Napleton, D’Alessio among four QU baseball players to enter transfer portal

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 31, 2023
Quincy University catcher Luke Napleton follows the flight of one of his 29 home runs this season. The single-season record holder for dingers announced he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Two starters from the record-setting Quincy University baseball team are among four Hawks who are entering the NCAA transfer portal. Junior catcher Luke Napleton and junior shortstop Gino D’Alessio are exploring opportunities to move to the NCAA Division I level, while senior infielder Logan Voth is seeking the chance for more at-bats and…

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Marinara muscle: Full-scale Italian meal fuels Hawks’ power surge in Midwest Regional opener

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 19, 2023
Quincy University leadoff hitter Gino D'Alessio, left, celebrates one of his his three home runs Thursday with third-base coach Chandler Purcell as the Hawks eliminated Wayne State with an 18-8 victory. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Paul D’Alessio decided he needed to fuel the Quincy University baseball team with some Italian power this week. So Tuesday, he assembled the kind of feast a loving nonna would serve to her family at Sunday dinner. Pasta, meatballs, sausage, chicken cacciatore, etc. It was the kind of meal where you wipe the…

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Hawks continue to batter opposing pitching, slug six home runs in series finale against Panthers

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 1, 2023
Quincy University pitcher Joe Byers, center, prepares to celebrate a home run with teammates Brock Boynton, right, during Sunday's game against Drury at QU Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The DJ Khaled collaboration “All I Do Is Win” was released in 2010 and remains a ballpark staple more than a decade later. Still, it may be time for some fresh lyrics. The Quincy University baseball team seems to be providing them. It goes a little like, “All we do is crush, crush,…

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‘You can’t stop it’: Walk-off grand slam keeps Hawks rolling with twinbill sweep of Panthers

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | April 30, 2023
The Quincy University baseball players celebrate a three-run home run by Gino D'Alessio, center, during the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Drury at QU Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A rally that began with a record-breaking home run, ended with an epic bat flip and featured some of the most selfless, mature at-bats in between left everyone exiting QU Stadium with the same train of thought. This Quincy University baseball squad may truly be a team of destiny. “I told you three…

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Six is a serious number: No. 13 Hawks use six-run rally in seventh inning to upend No. 4 Mules

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | April 26, 2023
Quincy University's Gino D'Alessio watches the flight of his go-ahead, three-run home run to left field in the seventh inning of Tuesday's game against Central Missouri at QU Stadium. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Brock Boynton never felt the ball leave the bat. “That’s when you know it’s going to be a good one,” he said. Gino D’Allesio didn’t feel the ball explode off his bat either. “I’ve been waiting for one of those,” he said. When the Quincy University center fielder and shortstop barreled up pitches…

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