Posts Tagged ‘Quincy Doggy Paddlers’
Three Doggy Paddlers earn all-star nods, will play in Tuesday’s game in Springfield
QUINCY — The Prospect League is holding its first all-star game and festivities since 2019 and the Quincy Doggy Paddlers will be represented by three players. Catcher Jake Merda, infielder Wandel Campana and outfielder Jimmy Koza will play for the Western Conference all-stars in the mid-summer showcase, taking place at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday at…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers’ offense unable to replicate explosive tendency in loss to Pistol Shrimp
PERU, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers could not carry over their offensive momentum from Tuesday into their clash with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp on Wednesday. A day after scoring 10 runs in the first inning in a victory over the Burlington Bees, the Doggy Paddlers could not scratch across a run until the…
Read MoreFirst-inning eruption offensively carries Doggy Paddlers to home victory
QUINCY — There is something about the first inning for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers this summer. For the second time in less than three weeks, the Doggy Paddlers scored 10 runs in a first inning, doing so Tuesday against the Burlington Bees in an 18-8 victory at QU Stadium. Quincy also scored 10 runs in…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers score 13 consecutive runs, split home doubleheader with LumberKings
QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ never-say-die attitude allowed them to earn a doubleheader split with the first-half Northwest Division champion Clinton LumberKings on Saturday at QU Stadium. In game two of the twinbill, the Doggy Paddlers trailed 5-0 entering the bottom of the second before rattling off 13 consecutive runs — 10 with two…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers snap six-game skid with late-inning comeback against Bees
BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers are no longer treading water. A five-run rally over the final three innings Friday night enabled the Doggy Paddlers to end a six-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Burlington Bees in Prospect League action at Community Field. Trailing 4-1 heading into the top of the…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers unable to generate offense in road loss to LumberKings
CLINTON, Iowa — Three pitchers for the Clinton LumberKings limited the Quincy Doggy Paddlers to three hits Tuesday night, winning 5-1 in the first of back-to-back nights playing at NelsonCorp Field. Quincy scored its lone run in the fifth inning when Wandel Campana led off with a single, took second on a wild pitch, advanced…
Read More‘He’s a tough at-bat every time he’s up’: Doggy Paddlers’ Koza producing in his return to Quincy
QUINCY — For the second time in the last three years, Jimmy Koza has made Quincy his summer home, but his journey to the Gem City started 12 hours away in Lynchburg, Va. Following his freshman season in 2023 on the Virgina Military Institute baseball team, then-VMI assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ryan Noe helped…
Read MoreRiver Dragons take advantage of free bases to rally to beat Doggy Paddlers
ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers gave away the lead and the game Sunday night. Leading 4-1 after scoring four times in the top of the seventh inning, the Doggy Paddlers walked in two runs and allowed another to score on an error as the Alton River Dragons scored five times in the bottom…
Read MoreHoots score early and often to hand Doggy Paddlers road loss
O’FALLON, Mo. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers were forced to play chase Saturday night and they could never fully catch up. The O’Fallon Hoots scored four runs in the first inning and nine runs in the first four innings to earn an 11-7 Prospect League victory at CarShield Field. The Hoots’ Michael Politte led off…
Read MoreHoots’ opportunistic offense scores 13 unanswered runs as Doggy Paddlers fall at home
QUINCY — The wheels fell off the wagon in a hurry for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers on Friday. Quincy led the O’Fallon Hoots 8-6 entering the top of the fourth before surrendering 13 unanswered runs and going hitless for a five-inning stretch in a 19-8 loss at QU Stadium. The first big blow for O’Fallon…
Read MoreBees punctuate victory by scoring six runs off Doggy Paddlers bullpen
BURLINGTON, Iowa — A battle of the bullpens and late-inning uprises teetered in the Burlington Bees favor Thursday night. The Bees scored six runs against three Quincy Doggy Paddlers relievers in their final three at-bats, and the Doggy Paddlers stranded five runners on base over the final three innings in suffering a 10-5 loss in…
Read MoreGraham slides headfirst into home plate to give Doggy Paddlers walk-off victory
QUINCY — Skylar Graham was not going to be denied. “As soon as I saw he hit it and it got through, the last thing on my mind was getting thrown out at home,” Graham said. “I was there all the way.” Quincy Doggy Paddlers manager and third base coach Brad Gyorkos made up his…
Read MoreFirst-inning uprising carries Doggy Paddlers to victory over Hoots
QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers waisted no time jumping on the O’Fallon Hoots on Saturday, and the bullpen was able to thwart a Hoots rally. Quincy scored 10 runs in the first inning, and three relievers combined to shutout the Hoots over the final 5 ⅓ innings in a 13-4 Doggy Paddlers victory in…
Read MoreLate-inning rally not enough for Doggy Paddlers to overcome crater-size deficit
QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers dug themselves too big of a hole Thursday to have the same late-inning magic they experienced Wednesday. A day after rallying multiple times to win in walk-off fashion over the Alton River Dragons, Quincy trailed the Burlington Bees 14-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning of Thursday’s Prospect…
Read More‘It was one of the best feelings ever’: Doggy Paddlers walk off as winners thanks to Bond’s extra-inning home run
QUINCY — The best ice water bath of Krew Bond’s life came courtesy of one his teammates after he delivered the biggest swing of the season for the Quincy Doggy Paddlers. Bond’s walk-off two-run home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning on Wednesday punctuated a 13-11 Doggy Paddlers victory over the Alton…
Read MoreOden collects four hits as Doggy Paddlers earn Prospect League victory over Bees
BURLINGTON, Iowa — Harry Oden collected four hits and the Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ offense erupted for 14 hits overall and five extra-base knocks in Tuesday night’s 10-7 victory over the Burlington Bees at Community Field. The Doggy Paddlers grabbed the lead with a five-run second inning. Brayden Roberts led off by getting hit by a…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers hit two home runs in opener, Bees’ pitching owns nightcap in doubleheader split
QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers flexed some muscle Sunday, while the Burlington Bees pitching staff was stingy, resulting in a Prospect League doubleheader split at QU Stadium. The Doggy Paddlers hit two home runs in winning the first game 5-2, while three Bees combined to shut out Quincy 1-0 in the second game. In…
Read MoreAllowing two-out runs leads to Prospect League loss for Doggy Paddlers
QUINCY — The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp’s refusal to go down quietly was Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ kryptonite on Friday. The Pistol Shrimp scored seven of their eight runs and had all 10 of their hits with two outs as they pulled away from the Doggy Paddlers late in an 8-3 victory at QU Stadium. The…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers force extra innings, fall to Bees in 10-inning affair
BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers rallied to force extra innings Thursday night. Once there, the comeback ended. The Burlington Bees took advantage of the extra-inning rule of placing a runner at second base at the start of the inning, using a sacrifice fly and a single to plate the winning run in a…
Read MoreJohnson’s two-run, eighth-inning single catapults Doggy Paddlers to second straight road victory
O’FALLON, Mo. — Bend but don’t break. The Quincy Doggy Paddlers adopted that mentality in rallying twice to beat the O’Fallon Hoots 4-3 Wednesday night at CarShield Field following a two-hour weather delay. Quincy trailed 2-0 entering the top of the seventh inning. General Schofield’s RBI double got the Doggy Paddlers within a run. After…
Read MoreSteelman’s complete game, Kindhart’s second homer highlight Doggy Paddlers’ second victory
ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers ended a tough first week on a high note. A complete-game effort from Hayden Steelman and a six-run fourth inning, highlighted by Brady Kindhart’s two-run home run, propelled the Doggy Paddlers to an 11-1, seven-inning victory over the Alton River Dragons in Prospect League play Sunday. The Doggy…
Read MoreRiver Dragons use 10-run inning to hand Doggy Paddlers road loss in seven innings
ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers’ three-run lead was gone in one fell swoop. Quincy led 3-0 entering the bottom of the third inning on Saturday against the Alton River Dragons before Alton scored 10 runs in that frame and never looked back in a 15-5 victory in seven innings. A pair of RBI…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers work their way out of late-inning jams to preserve franchise’s first vicrory
QUINCY — The man who hit the first home run in Quincy Doggy Paddlers history also caught the final out of the franchise’s first victory. Doggy Paddlers reliever Noah Wilder inherited runners on first and second with Quincy leading the Alton River Dragons 10-7 and two outs in the top of the eighth on Friday…
Read MoreKindhart hits first home run for Doggy Paddlers, but bullpen struggles in loss to Pistol Shrimp
QUINCY — Brady Kindhart forever made himself the answer to a trivia question. Who hit the first home run in the history of the Quincy Doggy Paddlers? The Quincy Notre Dame graduate and Maryville University sophomore cracked the first round-tripper of the Prospect League team’s inaugural season Thursday night, belting a full-count pitch over the…
Read MoreBaseball’s back: Home debut of Doggy Paddlers met with excitement, community support
QUINCY — As Wednesday’s first pitch drew near, Quincy Doggy Paddlers general manager Brendan Saak could feel the gravity of the moment grow stronger. “We had a nice, sunny afternoon, and about 3:30, 4 p.m., it was like, ‘OK, let’s go. What do we have to do?’” Saak said. “Once people started to filter in,…
Read MorePhoto gallery: Doggy Paddlers fall to Pistol Shrimp in home debut
QUINCY — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers made their home debut Wednesday night, bringing Prospect League baseball back to QU Stadium. Struggles offensively led to an 11-0, seven-inning loss to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, but it only slightly dampened the enthusiasm created by the return of summer baseball. Olivia Kindt created this photo gallery from…
Read More‘I’m excited to see everybody on Wednesday’: Quincy’s new Prospect League team ready for home debut
QUINCY — Tasked with building a roster that will help reintroduce summer baseball to the Gem City, Quincy Doggy Paddlers field manager Brad Gyorkos knew what he needed. It wasn’t players from high-profile NCAA Division I programs. It was players hungry for at-bats, innings and the chance to enhance their game. “We want people to…
Read MoreDoggy Paddlers take early lead but can’t hang on, lose first game in franchise history
BURLINGTON, Iowa — The Quincy Doggy Paddlers took an early lead in their first game in franchise history but couldn’t hold it. The Doggy Paddlers scored two runs in the top of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead, but the Burlington Bees scored in each of the next six innings to pull away…
Read MoreTimeline is tight, but Doggy Paddlers ownership believe new dugouts, stadium seats will be ready for opener
QUINCY — QU Stadium will look quite differently when the Quincy Doggy Paddlers take the field for the first Prospect League game in Quincy in nearly two years. The Doggy Paddlers ownership group has partnered with Quincy University and local volunteers to renovate QU Stadium ahead of the Doggy Paddlers’ home opener on May 28.…
Read MoreSCHUCK ON A TRUCK: “Shane in the Fast Lane” edition — Brendan Saak
Shane Hulsey pinch hits for Matt Schuckman and talks to Brendan Saak of the Quincy Doggy Paddlers, the city’s new Prospect League franchise. Shane will be doing play-by-play for the team’s home games this year!
Read MoreCrim: Nickname choice met with chagrin, but job of Doggy Paddlers franchise is to entertain on hot summer nights
QUINCY— The Doggy Paddlers. Raise your hand if you had that in the office pool as the new name for Quincy’s Prospect League baseball team. Anyone? Golden Rule Entertainment, the company that owns the Quincy Baseball Club and engineered the return of summer baseball after a one-year hiatus, announced the team nickname and unveiled its…
Read MoreDog days ahead: Quincy Baseball Club unveils Doggy Paddlers as new name for Prospect League team
QUINCY — A new era of summer baseball has a new brand and a new name. The Quincy Doggy Paddlers. Golden Rule Entertainment, the company that owns the Quincy Baseball Club and made the decision to bring Prospect League baseball back to the Gem City, announced the team name and unveiled its logos Friday afternoon.…
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