2019 CCJBL All-Stars, League Leaders

CCJBL Red Team

Josh Smith, P, Mt. Carroll

Eddie Cicotte, P, Shannon

Amos Rusie, P, Lanark

Cody Bellinger, OF/1B, Milledgeville

King Kelly, OF/IF/C, Chadwick

Willie Wells, SS, Mt. Carroll 

Frank Baker, 3B, Mt. Carroll

Gary Carter, C , Shannon

Roy Hobbs, OF, Shannon

Max Carey, OF, Milledgeville

Ricky Ankiel, OF, Lanark

Willie Hayes, CF, Savanna

CCJBL Black Team

Ryan Tepera, P, Chadwick

Mike Harkey, P, Shannon

Claude Jonnard, P, Savanna

Frank Chance, 1B, Lanark

Johnny Berardino, 2B/SS, Chadwick

Joey Tinker, SS, Lanark

Matt Williams, 3B, Chadwick

Ira Thomas, C, Mt. Carroll

Billy Hamilton, OF, Shannon

Reggie Jackson, RF, Mt. Carroll

Mikey Mahtook, OF, Shannon

Cliff Floyd, OF, Savanna

Willie Wells carried his tournament championship game heroics over to the all-star game. Wells won the game MVP award, going 3-3 with a pair of doubles and two RBI! Roy Hobbs went deep for the Red squad as they triumphed easily 4-0. Eddie Cicotte got the win hurling three scoreless innings. 

Prior to the game the league awards were given out. Neither were a big surprise to anybody. Shannon's Roy Hobbs won league MVP and the Tully McAuliffe 

Award also went to an Eagle, Eddie Cicotte. Hobbs had the best power season in CCJBL history, slugging 7 home runs in eleven games. He hit for a .484 average, scored ten runs, and knocked in eleven. Cicotte had perhaps the most dominant pitching performance the league has seen. He went 5-1 with a 0.79 ERA. In 34 1/3 innings he gave up just 24 hits and 3 walks. Cicotte completed four of his six starts, two of them shutouts.

Not bad for two first year players! It will be hard to top those statistics next season!

LEAGUE LEADERS

(Note that tournament have DO count towards season totals and averages) 

Batting Average

Hobbs, Shannon              .484

Chance, Lanark                .452

Berardino, Chadwick       .435

Mahtook, Shannon           .412

Wells, Mt. Carroll             .389

Cicotte, Shannon              .375

Jackson, Mt. Carroll          .375

Kelly, Chadwick                .364

Baker, Mt. Carroll            .361

Thomas, Mt. Carroll         .357     

Floyd, Savanna                 .350

Hits

Hobbs, Shannon                  15

Chance, Lanark                    14

Wells, Mt. Carroll                 14

Baker, Mt. Carroll                13

Jackson, Mt. Carroll             12

Kelly, Chadwick                    12

Delahanty, Lanark               11

Runs

Hobbs, Shannon                   10

Wells, Mt. Carroll                  10

Hamilton, Shannon                9

Carey, Milledgeville                8

Jackson, Mt. Carroll                8

Mahtook, Shannon                 7

Chance, Lanark                       7

RBI 

Jackson, Mt. Carroll                13

Hobbs, Shannon                      11

Bellinger, Milledgeville          10

Williams, Chadwick                 9

Floyd, Savanna                          7

Carter, Shannon                        7

Ankiel, Lanark                           6

Alou, Lanark                               6

Wells, Mt. Carroll                       6

Doubles 

Zisk, Savanna                            5

Baker, Mt. Carroll                     3

Thomas, Mt. Carroll                  3

Delahanty, Lanark                    3

Alou, Lanark                              3

Chance, Lanark                         3

Dunston, Shannon                    3

Kelly, Chadwick                          3

Triples 

Baker, Mt. Carroll                      2

Home Runs 

Hobbs, Shannon                       7

Jackson, Mt. Carroll                  5

Bellinger, Milledgeville           4

Williams, Chadwick                 4

Hayes, Savanna                         3

Wells, Mt. Carroll                      3

Stolen Bases

Carey, Milledgeville                 8

Kelly, Chadwick                        6

Hamilton, Shannon                  5

Chance, Lanark                         4

Hayes, Savanna                         3

DeShields, Mt. Carroll              3

Team Batting Average

Shannon                                   .302

Lanark                                      .276

Mt. Carroll                                .267

Savanna                                     .247

Chadwick                                   .238

Milledgeville                             .211

Runs Scored

Shannon                            54

Mt. Carroll                         50

Lanark                                38

Chadwick                           30

Milledgeville                     30

Savanna                             29

Earned Run Average

Cicotte, Shannon                       0.79

Smith, Mt. Carroll                      1.99

Harkey, Shannon                       2.57

Boswell, Milledgeville               3.13

Jonnard, Savanna                      3.22

Rusie, Lanark                              3.82

Tepera, Chadwick                      3.86

Roberts, Savanna                       3.97

Wins

Cicotte, Shannon                      5

Rusie, Lanark                            5

Haines, Chadwick                    3

Worrell, Milledgeville             3

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll                 3

Smith, Mt Carroll                     3

Saves

Johnson, Milledgeville              3

Tepera, Chadwick                      3

Strikeouts

Worrell, Milledgeville               32

Rusie, Lanark                              31

Smith, Mt. Carroll                       22

Roberts, Savanna                        18

Lorenzen, Shannon                    18

Cicotte, Shannon                         17

Jonnard, Savanna                       16

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll                    16

Team ERA 

Shannon                        2.28

Mt. Carroll                     3.50

Savanna                        4.13

Chadwick                       4.16

Lanark                            5.25

Milledgeville                 5.35

Run Differential 

Shannon                        +37

Mt. Carroll                     +20

Savanna                           -7

Chadwick                        -12

Lanark                            -15

Milledgeville                  -18

Other leaders and oddities! 

-Richie Zisk hit .273 with a league leading 5 doubles. But not one single RBI in eleven games. 

- Gene Robertson of Mt. Carroll was the only position player to go hitless, 0-13. 

- Don Drysdale had eight at-bats. He had two hits, a three-run homer and a grand slam. 

- Cicotte not only won the Tully McAuliffe Award for Best pitcher, he also went 6-16 at the plate with a triple, four runs scored, and five RBI. 

- "Willie Mays" Hayes had just three steals and was caught five times. 

- Willie Wells did not strike out in 36 at bats. Lanark's Mickey Owen also did not fan in 19 at bats. 

- Frankie "Home Run" Baker led the league in triples the last two seasons with two each year. 

-Savanna's "Pee Wee" Reese led the league in errors by far with seven. 

- The Missiles Joey Votto and Timmy Federowicz were #1 and #2 in batting average in 2018, hitting .429 and .419 respectively. This season Votto hit. 167 and Federowicz .152. 

- Hayes' two season totals: .203, 4 HR, 8 R, 6 RBI, 8 SB, 8 CS. 

- Brad Ausmus of Savanna two season totals: .328, 4 HR, 8 R, 9 RBI 

- Robin Roberts two season totals: 3-10, 4.99 ERA

- Frank Baker two season totals: .299, 4 triples, 10 R, 14 RBI.

Willie Wells two season totals: .338, 7 doubles, 4 HR, 15 R, 9 RBI.

- Ricky " Wild Thing" Vaughn two season totals: 6-5, 3.25 ERA, 39 K. 

- Billy Hamilton two season totals: .274, 3 HR, 15 R, 8 RBI, 16 SB.

- Max Carey of Milledgeville two season totals: .303, 13 R, 8 RBI, 15 SB.

- Moises Alou two season totals: .281, 6 doubles, 5 HR, 15 R, 17 RBI.

-Amos Rusie two season totals: 9-4, 2.71 ERA, 54 K. 

-Chadwick's Matt Williams: .273, 8 HR, 12 R, 16 RBI.

2019 CCJBL Tournament

Tournament time is here again, CCJBL fans!!! Let's get to the recaps of all the great action!

July 1, 2019

#3 Lanark Beavers vs #6 Savanna Indians, Eastland H.S.

Savanna looked primed to pull off an early upset when they took a 2-0 lead in the first on an Aaron Boone two-run single. But the Beavers answered back in the second inning when Eric McNair knocked a Robin Roberts fastball over the fence to tie the game!

Things remained deadlocked into the fifth. Savanna had sent reliever Claude Jonnard to the bump and with one out Frankie Chance singled and quickly swiped second base. Moises Alou lined a clutch single into left. Chance scored for a 3-2 Lanark lead. 

Meanwhile Amos Rusie was cruising after giving up those two first inning runs. He allowed one walk to the Indians Boone in the top of the sixth but that was all he would allow. He got the victory with a complete game! 

Final score: Lanark 3, Savanna 2

Lanark performance highlights

Rusie W, 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Chance 2-3, R, 2B, SB

Alou 1-3, RBI 

Tinker 1-2, R, 3B

McNair 2-2, R, RBI, HR

Savanna performance highlights

Roberts 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, BB, 2 K

Jonnard L, 1 IP, ER, 2 H, K

Ausmus 2-3, R

Zisk 1-3, R, 2B

Boone 1-2, 2 RBI, BB

Floyd 2-2

#4 Chadwick Silver Streaks vs #5 Milledgeville Missiles, Handel Park

Milledgeville struck first in the opening frame when Joey Votto drive home Max Carey. They scored again in the fifth when Cody Bellinger doubled Carey home for a 2-0 lead. 

Their pitching staff made that lead stick. Davey Boswell hurled four scoreless and Bobby Johnson threw two more without giving up a run to give the visiting Missiles the upset victory! 

Milledgeville performance highlights

Boswell W, I 4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, K

Johnson S, 2 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, K

Carey 1-2, 2 R, 3 SB

Bellinger 1-3, RBI, 2B

Votto 2-2, RBI, BB

Chadwick performance highlights

Haines L, 4 2/3, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Tepera 1 1/3, 0 R, BB

Robinson 1-3

Davis 1-3

July 3, 2019

#5 Milledgeville Missiles vs #1 Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

Three innings went by with no score in this contest. The Missiles Todd Worrell was matching Shannon's Eddie Cicotte strike for strike. Max Carey, who spearheaded Milledgeville's opening round victory, led off the fourth with a single against Cicotte. He stole second against the cannon arm of Gary Carter. Then with one out he scored on a Cody Bellinger single. 

That was all the support Worrell would require. The Missiles hurler has had an up-and-down season but he dominated the heavily favored Eagles on this day, throwing a complete game shutout. He allowed just two hits and struck out seven. 

Ladies and gentleman, we have a Cinderella in the league championship game!

Final score: Milledgeville 1, Shannon 0

Milledgeville performance highlights

Worrell W, 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 7 K

Carey 1-3, R, SB

Bellinger 1-3, RBI

Shannon performance highlights

Cicotte K, 6 IP, ER, 3 H, 6 K

Dunston 2-3

#3 Lanark Beavers vs #2 Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

Mt. Carroll pounded the visiting Beavers on their way to earning a championship game berth. They scored four unearned runs against Lanark's Billy Lee in the second. They added three more scores the next two innings against reliever Dallas Keuchel. Meanwhile Josh Smith cruised on the hill, throwing a complete game shutout. He added a three-run homer to boot! 

Final score: Mt. Carroll 7, Lanark 0

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Smith W, 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 BB, 6 K. 1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR 

Baker 1-2, 2 R, BB

Jackson 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR

Murphy 1-1, R, 2 BB

Thomas 1-3, R

DeShields 0-1, R, RBI, BB 

Lanark performance highlights

Lee L, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 H, BB, K

Keuchel 2 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 3 K

Rusie 1 IP, H, BB, K

Chance 1-1, 2 BB, SB, CS

Tinker 1-2

Championship. July 6, 2019

#5 Milledgeville Missiles vs #2 Mt. Carroll Hawks, Handel Park

Beautiful Handel Park was, as always, the scene for the CCJBL league championship game! Who would prevail? The underdog Missiles? They had shut out three of their last four opponents! Or the favored Hawks, who bludgeoned Lanark in the semi-finals?

To make a long story short.... the Hawks. Milledgeville's pitching collapsed after two weeks of dominating performances. Willie Wells led the bottom of the first off with a home run for a 1-0 lead. Then Mt. Carroll's bats exploded in the third. They scored nine times against Todd Worrell and Bobby Johnson, highlighted by another long dinger by Wells, a two-run shot this time. 

Meanwhile Ricky Vaughn and Don Drysdale were rolling over the Missiles offense. They allowed just two hits and no runs in a combined shutout. Milledgeville's unlikely run to the tourney championship fell far short in the finale. Congrats to the Hawks!!!

Final score: Mt. Carroll 10, Milledgeville 0

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Vaughn W, 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Drysdale 2 IP, 0 R, K

Wells 3-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, SB, 2 HR

Baker 2-3, R, RBI, 2 B

Cruz 1-3, R, 2 RBI 

Thomas 2-3, R, RBI, 2 2B

Kelly 1-2, R, 2 RBI

Milledgeville performance highlights

Boswell L, 2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, K

Worrell 0 IP, 5 ER, 2 H, 3 BB

Johnson 3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 K

Dihigo 1-2

Federowicz 1-2

Week 5 CCJBL, 2019

This week in CCJBL baseball!!!

June 24, 2019

Savanna Indians @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park

Both teams were held scoreless by the opposing hurler until the bottom of the third when red hot Johnny Berardino drove in a run with a double in the gap. However, the visiting Indians answered with authority in the fourth with a pair of two-run singles courtesy of Cliff Floyd and pitcher Claude Jonnard. 

Chadwick battled back against Jonnard in the bottom of the frame when King Kelly drove in a pair of runs with two outs. But Kelly committed a very costly error in right that allowed a Savanna insurance run to score in the fifth and seal the deal for the visiting Indians. 

Final score: Savanna 5, Chadwick 3

Savanna performance highlights

Zisk 2-2, R, 2 2B

Floyd 1-2, R, 2 RBI 

Buechele 1-2, RBI 

Jonnard W, 3 2/3, 3 R, 1 ER, 6 H, BB, 2 K. 2-2, 2 R RBI 

Roberts S, 2 1/3, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K

Chadwick performance highlights

Kelly 1-4, 2 RBI, E

Berardino 2-3, RBI 

Gonzales 1-3, R

Haines L, 3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 3 BB. 1-1, R

Tepera 1 IP, H, K

Ogea 2 IP, R, H, 2 BB, K

Milledgeville Missiles @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland H S.

Davey Boswell and Bobby Johnson combined for a two-hit shutout of the home team Beavers. Milledgeville scored an unearned tally in the first inning and Boswell drove in another in the fifth. That was all runs Milledgeville would need to take the victory. 

Final score: Milledgeville 2, Lanark 0

Milledgeville performance highlights

Bellinger 1-3, RBI 

Craft 2-2, R, 3B

Boswell W, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 4 K. 1-2, RBI 

Johnson S, 1 IP, 0 R, K

Lanark performance highlights

Alou 1-2, 2B

Lee L, 3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, BB, K

Keuchel 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, K

Rusie 1 IP, 0 R, H, 2 K

Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

Shannon's Lions Park was the stage for this epic battle for first place! 

Unfortunately for the visiting Hawks this one went badly from the start. Don Drysdale gave up a solo dinger to Roy Hobbs in the first and another run in the second on a Chone Figgins single. After Hobbs again homered (he is looking like the favorite for league MVP at this point) in the third and Gary Carter doubled, young Don was done for the evening. Reliever Josh Smith immediately gave up a single for a 4-0 Eagles lead. Another run-scoring single later in the inning pretty much sealed the game for Shannon.

Meanwhile Eddie Cicotte continued to add to what is looking like one of the great pitching seasons in CCJBL history. He hurled four innings of shutout, one hit ball before being removed for Michael Lorenzen. Lorenzen finished off the shutout victory and Shannon took control of first place from the slumping Hawks, who have now lost three of their last four after a 5-0 start. 

Final score: Shannon 5, Mt. Carroll 0

Shannon performance highlights: 

Hobbs 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR

Carter 1-3, R

Taylor 1-2, R, RBI

Gandil 1-2, R, BB

Fox 2-3, RBI, 2 B

Figgins 1-2, RBI 

Cicotte W, 4 IP, 0 R, H, 2 BB, K

Lorenzen 2 IP, H, K

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Baker 1-3, 3B

Drysdale L, 2 1/3, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 K

Smith 1 2/3, 1 ER, 3 H, BB 

Vaughn 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, K

June 27, 2019

Mt. Carroll Hawks @  Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

Things were looking great for Mt. Carroll in the first inning. The first two batters of the game singled against Savanna starter Robin Roberts. Then Reginald Jackson drilled a three-run homer over the right field fence! 

Unfortunately they never scored again. The Indians tallied four runs off of Ricky Vaughn in the fourth inning and held on the rest of the way for the narrow victory, just their third off the season. Mt. Carroll sunk to 6-4 after a torrid 5-0 start.

Final score: Savanna 4- Mt. Carroll 3

Savanna performance highlights

Zisk 1-3, R

Fielder 1-2, R

Boone 1-2, R, RBI 

Reese 2-2, R, 2B

Buechele 1-2 , 2 RBI 

Roberts W, 4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, 2 K

Viola 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, K

Jonnard S, 1 IP, 0 R

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Wells 1-3, R

Baker 2-3, R, 2B

Jackson 1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR

Vaughn L, 3 2/3, 4 ER, 6 H, K

Drysdale 1 1/3, 0 R, K

Milledgeville Missiles @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

Shannon kept their foot on the peddle in their quest for the one seed in the CCJBL tourney. After Milledgeville struck first with a run in the first the Shannon bats exploded for six in the third inning. Billy Hamilton contributed a three-run jack in the inning while Roy Hobbs homered later in the frame. Hobbs would homer yet again later in the game, giving him four taters this week alone and an astounding seven for the regular season! The kid is a natural!

The Missiles scored twice in the sixth thanks to a two-run shot from Tanner Boyle off of reliever Michael Lorenzen but it wasn't nearly enough. They fell to 3-7 for the campaign while Shannon improved to 8-2,  securing the regular season title. 

Final score: Shannon 7, Milledgeville 3

Shannon performance highlights

Hamilton 2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR

Fox 1-2, R

Hobbs 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR

Johnson 1-2, R

Figgins 1-2, R

Mahtook 1-2, R, RBI 

Harkey W, 3 IP, ER, 5 H, K

Lorenzen 3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Milledgeville performance highlights

Dihigo 1-3, R, 2B

Bellinger 2-3, RBI 

Boyle 1-3, R, 2 RBI, HR 

Worrell L, 2 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 3 K

Johnson 3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 K

Lanark Beavers @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park

A pair of fielding errors victimized Chadwick's Chad Ogea in the first as Lanark scored three runs. Matt Williams got two of those runs back when he slammed a two-run shot off of Amos Rusie in the bottom of the inning. 

Rusie was dominant after the first inning, however. He allowed only one base runner the rest of the contest on his way to the complete game victory. Both teams end the regular season slate with 5-5 records. 

Final score: Lanark 4, Chadwick 2

Lanark performance highlights

Delahanty 3-4, R, 2 2B, SB

Chance 2-3, R, 2B, SB

McNair 1-1, RBI 

Tinker 1-2, RBI, Sac Fly

Owen 1-3, 2B

Rusie W, 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 7 K

Chadwick performance highlights

Kelly 1-2, R, BB, 2 SB, CS

Williams 1-3,R, 2 RBI, HR

Ogea L, 4 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Tepera 1 1/3, ER, 4 H, BB, K

Haines 2/3, 0 R

Final Regular Season Standings

Shannon Eagles                   8-2

Mt. Carroll Hawks               6-4

Lanark Beavers                   5-5

Chadwick Silver Streaks    5-5

Milledgeville Missiles         3-7

Savanna Indians                  3-7

Sorry, no stats this week. Why? I'm lazy, that's why! I will post final statistics after the league tournament this week. Reminder that the CCJBL counts tournament stats towards season totals. 

Week 4 CCJBL, 2019

This week in CCJBL baseball!!!

June 17, 2019

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

The home Eagles struck first in the opening frame. Billy Hamilton singled off Jesse Haines, stole second, and then scored on a two-out single from catcher Gary Carter. But the Streaks answered when red hot Johnny Berardino doubled with one gone in the top of the second and was driven home by Lloyd McClendon. 

Shannon ace hurler Eddie Cicotte helped his cause by driving in a run in the second to give his squad a 2-1 lead. A crucial error in the fourth by Chadwick's Matt Williams

opened the door to three unearned runs. Phenom Roy Hobbs delivered the crucial blow when he plated two runs with a line drive single. 

Final score: Shannon 5, Chadwick 1

Shannon performance highlights

Cicotte W, 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 3 K. 2-2, R, RBI

Hobbs 1-3, 2 RBI

Carter 1-3, RBI 

Hamilton 1-3, 2 R, SB 

Mahtook 1-3, R

Chadwick performance highlights

Haines L, 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, K

Tepera 2 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 4 H, BB, K

Kelly 2-3

McLemore 2-2, RBI 

Berardino 1-3, 2B, R

Lanark Beavers @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park 

A good old-fashioned pitchers duel took place at Old Mill Park! After four innings neither team had scored off of Savanna's Robin Roberts and Lanark's Billy Lee.

That all changed in the top of the 5th. Ricky Ankiel led off against Roberts with a triple and the next batter, Frank Chance, drilled one over the fence for a two-run homer! That proved to be the extent of the scoring as Lee, Dallas Keuchel, and Amos Rusie combined to shut the Indians out.

Final score: Lanark 2, Savanna 0

Lanark performance highlights

Lee W, 3 IP, 0 R, 4 H, K

Keuchel 2 IP, 0 R, H, K

Rusie 1 IP, 0 R, H, K

Ankiel 1-2, R, 3B, E

Chance 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR

McNair 1-1, 2B

Savannah performance highlights

Roberts L, 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 4 K

Viola 1 IP, 0 R, H

Hayes 1-3, 2B, SB, CS

Fielder 1-3, 2B

Zisk 1-3, 2B

Mather 1-1, 2B

Milledgeville Missiles @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

Milledgeville drew first blood on run-scoring singles by Joey Votto and Freddie Lindstrom in the first. Cody Bellinger added to that lead with a solo shot in the third off of Hawks starter Josh Smith. 

Missiles hurler Todd Worrell was cruising with a 3-0 lead entering the bottom of the sixth. A single and a pair of free passes loaded the bases with just one out but Worrell notched his seventh strikeout and was one out away from victory when Mt. Carroll relief pitcher Don Drysdale hammered a ball over the fence for a walk-off, grand slam!

Final score: Mt. Carroll 4, Milledgeville 3

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Baker 2-3, R, 2B

Smith 3 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 5 K

Drysdale W, 3 IP, 0 R, K. 1-2, R, 4 RBI, HR 

Milledgeville performance highlights

Bellinger 1-2, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR

Bottom 1-3, RBI 

Lindstrom 1-3, RBI 

Worrell L, 5 2/3, 4 ER, 4 H, 4 BB, 7 K

June 20, 2019

Milledgeville Missiles @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park

After giving up a run in the first, the Streaks exploded in the bottom of the inning for four runs on home runs by Matthew Williams, Jody Wood, and Johnny Berardino!

Milledgeville scrapped back into this game with a run in the second and two in the third off of starter Chad Ogea. Chadwick broke the 4-4 deadlock when King Kelly homered in the fifth. Ryan Tepera pitched a perfect 6th to get the save. 

Final score: Chadwick 5, Milledgeville 4

Chadwick performance highlights

Kelly 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Williams 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Wood 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR

Berardino 1-1, R, RBI, HR

Ogea 2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, K

Haines W, 3 IP, 0 ER, H, 2 BB

Tepera S, 1 IP, H, K

Milledgeville performance highlights Carey 2-3, R, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB 

Votto 1-2, R, BB

Lindstrom 2-3, 2 RBI, 2B

Boyle 1-2, R, SB

Johnson 2 IP, 4 ER, 4 H

Boswell L, 3 IP, ER, H, BB, 2 K

Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland H S.

This was just a drubbing to be honest. Lanark scored four times in the second (Ankiel with a 3-run dinger), twice in the third, and 3 more times in the fourth. Meanwhile the pitching staff of Amos Rusie, Billy Lee, and Dallas Keuchel cruised to their second combined shutout

of the week! 

Final score: Lanark 9, Mt. Carroll 0

Lanark performance highlights

Rusie W, 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 2 K. 1-2, RBI 

Lee 2 IP, 0 R, H

Keuchel 1 IP, K

Delahanty 1-3, R, K

Ankiel 1-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 K, HR

Chance 2-3, R

Knoblauch 2-3, 2 R, RBI 

Tinker 1-2, R, SB

Simpson 1-1, RBI 

McNair 2-3, R, 2 RBI 

Owen 1-2, R, RBI, BB

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Vaughn L, 2 2/3, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 2 K

Drysdale 1 1/3, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, K

Smith 1 IP, K

Wells 2-3, 2B

Shannon Eagles @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

Shannon broke through for four runs in the second inning against Indians starter Claude Jonnard. Pitcher Mike Harkey drove in two with a single and Jonnard was hurt by a costly Willie May Hayes error in center. 

Harkey threw four scoreless innings and Michael Lorenzen closed out the game for the Eagles, though he did give up a two-run homer to PeeWee Reese. 

Shannon's victory combined with Mt. Carroll's loss put the two teams in a tie for the top spot in the CCJBL going into the leagues final week. 

Final score: Shannon 4, Savanna 2

Shannon performance highlights

Hamilton 1-2, BB, SB

Carter 1-3, R

Taylor 2-2, R, RBI 

Harkey W, 4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, K. 1-1, 2 RBI 

Lorenzen 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 K

Savanna performance highlights

Ausmus 2-3

Boone 1-3, R

Zisk 1-3, 2B

Reese 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR

Jonnard L, 4 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, K

Viola 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 2 K

Current CCJBL Standings

Shannon                    6-2

Mt. Carroll                 6-2

Chadwick                   5-3

Lanark                        4-4

Milledgeville              2-6

Savanna                      1-7

League Leaders 

Batting Average

Berardino, Chadwick                .533

Ankiel, Lanark                            .474

Cicotte, Shannon                        .462

Hobbs, Shannon                         .455

Kelly, Chadwick                          .417

Jackson, Mt. Carroll                    .409

Chance, Lanark                            .409

Mahtook, Shannon                      .400

Lindstrom, Milledgeville            .400

Hayes, Savanna                            .391

Home Runs

Bellinger, Milledgeville           4

Williams, Chadwick                 3

Jackson, Mt. Carroll                 3

Hobbs, Shannon                       3

Hayes, Savanna                        3

Drysdale, Mt. Carroll               2

Berardino, Chadwick               2

Ankiel, Lanark                           2

Alou, Lanark                              2

Carey, Milledgeville                  2

                

Runs

Hamilton, Shannon                  8

Mahtook, Shannon                   6

Wells, Mt. Carroll                      6

Bellinger, Milledgeville           6

RBI

Jackson, Mt. Carroll                 8

Drysdale, Mt. Carroll               7

Carter, Shannon                        7

Williams, Chadwick                 7

Ankiel, Lanark                          6

Bellinger, Milledgeville            6

Hobbs, Shannon                        6

Dunston, Shannon                    6

E.R.A.

Cicotte, Shannon                     0.74

Harkey, Shannon                    2.45

Smith, Mt. Carroll                   2.40

Jonnard, Savanna                   3.24

Drysdale, Mt. Carroll              3.38

Roberts, Savanna                    3.80

Haines, Chadwick                   3.92

Wins

Cicotte, Shannon                      4

Haines, Chadwick                     3

Rusie, Lanark                            3

Worrell, Milledgeville              2

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll                  2

Smith, Mt. Carroll                     2

Drysdale, Mt. Carroll                2

Saves

Tepera, Chadwick                     3 (only player with more than one)

Complete Games

Cicotte, Shannon                       3

Worrell, Milledgeville              2

Shutouts

Cicotte, Shannon                       2

Worrell, Milledgeville              1

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll                  1

Smith, Mt. Carroll                     1

Drysdale, Mt. Carroll               1

Strikeouts

Worrell, Milledgeville               22

Smith, Mt. Carroll                      16

Rusie, Lanark                             16

Tepera, Chadwick                      14

Roberts, Savanna                       12

Jonnard, Savanna                      12

Lorenzen, Shannon                   12

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll                   11

Ogea, Chadwick                          11

Cicotte, Shannon.                        10

Week 3 CCJBL, 2019

This week in CCJBL Baseball!!!

June 10, 2019

Savanna Indians@ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

This contest went Mt. Carroll's way almost immediately. The Hawks Reggie Jackson continues to impress, He definitely made an impression on Savanna hurler Robin Roberts when he cracked a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. 

Mt. Carroll added five more in the third, highlighted by Don Drysdale knocking in three with a dinger of his own. Roberts' defense did him no favors in this game, committing five errors during his three innings of work. 

Drysdale went the distance for his first CCJBL win and shutout! 

Final score: Mt. Carroll 8, Savanna 0

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Jackson 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR 

Drysdale W, 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 4 K. 1-2, R, 3 RBI, HR 

Savanna performance highlights

Hayes 2-3, SB, CS

Roberts L, 2 2/3, 8 R, 0 ER, 5 H, K

Viola 2 1/3, 0 R

Shannon Eagles @ Milledgeville Missiles, Milledgeville H.S.

This had all the makings of a pitchers duel between Milledgeville's Bobby Johnson and the Eagles ace hurler Eddie Cicotte. Shannon broke a scoreless tie in the third when Cicotte helped his own cause with a run-scoring triple and was driven home later in the frame by Shawon Dunston. 

Davey Boswell relieved Johnson in the fourth but quickly gave up three runs on four consecutive singles. The resulting five run cushion was more than enough for Cicotte. The freshman phenom threw his second complete game shutout of the young season.

A little extracurricular excitement occurred in the bottom of the third when the Missiles Tanner Boyle was thrown out at home attempting to score from second on a single. Tanner took exception to something and lost his mind, trying to take on the entire Shannon squad. Order was eventually restored and Boyle was allowed to stay in the game. Kid has a temper!

Final score: Shannon 5, Milledgeville 0

Shannon performance highlights

Hamilton 1-3, SB

Dunston 1-3, 2 RBI, BB, K

Gandil 1-3, 2B

Mahtook 2-2, R

Fox 1-2, R, RBI 

Cicotte W, 0 R, 4 H, BB, K. 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 3B

Milledgeville performance highlights

Lindstrom 1-2, 2B

Boyle 1-2, 2B

Johnson 3 IP, 2 R, ER, 3 H, BB, K

Boswell 3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland H.S.

Lanark struck quickly, scoring a run in the first and two in the second off of Streaks starter Ryan Tepera. Eric Davis drove in a run in the top of the third to get Chadwick on the scoreboard but Lanark immediately scored two more runs in the bottom of the frame to put the game on ice. 

Final score: Lanark 5, Chadwick 1

Lanark performance highlights

Chance 1-3, R, 2B

Knoblauch 1-3, R, RBI, E, 2 SB

Delahanty 2-3, R, RBI, SB

Owen 1-2, RBI 

Keuchel 2 1/3, 1 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K, 1-1, R, 2 RBI, HR

Rusie W, 3 1/3, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Chadwick performance highlights

Davis 1-3, RBI, 2B

Berardino 2-3, R

Tepera L, 2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, K

Haines 1 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 H, K

Ogea 2 IP, 0 ER, H, K

June 13, 2019

Lanark Beavers @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

Eagles phenom Roy Hobbs homered off of Amos Rusie to stake Shannon to an early lead in the first. I guess he was right when he insisted on using a homemade wooden bat this season! 

Neither team scored again until the fifth when Lanark's Eddie Delahanty knocked home Rusie to tie things up, much to the delight of his four brothers watching in the crowd. The Beavers then took the lead in the top of the sixth when Rick Ankiel launched a Mike Harkey curve into outer space!

Lanark hard luck reliever Billy Lee took the hill to try for the save in the bottom of the sixth but immediately got into trouble. Pete Fox led off with a single and Billy Hamilton doubled to put men on second and third. Shawon Dunston promptly knocked both runners home with a walk-off double! 

Final score: Shannon 3, Lanark 2

Shannon performance highlights

Hamilton 1-3, R, 2B

Dunston 1-3, 2 RBI, 2B

Hobbs 1-2, R, RBI, HR

Fox 1-2, R

Lorenzen 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, K

Harkey 2 2/3, 2 R, 4 H

Cicotte W, 1/3 IP, 0 R

Lanark performance highlights

Delahanty 3-3, 0 R, 3 H, K

Ankiel 1-2, R, RBI, HR

Rusie 5 IP, ER, 3 H. 1-2, R, 2B

Lee L, 0 IP, 2 ER, 3 H

Milledgeville Missiles @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

The Indians scored single tallies off of Todd Worrell in the third and fourth. The Missiles struck back to tie the game in the fourth on solo shots by Willie Hayes and Cody Bellinger. 

Cecil Fielder gave Savanna the lead again the fifth with a run-scoring double but Milledgeville fired back again in the sixth against Robin Roberts, scoring three times. The major damage came from a second dinger from Cody Bellinger, this time a 

two-run shot. Bobby Johnson came on in relief of Worrell to notch the save. 

Final score: Milledgeville 5, Savanna 3

Savanna performance highlights

Hayes 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Fielder 1-3, RBI, 2B

Boone 2-3, R, 2B

Reese 1-3, 2B

Jonnard 4 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Roberts L, 2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, K

Milledgeville performance highlights

Carey 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR

Dihigo 1-3, R, RBI 

Bellinger 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR

Worrell W, 5 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, BB, 2 K

Johnson S, 1 IP, 0 R, K

Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park

Chadwick drew first blood against Ricky Vaughn after King Kelly walked, stole second base, and was driven home by Eric Davis. A leadoff walk hurt Vaughn again in the fourth when Davis scored on a Luis Gonzales base hit. 

Things got dicey for the Streaks in the sixth, however. Jesse Haines took the hill with a 2-0 lead looking for a complete game shutout but walked Dale Murphy to lead off the inning and allowed a single to Hawks pitcher Josh Smith. Ryan Tepera came on in relief and with two outs surrendered a double to Ian Thomas that cut the lead to one. However, Tepera escaped to earn the save when he struck out Delino DeShields to end the contest and hand the Hawks their first loss of the season.

Final score: Chadwick 2, Mt. Carroll 1

Chadwick performance highlights

Kelly 1-2, R, BB, SB, CS

Davis 1-2, R, RBI, BB

Gonzales 1-2, RBI 

Haines W, 5 1/3, ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K. 1-2

Tepera S, 2/3, H, K

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Jackson 2-3

Thomas 2-3, RBI, 2B

Vaughn L, 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, K

Smith 1 IP, 0 R, H. 1-1

Current CCJBL Standings

Mt. Carroll          5-1

Shannon             4-2

Chadwick           4-2

Lanark                2-4

Milledgeville      2-4

Savanna              1-5

League leaders

Batting Average

Berardino, Chadwick       .545

Ankiel, Lanark                  .538

Jackson, Mt. Carroll           .500

Hobbs, Shannon                .500

Mahtook, Shannon            .500

Hayes, Savanna                  .444

Cruz, Mt. Carroll                 .417

Delahanty, Lanark             .400

Kelly, Chadwick                  .388

Home Runs

Hobbs, Shannon                     3

Jackson, Mt. Carroll               3

Hayes, Savanna                       3

Bellinger, Milledgeville         3

Carey, Milledgeville               2

Williams, Chadwick               2

Alou, Lanark                            2

Runs 

Hobbs, Shannon                 6

Hamilton, Shannon            6

Wells, Mt. Carroll                6

Jackson, Mt. Carroll            5

Hayes, Savanna                   4

Williams, Chadwick            4

Kelly, Chadwick                   4

Olerud, Mt. Carroll              4

Figgins, Shannon                 4

Mahtook, Shannon              4

Alou, Lanark                         4

Runs Batted In

Jackson, Mt. Carroll           8

Williams, Chadwick           6

Carter, Shannon                 6

Dunston, Shannon             6

Alou, Lanark                        5

Bellinger, Milledgeville     5

Hobbs, Shannon                 4

Floyd, Savanna                   4

Hayes, Savanna                  4

Cicotte, Shannon                4

Earned Run Average

Cicotte, Shannon                  0.49

Smith, Mt. Carroll                 0.82

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll              1.69

Drysdale, Mt. Carroll            2.00

Jonnard, Savanna                  2.84

Roberts, Savanna                  3.86

Harkey, Shannon                  3.86

Ogea, Chadwick                     3.97

Wins

Cicotte, Shannon                     3

Vaughn. Mt. Carroll                 2

Smith, Mt. Carroll                    2

Haines, Chadwick                    2

Worrell, Milledgeville             2

Rusie, Lanark                            2

Saves

Tepera, Chadwick         Only player with 2

Complete Game/Shutout 

Cicotte, Shannon            Only player with 2 

Strikeouts 

Worrell, Milledgeville               15

Rusie, Lanark                              13

Jonnard, Savanna                       11

Ogea, Chadwick                          10

Smith, Mt. Carroll                       10

Vaughn, Mt. Carroll                    9

Lorenzen, Shannon                    9

Tepera, Chadwick                       9

Week 2, 2019 CCJBL

This week in CCJBL Baseball!!!

June 3, 2019

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Milledgeville Missiles, Milledgeville High School

Matt Williams wasted no time getting Chadwick on the scoreboard when he slammed a solo shot off of Todd Worrell in the opening frame. The Streaks scored again in the second on a John Berardino base knock. 

Worrell and reliever Davey Boswell held the Streaks lineup in check after that and the Missiles evened the score with two in the bottom of the fifth. The score remained deadlocked until the top of the eighth when Boswell and Bobby Johnson allowed a pair of tallies on an Eric Davis single and a Williams sacrifice fly.

But the scrappy Missiles were not dead  yet! Joey Votto led off the bottom of the 8th with a solo shot against Chad Ogea to cut the score to 4-3. Then with two outs Timmy Federowicz doubled to put the tying run in scoring position. Freddy Lindstrom reached on an infield single to put runners on first and third. But Ogea managed to escape the jam, however, inducing a harmless pop up to short from Harry Craft. 

On a side note, I learned today that Johnny Berardino is also a very accomplished actor when he is not playing ball! What a talented young man!

Final Score: Chadwick 4, Milledgeville 3

Chadwick performance highlights

Kelly 1-3, R, BB

Davis 1-3, RBI, BB, SB

Williams 1-2, R, RBI, BB, HR, SAC FLY, E

Gonzales 1-3, R, 2B

Berardino 1-2, RBI 

Haines 4 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K

Tepera W, 0 R, 2 H, BB

Ogea S, 1 IP, ER, 3 H

Milledgeville performance highlights

Votto 1-4, R, RBI, HR

Dihigo 1-3, R, BB

Federowicz 3-4, R, 2B

Lindstrom 2-4, RBI 

Craft 1-3, RBI, Sac Fly

Worrell 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Boswell L, 4 IP, 2 ER, H, 2 BB, 3 K

Johnson 1 IP, 0 R, K

Lanark Beavers @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

Chucky Knoblauch got the party started on the games first delivery from the Hawks Josh Smith, parking one into the stream beyond the center field fence! Mt. Carroll answered back immediately with three in their half of the first, highlighted by a two-run dinger by the powerful youngster Reggie Jackson! 

The home squad pushed a run across the plate in the third off of starter Amos Rusie and another in the fourth when Willie Wells launched a tater against Dallas Keuchel. They had a seemingly comfortable 5-1 lead. 

But the Beavers fought back. Reigning MVP Moises Alou doubled home a run and then scored on a Rick Ankiel single in the fifth. Frank Chance then plated Eric McNair with another single in the sixth against Ricky Vaughn. The Hawks ace was in big trouble with the tying run on third and the winning on first and only one out! But he dug deep and retired the next two batters to secure the victory!

Final score: Mt. Carroll 5, Lanark 4

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Smith W, 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Drysdale 1 IP, 2 ER 3 H, BB, K

Vaughn S, 1 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, K

Wells 1-3, 2 R, RBI, E

Olerud 2-2, R, RBI, BB

Jackson 1-2, R, RBI, HR, K

Cruz 1-2, RBI 

Kelly 1-1

Lanark performance highlights

Rusie L, 2 2/3 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K

Keuchel 1 1/3, 1 ER, H, BB, K

Lee 1  IP, H

Knoblauch 1-2, R, RBI, BB, HR

Alou 1-3, R, RBI, 2B

Ankiel 2-3, RBI, E

Simpson 1-3, 2B

Chance 2-2, R, RBI 

Savanna Indians @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

Pitching ruled the day at Lions Park! The Eagles Eddie Cicotte and Savanna's Robin Roberts each went six strong innings allowing only one run each. Claude Jonnard took over for Roberts and Michael Lorenzen for Cicotte. Both continued to shut down their opponents sticks in extras until the bottom of the ninth. Jonnard gave up a leadoff single to speedster Billy Hamilton, who promptly and predictably stole second base. It looked like Claude might escape the inning after striking out Shawon Dunston and the very dangerous Roy Hobbs. But Gary "Kid" Carter drove a two out single into left to score Hamilton and give Shannon a walk-off victory!

Final score: Shannon 2, Savanna 1

Shannon performance highlights

Cicotte 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 4 K

Michael Lorenzen W, 3 IP, 0 R, H, 2 K

Hamilton 1_4, R, SB 

Carter 1-4, RBI 

Figgins 2-3, R, RBI, HR

Savanna performance highlights

Roberts 6 IP, 1 ER, H, 3 K

Jonnard L, 2 2/3, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K

June 6, 2019

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

Not a great day to be a pitcher at scenic Old Mill Park. The Streaks scored twice off of Frankie Viola in the opening frame. Savanna quickly evened the score with two runs of their own versus Chad Ogea, highlighted by a Willie Hayes homer. 

Viola struggled to get outs in the second, also. Matt Williams dealt the big blow with a three run dinger. Young Matt is making a strong early MVP case!

It looked like a potential blowout by the Chadwickians but the Indians scratched back with a run in the third on a Brad Ausmus double and two more in the fifth against Ryan Tepera to tie the contest at five. 

The score remained knotted until the top of the eighth. Savanna unfortunately ran out of eligible pitchers after seven innings. Robin Roberts had thrown six innings in the first game of the week and 5th, 6th, and 7th on this one, reaching his maximum of nine for the week. Viola and Claude Jonnard had already been used earlier in the game leaving position player Cliff Floyd as the hurler on the mound for the eighth. Predictably Chadwick took advantage of his inexperience scoring twice on doubles by Luis Gonzalez and King Kelly. Jesse Haines hurled a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth to secure the victory for the Streaks. 

Final Score: Chadwick 7, Savanna 5

Chadwick performance highlights

Kelly 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, SB

Williams 2-4, R, 4 RBI, HR

Wood 2-3

Gonzales 1-2, R, RBI, 2B

Ogea 3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, BB, K

Tepera 2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Haines W, 0 R, 3 H, BB, 2 K

Savanna performance highlights

Hayes 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Zisk 1-5, R, 2B

Ausmus 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B

Boone 2-4, R, RBI, 2B

Floyd 2-3, 2 RBI, BB. L, 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, K

Viola 2 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 6 H, BB

Jonnard 2 IP, 0 R, H, BB, K

Roberts 3 IP, 0 R

Lanark Beavers @ Milledgeville Missiles, Milledgeville H.S. 

Milledgeville jumped out to an early lead against Lanark starter Billy Lee when Max Carey and Martin Dihigo went back-to-back to lead off the bottom of the first! Beavers slugger Moises Alou tied things up with a two-run double in the third off of a Billy Johnson curve. Cliff Mapes then drove Alou home against reliever Todd Worrell for a 3-2 Lanark lead. 

Missile rightfielder Cody Bellinger tied things up again with a solo shot off of Lee in the bottom of the third frame. But Lanark again grabbed the lead in the fourth when Joe Tinker took Worrell deep! 

Tinker's tater proved to be the deciding blow. Lanark's Amos Rusie threw three scoreless innings in relief of Lee to cement the victory for the Beavers. 

Final score: Lanark 4, Milledgeville 3

Lanark performance highlights

Chance 1-2, R, BB, SB

Alou 1-2, R, RBI, BB, 2B

Mapes 1-3, RBI, 2B

Tinker 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Lee 3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, K. 1-1, R

Rusie W, 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Milledgeville performance highlights

Carey 1-2, R, RBI, HR

Dihigo 2-3, R, RBI, HR

Bellinger 1-3, R, RBI, HR 

Johnson 2 1/3, 3 ER, 3 H, 2 BB 

Worrell L, 3 2/3, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K

Shannon Eagles @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

This one was all about Hawks ace hurler Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn! He was anything but wild as he tossed a complete game shutout, spreading around seven singles and striking out three Hawks!

His battery mate Ian Thomas not only called a great game for Vaughn, he also knocked in two of Mt. Carroll's four runs. Frank Baker accounted for the other two RBI with a fourth inning triple.

Final score: Mt. Carroll 4, Shannon 0

Mt. Carroll performance highlights

Wells 1-2, R, BB, 2B

Baker 1-3, 2 RBI, 3B

Cruz 1-3, R, 2B

DeShields 1-2, R, SB

Thomas 2-2, R, 2 RBI

Vaughn W, 6 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Shannon performance highlights

Hobbs 3-3

Harkey L, 3 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, K

Lorenzen 2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Well that's it for this week's CCJBL! I'll have individual stat leaders posted with next week's results. Meanwhile here are the current league standings.

Mt. Carroll                       4-0

Chadwick                         3-1

Shannon                           2-2

Lanark                              1-3

Milledgeville                    1-3

Savanna                            1-3