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| GHS freshmen
top Richwoods 10-0 in five innings |
5/18 - After a nine days off,
GHS' freshmen baseball got back what they been doing most of
the spring - winning. Thursday, the young Streaks downed
Peoria Richwoods 10-0 in five innings.
With the victory, coach Chad Goad's freshmen squad moved
their season record to 12-3, with a doubleheader remaining Friday
at Rock Island.
GHS' boys went down in order in the bottom
of the first inning, but after that slow start the offense
eventually kicked into gear. In the second inning, Jordan
Sadiq singled to open the |
frame, but
ended up getting stranded at third. In the third, the
Streaks broke through as Blake Carr led off with a
walk. A single and sacrifice bunt put two runners
scoring position. Tanner Libby then hit into a
fielder's choice, driving in Carr. GHS went on to load
the bases before Richwoods got the third out.
In the
fourth, the frustration of the inning before went away.
Michael Milan led off with a double and scored on an RBI
single by Carr. Three consecutive hits later had added three
more runs. The Streaks made their second out and then put
together another three straight hits. When the inning was
over, GHS had taken a commanding 9-0 advantage and set the
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stage for a
mercy-rule victory.
A lead-off double by Libby
in the bottom of the fifth and an RBI single by Jake
Anderson ended the contest.
Jake Milligan pitched a solid
four innings for the victory. Ben Schneider tossed a
scoreless fifth. Milligan allowed just two hits and struck
out five. Schneider struck out two.
The Streaks out-hit Richwoods 13-2. Leading the way for the winners was Milligan
with three hits. Libby had two. Shey Sibley, Sadiq,
Anderson, Corey Verseman, Ben LaFollette, Dan Doubet and
Carr had one hit apiece. |
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Freshmen fall to Monmouth-Roseville 8-5 |
5/8 - GHS' freshmen baseball team recovered
a rough start, but didn't have enough offense to catch
Monmouth-Roseville, here Monday. The visiting Titans handed
the Streak freshmen their third loss of the season 8-5.
After giving up a three-run homer in the first
inning, GHS starting pitcher Matt Crouse settled down to
allow just one more win five innings of work. He struck out
nine.
The Streaks eventually caught M-R, but surrendered
four more runs in the final four innings. Relief pitcher
Austin Shearer was tagged with the loss. |
| Freshmen
Streaks roll over Commandoes 10-0 |
5/5 - (ABINGDON)
GHS' freshmen baseball team took care of business, Friday,
with a 10-0 victory at Abingdon. It was the young Streaks'
11th victory (11-2) of the season.
Monday, the GHS freshmen
will host Monmouth-Roseville's fresh-soph in a doubleheader
at Sundberg Field. On Wednesday, United (Alexis) will come
calling for another double-dip. |
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Freshmen Streaks rally to
sweep Macomb |
5/2 - GHS' freshmen baseball
team used their final at bat twice, Tuesday, to score the
winning run in a pair of one-run victories over Macomb. The
young Streaks edged the Bombers 4-3 in the opener and 8-7 in
the nightcap.
With the wins, the GHS freshmen upped their
season record to 10-2.
In the first game, the Streaks got a
solid pitching performance from Matt Crouse. He allowed just
five hits an no earned runs, while striking out four Macomb
batters. The visitors all three of |
their runs
in the third inning. GHS scored solo runs in all but
one of the five innings. In the first, Shey Sibley stole home on a double
steal. He scored again in the third on an RBI single by
Crouse. In the fourth, Michael Milan made the score 3-3 as
he scored on a wild pitch.
With one out in the bottom of the
fifth, Tanner Libby doubled and one out later scored the
winning run on Austin Shearer's single up the middle.
Crouse
had two hits to lead the winners in the opener. Sibley and
Libby had doubles and |
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Shearer, Milan
and Corey Verseman all
chipped in singles.
The victory in the nightcap did not come
easy for the Streaks. After matching Macomb with solo runs
in the first inning, the GHS boys fell behind and trailed
until their heroic final at bats. Macomb plated two
runs in the second inning and three more in the third to
grab a 6-1 lead.
The Streaks got one back in the bottom of the
third and two more in the fourth to trail 6-4, heading into
the fifth. Macomb hit the ball hard in their final at bat,
but only came up with one run to take a 7-4 advantage into
the bottom of the frame. Three walks, a scratch hit and a
couple of wild pitches cut the deficit to 7-6. with the
potential tying and winning runs on base. Two quick outs
left it up to Jordan Sadiq and the big man responded with a
solid hit that scored both Ben LaFollette and Jake Milligan
and ended the game.
The Streaks and Macomb both had seven
hits in the contest. Ben Schneider picked up the pitching
victory for GHS in relief. Sadiq and Libby had two hits each
in the nightcap. Milligan, Sibley and Dan Doubet had one hit
each.
Next up for the Streak freshmen will be a 5 p.m. road
game Friday at Abingdon. |
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Freshmen down Richwoods 13-2 in five innings |
4/28 - (PEORIA) The "prime
time" start of Friday's game at Peoria Richwoods did not
bother the GHS freshmen in the least as they rolled to a
13-2 victory in five innings.
Despite the 7 p.m. starting
time, the young Streaks had no trouble getting home at a
decent hour thanks to a strong effort. Brian Gernant pitched well
for GHS and Jordan Sadiq brought his big bat.
With the win,
the young Streaks moved to 8-2 on the season. They scheduled
play Macomb at home Tuesday. |
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Fast start sends Streak
freshmen to victory |
4/27 - Six runs in the first
inning gave GHS' freshmen baseball team a commanding lead
over Abingdon, Thursday, they would never relinquish in an
8-2 victory.
With the win, the young Streaks upped their
season record to 7-2. They will travel to Peoria Richwoods,
Friday night, for a 7:00 p.m. contest. |
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Austin Shearer enjoyed the
offensive support as he pitched six strong innings for the
victory. He allowed just two unearned runs on two hits. Jake
Milligan tossed a scoreless seventh.
In the GHS first
inning, Milligan got it all started when his shot to center
field was dropped. Ben LaFollette followed with a single and
Jordan Sadiq smacked a double. Michael Milan's fly to right
was also misplayed and Shearer made that hurt the Commandoes
with a single. Three more Abingdon errors followed and when
the dust cleared the Streaks had a 6-0 advantage.
Abingdon
got solo runs in the third and fourth innings to cut the
deficit to 6-2, but GHS responded with two more runs in the
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the fourth. A
walk and a double by LaFollette
brought in one run and Milan's two-out single plated the
other.
The Streaks out-hit the
Commandoes 9-3. LaFollette led GHS
with three hits. Sadiq had two hits and Milan, Shearer, Shey
Sibley and Corey Verseman had one apiece. |
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| Streak
freshmen win series with United Township |
| 4/19 - (EAST
MOLINE) Like a the pros, who might play a three or four-game
series with an opponent, GHS and United Township's freshmen
baseball teams completed a two-day, three-game series,
Wednesday, at U.T.H.S. The young Streaks won the finale 8-2
for a clean sweep. |
| GHS freshmen
sweep United Township |
| 4/18 - Tuesday's freshmen
baseball doubleheader between GHS and United Township at
Sundberg Field featured two very different contests. In the
opener, the young Streaks pounded the
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Panthers 16-1 and in
the nightcap, they escaped 5-4.
With
the wins, the GHS freshmen moved their season record to 5-2.
Leading 3-1, going into the bottom of the second inning, the
young Streaks exploded for 11 runs to bury the Panthers in
the opener. Eight players had at two hits in the contest,
with Jake Milligan's three-hit performance leading the way.
Matt Crose enjoyed the offensive support as he went the full
five innings for the pitching victory. He struck out nine
and allowed just one run on two hits.
In addition to
Milligan's three hits, Alex Lozano provided the big hit, a
second inning grand slam homerun. He had double earlier in
the same inning. Crose, Caleb Weaver, Tanner Libby, Jordan
Sadiq, Rogue Schott and Austin Shearer all had two hits and
Blake Carr, one.
United Township picked up their lone run in
the top of the second on a single and two Streak fielding
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As much
of a blow-out as the first game was, the second game was the
complete opposite. GHS' boys scored three runs in the third
inning to take the lead and then held off U.T. for the one-run
victory.
U.T. scored two runs in the top of the first
inning to take the initial lead, before the Streaks
answered with a pair in their side of the inning. Ben LaFollette reached on an error and eventually scored
on Sadiq's ground out RBI. Shey Sibley singled and
scored on a basehit by Shearer.
GHS took the
lead 5-2 with three runs in the third. Sibley doubled
with one out to start the rally. Sadiq drove in Sibley
with a single and Shearer had another RBI on a ground
out. U.T. added two runs in the fourth, but that was
all they could muster.
Shearer pitched four innings
for the Streaks and earned the victory. Milligan
tossed the final frame and struck out two.
U.T.
out-hit the Streaks 8-5, but GHS came up with the
important stat - the "W". Sibley led the locals with
two hits. Sadiq, Shearer and Dan Doubet all chipped in
hits.
The GHS freshmen will wrap-up their season
series with U.T. Wednesday when they travel to East
Moline for a single game. |
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| Freshmen
Streaks suffer first loss at Moline 5-1 |
4/10 - (MOLINE) GHS' freshmen
baseball team played a decent game, but couldn't come up the
runs they needed to keep their season-opening win streak in
tact. Moline topped the young Streaks 5-1, Monday afternoon.
More details will be posted when they become available.
With the loss, GHS' freshmen record slipped 3-1. They will
travel to Alleman Thursday and then make-up a doubleheader
with Rock Island, at home, Friday. |
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| Streak freshmen edge
Macomb in nine innings |
4/5 - (MACOMB)
GHS' freshmen baseball team moved their season record to
3-0, Wednesday, with a 10-8 extra inning victory at Macomb.
As
one would expect, the game was close throughout. The young
Streaks jumped out a 2-0 lead in the top of the first
inning, but saw Macomb score four unanswered runs to take a
4-2 lead into the fifth inning. GHS regained the lead with
three runs in the fifth, but Macomb scored two in their side
to lead again 6-5. The Streaks plated three in the sixth and
Macomb, two, for an 8-8 deadlock. Neither team scored in the
seventh or eighth innings, but back-to-back hits by Brian
Gernant and Matt Crouse and double by Jake Anderson plated
two runs and gave the Streaks the victory.
Rogue Scott was
the winning pitcher for GHS. Austin Shearer also saw time on
mound. Gernant led the Streak attack with four hits. Crouse
had two and Anderson, Shearer, Jake Milligan, Ben LaFollette
and Ben Schneider, one apiece. GHS' pitchers struck out nine
Macomb batters and allowed eight total hits. The young
Streaks committed six errors. |
| Weather cancels more freshmen &
sophomore games |
4/3 - It seems like the little guys can't
get a break. GHS' freshmen and sophomore baseball schedule
took another hit from Mother Nature this week.
Monday's
freshmen baseball doubleheader with Kewanee had to be
cancelled due to wet grounds and will not be made up. Due to
a numbers crunch with the Kewanee baseball program and other
games the Boilers had to makeup, it was decided to drop the
doubleheader.
Tuesday's home sophomore baseball game with Dunlap was also
indirectly cancelled by the weather. Dunlap will opt out of
the date to make-up a conference game. The teams are
scheduled to play again next Tuesday at Dunlap. |
| Streak freshmen beat
Rockridge 8-4 |
3/31 - (TAYLOR RIDGE) Brian Gernant hit a
three-run homer to lead GHS' freshmen baseball team to an
8-4 victory at Rockridge, Friday. With the win, the young
Streaks moved to 2-0 on the early season.
Matt Crouse picked
up the pitching victory with relief help from Austin
Shearer.
GHS jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the
first inning as Jake Milligan walked and scored on a Ben LaFollette triple. A Gernant double plated LaFollette.
Rockridge came back with two in their side of the inning to
tie the score, but in the second, the Streaks struck again.
Blake Carr singled to open the frame, stole second and
eventually scored on Crouse's RBI single. Gernant then drove
a 375-foot plus shot over the fence to put GHS out front for
good 6-2.
Rockridge came back pick up solo runs in the
bottom of the second and third innings. The Streaks added
two insurance runs in the sixth. LaFollette singled and
scored on a Rockridge fielding error. Gernant drove home
Crouse with a double.
In addition to GHS' three-man wrecking
crew of LaFollette, Gernant and Crouse, Carr, Jake Anderson
and Ben Schneider also added hits. The Streak out-hit
Rockridge 11-5.
The Streak freshmen will host Kewanee,
Monday, in their home opener and Sundberg Field. |
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Freshmen
down East Peoria 10-6 in opener |
3/28 - (EAST PEORIA) After waiting for the weather to
allow, GHS' freshmen baseball team got their season rolling,
Tuesday, with a 10-6 victory at East Peoria.
It took a while
for the young Streaks to get started, but five-run fifth
inning put them in front to stay. East Peoria had scored
solo runs in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0
lead heading into the fourth. A Brian Gernant double to lead
off the fourth seemed to provide the spark and the Streaks
responded to plate a pair, cutting the deficit to 3-2. In
the fifth, GHS took the lead with a five-run, two-out rally.
Three walks and RBI hits by Ben LaFollette and Jake Milligan
drove fueled the rally.
East Peoria managed one run in the
bottom of the fifth to make the score 7-4, but GHS outscored
the Raiders 3-2 in the final two innings for the win.
Milligan picked up the pitching victory for the Streaks.
Gernant did a solid job on the hill through the first three
innings, facing 15 batters and striking out two. Milligan
took the hill prior to the Streak uprising. East Peoria was
limited to only two hits.
Gernant had three hits to pace the
GHS attack. LaFollette added two and Milligan, Blake Carr
and Jordan Sidiq, one apiece.
Friday, weather-permitting,
the Streak freshmen will travel to Rockridge. |
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