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LEXINGTON – Although Lexington fell behind in the top of the sixth inning, the Minutemen responded with a seven-run outburst in the bottom of the inning to garner a 9-3 nonconference baseball victory over Peoria Christian Friday at Keller Park.
The Chargers scored a run in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie. Lexington then rallied, starting with having the first four batters reach base safely. Preston Wiltz made the first out but his grounder drove in the go-ahead run. Kaiden Knight helped his cause with a two-run single to add insurance markers.
Miles Lainhart had two hits and drove in a run to lead the offense. Knight, Wiltz, Jimmy Smith and Drake Powell each had a hit and run batted in while Jaxson Goodrich also singled for the Minutemen (10-5).
Knight struck out eight in going the distance. He allowed just one earned run.
St. Joseph-Ogden 9, Pontiac 1 — At St. Joseph, Pontiac’s offense was held in check as St. Joseph-Ogden claimed an Illini Prairie Conference victory Thursday. The loss drops PTHS to 5-10.
Two of Pontiac’s base knocks came in the fourth inning and led to its only tally. Cayden Masching singled and took third on a Zechariah Landstrom double. Masching scored on Tommy Oestmann’s groundout. Landstrom had the Amerinds only other hit, a single in the sixth inning after Masching was hit by a pitch.
Nolan Mennenga took the loss for Pontiac. Andrew Horning relieved, striking out two in his two innings.
Mahomet-Seymour 5, Pontiac 3 — At Pontiac, single runs in the fourth and fifth innings were the difference as Mahomet-Seymour claimed a nonconference win over host Pontiac at The Ballpark at Williamson Field on Wednesday. Both sides scored three runs in the first inning. Masching had a run-scoring double and then scored on a Landstrom single. Courtesy runner Jacob Fogarty scored the equalizer.
Masching had two hits and drove in a run while Landstrom, Ryson Eilts, Henry Brummel and Henry DeYoung each singled.
Landstrom took the loss on the bump, giving up five runs in four-plus innings. He fanned two. Mason Schlosser struck out two in relief.
Olympia 1, Pontiac 0 — At Pontiac, Indiana signee Henry Brummel took a tough loss despite tossing a one-hitter and not allowing an earned run to Olympia in nonconference play at The Ballpark at Williamson Field on April 15. Brummel struck out 15 in six innings, yielding the lone hit in the sixth frame and the unearned tally in the fourth inning.
Landstrom and Hunter Melvin each singled for PTHS. Pontiac loaded the bases in the sixth inning with one out, but two punch outs ended the threat.
Maroa-Forsyth 10, Pontiac 0 — At Maroa, Pontiac was on the wrong side of a no-hit pitching effort as the Amerinds failed to record a safety in a nonconference loss to a talented Maroa-Forsyth club on April 13. DeYoung took the loss despite giving up just one earned run (nine overall) and striking out four. Schlosser fanned two in relief.
Tolono 8, Prairie Central 0 — At Tolono, Prairie Central outhit host Tolono but the Rockets scored more runs in an Illini Prairie Conference contest Friday.
Tyler Curl took the loss, giving up seven runs on three hits in four innings. He struck out one. Brett Holland and Easton Friedman (one K) also pitched for the Hawks (4-10). Each allowed one hit.
Prairie Central recorded six hits with Gavin Tredennick collecting two and Collin Hartman, Chase Simpkins, Evan Hansen and JC Spence each singled.
St. Joseph-Ogden 3, Prairie Central 1 — At Fairbury, two unearned runs were the difference as Prairie Central dropped an Illini Prairie Conference game at home on April 15. Caden Addis took the loss despite allowing just one run to St. Joseph-Ogden. He struck out nine. Brandon Holland allowed two unearned runs and fanned three in relief.
The Hawks scored their run in the last of the sixth. Prairie Central managed just two hits as JC Spence singled to drive in the lone tally and Holland had a hit in the pitcher’s duel.
Herscher 7, Prairie Central 1 — At Herscher, the host Tigers kept Prairie Central in check in claiming a nonconference win on their new all-turf surface field April 13. Collin Hartman drove in Easton Friedman with the only tally for the Hawks. Hartman doubled and Brandon Holland singled for PC’s lone hits.
Addis took the loss on the hill for the Hawks. He fanned two. Holland and Luke Ifft pitched in relief with each fanning one.
Dwight 3, Seneca 2 — At Dwight, a two-out single from Joey Starks delivered a Tri-County Conference win for host Dwight Thursday. Luke Gallet had singled with one out in the last of the seventh and walks to Owen Dunlap and Evan Cox loaded the bases. A strikeout brought up Starks, who delivered the walk-off winner.
Gallet had two hits for the Trojans (10-7) while Starks had a hit and RBI. Terry Wilkey, Tracer Brown and Drew Anderson each singled. Cox also drove in a run.
Wyatt Statler got the win in relief. He got the final two outs in the top of the seventh. Starks went the first 6 1/3 innings, allowing two unearned runs and striking out six.
Dwight 8, GSW 3 — At Dwight, the Trojans scored in each of the first three frames and rolled to a nonconference win over rival Gardner-South Wilmington on Wednesday. Gallet got the win on the hill and helped his cause with a home run. He struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings and added two runs batted in at the plate.
Starks had a triple and drove in a run while Brown had a hit and two RBIs. Asher Kargle had a hit and RBI while Dunlap and Anderson each singled.
Putnam County 11, Dwight 9 — At Granville, Putnam County scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to provide the final difference against Dwight in a Tri-County Conference game on April 15. DTHS scored first but the Panthers scored nine in the second inning to take the lead. The Trojans were able to pull even after four frames.
Will Trainor took the loss in relief. He fanned five. Statler started, striking out two in 1 1/3 innings. Gallet finished up, striking out one.
Dwight collected 12 hits, led by Wilkey with three, including a double. He also drove in three runs. Dunlap had a double and single while Starks also had two hits. Anderson had a hit and two RBIs while Cox had a hit and RBI. Ryan Bumpous had a double and Gallet and Evan Sandeno each singled. The second game of the home-and-home set was called in the second inning at Dwight.
Dwight 7, Ridgeview 6 — At Dwight, the Trojans scored in each of the first four innings en route to a nonconference win over Ridgeview on April 13. Gallet benefitted for the win. He struck out five as the starter. Trainor and Wilkey (five Ks) also pitched.
Bumpous had a double and run batted in while Cox, Starks and Dunlap each had a hit and RBI. Wilkey also singled.
LeRoy 8, EPG 7 — At LeRoy, El Paso-Gridley rallied in the top of the seventh inning to pull even but host LeRoy pushed across the game-winner with two outs in the last of the seventh to notch the Heart of Illinois Conference contest on Wednesday. The Titans trailed 7-1 heading into the seventh before plating six markers.
Vandegraft had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs for EPG. Veselack also had two hits and two RBIs while Dominic Ricconi delivered a hit and two RBIs. Joah Knapp singled.
Veselack took the loss in relief. He fanned one in 1 1/3 innings. Vandegraft struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings.
Tremont 9, EPG 7— At Tremont, a late rally fell short as El Paso-Gridley dropped a Heart of Illinois Conference contest on April 15. EPG scored six runs in the top of the seventh. EPG left the bases loaded.
Starter Vandegraft took the loss. He struck out three before yielding to Mitchell Silver, who struck out two. Camden Bressner finished up.
Ricconi had a double, single and three runs batted in. Vandegraft also doubled.
Marquette 7, EPG 5 — At Ottawa, El Paso-Gridley fell behind early and saw its late-inning rally fall short in a nonconference loss to Marquette on April 13. Knapp, Adams and Vandegraft combined to allow just five hits while striking out four. Knapp took the loss on the bump.
Ricconi had a double and drove in two runs while Wilson had two hits and a run batted in and Vandegraft collected two hits for the Titans. Adams had a double, Clover singled and drove in a run and Veselack singled.
Lexington 19, Dee-Mack 9 — At Mackinaw, runs were plentiful as Lexington scored a Heart of Illinois Conference win on Wednesday. The Minutemen collected 22 hits, including a home run from Jaxson Goodrich. Kaiden Knight and Miles Lainhart each doubled. Knight finished with three hits and drove in three runs while Drake Powell registered three hits and five RBIs. Preston Wiltz had four hits and drove in a run, Jimmy Smith had three hits and an RBI and Hayden Sennett had a hit as all three scored four runs each. Blaine Friedmansky had two hits and three RBIs, Canden Hardman and Lainhart each had two hits.
Powell got the win in relief. Friedmansky started. They combined to fan eight.
Lexington 10, Fisher 0 — At Lexington, Hardman tossed a one-hit shutout as Lexington blanked Fisher in HOIC play on April 15. Hardman struck out seven.
The Minutemen gave Hardman a lead in the first inning and scored in each of the four innings they batted. Powell collected a double, two singles and drove in five runs to lead the LHS attack. Friedmansky had two doubles and drove in a run while Lainhart had two hits and two RBIs. Knight had two hits, Goodrich chipped in a hit and drove in two runs and Hardman and Sennett each singled.
Lexington 11, Mt. Pulaski 1 — At Lexington, Goodrich and Hardman combined to pitch Lexington to a nonconference win over Mt. Pulaski at Keller Park on April 13. Goodrich fanned five and Hardman struck out one in the combined four-hitter.
Wiltz had two hits and drove in two runs while Friedmansky had two hits and an RBI. Knight tripled and drove in a run, Goodrich doubled and Powell, Lainhart and Sennett each singled.
Midland 9, WFC 0 — At Woodland, the Warriors managed just three hits and were unable yp manufacture any runs in falling to Midland in Tri-County Conference play Thursday. Starter Tucker Hill took the loss as Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell dropped to 1-10. He fanned seven in five innings. Dylan Jenkins struck out one in relief.
Reece Pelnarsh, Connor Dodge and Nolan Price singled for WFC.
Seneca 11-13, WFC 0-1 — Seneca captured both ends of the Tri-County Conference home-and-home doubleheader with Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell on April 15 and April 16. The Irish no-hit the Warriors in the first game. Sam Schmitz took the loss and Theron Essman also pitched. Both struck out two.
At Woodland, the Warriors fell behind early and were unable to mount a comeback in the loss. Brezdyn Simons had a double and single while Schmitz and Price each singled. Jenkins struck out one in taking the loss. Price also pitched.
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