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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
turned out to be plenty good enough to capture a |
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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,
Taylor and Andrew Steck scored two runs apiece. |
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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
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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
apiece. |
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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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Streaks stop losing skid |
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
Morton in a non-conference contest. |
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Streak varsity beats Metamora |
4/17 - (METAMORA) GHS' varsity
baseball team rebounded from a disappointing non-conference
loss Wednesday with an 8-4 non-conference victory at
Metamora, Friday.
With the win, the Streaks move to 11-3 on
the season. They will host United Township Saturday in an
important Western Big 6 doubleheader.
Austin Shearer picked
up the pitching victory against the Redbirds. He pitched the
final four innings in relief of starter Nick Milligan,
allowing just one more run.
GHS grabbed a 5-0 lead in the
top of the third and added three more in the seventh inning.
Metamora scored three in the bottom of the third and added
another run in the fifth.
Tanner Libby led the Streaks will
a 3-for-4 effort at the plate. he also had two RBI's. Caleb
Weaver hit a two-run homer in the third inning uprising and
Nate Olin cracked a two-run double in the seventh. Mark
Zhorne, Rogue Schott, Brian Gernant, Alex Lozano and Jordan
Sadiq also had hits in the 10-hit attack. |
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Alleman
hands Streaks another loss |
4/15 - Usually in the
non-conference games between Western Big 6 rivals the teams
do not use their top two pitchers and often that means a lot
scoring. Wednesday, Alleman got the memo, but GHS' varsity
apparently didn't as the Streaks were limited to just a pair
of runs in a 7-2 loss.
With the loss, the GHS varsity fell
to 10-3 on the season and 1-2 against Alleman for the
season.
The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning,
but the Streaks answered with two in the second. That lead
was short-lived, however, as Alleman scored five runs in the
third inning to regain a lead they would not relinquish. In
the fateful third, a couple of GHS fielding errors fueled
the outburst.
Streak starting pitcher Derek Schwab took the
loss. He went on to toss three scoreless innings after the
third, but it wasn't enough as his team provided no
offensive punch. Alleman used three pitchers in the contest.
Jacob Sharp threw just one inning, but got the win in
relief. Ben Carlin then shut the Streaks down for four
innings, despite walking four.
Caleb Weaver had two hits to
lead the GHS attack. Mark Zhorne, Alex Lozano, Rogue Schott
and Jake Henderson also had hits.
Friday, the Streaks will
travel to Metamora for an non-conference game and then on
Saturday host United Township in a league doubleheader.
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Streaks split first conference
test |
4/11 - (MOLINE) A nine-game
winning streak came to an end for the GHS varsity baseball
team, Saturday, in a 6-3 first game loss in a doubleheader
at Alleman, but the Streaks bounced back to win the nightcap
in six innings 11-1.
With the split, the GHS varsity moved
to 1-1 in league play and 10-2, overall. They are scheduled
to host Alleman Monday at Sundberg Field for a
non-conference game.
In the opener, Alleman took a 4-0 lead
into the sixth inning. The Streaks managed three runs in
their side of the sixth to cut the deficit, but Alleman
responded with a pair of runs to put the contest away in
their side of the inning.
Rogue Schott took the pitching
loss. He allowed three earned runs. GHS stranded a number of
baserunners in the opener and committed several errors that
helped Alleman score half their runs.
Schott hit a homerun
to get the Streaks on the scoreboard and Mark Zhorne drove
in the other two runs.
In the nightcap, GHS' Tanner Libby
enjoyed excellent offensive support and picked up the
pitching victory. Libby scattered five hits, struck out five
and walked only two.
The Streaks scored five runs in the
first inning and never looked back. The added four more in
the second and it was just a matter of time before they
would claim the six-inning victory. Libby had a two-run
single and Nate Olin, a two-run double in the second inning.
Libby was 3-for-3 at the plate and Olin, Zhorne and Derek
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| Streaks slip
past Limestone |
4/10 - Caleb Weaver scored the
winning run Friday in the GHS varsity baseball team's 5-4
victory over Limestone. It was the Streaks ninth straight
win.
With the victory, the GHS varsity moved to 9-1 on the
season. They will open Western Big 6 play Saturday at
Alleman.
Early in the contest, Limestone jumped out to a 3-0
lead. Three straight walks surrendered by sophomore Nick
Milligan came back to bite the Streaks and Limestone plated
all three on a sacrifice fly consecutive singles.
GHS answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the
frame and trailed 3-2 until the fourth. In that inning,
Weaver hit a two-out two-run homer to put the home team in
front 4-3. The score remained the same until the top of the
seventh when Limestone got a lead-off single, stole second,
advanced to third on a wild pitch and eventually scored the
tying run.
Weaver, who pitched the seventh, lead-off his
team's side of the inning with a single. A bunt single by
Jake Henderson and another bunt by Tanner Libby forced in
the winning run. On Libby's bunt, Limestone's pitcher threw
wide of third allowing Weaver to score.
Weaver picked up the
pitching victory in relief. Milligan, who settled down after the
first, completed three innings and yielded the mound to Nate
Olin, who pitched three scoreless frames.
GHS out-hit
Limestone 9-5 in the contest. Weaver and Rogue Schott led
the Streaks with two hits apiece. Jacob Milligan, Henderson,
Libby, Derek Schwab and Alex Lozano had one each. |
Streaks Invite
Streaks
post two more victories |
4/4 - GHS' varsity baseball
team moved their season record to 8-1, Saturday, with two
victories in the annual Streaks Invite. The Streaks beat
Streator 9-1 and held on to top United Township 9-8.
With
the wins, the GHS boys were the only undefeated team in the
competitive Invite this year.
Against Streator the Streaks
dodged the bullet several times as the Bulldogs left 13 men
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base in the contest.
Meanwhile, the GHS bats were put in motion, scoring
eight runs in the first three innings. The Streaks
finished the contest with 12 hits.
Junior Derek
Schwab picked up the pitching victory. He pitched into the
sixth inning before being relieved by Nick Milligan. Schwab
allowed seven hits, waked three and struck out none.
Milligan registered three strikeouts in his one and
two-thirds innings of work.
The Streaks jumped out to a 3-0
lead in the first inning, added one in the second and four
more in the third. The final GHS run came in the fifth.
Tanner Libby went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead the charge.
Mark Zhorne added three hits and Nate Olin and Alex Lozano
had two apiece. Jacob Milligan also added a single.
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led 9-4 going
into the fifth inning and eventually escaped with a one-run
victory.
Nate Olin, who pitched until the fifth, got the
win. After a four-run first inning, Olin settled in and
pitched three scoreless innings while his team took the
lead.
The Streaks plated three runs in the first, one in the
second, three in the third and four in the fourth inning.
The first three GHS runs came from one swing of the bat as
Jordan Sadiq hit a three-run homer in the first inning.
Sadiq knocked in another run in the fourth.
Lozano, Sadiq,
Asutin Shearer and Libby had two hits apiece. Brian Gernant
and Bo Merritt also chipped in one hit each.
Tuesday, the
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Streaks Invite
Streaks
top Hampshire in opener |
4/3 - GHS' varsity baseball
team opened this year's Streaks Invite with a 7-1 victory
over newcomer Hampshire, Friday.
With the win, the Streaks
improved their early-season record to 6-1. They will play
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games on Saturday in the Invite,
starting at 11:45 a.m. against Streator and
immediately after that against United Township.
Rogue Schott gave
Coach Arnie Gonzalez' crew a strong pitching outing. He went
six innings, allowing only one unearned run and three hits,
while striking out four. Jake Taylor pitched a scoreless
seventh.
After Hampshire pushed a run across in the top of
the first inning, GHS' boys answered with three runs in the
bottom of the frame. Caleb Weaver cracked a two-run homer to
get the Streaks started and Schott knocked in the other run
with a double. GHS took advantage of an error in the second
inning and a sacrifice fly to increase their lead to 4-1.
In
the fourth, the Streaks added three more runs. Mark Zhorne
drove in one run. Weaver was hit by a pitch and Brian
Gernant walked with the bases loaded.
GHS finished with
eight hits against Hampshire. Alex Lozano was 3-for-3 and
Zhorne, 2-for-4. Weaver, Schott and Derek Schwab had one hit
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on against E.P. |
4/1 - (EAST PEORIA) GHS'
varsity baseball team posted their fifth straight victory,
Wednesday, turning back an East Peoria seventh inning rally
to win 10-9.
The Streaks led 10-1 in the contest before
watching East Peoria score four runs in the fifth and four
more in the seventh to trim the deficit. The Raiders even
had the potential tying the winning runs on base when the
final out was recorded.
With the non-conference win, the GHS
varsity moved to 5-1 on the season. East Peoria dropped to
0-4.
Tanner Libby pitched five innings to pick up the
victory. He allowed five runs on eight hits and struck out
six. Derek Schwab tossed scoreless sixth, but left the mound
with two runner on in the seventh. Caleb Weaver relieved and
struck out two batters, but yielded two hits after an
outfield error. Rogue Schott finally came in a earned the
save, facing just one batter and getting the final out on a
ground ball.
Offensively, it was all about a seven-run fifth
inning for the Streaks. In the frame, they had three hits,
but drew four walks and a hit by pitch. An East Peoria error
also help fuel the uprising. Weaver hit a two-run homer in
the first inning to get the Streaks started. Alex Lozano's
solo shot put the Streaks up 3-0 in the third. East Peoria
plated a solo run in the fourth and got a three-run homer by
Shane Moses in their four-run fifth.
Mark Zhorne and Brain
Gernant both had two hits to lead the GHS nine-hit attack.
Weaver, Schwab, Jake Henderson, Schott and Lozano had one
apiece.
Friday, the Streaks play in the Streaks
Invite. They will take on Hampshire in the 5:30 p.m. game.
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victories for GHS varsity |
3/27 - (SPRINGFIELD) Trying to
beat the threat of cold, wet weather, the GHS' varsity
baseball team played twice Friday on the "southern trip" and
came away with a 12-1 victory over Taylorville and an 11-2
win over Springfield Southeast.
With the two non-conference
wins, the Streaks move to 4-1 on the season. They will play
next on Wednesday, April 1st at East Peoria.
In the first
game Friday at Taylorville, Coach Arnie Gonzalez sent Jake
Taylor to the mound against the Tornadoes. The junior
responded with a solid performance. He went four of the five
innings, allowing only one run on five hits. He struck out
three. Steven Joseph tossed the fifth and struck out one.
GHS scored eight runs in the first inning and the contest
was never in doubt from that point on. The Streaks used
three back-to-back singles to start the game and had seven
in the inning. Bo Merritt had a double in the frame. Three
more runs were plated in the second and Rogue Schott doubled
and Derek Schwab homered. GHS closed things out with a solo
run in the fifth. Taylorville's lone run came in the third
inning.
Merritt, Schwab, Jacob
Milligan and Mark Zhorne all
had two hits apiece in the 12-hit Streak effort. Caleb
Weaver, Brian Gernant, Schott and Jordan Sadiq added one hit
each.
In the night game at Springfield Southeast, Schott
went to the mound and delivered three strong innings. He
allowed no runs and struck out six to get the win. Nate Olin
pitched the final four innings, allowing just two runs on
three hits. He had eight strikeouts.
GHS scored a solo run
in the second inning, added two in the third and five in the
fifth. Three more runs in the sixth gave the Streaks 11
total. Southeast scored both of their runs in the bottom of
the sixth. GHS had nine hits in the contest.
Alex Lozano and
Tanner Libby led the way with two hits apiece. All of the
Streaks' hits were singles. Jared Scott, Zhorne, Milligan,
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finally win at Canton |
3/26 - (CANTON) It had been
some time since GHS' varsity baseball team had won at
Canton, but Thursday, thanks to some solid pitching, the
Streaks broke through, winning 5-1.
With the
non-conference victory, the
Streaks move to 2-1 on the season.
Derek Schwab started and
picked up the pitching victory. He went five innings,
allowing just one run on two hits. He struck out five. Rogue
Schott and Austin Shearer each toss a scoreless inning.
In
the early going both teams got strong pitching. Canton
scored a solo run in the bottom of the third to lead 1-0
until GHS responded with two in the fourth. The Streaks went
on to add two more in the fifth and another run in the
seventh for good measure. Two hits, a walk and an error
helped GHS get their first two runs. A lead-off double by
Jordan Sadiq got things rolling in the the fifth.
Caleb
Weaver had two hits to lead the GHS attack. Jacob Milligan,
Mark Zhorne, Tanner Libby and Sadiq had one hit apiece.
Friday, the Streaks will travel to Taylorville for a 4 p.m.
contest and then move on to Springfield Southeast for a 7
p.m. nightcap. The tournament scheduled for Southeast on
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Streaks
split opening day games |
3/21 - GHS' varsity baseball
team opened their season Saturday splitting a pair of
non-conference games at home. The Streaks lost to
LaSalle-Peru 5-2, but rebounded to edge Rockford Guilford
5-4 to go 1-1 on the day.
In the other games played, L-P
beat Pekin 11-1 in five innings and Guilford topped Pekin
5-0.
Against L-P, the GHS boys took a 2-0 lead into the
sixth inning. The Cavaliers scored a solo run in the sixth
and four in the seventh for the win. Rogue Schott got things
done on the mound for the Streaks for the first five
innings. He held L-P scoreless on three hits with six
strikeouts.
Austin Shearer went one and a third innings and
was saddled with the loss after allowing five runs. Jacob
Milligan got the final two outs after the four-run outburst.
L-P used their top two pitchers returning from last year's
Sectional championship team and between them allowed just
two runs - both coming in the second inning. Jake Henderson
walked and Milligan reached on an error. Both men scored on
a two-out single by Mark Zhorne.
GHS was held to just two
hits in the contest. Nate Olin picked up the other hit in
the seventh inning.
In the nightcap, the Streaks played the
come-from-behind role as they rallied for two runs in the
bottom of the seventh for the victory.
The Streaks spotted
Guilford two runs in both the first and sixth innings and
trailed 4-3 going into their final at bats.
Tanner Libby
started for the Streaks on the mound and allowed two runs on
a walk and two singles in the first inning. Other than that
the senior was in command, striking out 10 men in five
innings of work, while allowing just three hits. Brian
Gernant tossed the sixth, allowing two more runs on two
hits. Steven Joseph threw a scoreless seventh to pick up the
win.
GHS scored a solo run in the third on a lead-off double
by Bo Merritt and an RBI double by Milligan. They took the
lead briefly with a two-run fifth inning. Milligan tripled,
Caleb Weaver doubled and a two-out error brought in the
pair. Schott led-off the seventh inning with a homerun to
tie the score and Alex Lozano, who reached on an error,
scored the game-winner on a single by Merritt.
GHS finished
with 10 hits in the nightcap. Merritt and Milligan had two
apiece to lead the way for the Streaks.
Thursday, the GHS
varsity will return to action for a non-conference game at
Canton. They will then travel to Taylorville for a Friday
game and continue on to Springfield for the Springfield
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