Hawks run winning streak to five, knock off No. 3 seed Maryville to advance at GLVC baseball tournament

By Muddy River Sports | May 7, 2025
Hawks starter Kobe Essien worked into the seventh inning. He gave up an unearned run in the seventh and was pulled after recording two outs. He allowed six hits and one walk while striking out six.  | Photo courtesy of QU Athletics

MARION, Ill. — A two-run single by JD Ortiz in the top of the fourth inning put the Quincy University baseball team ahead for good, and Tom Conzemius continued his recent run of dominant relief pitching to help the Quincy University baseball team win its opener 7-3 over Maryville in the Great Lakes Valley Conference…

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Hawks extend winning streak to five games, end 14-inning marathon with Fudge’s homer

By Muddy River Sports | April 25, 2025
Quincy University's Jake Vitale, middle, is greeted at home plate by Matt Mateo, left, and Ben Dahlof after hitting a home run in the 13th inning of Friday's baseball game at QU Stadium. | Photo courtesy of Kari Ham, QU Athletics

QUINCY — The game took more than four hours and lasted 14 innings, but Isaiah Fudge gave the home fans a reason to leave QU Stadium with smiles on their faces Friday night. Fudge hit a solo home run to right-center field on the first pitch of the 14th inning, giving the Quincy University baseball team…

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‘I’m not letting go’: QU’s Ortiz makes game-saving, diving catch in bottom of ninth

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | May 11, 2024
Quincy University second baseman JD Ortiz made a game-saving, diving catch in short right field to end the ninth inning and force extra innings in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament against top-seeded Indianapolis on Friday night in Marion, Ill. | Photo courtesy Stephanie Boynton

MARION, Ill. — JD Ortiz needs to see a video replay of his diving catch to understand just how catastrophic the play could have been and just how remarkable it truly was. All he knows is he was determined to make the play at all costs. “I’m on the floor and my neck and my…

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