Raiders rally on record-setting day to end regular season with confidence boost and victory

Quincy Notre Dame closer Dalton Miller reacts to striking out the final batter in Saturday's 6-4 victory over Jacksonville Routt at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team figured out there’s an immediate need for a sense of urgency with the postseason on the horizon. Another deficit, a lengthy weather delay and a senior-led pep talk brought that into focus. The Raiders stared down history Saturday in the regular-season finale against Jacksonville Routt at Ferd…

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Photo gallery: QND baseball team heads into postseason following another comeback victory

Quincy Notre Dame third baseman Brady Kindhart, left, and catcher Michael Stupavsky, visit with pitcher Tyler Dance during Saturday's game against Jacksonville Routt at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The Quincy Notre Dame baseball team is proving it can overcome adversity. That’s a trait that could come in very handy in the postseason. In Saturday’s final game of the regular season, the Raiders erased a three-run deficit by scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth inning and beating Jacksonville Routt…

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Raiders play home run derby in final regular season game, run win streak to 20 straight

Quincy Notre Dame third baseman Brady Kindhart belted two home runs and drove in four runs during Saturday's 12-2 victory over Jacksonville Routt in Jacksonville, Ill. Matt Schuckman file photo

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Just in case anyone in the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional showed up Saturday at Jacksonville Routt to get a peek at what the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team is capable of doing, the Raiders provided plenty of food for thought. Namely, the Raiders made them ask: How do you stop this…

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