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SPORTSBy Craig Lang | Prairie Advocate SportsCheck out the Slideshow Below! Lady Missiles Take Third in State!
IHSA Class 1A Softball TournamentEastSide Centre, East Peoria June 1Payson Seymour 1 Tuscola 0 Goreville 1 Milledgeville 0 The Lady Missiles and the Goreville Blackcats met in the second semifinal game on Friday at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria. Milledgeville was the home team so they took the field as the Blackcats came to bat in the top of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Shelbey Miller reached first on an error by Lady Missile shortstop Brandie Gelwicks. Second batter Tiffani Shadowens reached first on an error by Milledgeville first baseman Kayleigh Leddy with Miller advancing to third. Goreville first baseman Taylor Odom was intentionally walked to load the bases and the Blackcats were in business with the bases loaded and nobody out. Milledgeville pitcher Emily Bush went to work, striking out Haley Darnell swinging. Brittney Pritchett lined out to second baseman Kelsey Hayen and Ashely Webb struck out to end the inning with no damage done. The Lady Missile’s Bush singled to start the Lady Missile first. Right fielder Taylor Grenoble popped out to Odom at first who stepped on the bag to complete a double play. Brandie Gelwicks fanned to end the first.
Alison Webb popped out to first to start the second inning. McKenzie Schaede struck out and Goreville pitcher Sydnee Rushing also struck out to end the top half of the second. Courtney Swalve struck out to start the Lady Missile second. Leddy also fanned and Jolee Parks popped out to third baseman Shadowens.
Two fly outs by Goreville would start their half of the third before Odom again stepped into the batter’s box. She sent a pitch deep over the left field fence to give the Blackcats a one to nothing lead before Darnell grounded out to Hayen at second to end the top of the third. Morgan Adolph fanned to start the Milledgeville half of the third. Hayen grounded out to second and Jestine Imel popped up to Odom at first. Pritchett lined out to Brooke Kappes in left to start the fourth. Ashley Webb lined a ball back to Bush for out number two and Alison Webb lined out to Adolph at third base. Bush ground out to shortstop to begin Milledgeville’s fourth. Grenoble grounded out to short. Brandie Gelwicks doubled to centerfield before Swalve grounded out to the second baseman to end the fourth. Schaede popped out to Bush for the first Blackcat out in the fifth. Rushing popped out to first and Miller lined out to right field. Leddy grounded out to second for the first out of the fifth. Parks grounded out to second and Adolph struck out swinging. Shadowens flied out to center field for the first out of the sixth. Odom was intentionally walked and Darnell reached on an error. Ashley Webb walked before Ali Webb popped out to Gelwicks at short for the third out. Hayen flied out to center for the first out of the Milledgeville sixth. Imel rapped a base hit to center and Bush followed with a single. Grenoble lined out to left field and Gelwick grounded out to Rushing for the third out.
Schaede looked at strike three for the first out of inning seven. Rushing reached on an error by Adolph at third base. Miller lined out to third for the second out before a Shadowens single to left center. Odom was walked for the third time before Darnell struck out swinging. Swalve grounded out to Miller at short for the first out of the final inning. Leddy flied out to Schaede in left and Parks grounded to short to end the game.
Goreville ended the contest with one run on two hits and Milledgeville managed to get four hits. Rushing secured the pitching win with no walks and five Lady Missiles fanned. Bush ended the game with two hits allowed while walking four and striking out six. June 2 Third Place Game
Milledgeville 4 Tuscola 1 Milledgeville batted first in the third place game on Saturday morning in East Peoria as they faced the Tuscola Lady Warriors. The hits that had eluded the Lady Missiles on Friday were plentiful on Saturday as they began the top of the first with a two base hit by Bush to right center field. A sacrifice by Grenoble sent Bush to third and a base hit by Brandie Gelwicks put Milledgeville on the board. Swalve followed with a two base hit to right sending Gelwicks to third. Leddy and Parks struck out to end the top half of the first. An error by Gelwicks put Amber Miller on first. Second baseman Kelsey Cleland grounded out to Leddy at first before Samantha Ledbetter rapped a base hit scoring Miller and advancing her to second on the throw. Carman Comerford fanned swinging and Ledbetter was thrown out at third trying to steal for out number three. Morgan Adolph led off the Lady Missile second with a long home run to center field giving Milledgeville a 2-0 lead. Hayen and Imel grounded out before Bush rapped a single to left. Grenoble followed with a base hit and Gelwicks grounded out to Cleland at second base. Audrey Mooney started the Tuscola third with a base hit. A sacrifice by Sammi Kohlbecker sent Mooney to second. Bush then hit Lexi Rogers with a pitch before Madison Frerichs fouled out to the catcher. Erin Walker took a called strike three to end the second inning. Swalve started the Lady Missile third with a single. Carli Hunter pinch ran and advanced to second on a passed ball. Leddy drew a base on balls and a sacrifice by Parks put runners on second and third. Adolph fanned looking and Hayen grounded out to third to end the inning. Miller grounded out to Adolph at third to start the Lady Warrior third. Cleland ground out to shirt and Ledbetter popped out to Leddy at first base. Jestine Imel singled to begin the Milledgeville fourth. Bush flied out to left. Grenoble flied out to the left fielder. Gelwicks doubled to right center scoring Imel. Swalve rapped a base hit scoring Gelwicks and Milledgeville led four to nothing. A fielder’s choice ended the Lady Missile fourth. Comerford reached first on an error by Hayen to start the Tuscola fourth. A fielder’s choice put Mooney on first with Comerford out at second. Kohlbecker fouled out to Leddy at first. Mooney would reach second on a wild pitch before Bush fanned Rogers to end the inning. Parks ground to short to begin the Lady Missile fifth. Adolph rapped a single up the middle. Hayen grounded out to third with Adolph advancing to second. Imel flied out to left field to end the top of the inning. Frerichs flied to Kappes for the first out of the fifth for the Lady Warriors. Walker struck out . Miller reached on an error by Adolph at third before Cleland popped out to Gelwicks at short. Bush led off the Milledgeville sixth with a two base hit. A sacrifice by Grenoble put Bush at third with one out. Swalve and Leddy grounded out to short to end the inning. Ledbetter fouled out to Swalve to start the Tuscola sixth. Comerford flied out to Kappes in left and Monney popped to short. Parks grounded out to short to start the seventh inning. Adolph singled to left field and Hayen reached on a fielder’s choice with Adolph out at second. Imel lined out to short. Kohlbecher walked to begin the Lady Warrior seventh. Rogers lined into a double play and Frerichs flied out to left to end the game and give the Lady Missiles the third place trophy. Bush again pitched the complete game for her sixteenth win against only one loss. She walked one and struck out four. Tuscola’s Erin Walker took the loss, allowing fourteen hits while walking one and striking out three. Swalve, Gelwicks and Adolph all were three for four with their bats for the Lady Missiles. The Lady Missiles returned back to Milledgeville on Saturday afternoon for a reception at Milledgeville High School where parents, relatives, friend and fans welcomed them home.
Championship GameGoreville 6 Payson Seymour 0 IHSA Class 2A Softball TournamentEastSide Centre, East Peoria June 1 Nashville 5 St. Joseph Ogden 2 Williamsville 8 Sherrard 5 June 2 Third Place GameSt. Joseph Ogden 5 Sherrard 2 Championship GameNashville 6 Williamsville 2 IHSA Class 1A Baseball TournamentO’Brien Field, Peoria June 1 Effingham St. Anthony 6 Alton Marquette 2 Tuscola 10 Le-Win 2 The Panthers faced the Warriors from Tuscola in the second semifinal game of the Day on Friday in Peoria. The story of the game was the hitting of the Warriors and the pitching of Tuscola starter Jacob Barr. Barr limited a potent Le-Win offense to only two hits while his teammates supported his effort by hammering out ten hits to take the eight run win. The Warriors sent four runs across home plate in the bottom half of the opening inning and rode the arm of Barr the rest of the way. Tuscola scored four runs on three hits and were helped by two Panther errors in the field. The Warriors added another four spot in the bottom half of the second inning on one hit and another Le-Win fielding miscue. Le-Win managed to crack the scoreboard in the top half of the third inning as Jake Olberding reached first on an error. Cole Logemann singled to right sending Olberding to third base. Logemann promptly stole second putting two runners in scoring position. Adam Werhane grounded out to short with Olberding coming across the plate and Logemann advancing to third. A wild pitch by Barr sent Logemann home with the Panthers second run. Tuscola added another pair of runs in the bottom half of the fifth and Barr held the Panther bats in check the rest of the way. Nolan Walsh led the Warrior offense as he went two for three with two runs batted in. Casey Schroeder and Logemann accounted for the Panthers two hits. Olberding took the pitching loss working one inning and giving up five runs on four hits. June 2 Third Place GameAlton Marquette 6 Le-Win 2 A pitching duel between the Panthers Casey Schroeder and the Explorers Carter Hayden is how the third place game went through five innings before the Panthers plated two runs in the top half of the sixth. Alton Marquette responded by sending six runners across home plate in the bottom half of the sixth to take control of the game and earn the four run victory. Marquette threatened to take the lead in the first when the Explorers had the bases loaded with just one out. Schroeder then struck out second baseman Brogan Fischer and picked DH Johnny Wilson to end the inning. The Explorers again threatened in the fifth. With the bases again loaded and one out, reliever Evan Heer got a foul out for the second out and picked pinch runner Tommy Weinman off at third base for out number three. Olberding led off the Panther sixth with a hit by pitch. Sean Cory came in to pinch run and advanced to third on a Logemann base hit. Logemann stole second base and Adam Werhane was intentionally walked to load the bases. Heer was walked to score Cory before Dakota Cain rapped a base hit scoring Logemann. The bottom half of the sixth saw Marquette explode for six runs on six hits and Explorer reliever Tommy Anderson pitched a scoreless seventh to secure the Marquette win. The Panthers end their season with a record of 27-13-1 while the Explorers end their season at 28-9. Championship GameEffingham St. Anthony 6 Tuscola 1 IHSA Class 2A Baseball Tournament O’Brien Field, Peoria June 1 Rock Island Alleman 2 Herscher 1 Nornal University 8 Trenton Wesclin 3 June 2 Third Place GameHerscher 8 Trenton Wesclin 2 Championship GameNormal University 5 Rock Island Alleman 4 (8 Inn.) Golf Outing to Financially Support Local families Fighting Cancer On Saturday, June 9th, Le-Win coaches Ric Arand and Curt Oellerich will be hosting their 3rd annual golf benefit to raise funds to support families fighting cancer. The benefit will begin at 3 p.m. with a best-ball shotgun start at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Lena. Raffle tickets will be available for items similar to a flat-screen TV and BBQ grill. Dinner will be served as players come off the course. Last year, as a result of the generous donations of the golfers and sponsors, this event was able to provide more than $9000 to area families to help with living expenses while fighting cancer. We are proud to say we have outgrown a 9-hole course in just two years and are moving to an 18-hole course this year to accommodate even more golfers. We appreciate the support of our community for this event. This year, funds will be designated to support the Katy Lartz and Dan Bower families as they work at fighting this terrible disease. Your donation can help ease some of their financial burden and help them concentrate on getting well. For additional information, please contact Ric at 815-990-2218 or Curt at 815-238-0250.
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