Lawson enjoys view from third-base coaching box as QHS baseball team compiles 17 runs, 22 hits

Quincy High School junior second baseman Kade Parkhill, right, congratulates junior center fielder Trace Routh after Routh scored a run during Monday's Western Big 6 Conference game against Rock Island Alleman in Quincy. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Quincy High School baseball coach Rick Lawson did not have to do much more in the third base coaches’ box than wave his right arm in a circle to send baserunner after baserunner home. The Blue Devils cranked out 22 hits and scored eight runs in two different innings in a 17-2 rout…

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Extra batting practice pays off for Blue Devils in victory over Granite City

Quincy High School's Nate Konrad, right, is congratulated by James Day after scoring a run during Thursday's baseball game against Granite City. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The members of the Quincy High School baseball team did not want the frustration of Wednesday’s 3-0 loss to Moline to linger any longer than necessary. So, the Blue Devils arrived to the ballpark at 1:45 Thursday afternoon — a half hour earlier than normal — to get in extra batting practice ahead…

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Parkhill completes long way back, ready to help Blue Devils after recovering from shoulder injury

Quincy High School junior second baseman Kade Parkhill is back in the lineup a year after tearing his right shoulder and undergoing surgery to repair it. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — As mangled as his right shoulder was, Kade Parkhill’s determination to get back on the baseball field far outweighed the pain. “I’ve grown up in baseball,” Parkhill said. “It’s filled up all my summers growing up. It’s filled up my past five years of spring and fall with junior high. It’s the game…

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