Monday June 12, 2017
Milledgeville Missiles @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park
The Streaks, playing at beautiful Handel Park, strike quickly in this contest against the Missiles starter Hilton Smith. With one gone in bottom of the first Biggio tripled to right-center and scored when reliable slugger Kirk Gibson flied out to deep right. Hank Bauer led off the second inning for Chadwick with a line single. Smith manages to retire Samuel and Garrett Kness before giving up a triple to catcher Danny Scheaffer to make the score 2-0. The Streaks triple for the third time in the fourth, courtesy of Juan Samuel. Samuel is driven home by Tommy Leach later in the frame for a 3-0 Streaks advantage.
Meanwhile Jered Weaver, owner of the league leading E.R.A. of 0.00, continues to mystify opposing batters. The masterful hurler only allowed one runner to reach scoring position through five innings. He lost his shutout bid with two outs in the sixth when Dixie Walker drove one beyond the chain link in right for the Missiles only tally of the game.
Final Score: Chadwick 3, Milledgeville 1
Milledgeville Highlight Performances:
Walker 3-3, R, RBI, HR
Smith L, 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 6 K
Valenzuela 1 IP, 0 R
Chadwick Highlight Performances:
Biggio 1-3, R, K, 3B
Gibson 0-1, RBI, K, Sac Fly
Leach 1-1, RBI
Scheaffer 1-2, RBI, 3B
Samuel 1-2, R, K, 3B
Bauer 1-2, R, K
Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland H.S.
The Beavers' Jay "Dizzy" Dean and Mt. Carroll's Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh engage in a good old Carroll County pitchers duel! Through four innings neither youngster allowed a single baserunner! Dean is the first to falter in the top of the 5th when catcher Chris Iannetta commits an error trying to field a Mikey Moustakas dribbler and Austin Jackson walks. But Dean squirms out of the jam with his no-hitter intact by inducing a double play off of the bat of Javier Baez and getting Todd Benzinger to fly out to right.
LaLoosh also loses his perfecto in the fifth when Enos "Country" Slaughter singles with one out for the Beavers. The next hitter, James Bottomley, then drew a walk. Dean goes down swinging for the first out of the inning but the next batter, bespectacled Cooper Pauley, reaches on another base on balls to load them up! Craig Grebeck comes to the plate and delivers a huge two-out single to score both Slaughter and Bottomley to stake Lanark to a 2-0 lead.
Dean took the mound in the sixth going for the win and a no-hitter. The quirky righty struck out Willie Wells to begin the inning but had his no-no trashed by pinch-hitter Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn! When the next batter, scrappy outfielder "Gee" Walker, also singles, Dean is lifted and lefty David Price inserted to try to finish things off. He gets a big strikeout of catcher Jack Lapp for the second out. Dangerous slugger Mike Trout flied out to left to end the game.
Final Score: Lanark 2, Mt. Carroll 0
Mt. Carroll Highlight Performances:
LaLoosh L, 5 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Lanark Highlight Performances:
Grebeck 1-1, 2 RBI
Dean W, 5 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 4 K
Price S, 0 ER, 0 H, K
Shannon Eagles @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park
Two innings pass without a score until Savanna's star hurler Greg Maddux is touched for an unearned run in the top of the third when first sacker Hector Espino bumblds a Roberto Clemente grounder, allowing Chip Hale to score from second. Eagles pitcher Larry French cruised through four innings leaving three frustrated Savanna baserunners in scoring position.
Shannon puts the game away with solo blasts off Maddux by pinch hitter Kenny DeNunez in the fifth and Adrian Gonzalez to lead off the sixth. DeNunez stays in the game after his homer to pitch a hitless two innings to get the save.
Final Score: Shannon 3, Savanna 0
Savanna Highlight Performances:
Maddux L, 5 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 H, BB, 3 K
Cummings 1 IP, 0 R, 0H
Shannon Highlight Performances:
Maranville 2-3, K, CS
Gonzalez 1-2, R, RBI, HR, BB
DeNunez 1-1, R, RBI, HR, Pitching 2 IP, BB, 2 K
Hale 1-2, R
French W, 4 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Monday July 17, 2017
Savanna Indians @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park
Chadwick ace Charlie Root got dinged in the first, with quite a bit of the damage inflicted by his own defense. The Indians leadoff man reached on a booted grounder Craig Biggio and then scored on a bomb by Mickey Mantle. Another error, this time by catcher Danny Scheaffer, with one out in the second allowed Davey Freese to reach with one out. He scored later in the inning on a single by Kingery, which gave Savanna a 3-0 lead.
During this time The Streaks were getting blanked by William "Candy" Cummings. The righty with the nasty curveball did not allow a baserunner until a single with two outs in the fourth. Cummings was relieved by "Windy" McCall for the final two innings, and he was equally effective, setting down all six Chadwick batsmen he faced in order.
Final Score: Savanna 3, Chadwick 0
Chadwick Performance Highlights:
Root L, 3 IP, 3 R, 1 IP, 4 H
Karsay 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Weaver 1 1/3, 0 R
Savanna Performance Highlights:
Kingery 1-3, R, RBI, 2B
Mantle 1-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Freese 1-2, R
Cummings 1-2, K: Pitching W, 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K
McCall S, 2 IP, 0 R, 2 K
Milledgeville Missiles @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland H.S.
A classic!
The Beavers' David Price and Milledgeville's Ray Brown both were touched up for a run in their respective first innings. The Missiles tallied their run in the top after Rickey Henderson reached on an error by Chris Iannetta (one of two he would commit in that inning), stole second base, and crossed the plate when the next batter, Dixie Walker, singled. The Beavers John Ward singled to lead off the bottom half and also swiped second. Craig Grebeck promptly drove him home with a liner to the outfield to tie the game. And the score stayed like that for quite some time!
The Missiles threatened in the third when Henderson reached on a base on balls, took second with nobody out, but was caught getting greedy trying to steal third. The Beavers had a golden opportunity in the sixth to walk it off but with "Pinky" Higgins on third and just one gone "Baby Doll" Jacobsen ripped a liner to third baseman Eric McNair, who smartly gloved it and tagged out Higgins for an unassisted double play!
With the score still deadlocked at one apiece each squad left a runner stranded on third in their respective halves of the ninth. "Dizzy" Dean then came on in relief of Chuck Finley, who threw five innings of dominating ball, and quickly ran into trouble against the visiting Missiles by walking the first batter, the frightening base stealer Henderson. The muscular leadoff man promptly stole second for the third time in the game and scored on a ringing double by Walker. Martin Dihigo and Harry Craft were retired by Dean but McNair dealt a death blow to The Beavers when his ground ball found a hole in the defense and plated Walker for a 3-1 advantage. Lanark got two men on in the bottom of the inning but could not score against reliever Hilton Smith.
Final Score: Milledgeville 3, Lanark 1
Lanark Highlight Performances:
Grebeck 3-5, RBI, E
Higgins 3-5, 2B
Slaughter 1-3, BB, K, 2B
Iannetta 1-1, 2 EWard 1-5, R, SB
Price 4 IP, R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Finley 5 IP, 0 ER, H, 3 BB, 4 K
Dean L, 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB
Milledgeville Highlight Performances
Henderson 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SB, CS
Walker 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B
McNair 2-4, RBI, BB
Brown 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Valenzuela W, 3 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Smith S, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K
Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park
After both teams failed to score in the first, Mt. Carroll's bats awoke and went berserk against Leroy Paige and co. Four singles in the second scored two. The Hawks' Austin Jackson tripled home two more in the third, sending Paige to the bench. Reliever Kenny DeNunez fared no better giving up a two run moonshot to Willie Wells in the fourth and a solo homer to Jackson in the fifth. The Missiles tallied three more in the sixth on four consecutive base hits off of Larry French.
Shannon did fight back with a three-run fourth, the big shot being a two-run dinger by Rogers Hornsby. But it was not nearly enough to keep pace with the red hot Mt. Carroll batters.
Final Score: Mt. Carroll 10, Shannon 3
Shannon Highlight Performances:
White 1-2, BB, 3B, SB
Hornsby 1-3, R, 2 RBI, HR
Dickey 2-3, RBI, 3B
Paige 2 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, L
DeNunez 2 2/3, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K
French 1 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, K
Mt. Carroll Performance Highlights:
Wells 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 K
Lapp 1-2, R, 2 BB
Trout 0-2, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Betts 1-3, R, K
Moustakas 2-4, 2 R, RBI
Jackson 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3B, HR
Baez 2-4 R, RBI, 2 K
Benzinger 1-3, R, 2 K, 2B
Radbourn W, 4 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, K
Vander Meer 1-1, RBI: Pitching 2 IP, 0 R, H, 2 BB, 3 K
CCJBL STANDINGS
Lanark 4-2
Savanna 3-3
Milledgeville 3-3
Chadwick 3-3
Shannon 3-3
Mt. Carroll 2-4
LEAGUE LEADERS
Batting Average
Clemente, Shannon .588
Grebeck, Lanark .538
Walker, Milledgeville .500
Frisch, Savanna .444
Wells, Mt. Carroll .429
Gibson, Chadwick .429
Jackson, Mt. Carroll .417
Gonzalez, Shannon .400
Hits
Clemente, Shannon 10
Walker, Milledgeville 8
Frisch, Savanna 8
Kingery, Savanna 7
Ward, Lanark 7
Grebeck, Lanark 7
Runs
White, Shannon 6
Kingery, Savanna 5
Walker, Milledgeville 5
Henderson, Milledgeville 4
Wells, Mt. Carroll 4
Trout, Mt. Carroll 4
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 4
RBI
Clemente, Shannon 6
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 6
Walker, Milledgeville 6
Frisch, Savanna 5
Gibson, Chadwick 5
Doubles
Hamilton, Lanark 3
Higgins, Lanark 3
Kingery, Savanna 2
Walker, Milledgeville 2
Iannetta, Lanark 2
Triples
Samuel, Chadwick 2
Home Runs
Walker, Milledgeville 2
Mantle, Savanna 2
Trout, Mt. Carroll 2
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 2
Gonzalez, Shannon 2
Gibson, Chadwick 2
Stolen Bases
Henderson, Milledgeville 7
Coleman, Chadwick 4
White, Shannon 3
Ward, Lanark 3
Walks
Mantle, Savanna 6
Lapp, Mt. Carroll 5
Henderson, Milledgeville 5
Walker, Milledgeville 4
White, Shannon 4
Hamilton, Lanark 4
Errors
Dihigo, Milledgeville 2
Reese, Savanna 2
Iannetta, Lanark 2
Wins
Dean, Lanark 3
Root, Chadwick 2
DeNunez, Shannon 2
Cummings, Savanna 2
Valenzuela, Milledgeville 2
Saves
Price, Lanark 2
E.R.A.
Weaver, Chadwick 0.68
Finely, Lanark 0.69
Maddux, Savanna 2.00
Root, Chadwick 2.12
Price, Lanark 2.25
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 2.70
Innings Pitched
Dean, Lanark 21
Maddux, Savanna 18
Root, Chadwick 17
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 16 2/3
Smith, Milledgeville 15 2/3
Weaver, Chadwick 13 2/3
Complete Games
Maddux, Savanna 2
Root, Chadwick 1 (only Shutout)
Weaver, Chadwick 1
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 1
Team Average
Savanna .291
Shannon .280
Lanark .274
Mt. Carroll .273
Chadwick .238
Mt. Carroll .169
Runs Scored
Mt. Carroll 24
Savanna 21
Lanark 16
Shannon 14
Milledgeville 14
Chadwick 13
Team E.R.A.
Chadwick 1.86
Lanark 2.14
Savanna 3.00
Mt. Carroll 4.89
Milledgeville 4.97
Shannon 6.61
Runs Allowed
Lanark 11
Chadwick 12
Savanna 15
Milledgeville 21
Mt. Carroll 21
Shannon 26
Run Differential
Savanna +6
Lanark +5
Chadwick +1
Mt. Carroll +1
Shannon -5
Milledgeville -7
CCJBL STANDINGS
Lanark 4-2
Savanna 3-3
Milledgeville 3-3
Chadwick 3-3
Shannon 3-3
Mt. Carroll 2-4
LEAGUE LEADERS
Batting Average
Clemente, Shannon .588
Grebeck, Lanark .538
Walker, Milledgeville .500
Frisch, Savanna .444
Wells, Mt. Carroll .429
Gibson, Chadwick .429
Jackson, Mt. Carroll .417
Gonzalez, Shannon .400
Hits
Clemente, Shannon 10
Walker, Milledgeville 8
Frisch, Savanna 8
Kingery, Savanna 7
Ward, Lanark 7
Grebeck, Lanark 7
Runs
White, Shannon 6
Kingery, Savanna 5
Walker, Milledgeville 5
Henderson, Milledgeville 4
Wells, Mt. Carroll 4
Trout, Mt. Carroll 4
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 4
RBI
Clemente, Shannon 6
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 6
Walker, Milledgeville 6
Frisch, Savanna 5
Gibson, Chadwick 5
Doubles
Hamilton, Lanark 3
Higgins, Lanark 3
Kingery, Savanna 2
Walker, Milledgeville 2
Iannetta, Lanark 2
Triples
Samuel, Chadwick 2
Home Runs
Walker, Milledgeville 2
Mantle, Savanna 2
Trout, Mt. Carroll 2
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 2
Gonzalez, Shannon 2
Gibson, Chadwick 2
Stolen Bases
Henderson, Milledgeville 7
Coleman, Chadwick 4
White, Shannon 3
Ward, Lanark 3
Walks
Mantle, Savanna 6
Lapp, Mt. Carroll 5
Henderson, Milledgeville 5
Walker, Milledgeville 4
White, Shannon 4
Hamilton, Lanark 4
Errors
Dihigo, Milledgeville 2
Reese, Savanna 2
Iannetta, Lanark 2
Wins
Dean, Lanark 3
Root, Chadwick 2
DeNunez, Shannon 2
Cummings, Savanna 2
Valenzuela, Milledgeville 2
Saves
Price, Lanark 2
E.R.A.
Weaver, Chadwick 0.68
Finely, Lanark 0.69
Maddux, Savanna 2.00
Root, Chadwick 2.12
Price, Lanark 2.25
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 2.70
Innings Pitched
Dean, Lanark 21
Maddux, Savanna 18
Root, Chadwick 17
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 16 2/3
Smith, Milledgeville 15 2/3
Weaver, Chadwick 13 2/3
Complete Games
Maddux, Savanna 2
Root, Chadwick 1 (only Shutout)
Weaver, Chadwick 1
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 1
Team Average
Savanna .291
Shannon .280
Lanark .274
Mt. Carroll .273
Chadwick .238
Mt. Carroll .169
Runs Scored
Mt. Carroll 24
Savanna 21
Lanark 16
Shannon 14
Milledgeville 14
Chadwick 13
Team E.R.A.
Chadwick 1.86
Lanark 2.14
Savanna 3.00
Mt. Carroll 4.89
Milledgeville 4.97
Shannon 6.61
Runs Allowed
Lanark 11
Chadwick 12
Savanna 15
Milledgeville 21
Mt. Carroll 21
Shannon 26
Run Differential
Savanna +6
Lanark +5
Chadwick +1
Mt. Carroll +1
Shannon -5
Milledgeville -7
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