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Freshmen Season
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| Freshmen
finish season 16-3 |
5/21 - (PEORIA) A season filled
with rain-outs and gaps between games ended successfully,
Thursday, for the GHS freshmen baseball team. The young
Streaks defeated Peoria Richwoods 19-8 to finish their
campaign 16-3.
A nine-run fourth inning put the GHS freshmen
firmly in control and on track to a six-inning victory. The
Streaks in every inning but one. They jumped out to a 3-0
lead in the first inning and added two in both the second
and third frames. In the sixth, they scored three.
Richwoods
scored four runs in the third and three in the fourth. They
also had a solo run in the bottom of the first.
With it
being the final game of the season, GHS coach Dan Powell
paraded four pitchers to the hill. Starter Tim Rossell
worked two innings for the win. He struck one and allowed
only one run. Seth Morling, Tyler Brackett and Colton Crain
followed.
Seventeen different players got to bat for the
Streaks. Morling, Shay Hostens, Zach Riley, Rossell, Crain
and Tyler Gregory had two hits apiece. Brad Smith, Chad
Johnson, Brackett, Matt Lansing, Zach Wilke and Garrett
Hartman had one hit each. |
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Another victory for GHS
freshmen |
5/12 - (BARTONVILLE) GHS'
freshmen baseball team avenged an earlier home loss to
Limestone, Tuesday, with a 6-3 victory on the road.
Tim
Rossell tossed a complete game four-hitter with 10
strikeouts for the young Streaks.
Neither team scored until
the fourth inning. GHS erupted for six runs. Luke Ryan
smacked a three-run homer in the frame. That turned out to
be the only inning the Streaks would score, but it proved to
be enough for the win. Limestone plated two runs in the
bottom of the fourth and one more in the sixth.
GHS had six
hits in the contest. Four of those hits came in the fourth.
Ryan led the Streaks with two hits. Rossell, Drew Carlson,
Austin Gernant and Zach Riley also added baseraps.
With the
win, the GHS freshmen moved to 15-3 on the season. They are
scheduled to play at AlWood Friday and host the annual
Freshmen Classic Saturday. GHS will play the 10 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. contests. |
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Freshmen stop
Monmouth-Roseville |
5/11 - (MONMOUTH) GHS' freshmen
baseball team expected a better contest at
Monmouth-Roseville, Monday, and they got it in a 4-1 win
over the Titans.
With the victory, the young Streaks moved
to 14-3 on the season. They will travel to Limestone,
Tuesday, for another 4:30 p.m. contest.
Ty Brackett
picked up the pitching victory at Monmouth, going four
innings. He allowed one run on two hits, while striking out
two and walking two. Austin Gernant tossed three hitless and
scoreless innings in relief. Gernant also struck out two.
GHS scored solo runs in the first, fourth, sixth and
seventh. M-R got their only run in the bottom of the fourth.
The Streaks out-hit the Titans 7 to 2. Brad Smith had three
of those hits for GHS, including a triple. Luke Ryan, Colton
Crain, Tim Rossell and Brackett had one hit apiece. |
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Freshmen prevail in 10 innings |
5/8 - (CANTON) After blowing a
6-1 lead in the seventh inning, the GHS freshmen baseball
team kept their composure and eventually got past Canton
10-6 in 10 innings, Friday.
Luke Ryan earned the pitching
victory in relief. He went three and a third innings,
striking out seven. Colton Crain started the contest and
went six and two-thirds innings, but could not get out of
the seventh. He had three strikeouts.
In the third inning,
the Streaks took a 2-0 lead on back-to-back RBI singles by
Crain and Tim Rossell. Canton countered with a run in the
bottom of the frame and then sat on one run until the
seventh. GHS added two more runs in the fourth and two more
in the sixth to take a 6-1 lead into the bottom of the
seventh.
Canton's offense woke up in the seventh as they
mustered seven hits and scored five runs. They stranded the
potential winning run on third base when Ryan got the final
out of the inning on a ground out.
Both teams went down in
order in the eighth and ninth innings and the score remained
6-6, until the Streaks put together a four-run uprising
after one out. Chad Johnson singled to start things. An out
later, Ryan walked and Crain , Rossell and Austin Gernant
followed with back-to-back-to-back RBI singles.
GHS had 18
hits in the contest. Brad Smith led with four hits. Johnson
had three. Seth Morling, Ryan, Crain and Rossell had two
each and Gernant, Tyler Brackett and Zach Riley, one apiece.
With the win, the Streak freshmen moved to 13-3 on the
season. They will travel to Monmouth-Roseville on Monday and
Limestone on Tuesday. |
| Rare loss
for GHS freshmen |
5/5 - GHS' freshmen baseball
team blew an 8-0 lead Tuesday and fell to visiting Limestone
14-8.
The loss was only the Streaks' third of the season as
they fell to 12-3.
GHS starting pitcher Luke Ryan cruised
through the first three innings, facing just nine batters,
but in the fourth the hits started coming. Limestone plated
five to cut their deficit to 8-5. Ryan got the Rockets in
order in the fifth, but in the sixth, he couldn't get out of
the inning and Limestone would eventually score nine runs.
The Streaks never recovered and failed to score in the final
four innings. GHS actually out-hit Limestone 13 to 9, but
five walks and five errors helped the Rockets make up the
difference. Matt Lansing finished the game on the mound and
allowed the final four runs.
Colton Crain was 4-for-4 at the
plate to lead the GHS attack. Brad Smith had three hits.
Ryan added two hits and Seth Morling, Chad Johnson, Tim
Rossell and Tyler Brackett had one hit apiece.
Friday, the
GHS freshmen will try to get back on track when they travel
to Canton. |
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freshmen defeat Macomb again |
5/4 - (MACOMB) GHS' freshmen
baseball team swept their two-game season with Macomb,
winning 9-1 at Macomb Monday.
Austin Gernant went five
innings to pick up the pitching victory and Seth Morling
tossed the final two innings. Luke Ryan led the Streaks at
the plate with a 3-for-4 effort.
With the win, the GHS
freshmen improved their season record to 12-2. Their next
game will be at home on Tuesday against Limestone. |
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Freshmen Streaks beat
Richwoods |
5/1 - Colton Crain did it on
the mound and at the plate for the GHS freshmen baseball
team, here Friday, as they defeated Peoria Richwoods 9-4.
With the win, the young Streaks moved
their season record to 11-2. They will travel to Macomb
Monday to take on a dangerous
Bomber squad.
Crain did not overpower the Knights, but
scattered four hits and four runs. He only struck out one
and four. Seth Morling pitched a scoreless seventh.
GHS'
freshmen scored one run in each of the first three innings
and then put the game away with a big six-run fourth inning.
A key blow in that inning was Crain's bases loaded double
that scored three runs. Brad Smith followed with a triple
and Streaks were home free.
In the contest, GHS had nine
hits. Smith and Morling had two apiece and Crain, Chad
Johnson, Luke Ryan, Austin Gernant and Zach Riley added one
apiece. |
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Freshmen
win another doubleheader |
4/29 - Rain-outs have been a
regular occurrence for the GHS freshmen baseball team this
season, but when they've been able to play, the young
Streaks have had success. On Wednesday, which might be the
only day they get to play this week, the freshmen swept a
doubleheader from Monmouth-Roseville, 8-2 and 17-1.
With the
two wins, the Streaks moved to 10-2 on the season. They are
next scheduled to play at home on Friday against Peoria
Richwoods. The weather forecast does not look favorable, but
a decision on that game will be made Friday morning.
In the
first game, Tim Rossell started on the mound for GHS and
earned the victory. He pitched four innings, allowed two
hits and struck out seven. Matt Lansing followed for two
scoreless innings and Zach Riley pitched the seventh.
The
Streaks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning and then
scored three in the third, one in the fourth, two in the
fifth and one more in the sixth. M-R got solo runs in the
fourth and seventh innings.
The Streaks had 10 hits in the
opener. Colton Crain led the way with two hits. Seth Morling,
Chad Johnson, Luke Ryan, Garrett Hartman, Brad Smith, Drew
Carlson, Rossell and Zach Wilke all had one hit each.
In the
nightcap, the game only went five innings as the Streaks
scored in each frame. They scored two runs in both the first
and second innings and then put together to big innings.
They batted around in the third and fourth to plate seven
and six runs, respectively.
Austin Gernant pitched three
innings for the win. He struck out seven. Tyler Brackett
tossed the final two innings, allowing no runs.
Once again,
the Streaks had 10 hits. Morling, Ryan, Smith and Zach Riley
had two each. D.J. Orozco and Johnson had one apiece. |
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GHS freshmen sweep
doubleheader |
4/25 - (PEKIN) GHS' freshmen
baseball team avenged an earlier loss to Pekin by sweeping
Saturday's doubleheader 9-4, 16-1.
The young Streaks
improved to 8-2 on the season with the wins. They are
scheduled to play at Alleman on Monday, weather-permitting.
In the first game, Colton Crain went the distance on the
mound. He struck out six, walked one and allowed just four
hits.
GHS grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Pekin cut
the deficit to 2-1 in the third before the Streaks scored
two in the fourth to extend their lead. They added three
more in the top of the fifth to lead 7-1. Pekin added three
in their side of the inning, but GHS tacked on two in the
sixth to squelch any chance of a comeback.
Seth Morling had
three hits to lead the Streaks at the plate. Luke Ryan had
two hits, including a homerun in the fifth. Brad Smith,
Crain, Tim Rossell, Adam Riley, Drew Carlson and Tyler
Brackett also contributed hits to the cause.
In the
second game, the Streaks dominated for a five-inning victory.
Three pitchers saw action for the Streaks, with Ryan picking
up the victory. Ryan pitched two innings. Matt Lansing
pitched two and Carlson, one. Pekin's lone run came in the
bottom of the fifth.
GHS' boys out-hit Pekin 16-4 in the nightcap.
Smith led the Streaks with three hits. Ryan, Lansing, A.
Riley and Zach Wilke had two each. Zach Riley, Rosseell,
Austin Gernant, D.J. Orozco and Austin Harris had one
apiece. |
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Freshmen top Moline in five
innings |
4/23 - Lightning shortened
Thursday's GHS freshmen baseball game against Moline, but
when the rumbles hit the young Streaks were ahead 6-1 and
claimed the weather-shortened victory.
The Streaks moved to
6-2 with the win. They will play next at Pekin Saturday in a
doubleheader.
Tim Rossell earned the pitching victory for
GHS. He struck out seven Moline batters in five innings,
while allowing just one run on two hits.
Offensively,
Rossell also lead the way with a 2-for-2 effort that
included a two-run homer in the third inning against the
wind. Zach Riley also had two hits. Seth Morling, Chad
Johnson, Colton Crain, Brad Smith and Austin Gernant had one
hit apiece.
After Moline plated their only run in the top of
the second, GHS answered with three in the bottom of the
frame, two more in the third and one in the fourth. |
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GHS
freshmen sweep Panthers |
4/22 - Strong pitching and
plenty of offense helped GHS' freshmen baseball team score a
doubleheader sweep of United Township, here Wednesday. The
Streaks defeated U.T. 11-2 and 13-2 at Sundberg
Field.
With the wins, coach Dan Powell's Streaks, who had
nearly as many games cancelled this season as they have
played, moved to 5-2. They are scheduled to host Moline on
Thursday in a make-up contest.
In the opener, Luke Ryan
pitched five innings for the victory. He yielded the mound
to Matt Lansing for the final two innings after being struck
by a throw while scoring a run in the bottom of the fifth.
Ryan allowed one run on two hits and struck out 12 U.T.
batters. Lansing also allowed one run and struck out three.
Brad Smith led the Streaks at the plate with a 3-for-3
effort that included a triple and three RBI's. Seth Morling
had two hits and Chad Johnson, Colton Crain, Ryan,Tyler
Brackett, Zach Wilke and Zach Riley, one apiece.
GHS' boys,
who took advantage of eight U.T. errors in the contest, scored
three runs in the second inning and never looked back. They
added eight runs in the final three innings. U.T. plated
solo runs in the third and sixth innings. Those were the
only two innings they were able to hits off GHS' pitching.
In the nightcap, the Streaks wasted no time getting on the
scoreboard. They batted around in the first inning and
scored four runs. They added three in the second and six in
the third. U.T. scored both their runs in the fifth, but it
wasn't enough to extend the contest to seven innings.
Austin
Gernant tossed a one-hitter on the mound for GHS. He had a
no-hitter until the fifth and finished with 12 strikeouts. Offensively, Smith, Gernant,
Crain and Drew Carlson led with two hits each. Shay Hostens,
Lansing, Adam Riley, Tyler Gregory and Garrett Hartman all
chipped in one hit apiece. |
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Pekin
blanks Streak freshmen |
4/17 - Pekin's Josh Peters kept
the GHS' freshmen baseball team's bats silent, here Friday,
as his team scored a 6-0 shutout victory.
The Dragon's
starting pitcher went six innings, allowing just two hits,
while striking out four. The Streaks saw another pitcher in
the seventh, but could not muster a run.
After two scoreless
innings to start the game, Pekin punched in a solo run in
the third and another in fourth. A three-run sixth inning
put things out of reach and the Dragons managed one more in
the seventh. They had seven hits, but took advantage of
three Streak fielding errors.
Austin Gernant took the
pitching loss, working five and two-thirds innings and
giving up five runs on six hits. He walked three and struck
out five before yielding the mound to Drew Carlson, who
finished the game.
Collecting hits for the Streaks were Tim
Rossell, Chad Johnson, Adam Riley and Zach Riley. Johnson's
hit was a double that led off the fourth, but did not lead
to a run as he never advanced past second base.
With the loss, the GHS freshmen fell to 3-2 on the
season. They will play next at United Township on Tuesday.
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Freshmen win in dramatic
fashion |
4/16 - Rainouts and other
postponements have wreaked havoc with the GHS freshmen
baseball team's season, but Thursday, the young Streaks
returned to action and scored an exciting 5-4 victory over
Alleman.
With the win, the GHS freshmen moved to 3-1 on the
season. They will try for their fourth win |
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Friday when they host Pekin in a make-up game at 4:30 p.m.
The dramatic
victory came after Alleman rallied to tie the score in the
top of the seventh. The Streaks took a 3-0 lead into the
sixth before the Pioneers plated a solo run off starting
pitcher Luke Ryan. Up until the sixth, the GHS hurler was
untouchable. He had allowed only two hits in the first five
innings, before yielding three in the sixth. He struck out
11 batters.
The Streaks scored a solo run in the sixth to
lead 4-1, but Alleman took advantage of a hit batter, a
walk, back-to-back hits and a wild pitch to tie the score.
Eventually, Tim Rossell came on in relief to get the final
out of the inning. He would pick-up the win. |
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In the bottom
of the seventh, Brad Smith was hit by a pitch to lead-off
the inning. Drew Carlson's hard ground ball was mishandled
and then a balk put baserunners on second and third. Zack
Riley then singled in Smith to end the game.
Alleman out-hit
GHS 7-6 in the contest, but committed two errors to the
Streaks' one. Seth Morling and Riley led GHS with two hits
apiece. Ryan and Smith had one each. |
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Freshmen
Streaks shut out Macomb |
4/9 - Cancellations have
allowed GHS' freshmen baseball time to practice a lot more
than play games lately, but it looked like some of that
practice time has paid off as the young Streaks posted an
impressive 8-0 victory, Wednesday.
Thanks to some
outstanding pitching and a potent offense, the GHS freshmen
shut down a strong Macomb squad. With the win, the young
Streaks moved to 2-1 on the season.
Tim Rossell went the
distance on the mound for the Streaks. He faced only 26
batters, allowing just three hits, striking out 13 and
walking three.
GHS grabbed a lead in the bottom of the first
and never looked back. They added two in the second, three
in the third and solo runs in both the fourth and fifth
frames.
Colton Crain led the attack with two hits. Luke Ryan
hit a homerun to lead off the fifth and Seth Morling,
Rossell and Drew Carlson all had doubles. Tyler Brackett and
Brad Smith each had a single.
Next up for the GHS freshmen
will be Metamora on the road Friday and Moline at home
Tuesday. The postponed Thursday home contest with Pekin has
be rescheduled for Friday, April 17th, |
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Streak freshmen roll to first
win |
4/1 - A dominating pitching
performance and plenty of offensive support earned GHS'
freshmen baseball team a 17-0 victory over AlWood-Cambridge,
here Wednesday.
The win was the first of the season for the
young Streaks as they finally returned to the diamond after
a couple of rain-outs. They evened their season record at
1-1.
Luke Ryan was in total command for the Streaks ont he
mound. He took the victory, tossing four innings of no-hit
baseball. He struck out eight and only allowed one
baserunner on a fielding error. Andrew Marshall pitched a
scoreless fifth as the GHS boys ended the game on the
run-rule.
The Streaks led just 2-0 going into the bottom of
the third, but then exploded for 12 runs to put the contest
away. They added three more in the fourth. |
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Colton Crain was three-for-four at the plate and
Seth Morling added two hits to lead the Streak attack. The
home team collected seven hits and drew nine walks. D.J.
Orozco and Austin Gernant also had hits for the Streaks.
Next up for the GHS freshmen will be their first road game
of the season Friday at Rockridge. |
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Rough start for Streak
freshmen |
3/23 - Sherrard scored eight
runs after the third inning to hand the GHS freshmen
baseball team an 11-1 six-inning loss in their home opener,
Monday.
The young Streaks were held to just four hits in the
contest, but were in it, trailing just 2-1 going into the
fourth inning. Errors and shaky pitching also played into
the GHS boys' downfall.
Tim Rossell took the pitching loss
for the Streaks as they sent five men to the mound in the
contest. Sherrard's starting pitcher Jake Fritchnick went
four innings to pick up the victory. He allowed one run on
two hits and struck out four.
GHS'
boys plated their only run in
the third inning when Zach Wilke walked and eventually
scored on a single by Rossell. In addition to Rossell's hit,
Seth Morling, Tyler Brackett and Luke Ryan also had
base-knocks.
Thursday, the young Streaks will host Macomb in
a 4:30 p.m. contest on the varsity field. |
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