Nothing foul about Bruns’ game-winning single as Chargers earn statement victory over Tigers

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | March 26, 2025
Illini West senior first baseman Nick Bruns and his teammates celebrate Bruns' his walk-off single that gave the Chargers a 2-1 win over Sherrard in eight innings Tuesday in Carthage, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

CARTHAGE, Ill. — Nick Bruns did not think his first career walk-off hit was meant to be. “I thought it was foul off the bat,” Bruns said. Stephen Sparks initially believed the same thing. “I thought it was definitely foul,” Sparks said. Thankfully for Bruns, Sparks and the Illini West baseball team, those inclinations were…

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Bruns finishes what he starts, guiding Chargers to regional semifinal victory in eight innings

By Muddy River Sports | May 16, 2024
Illini West's Nick Bruns drove in two insurance runs in the top of the eighth inning Thursday and then finished off a complete-game pitching effort in the Chargers' 4-1 victory over Eureka in the Class 2A Illini West Regional in Carthage, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

CARTHAGE, Ill. — Illini West baseball coach Zack Burling told left-handed starter Nick Bruns he was only going to face Eureka’s leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday before the Chargers went to the bullpen. “I just begged him to let me try to finish this game,” Bruns said. “And he did.…

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Raiders rebound to finish sixth at state golf tourney, Chargers’ Bruns shoots 73

By Muddy River Sports | October 8, 2023
Brown County's Rioth Wort lines up a putt during the second round of the Class 1A state golf tournament at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington, Ill. | Photo courtesy Greg Wort

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Saturday turned into a bounce-back day for the Quincy Notre Dame boys golf team and several area golfers. After tying for eighth and narrowly making the cut following the first round of the Class 1A state tournament at Prairie Vista Golf Course, the Raiders shot the third lowest round of the day,…

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