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Freshmen stumble to finish
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| 5/17 - (PEORIA) GHS' freshmen
baseball team fought to get the lead, but couldn't hang on
to it, Thursday, as they dropped their final game of the
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With
the loss, the young Streaks, which entered the contest
with a chance to push their record closer to the .500
mark, fell to 7-10 for the 2007 campaign. The GHS
freshmen had nine games cancelled due to weather this
spring.
After
trailing early and then eventually taking a 6-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning, GHS' boys
could not scratch up any more runs in their final two at
bats. Meanwhile, Richwoods scored two runs in both the fifth
and sixth frames to take the victory.
Steven Joseph, who
went to the mound in the fifth for the Streaks, took the
loss.
Nate Olin handled the first four innings spotting the
Knights solo runs in the first, second and fourth innings.
Richwoods out-hit the Streaks 8 to 7 in the contest. Victor
Davis led GHS with two hits. Derek Schwab, Calvin Shipplett,
Shane Clark, Jake Taylor, Olin and B.J. Buzick had one hit
apiece. |
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| Freshmen
split games in WB6 Classic |
5/12 - GHS' freshmen baseball
team scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to
defeat Rock Island 8-7 and salvage a split Saturday in the
first Western Big 6 Freshmen Baseball Classic held at Sundberg Field.
The Young Streaks trailed most of the contest, but rallied
to tie the score and then win it in their final bat.
Rock
Island jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and led
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the third.
A hit batter, a single by Mark Zhorne, a couple of
walks and an error helped the Streaks cut the deficit
to 5-3. Zhorne and Tyler Bond both had hits to fuel
the GHS three-run sixth inning rally.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Streaks loaded the bases
and with two outs, Calvin Shipplet singled in Nate Olin with
the game winner.
Zhorne was four-for-five in the victory for
the Streaks. Bond had three hits and Shipplet had the other
GHS hit. Victor Davis earned the pitching victory in relief
of Steven Joseph and Jake Taylor. Davis pitched four
innings, allowed two runs and struck out six.
Moline, which won both their games, pounded
out 17 hits in a 13-2 win over the young Streaks in the
opening game of the day.
The young Maroons scored three runs
in the second and fifth innings, five in sixth and two more
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in the seventh.
GHS got both of their runs in the fourth inning on three
straight hits by Zhorne, Jake Henderson and Jared Scott.
The Streaks,
now 7-9 on the season, finished with six hits in the
contest. Zhorne and Scott had two apiece and Henderson and B.J. Buzick added one each.
In the other
two games of the Classic, Alleman lost to Moline, but scored
a come-from-behind victory over Rock Island. |
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GHS
freshmen win two straight |
5/8 - (BARTONVILLE) GHS'
freshmen baseball team followed up a 13-5 win over
Monmouth-Roseville Monday with a 10-7 triumph at Limestone,
Tuesday.
With the victories, the young Streaks evened their
season record at 6-6.
This Saturday, they will host the
first Western Big 6 Freshmen Classic. The GHS boys will play
Moline at 10 a.m. and Rock Island at 4 p.m. All games that
day will be a Sundberg Field. |
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Limestone edges freshmen in
eight innings |
5/1 - GHS' freshmen baseball
team left the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth
inning in a tough 9-8 loss to Limestone, here Tuesday.
The
young Streaks, looking to even their season record, had a
two-run lead in the top of the seventh inning before seeing
the visiting Rockets tie the score and send the contest to
extra innings. With the loss, GHS' freshmen fell to 4-6 on
the season.
Limestone took a 2-0 lead in the contest with
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deficit to 2-1 when Justin Davidson scored on Victor
Davis' fielder's choice in the bottom of the third
after Mark Zhorne and Jake Henderson singled.
The Rockets plated three
more runs in the fourth inning to take a 5-1 lead and chase
Streak starting pitcher Derek Schwab. The GHS boys responded
with a solo run in their side of the fourth thanks to a
couple of Limestone fielding errors.
In the sixth, the
Streaks rallied for five runs to take a 7-5 advantage. Four
hits, an error and a couple of walks fueled the rally.
Zhorne, Henderson and relief pitcher Steven Joseph all drove
in runs.
Joseph took the two-run lead into the seventh. With
one out, a single, a couple hit batsmen and another single
tied the score for Limestone.
In the top of the eighth, with
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a dropped fly
ball put two runners in scoring position for Limestone. The
next batter grounded out, but with two outs, Connor Webster
delivered an RBI single center, which was misplayed,
allowing two runs to score. The Streaks received four
straight walks in the bottom of the eighth to score one run,
but left the bases loaded when B.J. Buzick's hard ground ball failed to get
through the infield.
Joseph took the pitching loss in
relief. The Streaks had 10 hits in the contest, including
two each by Zhorne, Henderson and Jared Scott. Jake Taylor,
Nate Olin, Joseph and Davis all had one apiece.
Friday, the
GHS freshmen will travel to Canton for a 4:30 p.m. game.
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| Streak
freshmen split with Sherrard |
4/28 - GHS' freshmen baseball
team split a pair of make-up games with Sherrard, here
Saturday. The young Streaks dropped the opener 4-3, but
rebounded for a 12-4 triumph in the nightcap.
With the
split, the GHS boys moved to 4-5 on the season.
In the
opener, Sherrard broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the seventh
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unsuccessful double steal in the bottom of the seventh
ended the game for the Streaks.
Jake
Taylor took the pitching loss. He pitched into the seventh,
before yielding the mound to Nate Olin. Jared Scott and
Taylor had two hits apiece for GHS.
Victor Davis was
supported with plenty of offense as he earned the pitching
victory. He went the distance, striking out four.
Sherrard
scored a solo run in the first inning, but did not hold the
lead for long. GHS plated four runs in their side of the
first and then increased their advantage to 7-1 with three
in the second. Sherrard cut the deficit to 7-3 with two runs
in the third, but the Streaks answered with three in the
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never looked
back.
Tyler Bond and Mark Zhorne led
the Streaks at the plate in the nightcap with three hits
apiece. Jake Henderson, Davis and Derek Schwab had two each.
Tuesday, the freshmen Streaks will try to even their season
record when they host Limestone. |
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Two more
close losses for young Streaks |
4/21 - (PEKIN) GHS' freshmen baseball team
watched Pekin turn late inning success into two victories,
Saturday. Once again, Pekin's sixth inning rallies were
decisive in an 8-6, 9-8 doubleheader sweep.
With the losses,
the young Streaks fall to 3-6 on the season.
The next game
for GHS' freshmen will be at home on Friday against Peoria
Richwoods. They will host Sherrard Saturday morning for a
doubleheader. The game scheduled at Alleman for Monday,
April 23rd, has been cancelled. |
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late run nips GHS freshmen |
4/20 - GHS' freshmen baseball opened a
three-game weekend series with a tough 8-7 loss to Pekin, here
Friday.
After the young Streaks rallied to tie the score on
a clutch hit by Tyler Garza, the visitors went back ahead in
the seventh and eventually held on to win the contest.
The two teams will square off again,
Saturday, in a doubleheader at Pekin. With the loss, the GHS
freshmen fell to 3-4 on the season. |
| Panthers shut out
freshmen Streaks |
4/18 - (SILVIS) GHS' freshmen baseball team
had to settle for a split in their two-game series with
United Township this week. After winning on Tuesday at home,
the young Streaks didn't bring their bats to Wednesday's
contest in Silvis, losing 9-0.
With the loss, the GHS
freshmen fall back to 3-3 on the season. They will host
Pekin Friday and then travel to the Dragons' home Saturday
for a doubleheader. |
| Freshmen Streaks top
United Township |
4/17 - GHS' freshmen baseball team jumped
out to a four-run lead in the first inning and then held on
to defeat United Township 6-2, here Tuesday.
With the
victory, the young Streaks moved their season record to 3-2.
They will play next on Wednesday at United Township.
Jake
Taylor picked up the pitching victory for GHS, working five
innings and allowing just two runs. Steven Joseph tossed two
scoreless innings to preserve the win. Taylor had five
strikeouts and Joseph, one.
Jake Henderson started the
Streaks' big inning with a one-out double. Victor Davis and
Nate Olin followed with singles. A triple by Trevor Roberts
eventually cleared the bases and Tyler Garza drove in
Roberts. Henderson's second hit of the inning drove in the
fifth GHS run.
U.T. got solo runs in the first and fifth
innings. The Streaks' other run came in the third. A double
by Garza eventually came around.
Henderson, Roberts and Garza had two hits apiece. Olin
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| Big
innings push GHS freshmen past Dunlap |
| 4/10 - A seven-run third inning and a
five-run fifth were most than enough to allow the GHS
freshmen to even their early-season record, here Tuesday.
The young Streaks defeated Dunlap 14-4 in five innings.
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With
the win, which came on the heels of a 10-run loss the night
before, evened the GHS' boys record at 2-2.
Starting pitcher
Nate Olin enjoyed the offensive support and picked up the
win for the Streaks.
Derek Schwab was the leader at the
plate for GHS. He three-for-four with three singles. Jake
Henderson was two-for-two. Overall, the Streaks had 11 hits
in the contest. Justin Davidson, Mark Zhorne, Victor Davis,
Olin, Brandon Roberts and Jared Scott had one hit apiece.
If
the weather permits, the GHS freshmen will host Alleman on
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| Errors sink freshmen
against Moline |
4/9 - It had been nearly two weeks since
the GHS freshmen baseball team had played a game and it
showed Monday as they committed six fielding errors en route
to a 12-2 loss to Moline.
With the defeat, the young Streaks
fell to 1-2 on the season. If the weather cooperates, the
freshmen will host Dunlap on Tuesday. |
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Moline
turned in a solid effort. They managed a modest six
hits, but committed just one error in the contest. The big
inning for the young Maroons came in the top of the second
when they plated five runs. They went on to add a pair of
runs in both the fourth and fifth frames and three more in
the sixth to get to the 10-run margin. Nick Krantz and Caleb
Spiegel both had doubles for the winners.
GHS' boys got both
their runs in the bottom of the fifth. A dropped third
strike and walk to open the inning set the table. Victor
Davis and Nate Olin had back-to-back singles to score the
runs.
Starting pitcher Shane Clark took the loss for the
Streaks. He allowed five runs - none of which were earned - in
1 2/3 innings. Derek Schwab relieved and pitched into the
fifth, allowing four runs. Mark Zhorne finished and
was tagged for three more runs.
Moline starting pitcher Ben Wolfe
got the win. He went four innings and struck out three. Krantz tossed the final two frames.
GHS' boys also had six
hits. Davis was two-for-three to lead the way. Olin, Jake
Henderson, Tyler Bond and Schwab also collected hits. |
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Streak
freshmen win home opener |
3/27 - Good pitching goes a long ways and
Tuesday GHS' freshmen baseball team put it to good use in an
11-1 victory over East Peoria in the home opener.
Victor
Davis and Mark Zhorne looked strong on the mound, limiting
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hits. The duo also combined for 12 strikeouts.
Offensively, the young Streaks
got their runs in bunches - big bunches. GHS' boys scored
five runs in the second inning and added six more in the
fifth. The Streaks had seven hits in the contest, but took
advantage of 10 walks surrendered by East Peoria's hurlers.
Nate Olin led off the GHS second with a single and in the
inning the home team would get four more hits, including a
double by B.J. Buzick. With Davis allowing just one run in
four innings, it looked as if the Streaks had taken command.
The fifth inning put things out of reach as GHS drew eight
walks and plated six.
Zhorne tossed three scoreless innings
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finish things off. He
allowed only one hit and struck out five. East Peoria went
down in order in both the sixth and seventh innings.
Seven players had one hit apiece for
the Streaks. Buzick had his double and Zhorne, Jake
Henderson, Olin, Jared Scott, Jake Taylor and Tyler Bond
added one single each.
Friday, if the weather cooperates
again, the GHS freshmen will travel to Rockridge.
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fall to Rocky in opener |
| 3/26 - (ROCK ISLAND) The season opener was
delayed a week, but Monday the GHS freshmen got their
opportunity to kick off the 2007 season. The young Streaks
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road test at Rock Island 7-5.
GHS' boys jumped out to a promising start, scoring a run
in the top of the first and two more in their side of the
second for a 3-0 lead. Unfortunately, the lead was
short-lived as Rocky countered with a pair of runs in the
bottom of the second and third innings to take a 4-3 lead.
From that point on, the Streaks were forced to play
catch-up.
A three-run fourth extended the Rocks' advantage
to 7-3. Solo runs for GHS' boys in the fifth and sixth
innings brought them back, but not far enough.
Jake Taylor,
who pitched two innings and allowed four runs, was saddled
with the loss. Nate Olin toss a scoreless first inning and
Trevor Roberts finished the final three innings, allowing
three runs.
The Streaks held their own at the plate,
matching the Rocks with nine hits. Mark Zhorne was the leader
for GHS getting two hits and scoring two runs. Jake
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Taylor, Zach Dixon and B.J. Buzick each had a baserap.
Perhaps the offensive "killer" for the Streaks was the
strikeout. The GHS boys went down on strikes 10 times in the
contest.
Weather-permitting, the GHS freshmen (0-1) will play their
first game at home Tuesday against East Peoria. |
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