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HS Baseball: Clinton Walks Off Shelbyville 3-2

In a game heard on WHOW and all its digital platforms, Stone Stith hit a fly ball that was dropped by the Rams' left-fielder, allowing Clinton to walk off Shelbyville 3-2 in a Class 2A Regional Semifinal Matchup in Clinton. 

 

Trailing 2-0, Cole Fentress led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a single, followed by a single from nine-hitter Xander Reynolds to put the tying runs on first and second. A batter later, Jack Manning singled to second, scoring Fentress, and Reynolds came around on an error from Rams second baseman Brewer Wakeland to tie it at 2-2. 

 

Moments later, Josh Bass singled to advance Manning to third, and Brock Wilson was intentionally walked to load the bases. A batter later, Stith hit a fly ball to left field and reached on an error by left fielder Wyatt Montgomery that scored Jack Manning for the walk-off win. 

 

Shelbyville got on the board first in the top of the fourth when Collin Jones singled to center field and scored Austin Ulmer. They made it 2-0 with a single to short from Brady Clark that scored Will Stirret in the sixth. 

 

Manning was 3-for-4 to lead the Maroons, with a run scored and a run driven in. Fentress and Xander Reynolds both came home and had a hit for Clinton. Ryan Pine and Bass also recorded hits. 

 

Preston Curtis twirled a complete game, striking out six and walking two, while allowing seven hits. 

 

Rylan Murphey had a 2-for-4 day at the plate for the Rams. Ulmer went 1-for-3 with a run scored, while Stirret was 1-for-2 and also came home. Jones and Clark each added a hit and an RBI in the outing. 

 

Reed Drogoven threw six innings of two-run ball, striking out five, walking two, and allowing two runs on five hits. Ulmer pitched ? of an inning in relief, struck out one, and walked one. 

 

With the win, Clinton improves to 21-13 and 10-1 in the CIC, and advances to Saturday’s Regional Championship against Maroa-Forsyth at 1 PM in Clinton. Hear the action on WHOW and all its digital platforms. Shelbyville finishes the season 15-14 and 8-3 in the CIC, with all three losses coming at the hands of the Maroons.
 

HS Baseball: Maroa-Forsyth Walks off Clinton in Regional Championship

In a game heard on WHOW, the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans rallied late and walked off the Clinton Maroons 2-1 in a Class 2A Regional Championship matchup on Saturday afternoon in Clinton. 

 

Lead off hitter Jaxon Reynolds was hit by a pitch on a 3-0 count in the top of the first for Clinton. Two sacrifice outs advanced Reynolds to third, who scored on a wild pitch before Brock Wilson flew out to center to end the inning with a 1-0 lead. 

 

The Maroons would hold their lead until the bottom of the sixth when Gunnar Larner led off with a walk for Maroa-Forstyh. Two batters later, Colby Parrot hit a ground ball and reached on an error that allowed courtesy runner Callin Rykhus to tie the game from third at 1-1. 

 

In the bottom of the seventh with two outs on the board, Cooper Wise hit a walk-off single over the head of right fielder Cole Fentress, scoring Camden Trendler from third. 

 

Reynolds was 0-for-3 today with the lone run for Clinton. Stone Stith had a 2-for-3 day at the plate, while Xander Reynolds and Brock Wilson also added hits. 

 

Wilson threw 6 ? innings of two-run ball, issuing five strikeouts, walking seven, and permitting three hits. Cooper Massey allowed one hit as he finished out the final inning in relief. 

 

Wise was 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Trojans. Ace Giles was 1-for-3 with a run scored, while Grady Rose was also 1-for-3. 

 

Trendler pitched four innings, allowing three hits, three walks, an unearned run, and striking out two. Kaden Blunck came in for three innings of relief, striking out four and allowing one hit. 

 

With the win, Maroa-Forsyth improves to 23-9-1 and advances to Wednesday’s Sectional Semifinal against Tolono Unity in Monticello. Clinton finishes the season 21-14. 
 

HS Baseball: Tolono Unity Shuts Out Monticello for Regional Championship

In a game heard on WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com, Tyler Henry was brilliant on the mound, facing only two over the minimum, and shut out Monticello in a 6-0 Class 2A Regional Championship victory Saturday in Monticello.

Henry struck out four, walked three, and permitted just one hit in a complete game, shutout effort on Saturday. He benefitted from a pickoff and caught stealing that mitigated two of the four Sages' base runners on the afternoon.

The Rockets took advantage of Sages miscues in the bottom of the first to go up 3-0. 

Brayden Henry broke the game open in the sixth with a three-run home run, to put Unity up 6-0.

The Rockets go to 25-8 overall. They advance to the Monticello Sectional on Wednesday, taking on the winner of the Clinton Regional between Maroa-Forsyth and Clinton.

The Sages end their campaign at 30-5. 

HS Baseball: Normal Community Blasts Moline

A run-scoring wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning plated the tenth and game-ending run for Normal Community, as the Ironmen rolled Moline 10-0 in a run-rule, Class 4A Regional Championship route on Saturday in Moline.

Max Heineman and Luke Beaty each doubled and drove in two for Normal Community. Hank Baldwin singled in a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Carter Harris and Gavin Swartz each recorded RBIs. 

Josh Jones fired 5 1/3 innings of shutout ball with three walks, six strikeouts, and permitted just three hits.

The Ironmen go to 32-2 overall. They take on Minooke on Wednesday at 6 pm at Duffy Bass Field on the campus of Illinois State University at 6 pm.

HS Baseball: Mt Pulaski Clinches Regional Championship, Topping Heyworth

Luke Martin was excellent on the mound Saturday, leading Mt. Pulaski to 3-1 win over Heyworth to capture a Class 1A Regional Championship from the Mt. Pulaski Regional.

Martin struck out five, walked one, and allowed just one hit in seven innings. 

Chase Roberts was the only Hilltopper with multiple hits, going 2-for-4. Aaron Volle, Tyler Cross, and Carter Clark drove in runs for Mt. Pulaski.

Braxton Denning was 2-for-3 to lead Heyworth. Tristan Crow drove in the only run for the Hornets, going 1-for-3 with a double. He worked around five walks, going 4 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and permitted three runs. 

The Hornets finish their season 14-13 overall.

Mt. Pulaski goes to 22-11 overall and will take on Lexington Wednesday at 7 pm in Bloomington at Illinois Wesleyan in Class 1A Sectional semifinal action. 

HS Baseball: Champaign Central Pulls Past Normal West for Regional Championship

Champaign Central scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, pulling away late from Normal West for a Class 3A Regional Championship on Saturday at the Champaign Central Regional.

The Maroons were up 3-1 and put the game out of reach with three-straight run-scoring hits. 

Sam McCully had the only RBI on the afternoon for the Wildcats, who mustered just three hits against three Champaign Central pitchers.

Normal West finishes the season 23-15 overall. 

HS Baseball: Late Surge Powers Monticello Past Westville in Regional Action

In a game heard on WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com, a nine-run sixth inning opened the floodgates and pushed Monticello past Westville, 11-2, in high school baseball Class 2A Regional semifinal action in Monticello on Thursday.

With the game tied at 2-2, going to the bottom of the sixth inning, miscues and walks allowed Monticello to send 13 batters to the plate. Grant Kiger hit a ground-rule double and a two-run single in the sixth. Koyie Williams walked and scored, then had an RBI single later in the sixth. 

Heyden Romano went the distance on the hill for Monticello. The senior struck out six, walked four, and permitted just one hit. He worked through a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the fourth inning, permitting a two-run suicide squeeze. But settled down to retire nine of the final ten batters he faced - including an inning-ending double play in the sixth.

Monticello goes to 30-4 overall. They take on rival Tolono Unity for a Regional Championship on Saturday at 11 am. Hear the action on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com. 

HS Baseball: Springfield High Edges Lincoln in Regional Semifinals

Brody Scheffler struck out 11, pitching into the seventh inning, and Springfield High downed Lincoln 2-1 in a Class 3A Regional semifinal win on Thursday in Lincoln.

Scheffler went 6 1/3, allowing a run on three hits with three walks. 

Carson Fuiten (fee-ten) went toe-to-toe with the Senators' senior. He went the distance for the Railsplitter, striking out three, walking one, and permitting six hits.

Gage Rutledge had the only RBI for Lincoln, finishing 1-for-2. Ashton Lucas and Cooper Koehler had the other hits in the defeat.

Lincoln finishes its season at 22-11. 

HS Baseball: Maroa-Forsyth Blanks Olympia in Regional Action

Ace Giles and Camden Trendler combined to shut out Olympia, backing a quick start for Maroa-Forsyth in a 5-0 Class 2A Regional semifinal win from the Clinton Regional on Wednesday evening.

Trendler went 3 2/3 wth five strikeouts, allowing a hit and a walk. Giles went the final 3 1/3, allowing three hits, a walk, and striking out five.

A wild pitch in the bottom of the first scored the first run for the Trojans.

Maroa-Forsyth put the game out of reach early with a four-run second. Giles tripled in a run to make it 3-0. Colby Lane singled in two more to cap the four-run frame and put the Trojans up 5-0.

Giles was 2-for-2 at the plate. Lane was 1-for-2 with two RBIS.

Maroa-Forsyth improves to 22-9-1 overall. They play the winner of Thursday's second Regional semifinal from Clinton High School between Shelbyville and Clinton on Saturday at 1 pm for the Regional title.

HS Baseball: Normal Community Rolls Plainfield South in Regional Action

Gavin Swartz tossed a no-hitter and Normal Community pounded its way to a 10-0, five-inning run-rule win over Plainfield South, 10-0 in a Class 4A Regional semifinal high school baseball game on Wednesday evening in the Moline Regional.

Swartz struck out nine, walked two, and hit a batter, facing just three over the minimum in five innings.

Luke Beaty doubled twice and was 2-for-4. Andrew Naour was 2-for-4 with a double. Beckett Weber was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, while Andrew Naour was 2-for-4 with a double. Carter Harris doubled and drove in a run for the Ironmen.

Jacob Engel drove in two from the bottom of the order. Gavin Michaels and Drew Stevens also had RBIs for Normal Community. 

The Ironmen move to 33-2. They will play the winner of Thursday's matchup between East Moline United and Moline on Saturday for a Regional title. 

HS Baseball: Mt. Pulaski Walks Off Ridgeview for Regional Win

Aaron Volle's single and Ridgeview miscues scored Luke Martin in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Mt. Pulaski walked off a 3-2 nine-inning, Class 1A Regional semifinal classic on Wednesday evening at Veteran's Park in Mt. Pulaski. 

With two outs, Martin walked. Volle singled to center field. Martin advanced to third on a throwing error, and another error scored Martin as the Hilltoppers poured out of the dugout to celebrate escaping a Regional semifinal marathon.

Volle was 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI for Mt. Pulaski. Jaeden Jackson was 1-for-4 with the other Hilltoppers' run batted in.

Carter Clark went four innings of one-run ball - the run was unearned - on two hits with six strikeouts and a walk. 

Volle fired two innings of shutout relief with two strikeouts, and Martin fired three shutout innings with three strikeouts. 

Mt. Pulaski is 20-11 overall. They await the winner of Thursday's Regional semifinal between Heyworth and Springfield Lutheran on Saturday morning for a Regional championship.

HS Softball: BCC Outlasts Monticello

In a game heard on WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com, Bloomington Central Catholic outlasted Monticello 5-4 in a Class 2A Regional Championship high school softball nine-inning marathon on Friday afternoon from Bloomington Central Catholic High School.

The Lady Saints jumped out in front for a 3-0 lead, and its pitcher, Jaelyn Moritz, looked like she was going to carry BCC to an easy win.

But Monticello battled back with a four-run fifth inning to go in front 4-3. A pair of passed balls scored a run, and Meadow Miller delivered an RBI base hit in the frame. 

A solo home run in BCC's sixth inning from Brynn Landrus tied the game at 4-4. 

The score would stay tied at 4-4 until the Lady Saints got a run with two outs on a single from Lauren Durako to put BCC in front 5-4. 

The Lady Sages finish the season 21-10 overall.

BCC advances to the Monticello sectional next week. 

 

Class 1A Regional championship scores

 

@ Iroquois West

 

Heyworth 15

Iroquois West 6

 

@ Havana

 

Illini Bluffs 10

Dee-Mack 0

 

@ Tuscola

 

Meridian 11

Tuscola 1

 

Class 2A

 

@IVC

 

Eureka 3

IVC 2

 

@ Farmington

 

Olympia 3

Peoria Notre Dame 6

 

@ Lexington

 

Princeton 3

Pontiac 5

 

@ Rochester

 

Rochester 11

Warrensburg-Latham 1

HS Baseball: Lincoln Downs Springfield Lanphier

Kane Komnick was dominant on the bump and led Lincoln to a 5-3 win over Springfield Lanphier in Central State Eight high school baseball action on Friday afternoon in Lincoln.

Komnick pitched into the seventh inning, striking out ten while walking one. He permitted seven hits and three runs. 

Karson Komnick was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Gage Rutledge, Owen Comstock, and Chase March drove in runs for the Railsplitters. 

Lincoln goes to 22-9 overall and 4-4 in the Central State Eight. They host Williamsville on Saturday. 

HS Baseball: Normal Rallies Past Huntley

Andrew Naour's double scored Luke Beaty, and Normal Community scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk off Huntley 7-6 in non-conference high school baseball action on Friday afternoon in Normal.

Huntley led 6-2 going to the final frame. 

Ty Beckman doubled to start the inning. Gavin Michaels followed with a walk. Max Heineman scored Beckman with a single to center, and Drew Stevens followed with a three-run home run to tie the game at 6-6.

After the first out of the inning, Beaty singled and scored from first on the double from Naour to put the game away for Normal Community. 

Stevens was 1-for-3 with the three-run home run. Heineman was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Corbin Harris was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Ironmen.

Normal Community goes to 32-2 overall. It's off to Regional action next week. 

HS Baseball: Lincoln Blows By Decatur MacArthur

Lincoln used a fast start to roll Decatur MacArthur 9-5 in Central State Eight high school baseball action on Thursday in Decatur.

The Railers led 3-0, then 7-2, and held off the Generals late for the win. 

Ashton Lucas was 2-for-2 with three walks and three stolen bases. Gage Rutledge finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Karson Komnick was 1-for-4 with a double. Bryson Vlahovich drove in two. 

Vlahovich allowed two runs - one earned - on three hits with seven strikeouts to three walks to earn the win for the Railsplitters. 

Lincoln goes to 21-9 overall and 4-4 in the Central State Eight. They host Springfield Lanphier on Friday.

HS Baseball: Warrensburg-Latham Downs Mt. Pulaski

The top of the lineup carried Warrensburg-Latham to a 5-3 win over Mt. Pulaski in non-conference high school baseball action on Thursday in Warrensburg. 

Nathan Southern, Jayden Peck, Easton McKenzie, Trenton Bridges, and Casen Reynolds each drove in a run. Bridges was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles. McKenzie and Reynolds each hit doubles as well for the Cardinals, while Peck was 2-for-4. 

Reynolds struck out eight across five innings, allowing an unearned run and three hits as well as three walks. 

A late comeback effort fell short for the Hilltoppers. Tyler Cross recorded the only RBI on the afternoon for Mt. Pulaski. Cross and Luke Martin hit doubles in the defeat. 

Warrensburg-Latham goes to 19-8 overall.

Mt. Pulaski falls to 20-10. They will host Maroa-Forsyth on Saturday. 

HS Baseball: Mt. Zion Outlasts Normal West in 13-Inning Thriller

Kellen Bollhorst scored Evan Howley in the bottom of the 13th inning, sending Mt. Zion to a 1-0, 13-inning marathon win in non-conference high school baseball from Mt. Zion High School.

Howley walked with one out in the bottom of the 13th. He stole second, and Bollhorst delivered with two outs. 

Both teams combined to strike out 38 times.

Connor Fox and Ty Bachman went toe-to-toe to start the game. Bachman fired six shutout innings for the Wildcats with ten strikeouts, while Fox went seven shutout innings with ten strikeouts for the Braves. 

Peyton Delgado went five shutout innings in relief of Fox with six strikeouts. 

Mt. Zion goes to 17-11 overall while Normal West drops to 20-13. 

Normal West will play in a round robin tournament in Champaign this weekend. 

BREAKING: Clinton Topples Shelbyville For Central Illinois Conference Baseball Title

Preston Curtis threw a complete game, and Clinton took down Shelbyville for a second time this season, a 4-1 win, clinching a Central Illinois Conference high school baseball title on Thursday in Shelbyville.

Curtis allowed a run on four hits with five strikeouts. 

At 9-1 in the CIC, the Maroons clinched the Conference title outright this spring. 

Ryan Pine hit a solo home run, and Josh Bass drove in a run as well. Brock Wilson and Stone Stith each contributed doubles in the win.

Shelbyville and Clinton will meet in a Regional semifinal next week at the Clinton Regional. At 20-12 overall, the Maroons play a tune-up game with Prairie Central on Tuesday before its Regional semifinal tilt on Thursday. 

Catch Clinton postseason baseball action on WHOW and all its digital platforms. 

HS Softball: Tolono Unity Shuts Out Clinton in Regional Semifinal

In a game heard on WHOW and all its digital platforms, Danika Eisenmenger struck out nine across four innings, helping the Tolono Unity Rockets shut out the Clinton Maroons 6-0 in a Class 2A softball regional semifinal matchup on Wednesday night in Forsyth. 

 

The Rockets got on the board first in the home half of the second. Eisenmenger slammed a double to left, and Karleigh Jamison quickly followed with a single. With two outs on the board, Grace Bickers singled to left to score Maya Rawdins, who was running for Eisenmenger, to make it 1-0. From there, Kenley Harris singled to right to score Jamison, and Bickers came home on an error on the same play to make it 3-0. 

 

They added two more in the fourth as Bickers hit a grounder and reached on an error, which also scored Reese Frye. Shelby Smith hit a sac fly to right that scored Bickers and made it 5-0. Bickers also hit a solo homer in the sixth. 

Riley Fentress, Avery Smith, Kinzey Sickles, and Aliviyah Haynes each had hits in the outing for Clinton. 

 

Haynes allowed six runs on seven hits, struck out one, and walked two. 

Bickers led the Rockets with a 2-for-4 day at the plate. She plated three runs and scored three times. Reese Frye was also 2-for-4 with a run scored and a pair of doubles. Jamison was 1-for-3 with a run scored, while Smith was 0-for-3 with an RBI. 

 

Eisenmenger got the start for Tolono Unity and recorded nine strikeouts across four innings, allowed one hit, and walked just one. Korina Finical came in in relief and threw three innings of shutout ball for the save, striking out three and walking one. 

 

The Maroons finish the regular season with a record of 10-20. Tolono Unity improves to 26-7 and advances to the championship of the Maroa-Forsyth Regional on Thursday against either St. Joseph-Ogden or Tri-Valley at 6 PM.
 

HS Baseball: Clinton Takes Down Maroa-Forsyth

The Clinton Maroons fell behind early, but rallied late to beat the Maroa Forsyth Trojans 7-4 in non-conference high school baseball action on Tuesday night in Clinton. 

 

The Trojans jumped out ahead early, as Gunner Larner doubled on a fly ball to center that scored Ace Giles from second and advanced Camden Trendler to Third. 

In the next at-bat, Trendler scored on a wild pitch delivered by Jack Manning. After Coby Lane walked, Cooper Wise popped out to second to end the inning with a 2-0 Trojans advantage. 

 

Maroa-Forsyth added another two runs in the fourth after back-to-back singles to lead off the inning from Giles and Trendler. They were brought home by Coby Lane's ground ball to center field to make it 4-0. 

 

Ryan Pine led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a single, followed by a Cole Fentress walk. Two batters later, Jaxon Reynolds slammed a 2-out three-run homer to bring the game within 4-3. 

 

An inning later, Josh Bass led off with a single, and Brock Wilson was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. From there, Hanes came in to pitch for the Trojans and committed a balk that loaded the bases, setting up a single from Stone Stith that scored Wilson and Bass and gave the lead to the Maroons 5-4.

 

Reynolds single in the bottom of the sixth was the nail in the coffin as he scored Jaxon Cooper and Cole Fentress for the final 7-4 tally.  

 

Reynolds led the Maroons with a 2-for-2 day at the plate, a run scored, two walks, and five RBIs. Fentress was 1-for-2 with a pair of runs scored. Josh Bass and Ryan Pine each recorded hits in the outing, and Stone Stitch recorded a 1-for-3 day with an RBI. 

 

Jack Manning got the start for the Maroons, pitching five innings of four-run ball with seven hits and five strikeouts. Freshman Cooper Massey got the save with two shutout innings of relief, allowing just one hit, permitting one walk, and striking out two. 

 

Giles, Trendler, and Grady Rose each posted two hit days at the plate, with Giles and Trendler each coming home twice. Larner and Lane each had a hit, Lane brought home two, and Larner plated one. 

 

With the win, Clinton improves to 19-12. They will finish the regular season with a conference matchup at CIC rival Shelbyville on Thursday, each team getting an early look at their first-round opponent as the postseason begins next week. 

 

Maroa-Forsyth falls to 19-9-1 and will take on Eureka at home this evening at 5 PM. 
 

HS Softball: Monticello Blanks Oakwood

In a game heard on WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com, Cassidee Stoffel twirled a complete game shutout and drove in a run as she led Monticello to a 2-0 victory over Oakwood in Class 2A high school softball regional semifinal action on Tuesday at the Bloomington Central Catholic Regional.

Stoffel was brilliant for Monticello, retiring 19 of the final 21 batters she faced.

The Lady Comets got back-to-back two-out singles in the first inning and only had two base runners after that. The senior struck out eight, walked zero batters, and permitted just four hits.

Stoffel also drove in the ultimate winning run with a bloop single in the third inning.

Annie Robinson drove in a run in the fourth inning. Robinson finished 2-for-2 with an RBI. Stoffel was 1-for-3 with an RBI, earning the State Bank of Bement player of the game. 

Ali Weidner was 1-for-2 with a walk for the Lady Sages, who improved to 23-9 overall. They will play the winner of Wednesday's second Regional semifinal in Bloomington between Central Catholic and Westville. 

Game time on Friday is 4:30 pm from Bloomington. Hear the action on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com. 

HS Baseball: PORTA-AC Central Rallies Past Mt. Pulaski

PORTA-AC Central scored the final five runs of the game and rallied past Mt. Pulaski 6-2 in high school baseball action on Tuesday in Petersburg.

The Blue Jays fell behind 2-1 when Aaron Volle tied the game with a sac-fly in the third inning, and Luke Martin scored on a passed ball. 

But PORTA-AC Central tied the game in the bottom half of the third and scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to go in front for good.

The Hilltoppers managed just one hit in the defeat. They drew six walks and struck out eight times.

Mt. Pulaski drops to 19-9 overall. They will host Argenta-Oreana on Wednesday. 

HS Softball: Clinton Tops Maroa-Forsyth in Regional Quarterfinal

In a game heard on WHOW and all its digital platforms, the Clinton Lady Maroons defeated the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans by a final score of 2-1 in a Regional Quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday night in Clinton. 

 

With the game tied at 0-0 through the first four innings, Kinzey Sickles lined a double to right in the top half of the fifth for Clinton, who played as the away team despite playing on their home turf due to poor field conditions in Forsyth. 

 

Campbell Bass followed Sickles with a single. A sac bunt from nine-hitter Aliviyah Haynes put two outs on the board, but advanced both runners to scoring position. As the lineup turned over, Riley Fentress hit a ground ball and reached on an error from pitcher Abby Rider that allowed Sickles to score and Bass to advance. Another error, this time from the first baseman, allowed Anelise Thompson to reach and Bass to score to make it 2-0 in favor of the Maroons. 

 

In the home half of the fifth, nine-hitter Jacy Ravenscraft reached on Hayne’s only walk of the day, and was scored by a double from Kalli Kahler to get one back for Maroa-Forsyth and make it 2-1. 

 

Bass finished the day 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a run scored. Sickles was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Haynes was 1-for-2. 

 

Haynes twirled seven innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits, permitting two walks, and striking out four. 

 

Kahler was 3-for-4 with the lone RBI for the Trojans. Maliyah Hunter and Larner recorded the only other hits for Maroa-Forsyth.

 

With the win, Clinton improves to 10-19 and will take on the top-seeded Tolono Unity on Wednesday in Forsyth. First pitch is at 4:30 PM. Hear all the action on WHOW and all its digital platforms. 

 

The Trojans finish the season with a record of 11-18-1. 
 

HS Baseball: Clinton Beats Warrensburg-Latham

Brock Wilson fired a no-hitter as Clinton outlasted the rain and Warrensburg-Latham 3-1 in a Central Illinois Conference high school baseball classic on Monday in Clinton. 

 

Wilson allowed two walks and struck out eight in a complete-game, one-run outing.

 

He outdueled Trenton Bridges, who struck out ten in five innings. Bridges permitted three runs - two were earned - while walking seven and allowing two hits.

 

Wilson drove in two of the three Maroons runs. Josh Bass hit a double, going 2-for-2.

 

Nathan Southern had the only RBI for the Cardinals. 

 

Warrensburg-Latham goes to 17-7 overall and 7-2 in the Central Illinois Conference. They travel to Okaw Valley on Tuesday. 

 

The Maroons go to 18-12 overall and 8-1 in the Central Illinois Conference. They host Maroa-Forsyth on Tuesday.

 

HS Baseball: Normal Community Secures Third Straight Big 12 Conference Title With Easy Win Over Bloomington

Normal Community clinched its third straight Big 12 Conference championship on Monday afternoon as the Ironmen made easy work of Bloomington High School, 12-0, at Bloomington High School in Big 12 Conference high school baseball action.

Kyle Glass struck out six across seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and walking one.

The Ironmen scored six in the first inning, capped by a two-run triple from Josh Jones. 

Max Heineman was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Gavin Michaels, Owen Knox, and Andrea Naour drove in runs for Normal Community.

The Ironmen go to 30-2 overall and are 17-1 in the Big 12. They visit Lincoln-Way East on Wednesday.

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