Mining sectional gold: Schisler tosses complete game, cracks two-run single to push Raiders another step closer to state tourney

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 27, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame pitcher Jake Schisler, center, holds the Class 2A sectional championship plaque as his teammates celebrate around him following Saturday's 5-0 victory over Gillespie in Springfield, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The moment brought about a surge of adrenaline Jake Schisler needed to harness. “I was definitely a little amped up,” he said. One out away from sending the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team to the Class 2A super-sectionals for the first time since 2017, the right-handed Schisler allowed Gillespie’s Tristen Wargo to…

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Errorless defense continues to give Raiders edge during state championship pursuit

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 27, 2023
Quincy Notre Dame right-hander Jake Schisler delivers a pitch during Saturday's game against Gillespie in the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional championship in Springfield, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jack Linenfelser planted his right foot hard deep in the hole at shortstop and whistled a throw across the diamond, gunning down Gillespie’s Bryan Jubelt for the second out in the third inning of Saturday’s Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional championship. Had the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s senior shortstop paused to…

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

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 27, 2023
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…

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