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Sunday, August 24, 2008174th Alum Makes CICL Debut |
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| First Baseman Adam Rosales made his Major League debut for the Cincinnati Reds on August 9 against the Houston Astros. Rosales was called up by the Reds from Louisville of the International League after placing Jerry Hairston, Jr, on the 15 day Disabled List.
Rosales played shortstop for the Quincy Gems in 2003 and 2004, starting all 42 games for the Gems each season. In 2003, Rosales batted .209 with 1 homer and 6 RBI and in 2004, he batted .216 with 3 homers and 20 RBI. Rosales is from Park Ridge, Illinois, and attended Western Michigan University. He was drafted by the Reds in the June, 2005, draft. |
Friday, August 15, 20082008 Post-Season Awards |
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| CICL Coaches voted the following post-season awards for the 2008 season:
Mike Schmidt Player of the Year - Dan Kaczrowski (Danville) Pitcher(s) of the Year - Bryce Shafer (Springfield) and Brad Riegler (Dupage) Galen Woods Fireman - Logan Mahon (Springfield) Top Pro Prospect - Tyler Hess (Danville) All-Stars by Position 3B - Jimmy Swift (Springfield) SS - Jon Myers (Quincy) 2B - Vicente Cafaro (Springfield) 1B - Phil Wunderlich (Dupage) Catcher - Matt Behren (Dupage) Outfield: Kurtis Muller (Quincy) Dennis Vaughn (Springfield) Ryan Ashe (Springfield) Coach of the Year - Pete Paciorek (Danville) |
Friday, August 15, 2008Sliders Win 2008 Playoff 5-2 over Dans |
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| The Springfield Sliders capped an outstanding inaugural season by defeating the Danville Dans 5-2 in the rubber game of the 2008 three-game playoff series in Springfield on Thursday evening.
The playoff title is the first for a CICL team from Springfield since the Springfield Rifles captured the crown in 1993. Starting and winning pitcher Jonas Dufek pitched 6 strong innings allowing one earned run on 3 hits, and Logan Mahon earned the save by finishing the game with 3 strong innings of his own, allowing the Dans an earned run on 2 hits. Springfield struck offensively in the 1st with a 2-out blast over the left field wall by Ryan Mooney. Then in the 3rd, again with 2 outs, Vicente Cafaro and Ryan Mooney both drew walks. Andrew Quinnette laced a single to center scoring Cafaro. The next batter for Springfield was Denny Vaughn who hit a 3-run blast out of the park to right field to give the Sliders a lead they wouldn't give up. The Sliders offense was led by Dennis Vaughn who was 2-4 with a homer and 3 RBI. Brian Mooney was 1-2 with a homer and RBI and Andrew Quinnette was 1-4 with an RBI. For Danville Chris Licon came in relief in the 4th and pitched 5 shutout innings. The CICL's leading hitter, Dan Kaczrowski, had a RBI double and John Dishon also had a RBI Single. Springfield's Andrew Quinnette was selected Tournament Most Valuable Player. Andrew had the winning hit in game 1 with a two-run homer and his hit tonight broke a 1-1 tie to give the Sliders a 2-1 lead, which they would never relinquish. The Tournament Most Valuable Pitcher was Danville's Matt Bywater, who pitched 8 shutout innings, fanning 8 and allowing only 1 hit in Danville's 2-0 win on Wednesday evening. A complete box score and play-by-play will be published on the web site on Friday. |
Wednesday, August 13, 2008Dans Even up Series by Beating Sliders 2-0 |
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| Danville left-hander Matt Bywater and reliever Lee Swindle combined on a three-hit shutout as the Dans beat the Springfield Sliders 2-0 in Game 2 of the CICL postseason tournament series at Danville Stadium.
Danville's victory forces a third and deciding game in the best-of-three series on Thursday night at Lanphier Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. Bywater (4-4) allowed just one hit over eight innings and he tied his season-high with eight strikeouts. Swindle got the final three outs, but it wasn't without some excitement. Springfield's Matt Lenski led off the ninth with a line drive single to right. Swindle got Elliot Soto on fielder's choice and Ryan Ashe struck out. With two outs and runner on first, Sliders second baseman Vincente Cafaro single to right to put runners on first and second. Swindle closed the game by striking out Springfield's Andrew Quinnette, who was the Game 1 hero with a two-run homer in the first. The Dans scored the only run that their pitchers would need with back-to-back doubles in the third inning from Brooks Kimmey and Zach Walters. Danville added an important insurance run in the eighth inning when Kimmey and Walters get things started again with back-to-back singles. Chris Lewellyn followed with a sacrifice bunt and Dan Kaczrowski delivered a sacrifice fly to center giving the Dans a 2-0 lead. The probable starters for Game 3 are John Foley for the Dans and Jonas Dufek for the Sliders. |
Wednesday, August 13, 2008Springfield Takes Playoff OPner from Dans 2-1 |
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| The Springfield Sliders took the first game of the 2008 CICL Championship from the Danville Dans by a final score of 2-1. All of the offense took place in the first inning when Andrew Pollack drove in Jon Lilly to give the Dans a short-lived lead. The Sliders answered back by way of a two-run homer by freshman Andrew Quinnette, also scoring Ryan Ashe.
Springfield's Bryce Shafer earned the win. The Valparaiso freshman tossed six innings, struck out six and walked one. Shafer upped his record to 6-1 for the season. Danville's Austin Ross tossed a complete game. The LSU Tiger struck out five during his eight innings pitched. Pollack stroked three hits for the Dans, leading all hitters, while Ashe had the only multi-hit performance for the Sliders. The game lasted only two hours and ten minutes. It featured strong pitching and several double-plays turned by each team. In the sixth inning, Ashe threw out Pollack as he tried to score from second base on a Rich Goodenow single up the middle. The red-shirt freshman-to-be rifled a strike to catcher Matt Lenski who did an outstanding job blocking the plate and applying a tag to keep the Sliders' narrow lead. The Sliders could wrap up their first CICL Championship with a win at Danville on Wednesday. That game will start at 6:30 p.m. CDT. A Danville win will force a winner-take-all game to be played in Springfield on Thursday. |
Sunday, August 10, 2008Player/Pitcher of the Second Half |
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| The Player of the Second Half of the 2008 CICL season is the same player that earned the first half award, Danville Dans second baseman Dan Kaczrowski. In the second half, Kaczrowksi led the league in batting at .375 (39-104), led in runs with 24, led in hits with 39, was 2nd in total bases with 48, 2nd in on-base percentage at .445, 5th in slugging at .462, was 2nd in stolen bases with 9 and was 8th in RBI with 15 despite batting leadoff or 2nd in most of the games of the second half. The right-handed hitting second baseman finished the regular season leading the league in batting at .402, leading in hits with 78 (a new league record, with at least 2 tournament games left to play) and leading in on-base percentage at .463. Dan is from St. Anthony, Minnesota, and will be a senior this fall at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Pitcher of the Second Half for 2008 is Danville Dans right-hander Chris Licon. In the second half, Licon was 4-0 with an impressive 0.30 ERA to lead the league in both categories. He was 2nd in the league in innings with 30, 2nd in batting average-against at .189 and was 2nd in strikeouts with 26. Licon joined the Dans in late June just before the start of the second half. He is from Pomona, California, and will be a sophomore this fall at Orange Coast Community College. More awards will follow this week, all to be selected by the CICL Field Managers and Coaching Staffs: Mike Schmidt MVP Award Top Pitcher Award Galen Woods Fireman Award Pro Prospect Award Coach of the Year Post-Season All-Stars by Position |
Sunday, August 10, 2008Player/Pitcher of the Week for Week Ending August 10 |
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| The Players of the Week for the 9th and last week of the regular 2008 season are Thomas McCormick of the Quincy Gems and Elliott Soto of the Springfield Sliders.
For the week, McCormick led the league in total bases with 16, led in hits with 9, led in doubles with 4, was tied for 2nd in runs with 4, was 5th in slugging at .667, 7th in batting at .375 and was one of 5 players who homered during the week . An outfielder from Kingwood, Texas, McCormick will be a senior this fall at Missouri Science and Tech in Rolla, Missouri. The Springfield Sliders played only 3 games during the week, but in those games Elliott Soto was 7-10 for a .700 batting average. Soto was 3rd in slugging at .700, 1st in on-base percentage at .700 and tied for 3rd in hits with 7. An infielder, Soto is from Algonquin, Illinois, and will be a sophomore this fall at Creighton University. The Pitcher of the Week this week is right-hander Chris Licon of the Danville Dans, who claimed two victories this week during the Dans stretch drive to the second half title. Chris started and won a game against the Springfield Sliders on August 4, going 6 innings and allowing only a single unearned run on 5 hits while fanning 6 in the Dans 7-1 victory. Four days later on August 8, Licon came in in relief and pitched 4 shutout innings while allowing only 1 hit, fanning 6 more as the Dans and Licon earned a 4-3 victory, clinching the title with the win. Licon is from Pomona, California, and will be a sophomore this fall at Orange Coast Community College. |
Saturday, August 9, 2008Springfield Nips Gems 6-5 in Regular Season Finale |
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| The Springfield Sliders defeated the Quincy Gems 6-5 tonight in Springfield. Tyler Goodro led the Gems with two hits while Oliver Palmer and Andy Petz each added doubles. Quincy finished the season 21-27.
The Sliders were led offensively by Elliot Soto's 4 hits. Logan Mahon picked up his 6th win of the season and Dan Marcacci finished the game to get his 4th save of the year. The Sliders ended their regular season with a CICL best record of 30-17. Springfield will host Danville in the opening game of the best-of-three CICL championship series on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 7:05 |
Saturday, August 9, 2008Dragons Defeat Dans 3-0 |
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| Dupage got a dominant performance from lefty Ryan Copeland to close the season out with a win over Danville Saturday night in Lisle by the score of 3-0.
Copeland went seven and a third scoreless innings as the Dragons closed out the '08 campaign with a victory over the second half champions Dans. Phil Wunderlich belted his second home run of the season to lead the offensive attack. |
Friday, August 8, 2008Dragons Defeat Sliders 4-2 |
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| The DuPage Dragons defeated the Sprigfield Sliders tonight 4-2. The Dragons were paced by starting pitcher Brad Reigler who threw all nine innings. Dupage got all of the offense they needed in the second inning scoring three runs on hits by Phil Wunderlich, Pete Cappetta, Scott Sexton, and Brian Reigler. Springfield did strike back in the fourth with a 2-run homer by Vicente Cafaro. DuPage then ended the scoring in the fifth with a Mark Noth RBI fielder's choice. The Sliders threatened in the ninth getting the winning run to the plate but Reigler got the final Springfield batter to fly out to left field.
The Sliders are home tomorrow against Quincy with a 7:05 first pitch. DuPage hosts Danville in Lisle tomorrow with game time also at 7:05. |
Friday, August 8, 2008Dans Clinch Second Half Title |
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| The Danville Dans clinched the CICL second-half title with a 4-3 win over the Quincy Gems on Friday night at Danville Stadium.
Danville second baseman Dan Kaczrowski went 2-for-4 to tie a CICL record for hits in a season. Kaczrowski has 77 hits on the season, tying the mark of Denny Mantick, who played for Peoria in 1975. Right-hander Chris Licon threw four scoreless innings of relief to get the victory for the Dans and he improved to 4-3 on the season, Greg Houston pitched the final two innings to pick up his fifth save. The Dans overcame a 2-1 deficit with single runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings to take a 4-3 lead. Danville's Jon Lilly, who went 2-for-4, had an RBI single in the fourth, Dan Evatt drove home David Worthington, who went 2-for-4 with his fourth triple on the season, in the sixth and Chris Lewellyn's two-out single to center scored Zach Walters. Quincy's Zach Gerler went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple in the second. Other Gems with multiple hits were Kurtis Muller with two singles, Jon Myers had two singles and Andy Petz had two singles. Danville concludes the season at DuPage on Saturday night, while Quincy ends the year at Springfield. The Dans will face the Springfield Sliders, the first-half champions, for the CICL tournament series. The first game of the best-of-three series between Springfield and Danville will be Tuesday night in Springfield at Robin Roberts Field, the second game will be Wednesday night at Danville Stadium. |
Thursday, August 7, 2008Thursday's Results |
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| In Huntingburg, Indiana, Thursday evening, the game between the Bombers and Danville Dans was suspended after the 4th inning due to a power outage that could not be expediently repaired. The score at the end of 4 innings is Dubois 2, Danville 1. If the game is ultimately important to determining the second half winner, it has been rescheduled for Sunday, if necessary. Statistics and the box score for this game will be posted Sunday if completed or as soon as the game is canceled, whichever comes first.
In Quincy, the Gems were able to scrape together a 4-1 win over the DuPage Dragons on Thursday night in the Gems final home game of the 2008 season. Quincy managed just three hits in the first six innings but benefited from four Dragon errors. Thomas McCormick, who has recently found his stroke with six hits in the last two games, doubled to lead off the third inning. After back to back errors McCormick would score on a double play to put Quincy up 1-0. The Gems added another run in the fifth inning when Alex Acheson walked to start the fifth and would score two batters later on a RBI single by Kurtis Muller. DuPage got on the board in the sixth on a solo home run by Matthew Brewer to make the score 2-1. The Gems got that run back in the bottom of the seventh when McCormick, who had singled, scored on a wild pitch. The runs continued in the seventh when Tyler Goodro doubled home Jon Myers and gave Quincy a 4-1 lead. |
Thursday, August 7, 2008Springfield Clinches Overall Record Title |
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| In its inaugural season, the Springfield Sliders have now clinched the title for best overall record for the 2008 CICL season.
Having won the title of the first half with an astounding 20-4 record, the Sliders already earned a spot in the post-season playoffs. With the best record overall, the Sliders will have the home field advantage in that best-of-three playoff series. Springfield will host the opening game of the series on Tuesday night, August 12, as well as the "if necessary" game on Thursday night, August 14. The Sliders opponent in the series, which will be the winner of the second half, has yet to be determined. |
Wednesday, August 6, 2008Gems Top Dragons 6-5 |
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| The Quincy Gems were able to overcome a late rally by the DuPage Dragons and pick up a 6-5 win at QU Stadium. The Gems blew a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning but scored in the bottom half and held on for the win.
After DuPage scored first with a run in the top of the first inning the Quincy Gems quickly answered three runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame. The Gems first four batters picked up hits with Kurtis Muller putting Quincy on top with a two run single. The Gems added a third run on a double play ground ball to hold a 3-1 lead after one inning. DuPage chipped into the lead with a run in the fifth but Quincy opened their lead up to 5-2 with two runs in the seventh, coming on a two run home run by Thomas McCormick. The Dragons rallied for three runs in the eighth, as the Gems pitchers lost their control, walking three batters in the inning. Quincy wasted little time in grabbing their lead back, plating one run in the bottom of the eighth. Tyler Goodro started the inning off with a single and was sacrificed to second base. After a single by Justin Dunning, the Dragon pitcher was called for a balk, allowing Goodro and Dunning to advance, giving Quincy a 6-5 lead. The Dragons loaded the bases in the top of the ninth, with all three runners reaching base by way of walk. However the Gems were able to escape with the win, as the Dragons left the bases loaded, ending the game with a strikeout. |
Wednesday, August 6, 2008Rained Out in Huntingburg |
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| Tonight's (August 6) game vs. the Springfield Sliders has been cancelled due to unplayable field conditions caused by overnight and morning rainfall. Due to schedule complications, tonight’s game is unlikely to be rescheduled. |
Wednesday, August 6, 2008Danville 5, Dubois 4 (Game 2) |
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| David Worthington's two-out, bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning propelled the Danville Dans past the Dubois Bombers 5-3 in the second game of a doubleheader at Danville Stadium.
Worthington, who was called out on strikes twice in the game against Dubois starter Matt Antos, drilled an 1-0 fastball bringing home Drew Haynes, who started the two-out rally with a single to left, Dan Kaczrowski, who followed with a single to center, and Andrew Pollak, who was intentionally walked to setup the bases loaded situation. Kaczrowski went 2-for-3 in the game with two RBIs, while Pollak walked three times. Dubois had built a 3-1 lead on a run-scoring single by Daniel Nichols and the Bombers scored twice in the fifth on a Danville fielding error. Austin Ross earned his first win of the summer, going five innings, allowing three runs, only two earned, while Lee Swindle got the final six outs to pick up his first save. Danville and Dubois will play again on Thursday in Huntingburg, Ind. First pitch at League Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m (EDT). While the Dans are idle on Wednesday, the Bombers are at home against the Springfield Rifles. First pitch at League Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. (EDT) |
Tuesday, August 5, 2008Dragons and Gems Split a Pair |
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| Dupage and Quincy split a doubleheader Tuesday night in Lisle. The Dragons won the opener 2-1 in extra innings, and the Gems bounced back to take the second game 5-3.
A pair of lefties made for a solid pitcher's duel in the first, as Tom Zelasko of the Dragons and Greg Hellhake of the Gems put together strong outings to keep their teams in the game. Each allowed a single run, with Zelasko going a full seven and Hellhake lasting five and a third. With the two teams knotted at one after the regulation seven innings, Andrew Estes pitched a scoreless top of the 8th to give the Dragons a chance to pick up the win, which they did on a Jordan Tokarz RBI bloop single down the right field line. Justin Wilson had a pair of hits in contest and score on the Tokarz hit. The Gems jumped on Dragons starter Andrew Beatty in the second game to the tune of four runs by the middle of the fourth to jump out to the early lead. Just as it appeared the Dragons would make things interesting with a three-run sixth inning rally, Jon Myers belted his league-leading 14th home run of the summer to put the nail in the coffin and Kevin Lee, who'd quelled the rally an inning before, polished things off with a perfect seventh. Myers went 3-4 with three driven in to lead the Quincy attack. |
Tuesday, August 5, 2008Bombers 5, Dans 4 (Game 1) |
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| The Dubois Bombers scored four of their first five runs without the benefit of a hit as they kept their second-half title hopes alive with a 5-4 win over the Danville Dans in the first game of a doubleheader at Danville Stadium.
Jarrett Casey went the first five innings, allowing four runs, three earned, to get the win and improve to 4-5 on the season. Bombers closer Chase Joiner got the final six outs to earn his sixth save. Dubois had four hits in the contest with Zach Rowles having a triple, Eric Hanlon had a double, while Wes Fink had a run-scoring single and Jared Baehl also had a single. Danville took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a run-scoring double by David Worthington, the Dans scored another run in the fourth on a Zach Walters ground out and their final two runs scored on a Dubois throwing error. Matt Bywater (3-4) suffered the loss for the Dans, after winning his three previous decisions. |
Tuesday, August 5, 2008Dans Defeat Sliders 7-1 |
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| The Danville Dans downed the Springfield Sliders tonight 7-1 at Springfield. The Dans' pitching staff of starter Chris Licon and releivers Greg Houston and Jon Clarence threw well allowing only one unearned run to the Sliders.
The Dans were led offensively by Dan Kaczrowski who reached base 3 times scoring 2 runs and Andrew Pollack who reached base 4 times, scoring twice, and also drove in 2 runs. Matt Lenski led the Sliders with 2 hits while Vicente Cafaro added a double and Tyler Choate smashed a triple for Springfield. Danville hosts DuBois County for a double-header on Tuesday with a game one first pitch at 6:00 CT. The Sliders travel to DuBois County on Wednesday for a 7:30 EDT start. |
Monday, August 4, 2008Monday Postponement |
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| Tonight's Quincy Gems at DuPage Dragons game was postponed due to rain until Tuesday and will be played as part of a doubleheader in Lisle beginning at 5:30 PM. |
Monday, August 4, 2008Player/Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week Ending August 3 |
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| The Player of the Week Award for the week of July 27 - August 3 is shared between two players: Dan Kaczrowski of the Danville Dans and Jon Myers of the Quincy Gems.
Kaczrowski wins a share by leading the league in batting at .520 (13-25), leading in hits with 13, leading in total bases with 17, tying for the lead in runs with 6, finishing 2nd in on-base percentage at .552 and finishing 4th in slugging at .680. This is the second weekly award for Kaczrowski this summer; Dan was also the Player of the First Half season. For the entire season, Dan leads the leagus in batting at .410, on-base percentage at .459, hits with 73 (25 more than the nearest player) and in stolen bases with 21. The right-handed hitting Kaczrowski will be a senior this fall at Hamline University. Myers wins a share of the award by leading the league with 9 RBI, leading in slugging at .833, tying for the lead in homers with 2, tying for 4th in batting at .333 (6-18), finishing 3rd in total bases with 15 and finishing 2nd in doubles with 3. This is also Myers' second weekly award this summer. For the season, Myers leads the league in homers with 13, leads in total bases with 99, leads in slugging at .607 and leads in total runs with 38. Myers is from St. Peters, Missouri, and will enter St. Louis University this fall as a junior. The Pitcher of the Week award is also shared this week - between Brian Stroud of the DuPage Dragons and Matt Bywater of the Danville Dans. Stroud, a right-hander who has made 7 starts and 2 relief appearances, lowered his league leading ERA this week to 1.23 with 7 innings of solid pitching in a 4-1 win over Springfield on July 28. In that game, Stroud allowed 4 hits, 1 unearned run and struck out 4 to raise his season record to 3-3. The sophomore-to-be at Western Michigan hails from Joilet, Illinois Bywater, a left-hander who has made 7 starts and 3 relief appearances, earns a share of the award from starting and pitching 6 shutout innings in a victory over DuPage on July 31. In that game, the lefty from Thousand Oaks, California, allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 to even his record at 3-3 for the season. Bywater will be a sophomore this fall at Pepperdine University. |
Monday, August 4, 2008Bombers Defeat Sliders 5-3 |
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| The DuBois County Bombers defeated the Springfield Sliders tonight 5-3 at Springfield. The Bombers Michael Burgary threw a gem holding the Sliders scoreless through 8 innings. The Bombers offense was led by Wes Fink who drove in 2 runs on a sacrifice fly and a solo homerun. Jared Baehl also added a triple for DuBois.
The Sliders offense finnaly broke through in the 9th loading the bases with no outs down by 5. Springfield ended up plating 3 before the final out was made just short of the warning track in center field on the would-be winning run. Springfield hosts Danville tomorrow for a 7:05 pm CT first pitch. DuBois travels to Danville for a double-header on Tuesday with the first game begining at 6:00 pm CT. |
Sunday, August 3, 2008Quincy Gems' Myers Creeping Up on Home Run Record |
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| With his 13th round-tripper of the season Saturday night, Quincy Gems' Jon Myers has hit more home runs than two entire teams this summer in the CICL.
Since the creation of the CICL in 1963, only four players have hit more than 13 home runs in a season, with the last being Twin City's Frank Mustari, who hit 14 in 1986 when teams used aluminum bats. Springfield's Loren White holds the CICL record with 20 in 1984, also using aluminum bats. The wood bat record is 17, set by Jim Cox of the Bloomington Bobcats in 1971. Cox later played with the Montreal Expos from 1973-76. The league used wood bats from 1963-1974, aluminum from 1975-1989, and wood again since 1990. Myers' next homer, his 14th, will tie him for 3rd on the all-time list with Kelvin Moore (Peoria, 1977), who later played for the Oakland Athletics 1981-83, and the aforementioned Mustari. His 13 home runs are tied with a couple of other players who went on to play in the Major Leagues, Joe Hague (Galesburg, 1965), who played with the Cardinals and Reds from 1968-73, and Karl Pagel (Charleston-Mattoon, 1974), who played with the Cubs and Indians from 1978-83. The Gems have 6 remaining regular season games. |
Sunday, August 3, 2008Sliders Down Dans 6-3 |
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| The Springfield Sliders downed the Danville Dans Saturday 6-3 in Springfield. Springfield received a great outing from newcomer Ryan Bradley in his second appearance for the Sliders. Bradley went 5 1/3 innings allowing only 2 runs on 6 Dans hits. Danville also had a very good outing from John Foley who went 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits.
The Sliders struck first offensively in the 1st on a RBI single from Denny Vaughn and a bases loaded walk to Matt Lenski. Springfield then plated another in the 4th. Danville struck back in the 5th with one run on a RBI single by Dan Kaczrowski and again in the 6th with back-to-back homers by Andrew Pollack and Dabo Worthington. Springfield then took the lead for good in the 8th on a 2-run scoring single by Ryan Mooney and an RBI single by Jimmy Swift. Springfield hosts Dubois tomorrow at 6:05pm CDT and Danville returns to Springfield on Monday for a 7:05pm CDT first pitch. |
Saturday, August 2, 2008Gems Topple Bombers 9-5 |
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| Jon Myers powered the Quincy Gems to an 9-5 win over the Dubois County Bombers on Saturday night. Myers capped off a six run second inning for the Gems with his 13th home run of the year, a two out grand slam.
Dubois County plated two runs in the first inning when their first three batters of the game reached base. The Gems responded in the bottom of the sixth with a two out rally. With one runner on and two outs, Bombers starter Justin Higdon walked a batter and the next two. After an error loaded the bases, Myers hit the decisive blow deep to left field to put Quincy up 6-2. The Gems added two more runs in the fifth on three singles and a walk to take a 8-2 lead. The Bombers got back into the game with three runs in the sixth but Quincy was able to tack on a run in the eighth hold off the Bombers for the win. Gems starter Shane Zegarac picked up the win going 5 2/3 innings and allowing five runs on four hits while striking out eight. Patrick Doyle worked 3 1/3 innings to record his first save of the season. |
Friday, August 1, 2008Dans 9, Sliders 8 (11 innings) |
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| The Danville Dans overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Springfield Sliders 9-8 in 11 innings at Danville Stadium.
Danville scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning when pinch runner Brooks Kimmey scored from second on a throwing error on Zach Walters 1-out grounder to short. Brian Behnke suffered the loss for the Sliders, while Greg Houston earned the victory for the Dans. Springfield was one out away from an 8-6 victory until Danville’s Dan Evatt blasted a two-run homer to left in the bottom of the ninth off of Sliders reliever Tyler Choate. Walters played a part in Danville’s two-run sixth inning and the Dans run in the eighth as he had an RBI double in the sixth and run-scoring single in the eighth. The Sliders had built a 8-3 lead with a six-run fifth inning highlighted by Dennis Vaughn’s grand slam to right and Brian Mooney delivered a two-run double to right in the sixth. Danville right-hander Lee Swindle tossed 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief for the Dans, while Houston went the final two frames. The Dans pounded out 15 hits in the contest with multiple hits from Jon Lilly (a double and a home run), Dan Kaczrowski (2 singles), Andrew Pollak (a single and a double), David Worthington (a single and a double), Johnny Dishon (a single and a triple) and Walters (a single and a double). Ryan Ashe was the only batter in the Sliders lineup with multiple hits a single and a double in the 11th, but Ashe was thrown out at third trying to stretch it into a triple. |
Friday, August 1, 2008Gems 3 Dubois County Bombers 4 |
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| Dubois County rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth to knock off the Quincy Gems in a heart breaking 4-3 loss. Quincy was one strike away from the win but after a close pitch was ruled outside the Gems saw the game slip away as the next pitch was ripped into right centerfield.
Dubois County scored first with a solo home run by Eric Hanlon in the top of the second inning. The Bombers added another run in the fourth on a two out RBI single by Sam Konnoff. The Gems were held hitless through the first four innings but plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth to even the score up. Tyler Goodro led the inning off with a double and Jon Myers followed with a double of his own to drive in Goodro and get Quincy on the board. Three batters latter Kenny Burns drove in Myers with an RBI ground out. The Gems took the lead in the seventh when Myers, the league's leading home run hitter, ripped his 12th home run of the season deep to left for a 3-2 Gems lead. Dubois County rallied with two outs in the ninth and after being issued a pair of walks, took the lead on a two run double by Russ Fink. The Gems put the tying run on base when Justin Dunning ripped a one out single up the middle and had the go ahead runner, Kenny Burns, reach on a walk. |
Friday, August 1, 2008Hannibal Cavemen Bringing Organized Baseball Back to Historic City |
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| A press conference was held today at Y-Mens Pavilion in downtown Hannibal to announce the team name, logo and mascots for the newest collegiate wood bat league franchise in the Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL), giving Samuel Clemens Field its first taste of organized baseball in 54 years.
The new name for the Hannibal Baseball Group will be Hannibal Cavemen, a nod to the immensely popular tourist caves in the city and their historical tie to Mark Twain. The team logo was displayed on hats and T-shirts, combining the dual usage meaning of Hannibal Cavemen using a picture of an early caveman squeezing a baseball with his club next the team name. Two team mascots were also unveiled, one tying the amateur baseball to the caving tradition of the city. Rascal, a spelunking raccoon with a tool belt of caving tools and head lamp, will also go out on educational campaigns to school and community events as an ambassador to the Hannibal Cavemen and to promote caving safety. The second mascot, a barefoot traditional caricature of early cavemen, is Shoo-less Joe, a tongue-in-cheek reference to both the new name and a baseball icon. A Name the Team Contest recently held to select the new name for Hannibal Baseball had hundreds of entrants both locally and nationally submitting ideas. The winner, Darren Smith of Hannibal, Missouri was credited and received two season tickets to the inaugural 2009 season. “The new Hannibal Cavemen name is one of a kind. With some of the finest caves in the world right here in Hannibal, we believe it is a perfect fit for promoting the area and a fun team name. It’s exciting to think new fans of the Hannibal Cavemen will want to take home novelties with this new logo and name, providing additional promotion of Hannibal, its caves and baseball at historical Clemens Field.” said Bob Hemond, Hannibal Baseball Group co-founder who hosted the press conference The unveiling of Hannibal Baseball Group’s new name kicked off the local Y-Mens Club 29th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament fundraiser. The two groups joined together for the weekend event to highlight and raise money for recently flooded Hannibal during the 2008 Midwest Floods. The Hannibal Cavemen will have a booth up during the entire event selling new logo merchandise, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Y-Mens Club in joint philanthropic efforts to give back to the Hannibal community. “I love how this team and mascots incorporate some of the best aspects of our existing tourism and entertainment. I look forward to seeing Joe crushing not only the ball but also the competition. I look forward to all the fun we are going to have at the newly renovated historic Clemens Field next spring,” said Mayor Roy Hark who was present at the Press Conference. Hannibal Baseball Group recently won approval in the CICL. They have joined together with the City of Hannibal, county of Marion and the state of Missouri in a revitalization effort of historic downtown Hannibal. Beginning in June of 2009 and running until August, home games will be played at Clemens Field with collegiate players not compensated due to NCAA restrictions. Currently, the Hannibal Baseball Operations Director is working with college coaches and scouts to assemble a team roster. |
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