Thursday, July 31, 2008Sliders Defeat Bombers 7-6 |
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| The Dubois County Bombers fell on Thursday night in the most painful of ways, on a ninth inning go-ahead home run by Springfield Slider Denny Vaughn off of standout pitcher Jared Baehl.
The game featured exciting back and forth offense. The Bombers struck early with two runs in the top of the first inning on RBIs by Wes Fink and Eric Hanlon to take a 2-0 lead. The Sliders would respond with a run in the second and two in the third to take the lead at 3-2. Matt Lenski, Ryan Mooney, and Vaughn were responsible for the RBIs. The Bombers would take their turn in the bottom half, as a three-run homer by Baehl put the good guys ahead by a score of 5-3. The teams each scored a run in the sixth to push the score to 6-4 in favor of the Bombers. Springfield cut the deficit to 6-5 in the next frame on an RBI single by Jason Nantz, scoring Lenski who doubled to open the inning. The teams would trade zeros until the top of the ninth. With two outs and a runner on, Vaughn dealt the final blow, putting Springfield on top for good, 7-6. The Bombers put two runners on the ninth but couldn’t score. Charlie Gordon picked up the win in relief for the Sliders after firing three shutout innings. Tyler Choate recorded the save. Baehl took the loss for the Bombers. Vaughn led the Sliders with two hits and three RBIs while Lenski and Elliot Soto each added two hits. Baehl led the Bombers with two hits and four RBIs. Sam Konnoff added two hits in the losing cause. The Bombers hit the road tomorrow for two games with Quincy. |
Thursday, July 31, 2008Dans 6, Dragons 3 |
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| Danville left-hander Matt Bywater tossed six shutout innings to lead the Dans to a 6-3 victory over the DuPage Dragons at Danville Stadium on Thursday night.
Bywater (3-3) allowed just four singles, while walking two and striking out a season-high eight in his third straight victory over the Dragons. With the victory, Danville (20-20) moves into sole possession of first place in the CICL second-half standings with the victory over DuPage. The Dans scored all the offense they needed in the sixth inning when Chris Lewellyn, who went 2-for-4, got the frame started with a one-out triple to right. After Andrew Pollak reached on a hit-by-pitch, Danville scored its second run of the game when Pollak was caught in a rundown trying to steal second. In the process, Lewellyn scored from third on an errant throw and Pollak was granted second on obstruction call against DuPage first baseman Justin Behm. With two outs in the inning and runners on first and second, Danville left fielder Dan Evatt blasted a triple to center giving the Dans a 4-0 lead and Evatt scored one batter later on Brooks Kimmey’s single to right. Danville second baseman Dan Kaczrowski, who drove in the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly, gave the Dans a 6-0 lead on a solo home run to left in the seventh. DuPage scored all three of its runs in the ninth inning with Dave Reynolds and Mark Noth delivering run-scoring singles in the frame. The Dragons were held six hits in the contest with Scott Sexton’s double in the fifth being their only extra base hit of the game. Danville closer Greg Houston got the final two outs to pick up his fourth save of the season. |
Wednesday, July 30, 2008Gems Beat Dans 6-4 |
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| Quincy first baseman Andy Petz cleared the bases with a double capping the Gems five-run fifth inning as Quincy defeated the Danville Dans 6-4 on Wednesday night at Danville Stadium.
Justin Dunning, who went 2-for-4, started the inning with a single right and Andy Whewell followed with a single to left and an infield single by Kurtis Muller loaded the bases with no outs in the frame. Oliver Palmer’s grounder tied the game at 2-2 and after a strikeout, Tyler Goodro drew a bases loaded walk to get the Gems (17-23) a 3-2 lead, it also set up Petz, who drilled a 2-1 pitch from Danville starter Austin Ross into the left-centerfield gap. Danville attempted a late game comeback, pulling with 6-4 in the sixth inning but Quincy’s Devin VanBrooker took control in the final three innings. VanBrooker retired nine of the final 10 batters in the contest, picking up four strikeouts as he earned his second win on the season. Petz and Dunning were the only two batters in the Quincy lineup with two hits in the contest. Danville failed to take advantage of 11 walks by Quincy pitchers and the Dans were 0-for-11 at the plate with runners in scoring position. Dan Kaczrowski went 2-for-2 with two walks and David Worthington went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks for the Dans in a losing cause. |
Wednesday, July 30, 2008Bombers Beat Dragons 6-1 |
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| A standout performance by Shawn Marquardt and some early scoring propelled the Bombers to a 6-1 win on Wednesday night over DuPage County. Marquardt scattered four hits and four walks over a complete nine innings to pick up the victory.
The Bombers’ offense struck early with three runs and three hits in the first inning. Sam Konnoff led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a single by Zach Rowles. Both would come around to score on a two RBI double by Wes Fink. Fink would later score on an RBI single by Daniel Nichols. Two more Bomber runs were tacked on in the bottom of the fourth, as Ronnie Calvird and Jared Baehl would come around to score. The Bombers scored their sixth and final run in the sixth on a sac fly RBI by Rowles, scoring Baehl. DuPage’s only run came courtesy of a fielder’s choice RBI in the fourth by Pete Capetta, which scored Mark Noth. Starter Eric Wyman took the loss for the Dragons after allowing four hits, three walks, and four runs (three earned) over 3 1/3 innings of work. Rowles led the Bombers with a hit, a run scored, and an RBI. Jared Baehl added two runs scored in the winning cause. The Bombers face Springfield at home tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. before hitting the road for three games. |
Tuesday, July 29, 2008Dragons Topple Bombers 5-2 |
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| The DuPage County Dragons toppled the Dubois County Bombers on Tuesday night by a score of 5-2 in sweltering heat.
The Dragons struck first with a run in the top of the second on a Dave Reynolds RBI, scoring Pete Capetta who reached on a triple off of Bombers’ starter Matt Nichols. The Bombers retaliated in the bottom half with a run of their own after Mike Schwartz scored on an error by the shortstop. DuPage tacked on two runs in the top of the third on a Reynolds RBI double that plated Mark Noth and Justin Wilson. Their lead would increase to 5-1 in the top of the fifth as Reynolds struck again with an RBI single. Justin Behm drove home the other run. Dubois County added a run in the seventh as a Wes Fink doubled to the wall scored Sam Konnoff who reached on an error. The run cut the lead to 5-2, the final score. Tom Zelasko (3-2) picked up the win after firing 6 1/3 innings allowing three hits and only a single run. Tom Filip closed out the game in relief. Starter Matt Nichols (0-5) suffered the loss for the Bombers after allowing eight hits and five runs (three earned) in 4 1/3 innings of work. Jarrett Casey entered in relief and fired 4 2/3 innings to close out the game. Reynolds led the Dragons with two hits and four RBIs. Wilson added two singles. Zach Rowles topped the Bombers, finishing with two hits. The same two teams meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time in League Stadium. |
Tuesday, July 29, 2008Dans Defeat Gems 6-2 in Rain-shortened Game |
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| Second baseman Dan Kaczrowski went 4-for-4 with two runs scored to lead the Danville Dans past the Quincy Gems 6-2 at Danville Stadium.
With the victory, the Dans reach the .500 mark for the first time since June 19th and Danville maintains its hold on top of the CICL second-half standings. Danville overcame a 2-1 deficit with a five-run fifth inning. Jon Lilly, who went 2-for-4, had an RBI single in the frame followed by a run-scoring hit from Andrew Pollak. Zach Walters got the frame started with a single to center, Chris Lewellyn followed with a single to left and Kaczrowski single to center. Lilly and Kaczrowski executed a successful double steal in the frame with Kaczrowski getting a stolen base of home. That was more than enough offense for Danville starter John Foley, who improved to 3-3, going six innings, allowing six hits, two earned runs, walking three and striking out one. Quincy scored both of its runs in the fourth inning, Andy Petz had an RBI single and Michael Adamson, who went 2-for-2, had an RBI single. |
Monday, July 28, 2008Dragons Top Sliders 4-1 |
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| Springfield shortstop Elliot Soto picked up a bizarre base hit with two outs in the ninth, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Dupage Dragons from handing the sliding Sliders their seventh straight loss by the score of 4-1 Monday night.
Soto swung at a 1-1 pitch from Andrew Estes and hit a dribbler down the third base line, but reacted as if the ball had gotten a piece of him for a foul ball. Dupage third baseman Phil Wunderlich fielded and threw to first for the apparent final out, and both teams emptied onto the field for postgame pleasantries. However, after brief conferences with both managers, Soto was awarded a base hit for reasons that would remain unspecified. Dragons catcher Matt Behren would make the play a moot points just moments later, picking Soto off first to end the game. Prior to the odd ruling, Dupage starter Brian Stroud (3-3) was the talk of the night, allowing a single unearned run in seven innings of work, walking three and striking out four. Jordan Tokarz led the charge on offense and defense, picking up a couple hits at the plate and a spectacular diving catch to his right at second base to snare a Ryan Mooney line drive that appeared ticketed to center field. The play preserved a no-hit bid for Stroud at the time, who wouldn't allowed a base knock until the sixth. The victory gives the Dragons six wins in their last seven contests. |
Monday, July 28, 2008Dans Trail 6-0, Come Back to Beat Gems 13-6 |
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| Walks doomed the Quincy Gems on Monday night, as they issued 10 free passes, en route to a 13-6 loss after holding a 6-0 lead after the first two innings of play. The Gems plated three runs in both the first and second innings before the Dans scored in five straight innings from the fourth to the eighth.
A two run double by Jon Myers paced the Gems in the first and Tyler Goodro added a two run single in the second to propel the Gems to an early 6-0 lead. Gems starter Greg Hellhake retired the first six Dans batters he faced but ran into trouble in the fourth when Andrew Pollack hit a solo home run. The Dans were issued four walks in the fifth, leading up to a grand slam home run by David Worthington that tied the game at 6-6. Danville added two more runs in the sixth, one run in the seventh and four more in the eighth to take a 13-6 lead. Jesse Martin suffers the loss for Quincy going one inning of relief and allowing two runs on one hit with two walks. Chris Licon picks up the win for Danville going five innings of relief and allowing just two hits while striking out two. |
Sunday, July 27, 2008Player/Pitcher of the Week |
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| The Player of the Week for the 7th week of the 2008 season is Quincy Gems outfielder Alex Acheson. In 4 games this week, Alex batted .500 (7-14), had a slugging percentage of .714, had an on-base percentage of .632, led the league in hits with 7, led in RBI with 7, led in total bases with 10 and reached by being hit by a pitch 4 times. Acheson is from Champaign, Illinois, and will be a junior this fall at the University of Evansville.
The Pitcher of the Week is left-hander Andrew Beatty of the DuPage County Dragons. Andrew wins the award this week on the strength of 8 shutout innings in a 1-0 victory over the Gems at Quincy on July 23. Beatty struck out 7 and allowed only 3 singles in the "gem" of an outing. Andrew is from Aurora, Illinois, and will be a senior this fall at SIU-Edwardsville. |
Sunday, July 27, 2008Gems Beat Springfield 6-3 |
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| The Quincy Gems defeated the Springfield Sliders 6-3 Sunday in Springfield. Timely hitting and good pitching led the way for the Gems. Jon Meyers hit his league leading 11th home run of the season and Andy Petz had 2 RBI to lead the way offensively for Quincy. Gems starter Shane Zegarac went 6 innings scattering 6 hits and allowed only 2 Slider runs.
The Sliders were led offensively by Ryan Mooney's 2 hits including a triple and Andrew Quinnette's 9th inning home run. The Sliders are in DuPage Monday with game time 7:05 CDT while Quincy hosts Danville for a 6:30 CDT first pitch. |
Saturday, July 26, 2008Gems Wallop Bombers Again 18-6 |
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| For the second night in a row, the visiting Quincy Gems handed the Dubois Bombers a lopsided loss, this time by a score of 18-6.
The Gems acored 6 runs in the 3rd to break a 2-2 tie and added 7 more in the 4th and 2 in the sixth to take a commanding 17-2 lead after 6 innings. The Gems pounded out 22 hits and were aided by 7 Bombers errors. Only 9 of the Gems 18 runs were earned runs. Alex Acheson led all hitters with 5 hits and collected 7 RBI, his big hit a grand slam in the 4th inning. Thomas McCormick had 4 hits, including 2 doubles. Tyler Goodro also collected 4 hits with 1 double. Andy Petz had 3 hits and Andy Whewell a pair of hits. Chris Conner started on the hill for the Gems and earned the victory with 5 solid innings allowing 2 Bombers to score. Mitchell Fairly finsihed the game for the Gems. The Bombers were led by Zach Rowles with 2 hits and 3 RBI and Ronnie Calvird with 3 hits and 2 RBI. Wes Fink, Garrett Segraves, Eddie Cassidy and Jared Baehl each had a pair of hits for the Bombers. The Bombers are idle on Sunday and the Gems stop and play Springfield Sunday night at 6:05 PM on their way home from Huntingburg. |
Saturday, July 26, 2008Dans 10, Dragons 2 |
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| The Danville Dans scored eight times in the first three innings en route to a 10-2 win over the DuPage Dragons on Saturday night at Danville Stadium.
With the win, the Dans (17-19 overall, 7-5 in the second half) move into a tie for first place in the CICL second-half standings with the Dragons (21-17, 8-6). Danville pounded out 12 hits in the contest with five players each contributing two in the victory. Leadoff batter Chris Lewellyn went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and he also drew three walks. Dan Kaczrowski was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Following him in the lineup was Andrew Pollak, who went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in the Dans three-run first inning. Danville's designated hitter Dan Evatt went 2-for-3 with a two-run triple in his team's four-run second and he had a double in the sixth. Shortstop Zach Walters went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. DuPage scored its only two runs in the fifth on a double by Jordan Tokarz, while Mark Noth had two of the Dragons five hits. Matt Bywater picked up the win for the Dans, improving to 2-3. Chris Licon and Austin Ross each went two innings to close out the victory for Danville. |
Saturday, July 26, 2008Gems Hammer Bombers Friday Night 10-1 |
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| Led by Kurtis Muller's 4 hits and 4 RBI and the strong starting pitching of Brian Morrell, the Quincy Gems pounded the Dubois Bombers 10-1 on Friday evening in Huntingburg, Indiana.
The Gems broke a scoreless tie with 5 runs in the top of the 3rd inning with the big hit a 2-run double by Muller. The Gems scored 3 more in the 5th, 2 on a single by Muller. Thomas McCormick added a 2-run single in the 9th. Justin Dunning had 2 hits for the Gems. The Bombers had only 3 hits, all off of starter Morrell, who pitched 7 innings and improved his record to 5-1 for the season. Eddie Cassidy had an RBI double for the Bombers. The two teams square off again Saturday night at 7:30 PM Eastern time in Huntingburg. |
Friday, July 25, 2008Bombers Pound Sliders 11-2 |
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| The Dubois County Bombers beat the Springfield Sliders 11-2 Thursday night at Springfield. Springfield got on the board first in the 3rd scoring their only 2 runs on ground outs by Ryan Ashe and Vicente Cafaro. Dubois countered in the top of the 4th with 4 of their own to take the lead for good. Then in the top of the 5th the Bombers put the game out of reach sending 11 batters to the plate scoring 7. The inning was highlighted with doubles by Mike Schwartz, Kevin Gillespie, and Sam Konnoff and capped off with a two-run homer to left by Wes Fink. Konnoff, Fink, and Schwartz all had three hits for Dubois. Dubois' Chad Edwards pitched well, earning the victory, going 8 innings allowing only 2 Slider runs.
Dubois County hosts Quincy Tomorrow first pitch 7:30 EDT while Springfield is idle. |
Thursday, July 24, 2008Dragons Move Into 1st Place, Defeat Dans 6-1 |
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| DuPage right-hander Brad Riegler allowed just one run over eight innings as the Dragons took sole possession of first place in the CICL second-half standings with a 6-1 win over the Danville Dans.
Riegler, who improved to 4-2, gave up just seven hits in his eight innings, while walking none and striking out one. The Dragons got all the offense they would need in the first inning against Danville starter John Foley (2-3). DuPage sent eight batters to the plate, scoring four times. Dave Reynolds got things started with an run-scoring single to right and Matt Behren followed with an RBI single to right. The big blow in the frame came with two outs when shortstop Pete Capetta laced a two-run double into the left-center field gap, scoring both Reynolds and Behren. Capetta went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, he was just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. DuPage added insurance runs in the sixth and eighth innings with designated hitter Scott Sexton having a run-scoring groundout in the sixth and an RBI double in the eighth. Danville third baseman Chris Lewellyn, who went 2-for-3, drove home the Dans only run in the fifth inning with a double to left-center. Also picking up two hits for the Dans was Johnny Dishon. |
Wednesday, July 23, 2008Bombers Squeak by Sliders 2-1 |
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| The Dubois Bombers scored 2 runs in the 1st inning on an RBI double by Eddie Cassidy and an RBI single by Eric Hanlon and held on for a 2-1 win over the Springfield Sliders in Huntingburg, Indiana, Wednesday night.
Bombers' starter Shawn Marquardt pitched the 1st 5 innings to earn the win, allowing 4 hits and 4 walks but managed to keep the Sliders off the board. Relievers Joe Ochs pitched 2 shutout innings and Corey Maines 1 innings , and closer Chase Joiner pitched the 9th inning to earn his 5th save. The Sliders had a chance to tie or take the lead in the 9th but left 2 runners stranded. Their only run scored on a wild pitch. Michael Schwartz and Hanlon both had a pair of hits for the Bombers, while Elliott Soto had a pair of hits for the Sliders. |
Wednesday, July 23, 2008Dragons Nip Gems 1-0 |
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| A third inning full of miscues along with a strong pitching performance by DuPage Dragon starter Andrew Beatty combined to hand the Quincy Gems a 1-0 loss at home in the Gems first action since the All-Star break.
A two out single by Mark Noth got things started for the Dragons in the third. A pick off attempt at first base was lost and rolled away allowing Noth to move to second. Then Gems pitcher Greg Hellhake threw back to back wild pitches, allowing Noth to take third base and score. The Gems were held hitless until the fourth inning and managed just three hits for the entire game. Hellhake suffers the loss for Quincy going seven innings and allowin one run, unearned, on five hits with five strikeouts. Andrew Beatty picked up the win going eight innings and allowing no runs on just three hits while striking out seven. Tom Zalasko pitched a perfect ninth inning to record the save. |
Tuesday, July 22, 2008Dragons Top Sliders 7-6 in 11 Innings |
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| Chances for a third straight win over the first half champion Springfield Sliders looked grim when the Dupage Dragons trailed 6-1 heading into the bottom of the 5th. However, timely hitting and solid relief pitching forced extra innings, allowing the Dragons to push across the game-winning run in bottom of the 11th for a 7-6 victory.
Justin Behm sent a towering two-out fly ball over the head of center fielder Ryan Ashe to plate the winning tally. Dave Reynolds and Mark Noth struck big blows in the seventh and eighth, ripping a two-run home run and an RBI double respectively to send the game to extra frames. Andrew Estes pitched five innings of scoreless relief to pick up the victory, while Tyler Choate, originally the Sliders' designated hitter, took the loss. Reynolds and Justin Wilson had three hits apiece for the victors, while Chris Gacom paced Springfield with his own trio of hits. |
Monday, July 21, 2008CICL Defeats KIT League 7-6 in All-Star Game |
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| The CICL defeated the KIT League 7-6 in the second all-star game ever played between the leagues in Huntingburg, Indiana, this evening.
DuPage County's Phil Wunderlich led the way for the CICL getting 3 hits and 3 RBI including a double and a homer. Danville's Andrew Pollak had 2 hits and an RBI and Springfield's Chris Gacom had a double and 2 RBI. Ten CICL pitchers made an appearance. Springfield's Bryce Butt was credited with the victory and Danville's Tyler Hess earned the save. For the KIT League, Justin Miller had a homer and 2 RBI and Kevin O'Hair had 2 RBI on a hit. Louis Haseltine and Ace Williams each had 2 hits. The KIT outhit the CICL 13-8 but made 3 errors leading to 2 unearned runs. The CICL took the lead 7-6 in the bottom of the 6th on an RBI sacrifice fly by Wunderlich, which closed out the scoring. |
Sunday, July 20, 2008Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards |
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| The CICL Player of the week for the week of July 14-20 is left-handed hitting outfielder Eric Hanlon of the Dubois County Bombers. For the week, Hanlon tied for 4th in the league in hitting at .429 (9-21), was 2nd in slugging at .619, tied for 2nd in hits with 9, tied for 2nd in total bases with 13, was 4th in RBI with 5, tied for the lead in triples with 1, tied for 4th in doubles with 2 and tied for 4th in runs with 4. Eric is from Arlington, Texas, and will be a senior this fall at Arkansas - Little Rock.
This week's Pitcher of the Week award goes to right-hander Chris Licon of the Danville Dans. Licon made a relief appearance and a start during the week, pitching a total of 7.2 innings, went 1-0 and allowed only 1 run while walking none, fanning 4 and allowing no extra base hits. In his start, Chris pitched 6 innings before giving way to relief in a 12-3 victory over Dubois on July 19 after having ptched 1.2 innings of relief 2 days earlier. Licon is from Pomona, California, and will be a sophomore this fall at Orange Coast Community College. |
Saturday, July 19, 2008Dans Handle Bombers 12-3 |
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| A 5-run 4th inning turned a 2-1 lead into a commanding 7-1 lead and the Danville Dans went on to defeat the Dubois Bombers 12-3 Saturday evening.
The big hit of the inning was a bases loaded and bases clearing double by David Worthington after a 2-run single by Jon Lilly. Drew Haynes had 3 hits for the Dans, and Worthington, Dan Kaczrowski, Andrew Pollak, and Tyler Park all had 2 hits apiece. Pollak had 2 RBI and a homer. Worthington finished with 4 RBI on 2 doubles. Chris Licon started and earned his first win of the summer, going 6 innings and allowing only 1 run on 6 hits. Sam Konnoff had 3 hits and 2 RBI for the Bombers, Wes Fink also had 3 hits and Garrett Segraves added a pair of hits. Both the Dans and Bombers are off on Sunday. |
Saturday, July 19, 2008Dragons Take Pair from Sliders |
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| The Dragons got outstanding performances from a pair of All-Stars en route to a doubleheader sweep of the Springfield Sliders Saturday night, winning a pair of seven-inning games by scores of 3-1 and 3-2.
In game one, Brian Stroud rebounded from his rocky outing in Quincy last week with six strong innings to pick up the win. After allowing a single run in the first inning, Stroud worked five scoreless, allowing three hits and striking out four to halt the Dragons' four-game losing streak. Pete Capetta had a pair of hits, and Jordan Tokarz and Justin Wilson drove in a run apiece. Ryan Mooney and Jimmy Swift each doubled in a losing effort. In game two, Brad Riegler pitched three and two-thirds hitless innings of stellar relief, walking one and striking out six to pick up the victory. The Dragons did all of their scoring in the third, scoring three unearned runs as a result of errors by Swift and Mooney. The Sliders were able to score a pair off Dupage start Nick Kurash before Riegler came in to shut the door. |
Friday, July 18, 2008Bombers and Dans Split a Pair |
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| Game 1: The Dubois County Bombers came from behind in game one and erased a 2-0 deficit to win by a score of 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jared Baehl paced the Bombers, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, including the game winning sacrifice fly. Daniel Nichols added two hits.
Andrew Pollak led the Dans with two hits while Zach Walters scored two runs. Justin Higdon pitched 6 1/3 strong innings for the Bombers, allowing only three runs. Joe Ochs came on to pitch the final two outs and pick up the victory. A fabulous start by Danville Dan Scott Kuhns was erased by some late work by Tyler Hess and Rich Goodenow out of the bullpen. Game 2: The Dans would respond in game two with a comeback victory of their own. Down 3-0, the Dans scored four answered runs to steal the victory. Pollak, David Worthington, and Goodenow each recorded an RBI. Eric Hanlon and Ronnie Calvird paced the Bombers in game two, each pounding out two hits. Hanlon added two RBIs. Michael Bugary started and pitched five innings, allowing four hits and three runs. Matt Nichols came on and allowed a single unearned run over two innings, but took the loss. Lee Swindle picked up the victory after firing two shutout innings to secure the victory. The Bombers loaded the bases in the seventh inning but Wes Fink lined out to the second baseman for a double play to end the game. The same two teams play tomorrow night in Danville. Start time is set for 6:30 p.m. |
Friday, July 18, 2008Sliders Slide by Gems 3-2 |
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| The Springfield Sliders won 3-2 over the Quincy Gems in their fourth extra inning game in six days Friday at Springfield. Pitching was the name of the game with Springfield's Jonas Dufek giving the Sliders 7 strong innings giving up only 2 runs on 5 hits while striking out 7. The Sliders Charlie Gordon then kept zeros on the scorboard for three more innings until Springfield eventually plated the winning run in the bottom of the 10th. Ryan Ashe drew a bases loaded walk to drive in the winning run in front of 1,348 Springfield fans.
Springfield's Ryan Mooney and Quincy's Oliver Palmer both smacked two-run home runs. Mooney's came in the fourth and Palmer stroked his in the sixth. Palmer and teammate Alex Acheson had two hits apiece for the Gems. Tyler Choate was the only Slider with multiple hits. Springfield heads to Lisle to play DuPage in a 6:30 CDT doubleheader. Quincy is idle. |
Friday, July 18, 2008Bomber Top Sliders 6-5 |
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| The Dubois County Bombers won 6-5 Thursday night at Springfield. The Sliders struck first in the 1st with 2 runs on a throwing error and a sacrifice fly by Denny Vaughn. The Sliders then plated another in the 3rd on another sacrifice fly by Vaughn. The Bombers answered in the 4th with three on a Wes Fink double to plate Garrett Seagraves, and Eddie Cassidy single to score Seagraves and a RBI single by Jared Baehl. Dubois kept the offence going scoring two more in the 5th on a two RBI single by Eric Hanlon. The Sliders came right back with 2 of their own in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single by Chris Gacom and a sacrifice fly by Alex Urbas. The Bombers then struck the final blow plating a run in the 8th to end the scoring.
Chase Joiner picked up his first win of the season and Corey Maines received his second save for Dubois while Springfield's Bryce Shaffer took his first loss of the season in his first relief appearence. Offensively the Bombers were led by Wes Fink and Garrett Seagraves scoring two runs each while Eddie Cassidy had two hits. The Sliders' Bo Kinder had a three hit game and Denny Vaughn picked up two more RBI. The Sliders are back in action at home tomorrow against the Quincy Gems, game time 7:05 while the Bombers will play two at Danville with the first pitch at 5:30. |
Thursday, July 17, 2008Danville Defeats DuPage 6-2 |
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| The Danville Dans accomplished their first three-game winning streak of the summer with a 6-2 win over the DuPage Dragons at Danville Stadium on Thursday night.
Left-hander Matt Bywater went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, only one earned, on five hits. Bywater, who improved to 1-3 this summer, walked two and struck out four. Danville gave him all the offense he would need in the third inning as Chris Lewellyn, who went 2-for-4, delivered a two-run double to right-center and Andrew Pollak, from Arizona State, had a two-out RBI single to center. Pollak also had a hand in the Dans three-run fifth inning with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to center. David Worthington followed with a two-run single to left giving Danville a 6-1 lead. Worthington, who went 2-for-3, is 8-for-17 with nine RBIs during the Danville three-game winning streak. Kevin Tokarski and Jordan Tokarz combined for four of the Dragons seven hits, while Tokarski had a run-scoring single in the seventh inning. Danville travels to Huntingburg, Ind., on Friday with a doubleheader with the Dubois Bombers. |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008Dans Outlast Sliders 9-8 in 13 Innings |
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| Tyler Park's two-out infield single in the 13th inning scored Dan Kaczrowski with the game-winning run as the Danville Dans snapped the Springfield Sliders 14-game winning streak with a 9-8 victory.
Kaczrowski started the 13th with a single to center. He advanced to second on a errant pickoff throw and went to third on a fly ball to center. After a walk to Brooks Kimmey, Park bounced an 0-2 pitch deep into the hole at short and Springfield shortstop Jimmy Swift was unable to throw Park out at first. Danville's Greg Houston picked up his first win of the year as he went a season-long four innings. Houston's only mistake was allowing a 10th inning solo home run to Springfield's Tyler Choate. He struck out six of the 14 batters he faced. Springfield's Dan Marcacci suffered the loss, dropping to 2-1 on the season. The Dans rallied to tie the game in the ninth and 10th innings. Danville's David Worthington for the second time in as many games drilled a home run in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Zach Walters started the 10th inning rally with a double to left-center and he scored on one of the Sliders six errors. Kaczrowski, Worthington, Walters and Drew Haynes led the Danville offense as all four batters had three hits. Choate and Ryan Mooney were the two Springfield hitters with three hits. Danville is back at home Thursday night against the DuPage Dragons. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. Springfield returns to Robin Roberts Stadium on Thursday with a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Dubois Bombers. |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008Bombers Top Gems Again 5-1 |
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| Walks did in the Quincy Gems as the Dubois County Bombers swept the two game series, taking game two by the score of 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Dubois County loaded the bases with a walk and two hits but it appeared as though the Gems may escape the inning recording the second out on a foul pop up to the catcher. However that is when the Gems starter Shane Zegarac lost his control, walking the next three batters and then allowing a RBI single to give Dubois County a 4-0 lead. The Gems offense was unable to get on track despite out-hitting the Bombers 10-8 in the game. The Gems started the game by loading the bases on two hits and a walk but were unable to push a run across. They put two runners on the second but again came away empty. Finally the Gems were able to get on the board in the eighth when Jon Myers hit a towering shot to left field that just stayed inside the park, ending up with a double. Thomas McCormick followed with a broken bat RBI single to make the score 4-1. Dubois County got that run back with an RBI groundout in the top of the ninth. Zegarac takes the loss for Quincy going 3 2/3 innings and allowing four runs on five hits while walking four and striking out four. Jarrett Casey picked up the win for Dubois County going six innings and allowing no runs on seven hits while striking out three. |
Wednesday, July 16, 2008KIT League All-Stars |
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| Here is the roster of the KIT League All-Stars for the July 21 All-Star Game with the CICL in Huntingburg, Indiana:
Owensboro Oilers Jon Herendeen Joe Devine Kevin O'Hair Tradewater Pirates Justin Long George herbert Don Pugliese Eric Faint Nathan Wright Kevin Schlegel Marion Bobcats Adam Enloe Lucas Cramsey Matt Little Fulton Railroaders Louis Haseltine J.D. Ashbrook Hunter Dawson Justin Rodgers Elliott Frey Farmington Firebirds Andy Moss Casey Jones Union City Greyhounds Drew Hayes Ace Williams Justin Miller Trey Horn |
Tuesday, July 15, 2008Bombers Top Gems 3-2 |
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| Dubois County held off a late Gems rally to win 3-2 at QU Stadium. Dubois County capitalized on Gems walks, with two runs coming from a lead off walk, and ended the game on play at the plate with an excellent throw from left fielder Daniel Nichols, preventing the tying run from scoring.
Dubois County got on the board first with runs in both the second and third innings, using a lead off walk in the second and reaching on a error at the start of the third to lead to the scoring. Bombers starter Marquardt was rolling threw the Gems, allowing just two hits in the first five innings, but Quincy rallied in the sixth to tie the game at 2-2. Kurtis Muller reached on a one out single and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Goodro. Jon Myers followed with a single and then Shawn Marquardt lost hist control walking the next three batters, including walking the tying run in. The Bombers again used a walk to in order to push across a run, as Zach Rowles drew a walk to start the eighth inning. After a sacrifice moved Rowles to second, TJ Daily singled up the middle to give the Bombers a 3-2 lead. Quincy threatened in the ninth putting the lead off hitter Oliver Palmer on base via a walk. Palmer stole second base and Tyler Goodro stepped to the plate with two outs and Palmer at second base. Goodro singled to left and Palmer rounded third and headed for home but was thrown out on a outstanding throw by Bombers left fielder Daniel Nichols to end the game. Ochs picked up the win for Dubois County, going 1 1/3 innings of relief and allowing just two hits while striking out two. Mitchell Fairley suffers the loss for Quincy going two innings and allowing one run on one hit while striking out two. |
Tuesday, July 15, 2008Sliders Defeat Dragons in Extra Innings |
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| The Sprinfield Sliders defeated the DuPage Dragons 4-3 in 11 innings. Tyler Choate scored the winning run and was the winning pitcher in the Sliders 26th win of the season. Bo Kinder drove a single up the middle past a drawn in infield to seal the victory for Springfield. Kinder had two hits on the night. Ryan Mooney, Jimmy Swift, Tyler Choate and Vicente Cafaro also had multiple-hit performances for Springfield.
For the Dragons, Justin Wilson and Kevin Tokarski had two hits apiece. Tokarski launched a triple into right centerfield in the 4th inning. DuPage's starting pitcher Ryan Copeland threw well for the Dragons. He threw 7 innings, struck out 5 and walked none. The Sliders travel to Danville tomorrow while DuPage is idle. |
Monday, July 14, 2008Gems 8, Dragons 5 |
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| The Quincy Gems scored three first inning runs and never looked back in defeating the DuPage County Dragons 8-5 Monday night at QU Stadium in Quincy, Illinois.
After Kurtis Muller hit a one-out RBI single, he promptly stole second and third base. Instead of pitching around the Gems’ next batter, Jon Myers, DuPage chose to pitch to him. Myers made the Dragons pay as he hit his league-leading 10th homerun of the season. It was a two-run, two-out towering homerun to left field to put Quincy out in front 3-0. Myers tied a Gems record with the homerun. He tied Ryan Duncheon and Pat Tumulty on the all-time homerun list. The game saw a combined 26 hits and six errors, four of those committed by the Dragons. Five of the eight runs the Gems scored were unearned. Justin Wilson led DuPage by going a perfect 5 for 5 at the plate with an RBI. Quincy was led by Kurtis Muller who was 2 for 4 with three runs scored and an RBI. Quincy’s Greg Hellhake earned his second victory of the season (2-4). He threw 96 pitches on the evening while going 5 2/3 innings, allowing nine hits, 4 runs (all earned), walking four, and striking out five. DuPage’s Brian Stroud took the loss (1-3). He went two innings, giving up four hits, three runs (all earned), walking one, and striking at no one. Quincy host Dubois County on Tuesday night while DuPage County travels to Springfield to play the league-leading Sliders. |
Monday, July 14, 2008Sliders Best Bombers 3-1 |
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| The Dubois County Bombers fell to the Springfield Sliders on Monday night by a score of 3-1. The Sliders struck early with two runs in the top of the first inning off of Bomber starter Travis Lamar. Tyler Choate provided the main damage with a two RBI base hit.
Springfield would push their lead to 3-1 on an error by catcher TJ Dailey. The Bombers threatened in the ninth, scoring a run and loading the bases with one out. However, Sam Konnoff would ground into a game-ending double play to close out the ballgame. Sliders’ starter Logan Mahon took the win, firing 8 1/3 innings and allowing only one run. Charlie Gordon closed out the victory to earn the save. Travis Lamar took the loss for the Bombers despite firing seven strong innings, allowing only two earned runs. Chase Joiner pitched the eighth and ninth for the Bombers. |
Monday, July 14, 2008Player/Pitcher of the Week Ending July 13 |
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| The Week #5 Player of the Week honor is shared between two DuPage County Dragons, Kevin Tokarski and Jordan Tokarz. In 8 games, the Dragons scored a whopping total of 49 runs, going 4-2 for the week.
Tokarski led the league in hitting at .476 (10-21), tied for the lead in hits with 10, tied in total bases with 14, led in triples with 2, was 2nd in slugging at .667, tied for 3rd in runs with 6, and 3rd in on-base percentage at .520. A R/R infielder, Kevin hails from Downers Grove, Illinois, and will be a sophomore this fall at Illinois State University. Jordan Tokarz won a share of this week's honor by finishing 2nd in batting at .450 (9-20), leading in slugging at .700, tying for the lead in total bases with 14, tying for 3rd in hits with 9 and tying for 5th in RBI with 5. Also a R/R infielder, Tokarz is from Naperville, Illinois, and will be a senior this fall at Eastern Illinois University. Pitcher of the Week for Week #5 is also a senior-to-be at Eastern Ilinois University. Right-hander Brian Morrell of the Quincy Gems, also a Quincy native, captured the award this week by going 1-0 in his only appearance, pitching 9 innings and allowing only 2 hits in a 5-1 10 inning victory over the Danville Dans at Danville on July 9. The Dans did score an unearned run in the game, but Morrell struck out 5 Dans and walked nobody, facing only 2 batters over the minimum over the 9 innings. Morrell improved his record for the season to 4-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.81. |
Monday, July 14, 20082008 CICL All-Star Squad Announced |
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| The roster for the 2008 CICL All-Star Team was announced this afternoon. The CICL plays the All-Star team from the KIT League, in a game to be played a week from tonight, July 21, at League Stadium, Huntingburg, Indiana.
The KIT League a collegiate summer wood bat baseball league featuring teams from Fulton, KY, Union City, TN, Marion, KY, Farmington, MO, Owensboro, KY and Dawson Springs, KY (Tradewater). The league was formed in the winter of 2004 with the first season of play being the summer of 2005. This year's game will feature the annual Home Run Derby which will start at 6:00 PM and last 45 minutes. Official All-Star game time will be 7:30 PM. CICL All-Star Team Pitchers Corey Maines - Dubois Jon Foley - Danville Tyler Hess - Danville Brian Morrell - Quincy Devin Van Brooker - Quincy Brian Stroud - Dupage Brad Riegler - Dupage Ryan Copeland - Dupage Bryce Butt - Springfield Bryce Shafer - Springfield Catchers TJ Dailey - Dubois Matt Behren - Dupage First Base Phil Wunderlich - Dupage Second Base Dan Kazrowski - Danville Short Stop Elliot Soto - Springfield Third Base Jimmy Swift - Springfield Outfielders Kurtis Muller - Quincy Denny Vaughn - Springfield Ryan Ashe - Springfield Chris Gacom - Springfield DH Ryan Duffy - Dupage Utility Players Andrew Pollak - Danville Vincente Cafaro - Springfield Jon Myers – Quincy Field Manager Ryan Sawyers - Springfield |
Sunday, July 13, 2008Sliders Slide Past Bombers in 11 innings, 5-4 |
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| The Springfield Sliders won an 11 inning thriller Sunday night 5-4 over the Dubois County Bombers in Springfield. Both starters threw well with the Sliders' Dan Marcacci giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings pitched while the Bombers' Michael Burgary also only allowed 3 runs giving up 6 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Both bullpens were sharp with Springfield's Jason Nantz and Andrew Quinette along with Dubois County's Matt Antos, Corey Maine and Jarrett Casey allowing no earned runs the rest of the game.
Springfield was led offensively by Denny Vaughn's 3 hits and 2 runs scored and Ryan Mooney's 2 RBI. The Bombers' Garrett Seagraves shinned reaching base three times including a 2-run homer. The two teams meet tomorrow at Dubois County with a 7:30 edt first pitch. |
Sunday, July 13, 2008Dans Trail 9-0; Come Back to Defeat Dragons 10-9 |
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| The Dragons led Sunday night's contest against Danville 9-0 after two innings. Twelve innings later, the result was an entirely different story, as the Dans walked away with a 10-9 win.
Dans first baseman David Worthington dropped a pair of home runs on the Dragons, including the game-tying two-run blast in the top of the ninth, en route to an epic comeback to force extra innings. The teams traded zeros for four extra frames before Danville's Brooks Kimmey stroked a two-out RBI single off of Dragons reliever Tom Zelasko to plate the game-winning run. Dans reliever Tyler Hess picked up a well-earned victory with four hitless innings in which he struck out three and walked three. |
Saturday, July 12, 2008Sliders Shutout Dans 5-0 |
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| A 45 minute weather delay didn't stop the Springfield Sliders (23-4) from getting their 23rd win of the season 5-0 over the Danville Dans (11-17) Saturday night in Springfield. Springfield's Bryce Shafer set the tone for the Sliders throwing 7 innings of shutout ball giving up 4 hits and striking out 9 Danville batters. Danville's Scott Kuhns also threw very well. The right-hander struck out 4 and walked 2 giving up only one unearned run. Kuhns took the loss.
Denny Vaughn scored the first and winning run for the Sliders in the 4th inning. With two outs Vaughn drew a walk and then advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt. He was then promptly driven in via a Matt Lenski bunt single. The Sliders scored again in the 6th inning by starting a rally with two outs and no runners on base. Ryan Mooney laced a two-out single to right field and was followed by a Jason Nantz single to left field. Bo Kinder then stepped up to the plate and drove a ball through the right side, scoring Mooney from second. A Sliders 3-run, 7th inning was kapped off by a Mooney single to center which scored two. Mooney finished the night with 4 hits in as many at-bats. The Sliders gave up five hits, all singles, to five different Danville hitters. Andrew Pollack, Rich Goodenow, Brooks Kimmey, Zach Walters and Drew Haynes had the hits for the Dans. The Dans travel to DuPage tomorrow while the Sliders play host to the Dubois County Dragons. |
Saturday, July 12, 2008Dragons Top Bombers Again 6-3 |
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| The Dragons got a quality start from Tony Manville and three-hit effort from Matt Behren on the way to a 6-3 win, their fifth straight over Dubois County.
Dupage finds itself four games over .500 for the first time in 2008 following a 13-hit outburst in which eight of the nine Dragon starters collected at least one hit. In addition to Behren's night, Dave Reynolds followed up last night's victory on the mound with a multi-hit evening. Nick Popescu and Jordan Tokarz also collected a pair of hits each. Phil Wunderlich would have joined them if not for a spectacular diving catch by Bomber center fielder Eric Hanlon in the third. Manville allowed a single run in seven innings, striking out eight over that span to pick up his second win of the season. Justin Higdon went three innings in a losing effort, allowing the first five Dragons run to cross before leaving. Joe Ochs was stellar in relief for the Bombers, holding Dupage to one run in four innings of work. |
Friday, July 11, 2008Sliders Edge Dans 2-1 |
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| The Springfield Sliders (22-4) had just enough offense and a great outting by Bryce Butt to pull out a 2-1 victory Friday night in Springfield against the Danville Dans (11-16). Butt went the distance striking out 10 and walked only one en route to his fifth win of the season. Danville starter John Foley struck out two Sliders and walked four during his seven innings of work.
The Sliders got onto the scoreboard first in the fourth innings when Tyler Choate led the inning off with a free pass. Choate advanced to second base on a wild pitch and then onto third thanks to a Matt Lenski sacrifice bunt. Sam Houston State's Ryan Mooney wasted no time lifting a sacrifice fly to centerfield to give the Sliders a lead they would never relinquish. Springfield scored again in the seventh and were again fueled by a leadoff walk, this time to designated hitter Bo Kinder. Kinder moved to second on an Elliot Soto single. Both runners advanced a base when Ryan Ashe laid a bunt down the third base line and beat the throw. Junior second baseman Vincente Cafaro gave knocked in Kinder with yet another sacrifice fly to centerfield. Foley then got out of the inning by getting Chris Gacom to roll into a double play. Danville made a run in the ninth inning when Dan Kazrowski dropped a double just inside the right field line. With two outs and Kazrowski on second, pinch hitter Tyler Park laced a double off of the left field wall cutting the Sliders' lead in half. Bryce Butt then got David Washington to ground out to third to end the threat and the game. Danville and Springfield will face each other again tomorrow in Springfield beginning at 7:05 p.m. |
Friday, July 11, 2008Dragons Shutout Bombers 2-0 |
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| Dave Reynolds, Tom Zelasko, and Brian Stroud combined on a four-hit shutout as the Dupage Dragons topped the Dubois County Bombers 2-0 on Friday night in Lisle.
Phil Wunderlich lined a two-run double to the left-centerfield gap in the bottom of the first, and that would be all the offense either team would muster. In his first start of the 2008 CICL season, Reynolds maintained his 0.00 ERA with seven scoreless innings, during which he struck out six and walked three. Dubois starter Chad Edwards took the hard-luck loss, allowing a pair of runs over six and two-thirds innings while scattering eight hits and striking out five. |
Thursday, July 10, 2008Dragons Score 3 in 9th to Defeat Dans |
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| The DuPage Dragons scored three runs in the ninth inning to pull out a 7-5 victory over the Danville Dans at Danville Stadium on Thursday night.
Center fielder Dave Reynolds started the ninth with a leadoff walk for the Dragons (14-12), advanced to second on a wild pitch and reached third on Kevin Tokarski's sacrifice. Reynolds scored the tying run on Mark Noth's single to center. Noth wound up scoring the go-ahead run on Matt Behren's two-out single to right. Behren also had a first-inning sacrifice fly for the DuPage. Shortstop Nick Popescu went 2-for-3 with a run-scoring double in the second and run-scoring single in the third, giving the Dragons a 4-0 lead. Danville scored all five of its runs in the fifth inning with Chris Lewellyn and Dan Kaczrowski having back-to-back RBI-singles and Andrew Pollak capped the frame with a two-run single to center. Kaczrowski went 3-for-5 to lead the Danville offense, while Lewellyn, Brooks Kimmey, Pollak each had two hits for the Dans. DuPage reliever Nick Kurash earned his first victory of the season (1-0) with two shutout innings of relief. Danville's Lee Swindle took the loss, allowing all three ninth-inning runs. |
Thursday, July 10, 2008Sliders Keep Rolling 10-5 Over Gems |
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| The Quincy Gems errors came back to hurt them in their 10-5 loss to the Springfield Sliders on Thursday. Quincy committed six errors in the contest, resulting in seven unearned runs.
After falling behind 5-1, the Gems rallied to tie the score in the sixth. In the sixth the Gems used a pair of two run home runs, one by league leader Jon Myers and a second by Oliver Palmer, to square the game up. Springfield quickly grabbed the lead back, plating five runs in the top of the seventh to take a 10-5 lead. The Sliders used a two out error to continue their inning, proceeding to score five runs in the inning, including a three run home run by Tyler Choate. Brandon Knowling picked up the win for Springfield while Matt Douglas suffers the loss for Quincy. Springfield improves to 21-4 overall while Quincy falls 12-17. |
Wednesday, July 9, 2008Dans and Gems Split Doubleheader |
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| David Worthington's two-out RBI single off the left-field wall gave the Danville Dans a 6-5 victory over the Quincy Gems in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader at Danville Stadium.
Quincy captured the opener 5-1 in the 10 innings behind the pitching of right-hander Brian Morrell, who went nine innings, allowing just one unearned run on two hits, while walking none and striking out five. The Gems won the game scoring four times in the 10th inning - all with two outs. Alex Acheson started the rally with a single, followed by a single from Oliver Palmer and a walk by Kurtis Muller to load the bases. The first run of the frame scored when Jon Myers, who went 1-for-4, was hit by a pitch from Danville's Worth Tate. Thomas McCormick followed with a two-run single to right and Myers scored on an error by the Dans right fielder. Quincy's Michael Adamson closed out the win, getting the final three outs, the last two coming on a double play off the bat of Danville's Tyler Park. In the nightcap, Danville jumped out a 5-0 lead with a single run in the first and four in the second with Dan Kaczrowski, who was 2-for-4, delivering a two-run single to right, followed by a run-scoring hit from Brooks Kimmey. The Dans lead was erased with a four-run fourth inning by the Gems. Andy Whewell, who went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, had the big hit with a two-run single and Oliver Palmer drove him home with the game-tying run. Both teams had an opportunity to take the lead in the later innings. Danville's Andrew Pollak led off the fifth with a triple to left-center, but he was stranded at third. Quincy had its best chance to take the lead in the sixth when Adamson reached on an error and advanced to second on an error. Whewell sacrificed Adamson to third, but he was left there as Danville's Tyler Hess had a strike out and Dans shortstop Zach Walters made a great play to end the inning. Kimmey reached on an error to lead off the seventh and was sacrificed to second by Pollak. After a groundout, Worthington delivered the game-winning hit on a 1-1 pitch from Jesse Martin. |
Wednesday, July 9, 2008Bombers Rained Out Again; Add July 14 Game |
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| Mother Nature ruined game plans for the Dubois Bombers vs. Springfield Sliders for tonight, Wednesday, July 9. The game will be made up on Monday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, July 8, 2008Gems Outslug Dragons 13-12 |
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| A sixth inning grand slam from Tyler Goodro was the offensive highlight for the Quincy Gems, as they took a wild one from the Dragons Tuesday night 13-12.
The Gems had put five runs on the board before recording their first hit, a consequence of a pair of Scott Sexton errors and a slew of walks issued by Dupage starter Eric Wyman. The Dragons, coming off a season-high-tying 13-run outburst the night before, picked up right where they left off, scoring eight runs in the game's first three frames. Goodro's sixth inning blast would give the Gems the lead for good, though the Dragons plated two in the ninth, had the tying run at second, and the winning run at first when Justin Behm struck out to end the game. Mitchell Fairly relieved Quincy starter Greg Hellhake, allowing a single run over three and a third innings to earn the victory. Tom Filip, the man Goodro victimized for the grand slam, takes the loss. |
Tuesday, July 8, 2008Rainout |
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| The game tonight between the Danville Dans and the Dubois County Bombers has been canceled. It has been rescheduled for July 18th as a doubleheader starting at 5:30. |
Monday, July 7, 2008Sliders Come From Behind to Nip Danville |
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| Danville (10-13) exploded for five runs in the second inning but the Sliders (20-4) scored four runs in the third and sixth innings and wound up defeating the Dans 8-7. Charlie Gordon earned his first win of the season in relief of starter Brian Behnke. The junior from Shepherd University kept the Sliders in the game with 4 1/3 innings of work. Andrew Quinnette relieved Gordon in the seventh and then gave way to Tyler Choate with the tying run on second base and two outs. Choate got Brooks Kimmey to ground out to earn his fifth save of the season.
Elliot Soto and Ryan Ashe had two hits apiece to lead the Sliders. Left fielder Denny Vaughn blasted a two-out, bases loaded triple to spark the Sliders gradual comeback. The Dans were led by Andrew Pollack and Rich Goodenow. Each of them roped two hits at Robin Roberts Stadium. Brenden Watson and Drew Haynes each blasted a double and had two RBI on the night. The Sliders finished the first half of the season tonight while the Dans still have one more game in the first half remaining. Springfield is idle tomorrow but will travel to DuBois County on Wednesday for a 7:30 EDT game in southern Indiana. The Dans will play at DuBois County tomorrow in Huntingburg. Game time is 7:30 EDT. |
Monday, July 7, 2008Dragons Flame Gems 13-3 |
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| Seven Dragons hitters collected multiple hits en route to a 13-3 drubbing of Quincy Monday night in Lisle.
Justin Behm had four hits and drove in four in his first game in a week, while a diving play by Gems second baseman Andy Whewell in the eighth was all that stood between Kevin Tokarski and a five-hit night. Each Dupage starter had at least one hit, five of whom posted two, on a 21-hit night for the Dragons. The run total matched the offense's most prodigious outing since its 13-9 opening night victory over the Gems. Dragons starter Brian Stroud collected his first victory of the season, allowing only a pair of unearned runs over seven strong innings while striking out seven. Chris Conner took the loss to drop his record to 1-4. |
Sunday, July 6, 2008CICL First Half Season Awards |
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| The CICL Player of the First Half is Danville Dans' second baseman Dan Kaczrowski who leads the league this season in 5 offensive categories and is second or third in 5 other categories. He leads the league in average at .433 (39-90), 66 points ahead of the nearest competitor; he also leads the league in on-base percentage at .485, hits with 39, triples with 3, and stolen bases with 12. He is second in slugging at .600, second in total bases with 54, tied for third in runs with 17, tied for third in RBI with 19 and tied for fourth in doubles with 6. He has the league's longest hitting streak this season at 16 games, a streak that began June 12 and ended July 5. During that streak, Dan was 31-62 (.500) and in 11 of the 16 games, he got at least 2 hits. His best game was a 5-5 at Dubois County on June 26. The right-handed hitter from St. Anthnoy, Minnesota, who was also Player of the Week in Week #3, will be a senior this fall at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Pitcher of the First Half honor is co-awarded to the only two pitchers with perfect 4-0 records so far this season, right-handers Bryce Butt and Bryce Shafer of the Springfield Sliders. The two Bryces played a big role in leading the Sliders to their current 19-4 record, a full 7 games ahead of second-place DuPage. Both Butt and Shafer have made 5 starts, tied for the league lead with 5 other pitchers. Butt's ERA of 1.82 is third in the league and Shafer's 2.03 is fifth. Butt leads the league in innings with 34.2 while Shafer is tied for third with 31 innings. Shafer is first in strikeouts with 43 and Butt is second with 32. Batters hit .219 off of Shafer and .229 off of Butt, fifth and seventh in the league respectively. Bryce Butt is from Omaha, Nebraska, and will enter Ohio University this fall as a junior. Shafer is from Wabash, Indiana, and will be a sophomore this fall at Valparaiso University. Shafer previously won Pitcher of the Week honors in Week #3 of the season. |
Sunday, July 6, 2008Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week Ending July 6 |
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| This week's Player of the Week Award goes to Jon Myers, shortstop for the Quincy Gems. In 5 Gems games this week, Myers hit 3 of his league-leading 8 homers. The second place leader in homers so far this season has only 3 in total. Myers also led the league this week in runs scored with 8, slugging at .900 and in total bases with 18. He also batted .400 (8-20), drove in 4 and was on-base at a .478 pace. For the season, besides leading the league in homers, the right-hnded hitting Myers leads in total bases with 59 and in slugging at .628. Myers is from St. Peters, Missouri, and will enter St. Louis University this fall as a junior.
Pitcher of the Week this week is right-handed starting pitcher Chad Edwards of the Dubois County Bombers. In earning this week's honor, Edwards made 1 start and pitched 7 innings of 3-hit shutout baseball at DuPage on June 30, leading the Bombers to a 6-0 victory over the Dragons. Edwards fanned 4 in the effort which improved his overall record to 2-0 in 4 starts so far this season. Edwards hails from Paducah, Kentucky, and will be a senior this fall at Middle Tennessee State University. |
Saturday, July 5, 2008Sliders Whip Gems 9-1 |
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| The Springfield Sliders wasted no time in dispatching the Quincy Gems Saturday night at QU Stadium in Quincy. Springfield scored three runs off of Quincy starter Patrick Doyle in the top of the first inning and never looked back in a 9-1 defeat of Quincy.
The Sliders collected four hits in their three-run first inning as Andrew Quinnette had an RBI single and Dennis Vaughn added a two-run double. Springfield’s nine runs were more than enough for starter Dan Marcacci. Marcacci (2-0) went the distance allowing six hits, one earned run, three walks, and two strikeouts. Marcacci only needed 97 pitches to get through nine innings of work. Doyle (1-1) took the loss for Quincy. He went four innings, allowing nine hits, six runs (all earned), two walks, and four strikeouts. Quincy’s bright spot occurred in the bottom of the second inning when Jon Myers hit a leadoff homerun to begin the inning. It was Myers’ eighth homerun of the season. Myers leads the CICL in that category. Justin Dunning had two of Quincy’s six hits, both of them doubles. Springfield was led by designated hitter Andrew Quinnette. Quinnette had three of Springfield’s 12 hits. He had a run scored and drove in four of the Slider’s nine runs. Both teams have a day off on Sunday. Quincy travels to Dupage County on Monday while Springfield returns home to host Danville. |
Saturday, July 5, 2008Dans Shut Out Dragons 3-0 |
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| Three Danville pitchers combined to toss a five-hit shutout as the Dans defeated the DuPage Dragons 3-0 on Saturday night at Danville Stadium. It was the first shutout of the season for Danville (10-12).
John Foley went the first seven innings, allowing just four hits, walking none and striking out three. Austin Ross tossed a scoreless eighth, walking one and striking out one and Greg Houston earned his third save with a double play ball and a ground out in the ninth. The Dans got all the offense it would need in the first inning off DuPage starter Andrew Beatty (0-3). Dan Kaczrowski was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a passed ball. Andrew Pollak, who went 2-for-4, followed with an RBI single to center to give the home team a 1-0 lead. Danville added two insurance runs in the sixth, the first coming on a run-scoring double to left-center by Tyler Park, scoring Johnny Dishon from first base. Park scored later in the inning on a wild pitch. DuPage leadoff hitter Mark Noth was the only Dragon with two hits and he also recorded a stolen base. DuPage didn't advance a runner past second base in the contest. Danville's pitch was aided by its defense that turned three double plays in the contest and the Dans did not commit an error. Pollak, Dishon and Zack Walters each had two hits for the Dans. Both teams are idle on Sunday. Up next for Danville is a road game at Springfield on Monday, while DuPage is at home against Quincy. Both games are scheduled to start ay 7:05 p.m. |
Saturday, July 5, 2008Dragons Top Bombers 6-3 |
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| The Dubois County Bombers fell to the DuPage County Dragons 6-3 Friday night before a crowd of 1,348 fans at League Stadium.
The Dragons struck first with two runs in the top of the third on three hits. Mark Noth and Ryan Duffy provided the RBIs. The Bombers would strike back quickly with two runs in the bottom of the frame. Wes Fink and Eddie Cassidy each knocked a run scoring hit. The teams would exchange runs in the fifth to keep the score tied at 3-3. DuPage County put the game out of reach with three runs in the top of the eighth inning. Noth and Dave Reynolds provided the main damage. Brad Riegler (2-1) took the win after holding the Bombers scoreless for 3 1/3 innings in relief of starter Ryan Copeland. Andrew Estes picked up his first save. Jarrett Casey (2-3) took the loss. Wes Fink, Eddie Cassidy, and Garrett Segraves led the losing charge with two hits apiece. Jordan Tokarz and Reynolds each had two hits for the Dragons while Noth added two RBIs. |
Friday, July 4, 2008Dans Clobber Gems 16-8 |
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| The Danville Dans handed the Quincy Gems a 16-8 loss, snapping the Gems two game winning streak. Danville pounded out a season high 19 hits helping them overcome five errors in the game.
Danville got on the board in the second with two runs but Quincy cut the score to 2-1 in the bottom half on a home run by Jon Myers. The Dans then busted the game open in the third with six runs, all but one unearned. The Gems added runs in the third and fourth innings to but Danville extended the lead again with three more in the fifth. Trailing 12-4 in the seventh the Gems made a late push with three runs in the seventh and another run in the eighth to close the score to 13-8. The Gems left the bases loaded in the eighth, with the tying run in the on deck circle. Dan Kaczrowski led Danville with a four hit game as every Dan but one recorded at least one hit. Danville improves to 9-12 while Quincy falls to 10-13. |
Thursday, July 3, 2008Dragons Drub Bombers 10-2 |
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| The Dubois County Bombers fell to the DuPage County Dragons on Thursday night by a score of 10-2. The Dragons struck early, scoring nine of their ten runs
in the first six innings. Mark Noth keyed a three-run second for the Dragons with his two RBI knock. The Dragons tacked on a single run in the fourth, two in the fifth, and three in the sixth to push the score to 9-0. Matt Behren plated two runs with a single in the fifth while Ryan Duffy knocked in two runs in the sixth. The Bombers scored two runs in the top of the seventh on RBIs by Jared Baehl and Daniel Nichols. Shawn Marquardt (0-3) took the loss for the Bombers after allowing six runs (four earned) in five innings of work. Travis Lamar and Matt Antos combined to fire the final four frames. Tom Zelasko (2-0) picked up the win after firing 6 2/3 innings and allowing only two hits and two runs. Jordan Tokarz paced the Dragons, going 4-for-6. Behren added three hits and two RBIs. Nick Popescu, Duffy, and Noth added two hits each. Daniel Nichols was the lone Bomber to record a multi-hit evening, going 2-for-3. |
Thursday, July 3, 2008Gems Defeat Dans 10-7 |
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| The Quincy Gems picked up their second consecutive win, defeating the Danville Dans 10-7 on Thursday, marking the first time in two weeks the Gems have won back to back games.
After falling behind 1-0 in the second the Gems tied the game in the third on an RBI single by Rob Merkle. The Gems exploded for five runs in the fourth inning, using just three hits to do the damage. The Gems broke the game open in the fifth with three more runs, all unearned. The Dans added two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to push the score to 9-5 but Quincy added a run in the seventh to make the score 10-5. The Dans added two more late runs but were unable to get any closer. The game featured a combined 25 hits while Danville also committed five errors in the contest. Five different Gems hitters recorded at least two hits as the Gems improve to 10-12 on the season. |
Wednesday, July 2, 2008Sliders Hold Off Dragons 4-3 |
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| On Fireworks Night in Springfield the Sliders (18-4) exploded to score four runs in the third inning highlighted by a Vincente Cafaro solo homerun off of the scoreboard in left center. It was just enough as the Sliders held on to beat the Dragons 4-3 in front of 1,853 Sliders' fans. Cafaro finished the night with three hits. It was the only multi-hit performance for the Sliders.
Bryce Shafer earned his fourth win of the year. The Valparaiso freshman struck out 10 Dragons and walked two. Brandon Knowling came on in relief of Brent Kulavic after Kulavic was removed due to injury. Knowling tossed three scoreless innings en route to his first save of the season. Phil Wunderlich was red hot for the Dragons (10-10). The University of Louisville product stroked three hits in as many at-bats including a second inning double. Pete Capetta and Nick Popescu rapped two hits apiece for the Dragons The Sliders are idle for then next two days and will travel to Quincy on Saturday. DuPage will stay on the road as they travel to DuBois for a 7:30 EDT game tomorrow. |
Wednesday, July 2, 2008Postponement in Danville |
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| Danville has experienced a brief unexpected and severe storm. Tonight's game has been postponed and rescheduled as part of a double header August 5 beginning at 6:00 PM. |
Tuesday, July 1, 2008Dragons Defeat Bombers 3-1 |
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| A steady staff effort and one big offensive blast were enough to guide the Dupage Dragons to a 3-1 victory over the Dubois County Bombers on Monday night.
Jordan Tokarz drilled his first home run in the third, a two-run blast following a one-out single from Mark Noth. That was all the support Eric Wyman would need in his first start of the summer, as he threw five and a third innings, allowing the lone Bomber run along with four hits while striking out seven and walking three. Andrew Estes picked up two and two-thirds scoreless frames in relief of Wyman and Brian Stroud made his first relief appearance to pick up the save. Jared Baehl collected three of the seven Dubois hits and drove in their run in the second. The Bombers drop to 7-15, while the Dragons move to 10-9. |
Tuesday, July 1, 2008Gems Come from Behind to Defeat Dans 4-3 |
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| The Danville Dans pitchers kept the Quincy Gems hitters off balance nearly all night long. The Gems did not manage their first hit until the fifth inning but rallied with two outs to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. The Gems used another two out in extra innings to win 4-3, scoring four unanswered runs.
Danville scored the first three runs of the game in the first two innings, plating one run in the first and two in the second. Brooks Kimmey picked up RBI singles in each inning and Chris Lilly added an RBI single in the second. Kurtis Muller led the seventh off by reaching on an error and promptly stole both second and third base. After a walk, Thomas McCormick picked up a two out single into right that plate Muller and put the Gems on the board. McCormick would come in to score on a wild pitch to cut the score to 3-2. The Gems threatened in the eighth when Acheson led the inning off with a double but he was left on base. The Gems put two runners on with two outs in the ninth and tied the game at 3-3 on single by Andy Petz into shallow centerfield. After a hit by pitch loaded the bases the Dans got out of the jam by an outstanding fielding play by shortstop Tyler Park to send the game into extra innings. The Dans appeared to be headed for a big inning in the 10th, loading the bases with no outs, but back to back force outs at home and a strike out ended the threat. The Gems rallied again with two outs in the 10th, putting runners on first and second, but a deep fly ball to rightfield was caught on the track to end the inning. A walk to Andy Petz with one out in the 11th put the winning run on for Quincy and two batters later Oliver Palmer laced a double down the left field line that scored Petz from first base to give Quincy a 4-3 come from behind win. |
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