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Chuck Bednar Award
Lozano
chosen by teammates
This year's Chuck Bednar "Most Valuable Baseball
Player" Award winner Alex Lozano impressed his teammates
with his persistence, intensity and talent.
Cut from the team his
junior year, Lozano put together a solid Legion season
before giving high school baseball one more shot.
Lozano earned a starting spot on the
22-11 Streaks. He caught most of the games and batted .346
in league
play.
Lozano was named "Honorable Mention"
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IHSA Regional
Dunlap ends Streaks' season |
| 5/30 - (BARTONVILLE) A team
that wasn't good enough to play the teams they were
originally scheduled to play in this year's Streaks Classic
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Regional title,
Saturday, at Limestone. The upstart Eagles pushed
their season record over .500 (18-17) with a 7-3
victory over GHS' varsity baseball team.
For the
top-seeded and senior-led Streaks,
the loss in the Regional championship game was nothing less
than frustrating.
The Streaks had won five in a row coming into the Regional and seemed to have
had things on course for a Regional title, but Dunlap had other
ideas.
Five unearned runs in the second inning gave Dunlap
the lead and that combined with no hitting in the middle of the line-up doomed
the Streaks' comeback attempts.
Trailing 5-0 through the
first three and a half innings, GHS finally got on the
scoreboard on an RBI single by sophomore Nick Milligan.
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take a 7-1
advantage into the Streaks' final at bats.
GHS managed to
load the bases with one out and scored twice on walks, but
could not score any more runs.
Senior Rogue Schott took the
pitching loss. He struck out five and walked two. N.
Milligan relieved in the sixth.
Dunlap out-hit the Streaks 9
to 5. N. Milligan and brother Jacob Milligan had two hits
apiece to lead GHS. Both teams committed two errors in the
contest.
The Streaks finished the 2009 campaign with a 22-11
record. |
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IHSA Regional
Streaks roll past Peoria High |
5/28 - (BARTONVILLE) It a
little while for the GHS varsity baseball team to get their
offense in gear, but when they did, they thumped Peoria High
in five innings 13-2 to advance to Saturday's Class 3A
Regional championship game.
The Streaks (22-10) trailed 2-1
going into the bottom of the third, but rallied for three
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regain the lead and
then literally put the contest away in the fourth with
nine runs.
Derek Schwab earned the
pitching victory, tossing the first three innings. He
allowed both Peoria High runs on two hits. He walked
two and struck out four. Both runs were unearned. Sophomore
Tyler Ferrell came on in relief and struck out the side in
the fourth. Jake Taylor finished in the fifth. He allowed
two hits, but no runs. He struck out two.
Shortstop Caleb Weaver
gunned out a Peoria High baserunner trying to score in the
top of the first inning and then GHS took a 1-0 lead in
their side. Mark Zhorne singled and eventually stole home.
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Peoria High took advantage of two two-out walks to plate a
pair of runs in the top of the third. They held a 2-1 lead
only briefly as the Streaks plated three in third on two
hits and a fielder's choice.
In the fourth inning rally, the
first seven GHS batters who went to the plate scored. Weaver
had a triple and knocked in two runs to lead the way.
Zhorne
and Alex Lozano led the Streaks with two hits apiece in the
nine-hit attack. Dalton Davis, Weaver, Jordan Sadiq, Nick
Milligan and Jacob Milligan had one hit each.
Saturday at 11
a.m., the Streaks will meet Dunlap for the Regional title.
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Silver Streaks Classic
Streaks roll past
East Aurora |
| 5/23 - It took a little while
to get started after playing the late game Friday night, but
once GHS' varsity baseball team got things going, East
Aurora was a five-inning 11-1 victim. |
The victory was the
Streaks' fourth in a row as they try to gain momentum
heading into next week's IHSA Regional at Limestone. GHS'
varsity, which got rained out of the final game of the
Classic, moved to 21-10.
East Aurora jumped out to a 1-0
lead in the first inning and held that until the bottom of
the third. In that frame, the Streaks scored eight runs on
only two hits. They took advantage of six walks and a hit by
pitch.
In the fourth, Dalton Davis' three-run homer gave GHS
a 10-run margin. Sophomore Tyler Farrell shut out the
Tomcats in the top of the fifth to end the contest.
Derek
Schwab, the Streaks' starting pitcher went four innings,
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hits. He struck
out one and walked two to earn the victory.
Offensively, the Streaks had only six
hits. Davis and Bo Merritt led with two apiece. Zach McCrery
and Jake Taylor also had baseraps. Davis, Mark Zhorne,
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Silver Streaks Classic
Streaks
earn 20th victory |
5/22 - GHS' varsity baseball
team avenged an earlier loss to Peoria Notre Dame and posted
their 20th victory of the season, Friday, in the nightcap of
first day of the annual Silver Streaks Classic. Behind a
solid pitching performance by Rogue Schott, the Streaks beat
the Irish 5-3.
Schott showed why he is the ace of Coach
Arnie Gonzalez' staff as he struck out 10 and scattered five
hits in six innings of work. Tanner Libby earned the save
with a three-up-three-down performance in the seventh.
Notre
Dame took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and carried that
until the third when GHS took the lead with a pair of runs.
A couple of errors and hits by Jacob Milligan and Nate Olin
got the the Streaks on the scoreboard. The Streaks added
three more runs in the fifth, again putting together some
hits with Irish errors. Notre Dame got a two-out two-run
single by Mark Schifeling in the sixth to cut the deficit,
but Libby squelched the visitors' hopes for a rally in the
seventh.
GHS only had five hits, but took advantage of six
Notre Dame errors. Milligan led with two singles. Alex
Lozano, Nick Milligan and Olin had the other baseraps.
The
Streaks, now 20-10 on the season, will face East Aurora at 9
a.m. Saturday and play the final game in the Classic against
Sterling at 5 p.m. |
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Streaks win at Woodmen Park |
5/18 - (DAVENPORT) After the
weather stole three potential victories from the GHS varsity
baseball schedule this past weekend, the Streaks returned to
action Monday with a 6-1 win over Alleman at Modern Woodmen
Park.
With the non-conference victory, the GHS varsity
improved to 19-10 on the season. They will host their end of
the season Classic this coming weekend.
Monday's game gave
GHS head coach Arnie Gonzalez the chance to use his entire
squad. Five pitchers saw action with starter Rogue Schott
earning the victory with three innings of work. The senior
ace allowed no runs or hits. He struck out three. Derek
Schwab, Nick Milligan, Chris Fields and Tanner Libby
followed tossing one inning apiece. Alleman scored their
only run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by
Mitch VanNatta.
The Streaks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the
first inning. Jordan Sadiq and N. Milligan both singled in
runs. GHS added solo runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Jacob Milligan and Caleb Weaver both drove in runs. In the
final frame, the Streaks took advantage of some walks at
plated two more runs.
GHS out-hit Alleman 9 to 4. Weaver and
J. Milligan led the attack with two hits each. Libby, Sadiq,
Bo Merritt, N. Milligan and Jake Henderson had one hit
apiece. Mark VanNatta led the Pioneers with two hits and
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Senior Day
Huge
comeback for Streaks |
5/15 - It was a day to
remember. GHS' varsity baseball team fell behind 10-0 to
Western Big 6 champion Rock Island, but rallied back to win
11-10, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.
GHS' seven seniors were recognized prior to the game and
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done, must have
affected their focus as they saw Rocky send 11 men to
the plate and score six runs in the opening frame. The
Streaks were still reeling in the second inning as the
visiting Rocks plated for more runs.
Streak starting pitcher Austin Shearer left the
mound after Rocky's Nathan Gray connected for a three-run
homer in the second inning. Sophomore Tyler Farrell then
took over on the mound and held Rocky scoreless for four
innings. During that time, the Streaks got back into the
contest. Nick Milligan tossed the final two innings and
earned the victory.
GHS scored seven runs in the second
inning. The Streaks had six hits in the frame, but none
bigger than Caleb Weaver's grand slam homerun. Tanner Libby
hit a three-run homer with two-out in the third to tie the
score.
In the bottom of the
seventh, Jacob Milligan led off the inning reaching on an
error. Mark Zhorne bunted him over to second and Rocky
pitched around Libby. Weaver singled, but the sharpness of
the hit did not allow Milligan to score. Alex
Lozano then completed a four-hit night delivering a
game-winning RBI single.
GHS had 15 hits in the contest.
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and Weaver added
three hits. Zhorne, Libby and J. Milligan had two hits
apiece. Jordan Sadiq and
Farrell had one hit each.
The non-conference win broke a
two-year losing streak against the Rocks and raised the
Streaks' season record to 18-10. GHS' varsity is scheduled
to compete in the Pontiac Tournament this Saturday. |
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Peoria
N.D. turns back Streaks |
5/12 - GHS' varsity baseball
team could not crawl out of the hole they fell into in the
first three innings against Peoria Notre Dame and lost 9-7,
here Tuesday.
The visiting Irish jumped on Streak starting
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innings and led 8-0
going into the bottom of the third. GHS plated a solo
run in the third and thanks to solid relief work from
Jake Taylor and Austin Shearer kept P.N. D. from
adding one to their lead.
In the sixth, the Streaks' offense came
alive, scoring six runs. Four of those runs came from a
grand slam by Mark Zhorne. The Streaks had seven hits in
that frame.
Trailing just 8-7 going into the
seventh, the Irish plated an insurance run against Derek
Schwab. The Streaks had a chance in the bottom of the
seventh when the Irish issued a one-out walk to Tanner
Libby, but two strikeouts ended the contest.
GHS out-hit
P.N.D. 12 to 10 in the contest. Senior Caleb Weaver was
4-for-4 to lead the attack. Andrew Steck had three hits,
including a double and triple. Alex Lozano added two hits
and Zhorne, Rogue Schott and Nick Milligan had one hit
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17-10 on the season. They are scheduled to host Rock Island
Thursday, weather-permitting. It will be Senior Day. |
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| Rock Island
sweeps Streaks |
5/9 - (ROCK ISLAND) Rock Island needed to
win both ends of Saturday's Western Big 6
doubleheader against GHS' varsity baseball
team to clinch a share of the conference
title and that's exactly what the Rocks did.
Rock Island won 9-4 and 6-2.
With the
losses, the Streaks finish the conference
campaign 4-6. They lost their final five
league contests. They also fell to 17-9 on
the season. Rock Island finished 8-2 in
league play and moved to 18-8, overall.
In the opener, GHS led 4-1 going into the
bottom of the fourth inning, but Rock Island
rallied to plate seven runs. The Streaks
could not respond.
Rogue Schott took the
pitching loss. He gave up eight runs and
reliever Nick Milligan was touched for one
more in the sixth.
In the nightcap, Rock
Island grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the
bottom of the first inning. Both were
unearned runs. The Rocks added another
unearned run in the third, two more runs in
the fourth and one more in the sixth.
Tanner
Libby took the pitching loss. Austin Shearer
was touched for one run in relief.
GHS
scored their first run in fourth on Derek
Schwab’s two-out double. Bo Merritt led off
the GHS seventh with his second home run of
the season, but that was all the Streaks
could muster.
Tuesday, GHS' varsity will
host Peoria Notre Dame in a non-conference
contest.
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Streaks hold off Pekin rally |
5/5 - (PEKIN) It was an
artistic performance, but nonetheless effective as the GHS
varsity baseball team beat Pekin 10-7, Tuesday.
With the
non-conference win, the Streaks upped their season record to
17-7. They are scheduled to play at United Township,
Thursday, for a non-conference game. It will be the fourth
time this season the two teams have met.
Against Pekin,
Derek Schwab earned the pitching victory, allowing three
runs in five innings. He struck out three and scattered six
hits. Jacob Milligan pitched one inning and started the
seventh before giving way to Jake Taylor, who got the final
three outs.
The Streaks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the
first inning and added two more in the second. Pekin cut the
lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the second. GHS scored a solo
run in the fourth and then used a big five-run fifth
to go up 10-3. A four-run sixth for Pekin gave the Streaks
some anxious moments, but Taylor, who came on in relief in
the seventh with two on and nobody out, came through for the
save.
The Streaks had 11 hits in the contest. Alex Lozano
cracked a two-run homer in the five-run fifth to lead the
way. He had two hits. Mark Zhorne, Jacob Milligan and Tanner
Libby also had two hits apiece. Caleb Weaver, Jordan Sadiq
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5/4 - After a rough week, GHS'
varsity baseball team shook up the line-up and posted an 8-4
non-conference victory over Geneseo, here Monday.
With the
win, Coach Arnie Gonzalez' crew moved to 16-7 on the season.
They had lost four in row prior to the Geneseo game.
Sophomore Nick Milligan's pitching performance wasn't
stellar, but effective enough to earn the victory. He
allowed three runs in five innings, striking out three and
walking six. The key to Milligan's success was getting out
of jams. Geneseo stranded five runners who were on base
before two out. Caleb Weaver toss an inning of relief and
Austin Shearer another.
The Streaks jumped out to a 2-0 lead
in the first inning and added three in the third, one in the
fourth and two more in the fifth. Bo Merritt had two hits
and three RBI's to lead the Streaks. He hit a two-run homer
in the fifth for the home team's final runs. Dalton Davis
and Mark Zhorne had two hits apiece. Jordan Sadiq had one
hit and two RBI's. Milligan, Derek Schwab, Shearer and Jake
Henderson also had one hit each.
The Streaks will try to
keep their momentum Tuesday when they travel to Pekin for a
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| Moline sweeps
Streak varsity |
5/2 - Hopes for
a Western Big 6 title fades for the GHS varsity baseball team as
they dropped both ends of a doubleheader 9-3 and 7-1, here
Saturday.
With one doubleheader remaining against co-league
leader Rock Island, it would nothing short of a miracle for
the Streaks (4-4, 15-7) to earn a piece of the conference
title. To do that, Quincy would have to sweep Moline (6-2,
13-8-1) and the Streaks would have to sweep 6-2 Rocky to
create three-way tie for the title.
Moline out-hit GHS 24-14
for the doubleheader and played better defense, committing
just two errors to the Streaks' six for the day.
Moline jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first
inning of the opener and never looked back.
GHS starting pitcher Rogue Schott took the
loss.
In the second game, Moline allowed
just one unearned run and were barely
threatened.
Tanner Libby took the loss on the mound for
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out GHS varsity |
4/29 - (MOLINE) Hopefully, it
will not be a preview of Saturday's crucial Western Big 6
doubleheader. Wednesday, Moline rolled past GHS' varsity
baseball team 8-0 in a non-conference contest.
With the
loss, the Streaks fell to 15-5 on the season. They will host
Peoria Richwoods Thursday, weather-permitting, and then face
Moline at home Saturday.
In Wednesday's
game at Moline, GHS' boys did not play
like a team with 15 wins. They struggled offensively and
were fortunate not to get 10-runned by the Maroons.
Derek
Schwab started on the mound for the Streaks and took the
loss. He went two innings, allowing five runs on three hits.
He walked one and struck out two. Nate Olin followed on the
hill, pitching one scoreless inning before failing to get
out of the next. He allowed three runs, walking six and
striking out two. Six of Moline's eight runs were earned as
errors also were a problem for the Streaks.
Nick Milligan
and Caleb Weaver eventually shut down the Maroons' attack
and allowed GHS to play all seven innings.
Moline limited
the Streaks to five hits. Bo Merritt had two hits and Tanner
Libby, Brian Gernant and Alex Lozano had one apiece. All of
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Painful split for Streaks
varsity |
4/24 - (QUINCY) Although they wouldn't
realize it until late Saturday, the GHS
varsity baseball missed a chance to put
themselves into first place in the Western
Big 6, Friday night. Spanking Quincy 17-2 in
the opener, the Streaks fell flat in the
nightcap to lose 9-3 and fall to 4-2 in
league play.
Thanks to a split for
league-leading Rock Island, Saturday, with
United Township, the Streaks now find themselves
tied with Moline at 4-2 and one-game back in
the standings. For the Streaks (4-2, 15-4), the
remaining schedule will give them a chance
to go head-to-head with both Moline and
Rocky.
GHS scored in each inning of
the first game. They scored six in the third
and five in the fifth to seal the
five-inning victory.
Mark Zhorne, Caleb
Weaver, Rogue Schott, Alex Lozano and Jordan Sadiq had two hits apiece to lead the
Streaks. Schott drove in four runs. He had a
three-run homer in the fifth.
Schott picked
up the pitching victory, allowing just four
hits in five innings, while striking out
six.
In the nightcap, Quincy scored six of
their nine runs with out. The Blue Devils
grabbed the early lead and never trailed in
the contest as the Streaks, who simply dominated
the first game, appeared offensively
challenged.
Tanner Libby took the pitching
loss, his first of the season,
allowing seven runs in five innings.
GHS had
six hits in the nightcap, with Zhorne
collecting two. Sadiq had a two-run double
in the fourth for the Streaks.
Tuesday, the
Streaks are scheduled to travel to
Washington for a non-conference game.
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Streaks
roll past Peoria Woodruff |
4/23 - (PEORIA) GHS' varsity
baseball team scored in each of the first five innings en
route to an 11-1 non-conference victory over Peoria
Woodruff, Thursday.
Sophomore Nick Milligan and junior Jake
Taylor combined for a one-hitter. Milligan earned the
pitching victory while striking out four. Woodruff's only
run came in the bottom of fourth.
The Streaks scored two in
the first inning, four in the second and solo runs in the
third and fourth before a three-run fifth sealed the
five-inning win.
Tanner Libby led the Streaks with two hits,
including a double. Mark Zhorne, Rogue Schott, Caleb Weaver,
Jordan Sadiq and Brain Gernant also had basehits.
With the
victory, the GHS varsity moved to 14-3 on the season. They
will travel to Quincy Friday for a Western Big 6
doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. |
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Sweep keeps Streaks in WB 6
race |
4/18 - Complete game pitching
victories by Rogue Schott and Tanner Libby helped GHS'
varsity baseball team to a 2-0, 5-1 doubleheader sweep of
United Township, Saturday.
With the wins, Coach Arnie
Gonzalez' Streaks moved to 3-1 in league play and 13-3 on
the season. In the conference race, depending on the results
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doubleheader, the
Streaks could be either tied for first or one game
back in the standings heading into the third
conference weekend.
In the
first game, GHS scored both of their runs in the bottom of
the sixth. Schott scattered five hits in the opener, walking
none and striking out seven. U.T. starting pitcher Dylan
Merrill threw two innings and reliever Todd Dempsey pitched
the rest of the way, taking the loss. They combined to allow
just four hits.
The Streaks' Nate Olin walked to lead off
the bottom of the sixth, advanced to second on Jacob
Milligan's sacrifice bunt. He moved to third on a ground out
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scored a wild
pitch. A two-out double by Caleb Weaver set up the insurance
run as Schott singled him in.
Schott
finished with two hits to lead the Streaks in the opener.
Olin and Weaver each collected one hit.
In the nightcap,
Libby allowed just four hits to the Panthers and was touched
for a solo unearned run in the fifth. A two-out single and a
pair of fielding errors allowed U.T.'s Davian Giles to
score.
GHS took the lead in the nightcap right off the bat
with a run in the first inning. The Streaks added solo runs
in second and fifth before scoring a pair in the sixth.
Olin
drove in two runs with two hits in the nightcap and Weaver
also had two hits. Milligan, Libby, Jordan Sadiq and Derek
Schwab also had basehits.
Tuesday, the GHS varsity will host
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