park home run to highlight the opening…

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, March 29

Girls soccer At the Panther Pitch, East Moline, Ill. Quincy High School 5, United Township 0: Bri Lannerd scored three goals and assists on the other two as the Blue Devils picked up their second consecutive Western Big 6 Conference road victory. Rian Moore had two goals and two assists, while Emma Obert added an…

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Scoreboard for Monday, March 28

Prep baseball At Payson, Ill. Brown County 7, Payson Seymour 1: With two outs in the fifth inning, the Hornets had seven consecutive runners reach base and scored four runs to gain the upper hand. The Hornets’ Gabe Blakeley allowed four hits and one earned run over seven innings with seven strikeouts and one walk.…

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Scoreboard for Sunday, March 27

College baseball At QU Stadium, Quincy Quincy University 7, Illinois-Springfield 6. Click here for the story and photos. At Danville, Ill. Danville 9, John Wood Community College 3: Trailing 4-0 through three innings, the Trail Blazers clawed within 4-3 heading to the bottom of the sixth, only to see the Jaguars score four times and…

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Hammel, Hawks finish taking GLVC series from Prairie Stars on make-or-break weekend

Quincy University right-hander Jay Hammel delivers a pitch during Sunday's game against Illinois-Springfield at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — In what they had dubbed a make-or-break weekend, the Quincy University baseball players made a strong case they intend on being a postseason contender. The Hawks may even be the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s team to beat. Taking three of four games from 13th-ranked Illinois-Springfield in the opening GLVC series of the season…

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Reversal of call on stolen base by D’Alessio turns into huge momentum shift for Hawks

Illinois-Springfield shortstop Nick Mayerhofer attempts to tag Quincy University's Gino D'Alessio on a stolen base attempt in the third inning of Sunday's game at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Gino D’Alessio‘s demonstrative reaction to being called out on a stolen base attempt and insistence he was safe made the decision easy for Quincy University baseball coach Matt Schissel to ask for a video review. After that, all they could do was wait. “I didn’t know what kind of view of the play…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, March 26

Prep baseball At Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield, Quincy QHS, Springfield split doubleheader. Click here for the story and photos. At Darrell Davis Field, Fulton, Mo. QND takes two at Fulton Slam. Click here for the story. At Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 15, Southeastern 4: The Saukees scored in each of the first four innings and…

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Hawks guarantee themselves split with Prairie Stars, go into Sunday looking to win GLVC series

Quincy University senior left-hander Tyler Carpenter delivers a pitch in the seventh inning Saturday against Illinois-Springfield at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A split of the first Great Lakes Valley Conference series of the season is guaranteed. Still, the Quincy University baseball team wants more. The Hawks want to send a definitive message they intend to compete for league and region titles, and to do so, it will take putting an exclamation point on the…

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Walker’s ability to stay down in zone enables Hawks to take first game from Prairie Stars

Quincy University senior right-hander Spencer Walker worked 8 1/3 innings against Illinois-Springfield on Friday, inducing 12 groundouts as he improved to 4-0 on the season. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Spencer Walker has found a neighborhood where he’d like to stay. That’s down in the zone. The Quincy University senior right-hander thrived there for a majority of Friday afternoon’s series-opening game against No. 13 Illinois-Springfield, enticing the Prairie Stars into 12 groundouts over 8 ⅓ innings in a 7-5 victory at QU Stadium.…

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Scoreboard for Monday, March 21

Prep baseball At Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 10, Carrollton 0: The Saukees’ Nate Scranton allowed four hits over six innings and earned his first victory of the season with the shutout. He struck out six. Pittsfield’s Caden Casto went 3 for 4 with a double, a triple and two RBIs, while Cole Walston went 2 for…

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Inability to string zeroes together dooms QU baseball team’s pitching staff in series setback

Quincy University coach Matt Schissel signals for a couple of players to come from the dugout to help second baseman Dayson Croes off the field after Croes suffered a high ankle sprain in the second inning Sunday against Davenport at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Hoping to build some momentum heading into the first Great Lakes Valley Conference series of the season, the Quincy University baseball team is instead looking for answers. Specifically, how do the Hawks get guys out, especially late in games? Quincy averaged nearly seven runs per game during a four-game, non-conference weekend series with…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, March 19

The Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team scored three goals in the second half of a 3-0 victory over Jefferson City Helias on Saturday. Matt Schuckman photo

Girls soccer At Advance Physical Therapy Field, Quincy Quincy Notre Dame 3, Jefferson City Helias 0: Scoreless at halftime after the Raiders were whistled for being offsides eight times, they adjusted the attack and picked up their third straight victory. A little less than 10 minutes into the second half, the Raiders’ Sophie Gramke got…

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With wind blowing out to right field, QU baseball team manages to split twinbill with Davenport

Quincy University shortstop Gino D'Alessio attempts to turn a double play against Davenport in the third inning of Saturday's first game at QU Stadium. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Spencer Walker tried to keep everything the Davenport baseball team hit in the ballpark despite winds blowing out to the short porch in right field. The rest of the Quincy University pitching staff didn’t have as much luck doing the same thing. After Walker tossed a seven-inning complete game and led the Hawks…

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Scoreboard for Monday, March 14

College baseball At Weber Field, St. Louis Quincy University 9, Maryville 1: The Hawks ended a season-opening 14-game road trip with one of the best performances to date and won their first series of the season in the process. Senior right-hander Jay Hammel allowed one run and struck out nine over six innings and turned…

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Scoreboard for Sunday, March 13

College baseball At Weber Field, St. Louis Quincy University 8, Maryville 7: Joe Roscetti’s two-out, two-run triple in the top of the eighth inning gave the Hawks the lead, and left-hander Sam Stephens closed the door on the non-conference victory in the first game of a doubleheader. The Hawks built a 6-1 lead on the…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, February 26

Boys basketball At Monroe City, Mo. Class 3 District 6 championship Monroe City 69, Highland 40. Click here for the story. Girls basketball At Monroe City, Mo. Class 3 District 6 championship South Shelby 59, Palmyra 55. Click here for the story. Men’s basketball At Meyer Sports Center, Bolivar, Mo. Southwest Baptist 86, Quincy University…

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Scoreboard for Friday, February 25

Boys basketball At Alton, Ill. Class 4A Alton Regional Quincy High School 56, O’Fallon 49. Click here for the story and photos. At Beardstown, Ill. Class 2A Beardstown Regional Quincy Notre Dame 48, Pleasant Plains 37. Click here for the story and photos. At Griggsville, Ill. Class 1A Griggsville-Perry Regional Liberty 59, Winchester West Central…

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QU baseball team begins weekend road trip by knocking off No. 8 Columbus State

Quincy University right-hander Spencer Walker worked seven innings in Friday's 15-3 victory at No. 8 Columbus State. File photo courtesy QU athletics

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Although the Quincy University baseball team scored 25 runs in three games in the season’s opening weekend, Hawks coach Matt Schissel felt they could have been more efficient and opportunistic. “We left a lot on the plate offensively,” Schissel said. Despite being stuck inside all week by wintry weather, the Hawks were…

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Scoreboard for Monday, February 21

Girls basketball At Monroe City, Mo. Class 3 District 6 Monroe City 29, Mark Twain 25: Taylor Pfaff’s basket just before the buzzer at the end of the third quarter gave the fifth-seeded Panthers their first lead. Although the fourth-seeded Tigers tied the game at 19 early in the fourth quarter, Mackenzie Moss scored five…

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Scoreboard for Sunday, February 20

College baseball At Warren Turner Field, Joplin, Mo. Quincy University 6, Missouri Western 5: Trailing 4-2 entering the ninth inning, the Hawks engineered a two-run rally to force extra innings, then scored twice in the top of the 10th to give Matt Schissel his first victory as QU’s coach. A pair of walks and a…

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Scoreboard for Saturday, February 19

Boys basketball At The Pit, Quincy Class 2A Beardstown Regional Quincy Notre Dame 64, Rushville-Industry 25. Click here for the story and photos. At Carthage, Ill. Class 2A Beardstown Regional Illini West 69, Beardstown 50: Max Richardson scored 28 points and Nolan Deitrich added 14 as the Chargers advanced to the semifinals to face Quincy…

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GLVC preseason baseball poll projects another battle between Hawks and Prairie Stars

Quincy University right-hander Spencer Walker is expected to be at the front of the Hawks' rotation this spring. Photo courtesy Quincy University

QUINCY — To win a conference title, the Quincy University baseball team better be prepared to battle a familiar foe. The Great Lakes Valley Conference released its preseason coaches poll this week, and as expected, the Hawks sit No. 2 in the Blue Division behind Illinois-Springfield. Both teams received first-place votes and are coming off…

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