QND baseball team overmatched by Sacred Heart-Griffin pitcher in 3-0 loss in regional championship

Quincy Notre Dame pitcher Abram Wiewel grimaces after failing to field a perfectly placed bunt down the third-base line during the fourth inning of the Class 2A regional championship game on Saturday in Quincy. | David Adam

QUINCY – Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin pitcher Andy Antonacci was confident striding off the mound after striking out the side in the top of the first inning. “Some days I feel like I just get in a groove, and from there I don’t feel or hear anything. I just go out and throw,” he said. “Today…

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Turners enjoy father-son moment in Routt’s regional championship victory over Brown County

Jacksonville Routt junior left-hander Brady Turner delivers a pitch during Saturday's Class 1A Mendon Unity Regional championship game against Brown County in Mendon. | Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — Jacksonville Routt baseball coach Ryan Turner admitted the father in him came out as his son, Routt junior left-hander Brady Turner, put the finishing touches on a complete game to help the Rockets beat Brown County 7-1 on Saturday and capture their third straight Class 1A regional title. “I’m his biggest fan,”…

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Pleasant Plains’ Lowder ties up Pittsfield by tossing three-hit shutout in regional title game

RIVERTON, Ill. — The Pittsfield baseball team couldn’t figure out how to make Pleasant Plains pitcher Seth Lowder regret making a mistake. Truth be told, Lowder rarely made a miscue. The senior right-hander handcuffed the Saukees throughout Saturday’s Class 2A Riverton Sectional championship, tossing a three-hit shutout as the Cardinals won 4-0 to repeat as…

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Photo Gallery: Raiders can’t get runner past first base, strike out 10 times as season ends at 19-11

Quincy Notre Dame third baseman Rowan Stegeman charges in to field a short groundball during Saturday morning's Class 2A regional championship baseball game at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | David Adam

Sacred Heart-Griffin’s Nick Antonacci tossed a no-hitter and struck out 10 batters in Saturday’s Class 2A regional championship game against Quincy Notre Dame on Saturday in Quincy. He issued three walks and hit a batter, but he didn’t allow a runner to advance beyond first base. The closest QND came to a hit was in…

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Rockets’ Kessler mows down Eagles, ending Liberty’s pursuit of regional crown

Rushville-Industry senior right-hander Macon Kessler delivers a pitch during Thursday's Class 1A Bluffs Regional semifinal game against Liberty in Winchester, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

WINCHESTER, Ill. — A career day dashed the Liberty baseball team’s dreams of playing for a regional title, and it came courtesy of a familiar foe. Rushville-Industry senior right-hander Macon Kessler struck out a career-high 16 batters and tossed a complete-game shutout as the sixth-seeded Rockets ended the fourth-seeded Eagles’ season with an 8-0 victory…

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Photo Gallery: Liberty baseball team’s season ends with loss to Rushville-Industry

Liberty senior right-hander Jack Sparrow delivers a pitch during Thursday's Class 1A Bluffs Regional semifinal game in Winchester, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

WINCHESTER, Ill. — Liberty senior right-hander Jack Sparrow held Rushville-Industry scoreless for the first four innings and struck out 15 batters, but Rockets senior Macon Kessler tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out a career-high 16 batters in the Rockets’ 8-0 victory in the Class 1A Bluffs Regional semifinals. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey…

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Lahr takes care of business on mound, at bat as QND snares shutout victory in regional baseball semifinal

Notre Dame's Bradi Lahr pumps his fists while getting a pat on the back from first baseman Eli Johnson after he struck out the final batter to end the fifth inning of Wednesday night's regional semifinal baseball game at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | David Adam

QUINCY – Bradi Lahr picked an opportune time for his best pitching performance of the season. The junior right-hander scattered five hits and struck out 11 in going the distance Wednesday night as Quincy Notre Dame pulled away late for a 7-0 victory over Petersburg PORTA in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional tournament…

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‘That was freaking awesome’: Buss delivers game-winning single in bottom of seventh for Brown County

Brown County senior catcher Jack Buss celebrates his walk-off single that gave the Hornets a 3-2 victory over Mendon Unity in Wednesday's Class 1A Mendon Unity Regional semifinal. | Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — Good luck wiping the smile off of Jack Buss’ face any time soon. Buss, Brown County’s senior catcher, delivered a walk-off base hit in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 3-2 victory in Wednesday’s Class 1A Mendon Unity Regional semifinal game against Unity. “That was freaking awesome,” Buss said. After…

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Gone with the Wind: Routt’s small-ball attack helps eliminate Payson Seymour from Class 1A regional

Jacksonville Routt left fielder Jace Lautemann takes a swing at a pitch during Wednesday's Class 1A Mendon Unity sectional semifinal game against Payson Seymour. | Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — The Jacksonville Routt baseball team’s death-by-a-thousand-cuts strategy paid off in the form of a trip to the Class 1A Mendon Unity Regional championship game. The No. 2 seed Rockets rattled out 12 hits — 10 of them singles — on a blustery day in Mendon and scored in all but one of…

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Reinhardt’s three-run homer propels Pittsfield baseball team into regional title tilt against Pleasant Plains

Pittsfield's Clayton Reinhardt, shown here batting in an April 7 game against Mendon Unity, hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning of the Saukees' 7-5 win over Williamsville in the Class 2A Riverton Regional semifinals. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

RIVERTON, Ill. — Clayton Reinhardt gave the Pittsfield baseball team’s regional title hopes a jolt. It was more like a lightning bolt to right field. Reinhardt helped erase a three-run deficit with a five-run rally in the fifth inning, capped by his go-ahead, three-run home run as fourth-seeded Pittsfield beat seventh-seeded Williamsville 7-5 in Wednesday’s…

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Photo Gallery: Four-run sixth inning gives Raiders breathing room as they earn rematch Saturday with SHG

Quincy Notre Dame coach Rich Polak exhorts Rowan Stegeman to score in the first inning of Wednesday's semifinal game in the Class 2A regional at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | David Adam

Quincy Notre Dame scored four runs in the sixth inning to pull away late for a 7-0 victory over Petersburg PORTA on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional tournament at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. The third-seeded Raiders improved to 19-10 and earned a date against second-seeded Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin in…

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Photo Gallery: Brown County’s Maxwell nearly hurls complete game, hits game-tying homer in regional victory

Brown County right-hander Myer Maxwell delivers a pitch during Wednesday's Class 1A Regional semifinal game against Mendon Unity. | Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — Brown County right-hander Myer Maxwell tossed 6 ⅓ innings while giving up two runs and belted his first home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth inning, tying the game and setting the stage for Jack Buss’ walk-off single in the seventh as the Hornets beat Mendon Unity 3-2…

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Positive reinforcement: Wiewel’s strength, poise and leadership leads to remarkable results

Abram Wiewel is the ace of the Quincy Notre Dame staff with a 6-1 record and a 2.22 ERA. He has struck out 12 or more batters in four starts, including a 16-strikeout effort in six innings in a 10-2 victory over Brown County. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The voice Abram Wiewel hears when he steps into the batter’s box is the same one he listens to when he stands atop the pitcher’s mound. It’s his own. However, the message varies. “My hitting and pitching mentalities are kind of polar opposites,” said the senior stalwart on the Quincy Notre Dame baseball…

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Triplett survives tightrope walk, leaves bases loaded in seventh as QND baseball team turns tables on QHS

Quincy Notre Dame junior right-hander Oliver Triplett celebrates after striking out Quincy High School's Jacob Salisbury with the bases loaded to secure the Raiders' 9-6 victory over the Blue Devils on Friday at Quincy High School. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — On Friday, redemption was spelled “Q-N-D.” Ten days after losing to Quincy High School 10-0, the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team exacted crosstown revenge by beating the Blue Devils 9-6 on Friday. “We really needed this,” QND junior catcher and right-handed pitcher Oliver Triplett said. Triplett’s tightrope act in the bottom of the…

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Brown County baseball team’s 11-run frame puts it in control in victory over Rushville-Industry

Jack Buss, shown batting in an April 30 game against Southeastern, had three hits and drove in two runs for Brown County on Friday. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

MT. STERLING, Ill. — An 11-run inning put the Brown County baseball team in control of Friday’s game, but the Hornets had to survive a late Rushville-Industry rally to post a 17-13 victory and end a three-game skid. The Hornets led 17-11 heading to the seventh inning when the Rockets put together a pair of…

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Pittsfield baseball team has 20/20 vision after nine-run inning secures victory over Triopia

Pittsfield's Tim Hull collected three hits in Friday's 14-3 victory over Triopia. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

CONCORD, Ill. — The Pittsfield baseball team wasn’t going to be denied its 20th victory. Trailing Triopia 2-1 entering the fourth inning, the Saukees took the lead with a four-run frame and then cemented their 14-3 victory with a nine-run outburst in the fifth inning. The victory improved the Saukees to 20-10, marking their fourth…

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Photo Gallery: Marth hits first QND home run to pad Raiders’ lead in victory over Blue Devils

Quincy Notre Dame freshman infielder Kaden Marth chats with his teammates after hitting his first high school home run in the seventh inning of QND's 9-6 victory over Quincy High School on Friday in Quincy. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame freshman infielder Kaden Marth hit the first home run of his high school career in the seventh inning of a 9-6 victory over Quincy High School on Friday. Oliver Triplett escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh by striking out Jacob Salisbury to end the game. Muddy…

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Robertson’s double in bottom of 11th inning lifts Illini West past Jacksonville Routt

Illini West junior Wesley Robertson drove in the game-winning run with a double in the 11th inning of Thursday's 6-5 victory over Jacksonville Routt in Carthage, Ill. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team is getting used to battling until the end. Thursday’s 6-5 victory in 11 innings over Jacksonville Routt at Jake Burling Field marked the second straight day the Chargers won a game in their last at-bat and the second time this week they’ve played extra innings. This time,…

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Area scoreboard for Wednesday, May 14

Here is the area scoreboard for Wednesday, May 14: Prep baseball Illini West 8, Orion 7 Liberty 15, Pleasant Hill/Western 0 Macomb 5, Beardstown 3 Winchester West Central 1, Mendon Unity 0 Kirksville 10, Palmyra 0 Rock Island Alleman 4, Quincy High School 2 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame 10, Camp Point Central 8 Quincy…

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Five-game win streak comes to end for QHS baseball team as late rally fizzles against Alleman

Quincy High School's Drake Gibson doubled twice in Wednesday's Western Big 6 Conference loss to Rock Island Alleman in Rock Island. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A late-inning rally ran out of steam as the Quincy High School baseball team saw its five-game win streak snapped with a 4-2 loss to Rock Island Alleman in Western Big 6 Conference play Wednesday. The Blue Devils trailed 4-1 heading to the sixth inning when Cameron Lawson singled leading off…

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Winchester West Central wins pitchers’ duel with Unity by scoring game’s lone run in eighth inning

WINCHESTER, Ill. — The ultimate pitchers’ duel ended in an opportunistic way. After Mendon Unity right-hander Skylar Goudschaal and Winchester West Central right-hander Cameron Sievers matched each other by posting zeroes through 7½ innings, the Cougars took advantage of an error in the bottom of the eighth inning to plate the winning run in a…

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Choice words from coach light fire under Pittsfield baseball team in 18-7 victory over Liberty

Pittsfield senior catcher Luke Saxe legs out a triple in the second inning of Tuesday's game against Liberty in Liberty, Ill. | Shane Hulsey

LIBERTY, Ill. — After the bottom of the first inning in which the Pittsfield baseball team gave up four runs and fell behind Liberty 4-2, Saukees coach Zach Ferguson gathered his team in front of their third-base dugout. Ferguson did not disclose exactly what he said to his troops. Rather, he gave the PG version.…

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Wells tosses one-hitter as QHS baseball team wins fifth consecutive game in rout of Central

Quincy High School right-hander Noah Wells tossed a one-hit shutout Tuesday against Camp Point Central in Camp Point, Ill. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

CAMP POINT, Ill. — A two-out single in the third inning is all that stood between Noah Wells and a no-hitter. Wells allowed just one hit, struck out five and walked one Tuesday as the Quincy High School baseball team won its fifth straight game with a 10-0 victory over Camp Point Central. Wells walked…

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Six-run third inning puts Illini West in command as it goes on to 14-4 victory over Beardstown

Illini West's Carter Chapin, shown hitting in a March 25 game against Sherrard, had an RBI single to wrap up a six-run third inning on Tuesday against Beardstown. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team got back to its winning ways on Tuesday, and a big third inning was the catalyst in doing so.  Trailing Beardstown 4-3 entering the bottom of the third, the Chargers cashed in six runs to take a 9-4 lead and never looked back, tacking on five more…

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Photo Gallery: Saukees rout Eagles, move within two victories of fourth consecutive 20-victory season

Pittsfield senior outfielder Carter Frazier swings at a pitch during Tuesday's game against Liberty in Liberty, Ill. | Shane Hulsey

LIBERTY, Ill. — The Pittsfield baseball team rebounded from a slow start and scored eight unanswered runs two different times to beat Liberty 18-7 on Tuesday. With victories in their final two regular season games, the Saukees (18-10) can reach 20 wins for the fourth year in a row. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey…

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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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Illini West baseball team fails to plate go-ahead run, loses to Lewistown on 13th inning sacrifice fly

Wesley Robertson, shown batting in an April 25 game against Quincy Notre Dame, had two hits against Lewistown and pitched five innings of scoreless relief. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

LEWISTOWN, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team had its chances to push across the go-ahead run in extra innings Monday. After the Chargers failed to do so, Lewistown took advantage. The Indians loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning and used Brett Pasley’s sacrifice fly to score the…

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Hannibal baseball team reaches .500 for first time since early April with nine-run victory

Hannibal’s Patrick Arthaud, shown fielding a ground ball during an April 17 game against Wentzville Holt, went 3 for 3 on Monday against Montgomery County with four RBIs. | MRN file photo by Mathew Kirby

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — Patrick Arthaud and Gavin Dudley combined for six hits and six RBIs, and the Hannibal baseball team scored six runs in the seventh inning to pull away for a 10-1 win over Montgomery County on Monday. Arthaud gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead with a single in the first inning and…

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Carter’s grand slam swings tide in West Hancock’s favor in WCC victory over Unity

Brayden Carter, shown batting in a May 9 game against Quincy Notre Dame, hit a fifth-inning grand slam for West Hancock on Monday. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

HAMILTON, Ill. — Brayden Carter gave the West Hancock baseball team the lead for good with one swing. The Titans scored seven runs in the fifth inning Monday, highlighted by Carter’s grand slam that led to a 7-4 victory over Mendon Unity and West Hancock’s second West Central Conference victory in its last three games.…

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Photo Gallery: Blue Devils get one step closer to .500 in shellacking of Pioneers

Quincy High School junior third baseman James Day slides safely into third base during Monday's Western Big 6 Conference game against Rock Island Alleman in Quincy. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The Quincy High School baseball team pounded out 22 hits and moved to within one victory of .500 in a 17-2 Western Big 6 Conference victory over Rock Island Alleman on Monday. Five different Blue Devils had three or more hits, and every player in the starting lineup had a hit and either…

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Saalborn extinguishes Payson Seymour offense while red-hot Blue Devils offense keeps producing

Quincy High School junior right-hander Chase Saalborn delivers a pitch during Saturday's game against Payson Seymour in Quincy. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Just call Chase Saalborn “The Fireman.” In his first varsity start, the junior right-hander extinguished Payson Seymour’s offense by tossing a five-inning, complete-game shutout in the Blue Devils’ 10-0 victory on Saturday. As Saalborn watched from the dugout while the Blue Devils scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth to put…

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Photo Gallery: Blue Devils all smiles as baseball, softball teams sweep three games at home

Quincy High School third baseman Ivy Winter smiles toward the Blue Devils dugout after reaching base during game two of Saturday's doubleheader with Granite City. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — The Quincy High School baseball team defeated Payson Seymour 10-0, and the softball team won both games of a doubleheader with Granite City by scores of 13-3 and 17-7 on Saturday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images from the baseball and softball diamonds.

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Area scoreboard for Friday, May 9

Here is the area scoreboard for Friday, May 9: Prep baseball Payson Seymour 2, Mendon Unity 1 Greenfield/Northwestern 9, Camp Point Central 7 Highland 4, Marceline 4 Palmyra 21, Highland 6 Liberty 13, Lutheran 3 Macomb 8, West Hancock 0 Monroe City 14, Van-Far 8 Petersburg PORTA 9, Pittsfield 7 Prep softball Quincy Notre Dame…

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Photo Gallery: Conkright brothers shine in West Hancock’s upset victory over QND

West Hancock senior infielder Grayson Conkright exits the field after an inning during Thursday's game against Quincy Notre Dame in Hamilton, Ill. Shane Hulsey

HAMILTON, Ill. — West Hancock senior third baseman Grayson Conkright hit a three-run home run and reached base four times, and his brother, junior Layton Conkright, had two RBIs and pitched the final 3⅔ innings to earn the save in a 9-4 victory over Quincy Notre Dame on Thursday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey…

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‘It’s a big, big, big win’: Coming into game with 3-15 record, West Hancock baseball team stuns QND

West Hancock junior right-hander Layton Conkright roars with excitement after the final out of the Titans' 9-4 victory over Quincy Notre Dame on Thursday in Hamilton, Ill. | Shane Hulsey

HAMILTON, Ill. — Layton Conkright’s exuberance after the final out encapsulated what Thursday’s 9-4 victory over Quincy Notre Dame meant to him and the West Hancock baseball program. After Conkright got Logan Sutton to ground out to end the game, Conkright pumped his fists, let out a roar that was probably audible from Warsaw and…

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Sparrow gets final out with tying run on third base as Liberty goes extra innings in comeback victory

Liberty's Reed Sparrow, shown batting in an April 18 game against Central, had two hits and pitched three innings of relief in a 7-6 victory over Jacksonville Routt on Thursday. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — With the tying run on third base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, pitcher Reed Sparrow got Eli Olson to ground out to first baseman Gavin Edgar for the final out in Liberty’s 7-6 victory over Jacksonville Routt on Thursday afternoon in a high school baseball game. Two…

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Puterbaugh, Hull combine for six hits, eight RBIs as Pittsfield scores at least 10 runs for 13th time

Pittsfield's Tim Hull, seen here batting in a game against Mendon Unity on April 7, had three hits and four RBIs in Thursday's game against Payson Seymour. MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

PAYSON, Ill. — Pittsfield’s Draven Puterbaugh and Tim Hull combined for six hits and eight RBIs, and four Saukees had three hits in a 15-6 victory over Payson Seymour on Thursday. Hull and Puterbaugh drove in the Saukees’ first three runs with two-out singles as part of a five-run top of the first inning. Hayden…

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Wiewel blasts 12th home run, freshman tosses complete game two-hitter as QND routs Southeastern

Gavin Doellman, shown batting in Quincy Notre Dame's May 6 game against Quincy High School, hit a two-run triple in the first inning of Wednesday's game at Southeastern. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

AUGUSTA, Ill. — Abram Wiewel hit his 12th home run of the season and freshman Reese Schertel hurled a complete game two-hitter for his first varsity victory as the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team cruised to a 12-2 victory over Southeastern in five innings on Wednesday. Wiewel also drove in four runs for the Raiders (17-7).…

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Lawson escapes fifth-inning jam, Brown tosses two scoreless innings in relief in 4-3 victory for QHS

Cameron Lawson scattered nine hits and walked one in five innings to earn the victory for the Quincy High School baseball team. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

STERLING, Ill. — The Quincy High School baseball team escaped a jam in the fifth inning, and reliever Nick Brown threw two scoreless innings of relief to preserve a 4-3 victory over Sterling on Wednesday afternoon in a Western Big 6 Conference game. An error and two singles scored a run for Sterling in the…

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Day waits to hear about classroom test but aces test on pitcher’s mound in QHS shutout of QND

Quincy High School baseball coach Rick Lawson, left, greets Blue Devils starting pitcher James Day as he exits the field following one of the seven scoreless innings he tossed on Tuesday against Quincy Notre Dame at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — James Day doesn’t necessarily want to take his AP Government test again, but if it helps him pitch like he did on Tuesday, he gladly would. About an hour before his scheduled start against Quincy Notre Dame, Day, a junior at Quincy High School, finished the test he needs to pass to earn…

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Hannibal baseball team lets lead dwindle to one, then escapes seventh-inning jam against Clark County

Cooper Scott, shown batting against Elsberry in an April 2 game, had two hits and scored five runs on Tuesday against Clark County. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

KAHOKA, Mo. — The Hannibal baseball team let Clark County back in the game, but quality at-bats combined with timely pitching in the final inning gave the Pirates the cushion they needed to defeat the Indians 15-11 on Tuesday. The Pirates led 12-6 entering the bottom of the sixth. The Indians scored five runs with…

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Photo Gallery: Dent, Konrad ignite Blue Devils’ offense in dominant victory over Notre Dame

Quincy High School junior outfielder Mason Dent celebrates as he rounds the bases following his first home run of the season, which came in the seventh inning of the Blue Devils' 10-0 victory over Quincy Notre Dame on Tuesday at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Mason Dent and Nate Konrad hit home runs and the Quincy High School baseball team cranked out 12 hits in a dominant 10-0 victory over Quincy Notre Dame at Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield on Tuesday. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured these images from the crosstown showdown.

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Bottom three in Illini West batting order combine for eight hits, five RBIs, four runs in victory over Pittsfield

Ethan Carlisle, shown batting in an April 24 game against Quincy Notre Dame, had three hits, scored two runs and drove in two during Monday's game against Pittsfield. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The Illini West baseball team’s lineup has no easy outs, and Monday’s game against Pittsfield provided the most recent evidence. The bottom three in the Chargers’ order — Ethan Carlisle, Carson Purdy and Grady Blue — went a combined 8 for 10 with five RBIs and scored four runs in a 10-4…

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Photo Gallery: Wiewel strikes out 16, Raiders pull away from Hornets late

Quincy Notre Dame's Abram Wiewel has compiled a 2.14 earned run average with 69 strikeouts in 36 innings, and he is hitting .516 with 11 home runs this season. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Quincy Notre Dame senior Abram Wiewel continues to stake his claim as one of the top baseball players in the area. Wiewel struck out 16 Brown County batters and added a triple in QND’s 10-2 victory on Monday. Wiewel has compiled a 2.14 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 36 innings and is hitting…

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‘Brum Strong’: Wiewel blasts 11th homer in first inning of Notre Dame baseball’s victory over Central

Quincy Notre Dame senior Abram Wiewel watches his two-run home run sail out of Ferd Niemann Jr. Memorial Ballfield in the first inning Friday's game against Camp Point Central. | Shane Hulsey

QUINCY — Abram Wiewel says he does not get caught up in the numbers, but they are difficult to ignore. The Quincy Notre Dame senior shortstop and right-handed pitcher cranked his 11th home run of the season in the first inning of the Raiders’ 13-6 victory over Camp Point Central on Friday. Amidst his power…

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Two-out success for Hannibal baseball team supports solid pitching performance by Scott

Cooper Scott had two hits and scored two runs, and he pitched six innings, allowing eight hits and one earned run. | File photo by Mathew Kirby

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Persistence with two outs paid off for the Hannibal baseball team against Palmyra on Friday. The Pirates scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the fourth after the first two batters of the innings were retired, and their pitching held the Panthers at bay over the final three innings…

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Hornets rebound from back-to-back losses, win third straight game in 13-3 rout of Liberty

Collin Dieterle had two hits, scored two runs and drove in three runs in Brown County's victory over Liberty on Friday. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — The Brown County baseball team has rounded back into form, and the depth of the Hornets’ lineup continues to be a reason why. After back-to-back losses to Greenfield/Northwestern and Winchester West Central on Monday and Tuesday, the Hornets have won three games in three days by a combined 21 runs, the…

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Pirates can’t keep up with Columbia Hickman firepower in 8-4 loss at home

Hannibal junior infielder Patrick Arthaud rounds the bases after hitting his first career home run in the fifth inning of Hannibal's 8-4 loss to Columbia Hickman on Thursday at the Veterans Sports Complex. | Shane Hulsey

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Patrick Arthaud may have bragging rights over his brother, Alex, for a little while. Patrick, a junior infielder on the Hannibal baseball team, belted his first career home run in the fifth inning of Thursday’s game against Columbia Hickman. The home run trimmed the Pirates’ deficit to 8-3, and the Kewpies won…

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Blue Devils grab early lead again, Brown makes it stand up in road victory against Beardstown

Nick Brown, shown pitching on April 11 against Hannibal, gave up three runs and five hits in six innings for the Quincy High School baseball team on Thursday against Beardstown. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The Quincy High School baseball team did not let the lead slip away this time. A day after blowing a six-run lead in a 10-9 loss to United Township, the Blue Devils jumped on Beardstown with four runs in the first inning. After escaping a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the…

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Photo Gallery: Arthaud brothers enjoy bountiful day at plate, but Hannibal falls to Hickman on diamond

Hannibal junior catcher Alex Arthaud, right, greets his brother, Patrick, at home plate following Patrick's first career home run, which he hit in the fifth inning of Hannibal's 8-4 loss to Columbia Hickman on Thursday at the Veterans Sports Complex. | Shane Hulsey

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal junior Patrick Arthaud hit his first career home run in the fifth inning, and his brother, Alex, hit a seventh-inning double that nearly left the yard, but the Pirates fell to Columbia Hickman 8-4 on Thursday. Patrick went 2 for 3, and Alex also drew a walk in the first inning.…

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Brown County’s Dieterle strikes out every batter he faces in return from Tommy John surgery to finish shutout

Brown County sophomore right-hander Collin Dieterle delivers a pitch during Wednesday's game against Augusta Southeastern in Mount Sterling. | Shane Hulsey

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County sophomore Collin Dieterle could hardly concentrate at school on Wednesday, not because of a big test that was coming up or a grade that made him nervous. Dieterle could not focus because Hornets baseball coach Jared Hoots told him in the morning that if the right situation arose, he…

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Photo Gallery: Staton pitches six shutout innings, gives way to Dieterle as Hornets get back on track

Brown County senior right-hander Eli Staton delivers a pitch during Wednesday's game against Augusta Southeastern in Mount Sterling. | Shane Hulsey

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County senior right-hander Eli Staton held Augusta Southeastern off the scoreboard in six innings of work on Wednesday before handing the ball off to Collin Dieterle, who made his first pitching appearance since having Tommy John surgery in July 2024, as the Hornets beat the Suns 8-0.  Staton gave up…

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Wiewel’s homer to lead off seventh sparks seven-run surge to give Raiders victory over Clark County

Abram Wiewel hit his 10th home run of the season to lead off the seventh-inning comeback for Quincy Notre Dame on Tuesday against Clark County. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

KAHOKA, Mo. — Another day, another Abram Wiewel home run — but this one ignited a game-saving rally. With the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team trailing Clark County 11-10 in the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday, Wiewel belted a leadoff home run, sparking a seven-run inning. Bradi Lahr hit a two-run home run…

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Hannibal’s three-game winning streak in NCMC play comes to end as Moberly takes control early

Hannibal third baseman Jaxon Lay (20) comes off the base to catch a ball during the Pirates' game against Moberly on Monday in Hannibal. | Photo courtesy of Mathew Kirby

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal baseball team’s bid for a three-game conference winning streak ended in a 13-1 loss to Moberly on Monday at the Veterans Sports Complex. The Spartans scored six runs in the first inning and had an 8-0 lead before the Pirates came to bat in the bottom of the second. Hannibal…

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Back-to-back homers get Raiders off to great start, Lahr drives in seven runs in 21-0 victory

Quincy Notre Dame's Eli Johnson, shown taking a swing during an April 16 game, led off Monday's game in Mendon with a home run. | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

MENDON, Ill. — The first two at-bats for the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team against Unity were a harbinger of things to come. Freshman Eli Johnson and senior Abram Wiewel belted back-to-back home runs in the top of the first, then the Raiders piled on 19 combined runs in the third and fourth innings —…

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Raiders rebound from tough defeat on Friday to snag pair of victories in Clopton on Saturday

Freshman Rowan Stegeman had two hits in each of Quincy Notre Dame's games on Saturday, | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

CLOPTON, Mo. — A quick turnaround did not bother the Quincy Notre Dame baseball team. Less than 15 hours after a 10-2 road loss to Illini West, the Raiders made the 75-minute drive to Clopton for a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. QND combined for 22 runs in two games, defeating Clopton 13-6 and…

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Muscling Up: Watkins’ homer ignites fuse for eight-run inning as Illini West baseball team thumps QND

Illini West's Shawn Watkins Jr., left, and Wesley Robertson celebrate Watkins' two-run home run in the fifth inning of Friday's game against Quincy Notre Dame at Jake Burling Field. | Shane Hulsey

CARTHAGE, Ill. — Illini West senior catcher Shawn Watkins Jr.’s home plate collision with Quincy Notre Dame’s Oliver Triplett did not faze him. Watkins, a two-time state qualifying wrestler, welcomed the physicality. “It’s not the first one of the year, and it probably won’t be the last one,” Watkins said. “I feel like wrestling toughens…

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Photo Gallery: Chargers’ Carlisle carries no-hit bid into fifth inning against Raiders

Carthage pitcher Ethan Carlisle | Shane Hulsey

Illini West starting pitcher Ethan Carlisle carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning of Friday’s baseball game against Quincy Notre Dame, which the Chargers eventually won 10-2. Carlisle gave up just one baserunner before Bradi Lahr’s single leading off the fifth. Carlisle exited after five innings after striking out six and walking just one on…

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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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Mark Twain pitcher records 17 outs, all by strikeout, in combining for no-hitter against Wellsville-Middletown

Right-handed pitcher Nolan Epperson recorded 17 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in 5 2/3 innings on Thursday. | Photo courtesy of Facebook

WELLSVILLE, Mo. — The Mark Twain baseball team — except for catcher Eli Snodgrass — didn’t need to bring their gloves to Thursday’s high school baseball game against Wellsville-Middletown. Right-handed pitcher Nolan Epperson recorded 17 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit in 5 2/3 innings before Treyton Clements came on to record the final out…

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Photo Gallery: Tough day for Blue Devils on softball, baseball fields

Quincy High School's Cameron Lawson throws a pitch during Wednesday afternoon's baseball game against Moline. | Shane Hulsey

The Quincy High School baseball team lost 3-0 at home on Wednesday to Western Big 6 Conference rival Moline, while the Quincy High School softball team lost 5-2 at home to Liberty. Sports Writer Shane Hulsey captured some of the action at both games.

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