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
