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