Schisler turns in another solid start, Loos takes over league homer lead as Gems cut magic number to three

Jake Schisler | Photo courtesy of Quincy Gems

QUINCY — The Quincy Gems’ magic number for clinching the second-half title in the Great River Division is now at three after Monday night’s 8-4 victory over the Alton River Dragons in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Gems (29-24, 16-9 second half) are in first place in the Great River Division, 2½…

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Schisler turns in best start of season for Gems, who knock off Prospect League’s top team

Jake Schisler | Photo courtesy of Quincy Gems

QUINCY — Jake Schisler turned in the best starting pitching performance of the summer for the Quincy Gems, allowing one hit, one walk and one unearned run in six innings in a 4-3 victory over the Cape Catfish on Sunday night in a Prospect League game at QU Stadium. The Catfish, the Prospect’s League’s best…

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Raiders’ Schisler earns all-state plaudits, joined by Saukees’ Allen and Hornets’ Wort

Quincy Notre Dame right-hander Jake Schisler went 8-1 this spring while also hitting .440 as the Raiders' leadoff man, earning Class 2A first-team honors. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Missouri S&T pitching coach Shane Herschelman made Quincy Notre Dame right-hander Jake Schisler a recruiting priority last year, liking the way Schisler attacked hitters and how his pitches had natural movement. After the spring Schisler had, Miners head coach Todd DeGraffenreid might have to consider using Schisler as a two-way talent. Schisler was…

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For love of the game: Raiders’ year-round passion for baseball leads to unparalleled success

Quincy Notre Dame senior co-captains Jake Schisler, left, and Dalton Miller, smile as they get ready to accept the Class 2A sectional championship plaque. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — At the most elemental level, it’s a warehouse. The building has been remodeled and retrofitted to be a baseball haven, but the brick exterior, the large, garage-style doors and the location close to the Mississippi River suggest it once was used for storage, construction or manufacturing. The Quincy Notre Dame baseball players embrace…

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High fives all around: Raiders use Tollerton’s inspiration to power past Saints and reach Class 2A state final four

Quincy Notre Dame's Jake Schisler, left, and Dalton Miller, right, celebrate along with their teammates after Schisler hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning of Monday's 13-1 victory over Bloomington Central Catholic in the Class 2A Springfield Super-Sectional. | Matt Schuckman photo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jake Schisler smiled and shrugged as he uncupped his left hand to reveal the baseball he had hit into the Monday twilight. He couldn’t be certain it was the actual home run ball because someone would have had to dig it out of the trees beyond the left-field fence at Lincoln Land…

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

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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Like Schis and like that: QND right-hander refuses to give in, strikes out 13 in regional title victory

Quincy Notre Dame right-handed starter Jake Schisler delivers a pitch in the first inning of Saturday's Class 2A regional championship game against Pittsfield at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Given the lead for a second time in Saturday’s Class 2A regional championship game, Quincy Notre Dame right-hander Jake Schisler vowed he was not giving it up. “I think those might have been my exact words,” Schisler said. He had no plans to do it alone either. “I said to myself that I…

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Against the wind: Gusty conditions cannot deter Raiders from powering up against Blue Devils

Quincy Notre Dame pitcher Jake Schisler, right, covers first base on the backend of a double play as Quincy High School's Joe Schroeder is forced out in the first inning of Tuesday's game at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The strength of the wind blowing in from center field Tuesday afternoon had every hitter in the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team’s lineup thinking singles over home runs. “I was just focusing on hitting liners up the middle,” QND right fielder Colin Kurk said.  It seemed like the right approach. “That overall makes…

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Raiders ready to come home after winning 10 consecutive road games

Quincy Notre Dame right-hander Jake Schisler earned his fourth victory of the season Tuesday in the Raiders' 12-1 win at Clark County. | Matt Schuckman file photo

KAHOKA, Mo. — The long road home is finally over, and the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team has no blemishes to show from its travels. The Raiders capped a string of 10 consecutive road games with Tuesday’s 12-1 victory over Clark County in which they put together a pair of five-run innings and received another…

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Power-packed punch: Tollerton’s opposite-field home run ignites Raiders’ response to early deficit in victory over Titans

Quincy Notre Dame's Tucker Tollerton hit an opposite-field home run in the first inning to kickstart a five-run rally that carried the Raiders to a 9-5 victory over Chatham Glenwood on Saturday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — No one associated with the Quincy Notre Dame baseball program realized the left-handed hitting Tucker Tollerton had enough pop in his bat to drive a ball over Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield’s high fence in left field. Not even Tollerton himself. “I didn’t think I had that much power the opposite way,” he…

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Championship aspirations: Depth, talent, know-how give QND baseball players confidence they can chase state title

Quincy Notre Dame senior right-hander Tyler Dance, left, and senior first baseman Dalton Miller will each play a critical role in the Raiders' success this spring. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Dalton Miller admits the luxury of experience and camaraderie enjoyed by the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team can get taken for granted. “We’ve been playing together for so long it’s a security I’ve become numb to almost,” the senior first baseman said. “Sometimes I can’t say I appreciate the security of my teammates…

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