Fairfield 4, St. Joseph-Ogden 11
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| St. Joseph-Ogden | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
GAME NOTES:
Fairfield's Caleb King was left on base four times and Logan Tullis batted in two RBI in the Mules loss tournament loss to St. Joseph-Ogden. Mules' Breychan Kovacich, Ian Puckett, and Jake Easton had two hits each.
Mahomet-Seymour 9, Mars 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahomet-Seymour | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Mars | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
GAME NOTES:
Juniors Cole Henderson and Matt Kirby scored to runs each in the Bulldogs road game against the Fightin' Planets. Austine Wike earned the win to keep Mahomet-Seymour's 2026 start undefeated.
Highland 1, Champaign Central 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Champaign Central | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | 8 | 11 | 0 |
GAME NOTES:
Highland's Nolan Barber and Tyler Rottmann delivered two hits each against the Maroons. Nolan Houchins, a senior, scored the Bulldogs' only run, while classmate Blake Gelly was left on base five times in the non-conference loss.
Mt. Vernon 1, Champaign Central 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Vernon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Champaign Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
GAME NOTES:
Rams' Cale Maurer had two hits and two RBI in the road win against Champaign Central. Sophomore Maxweel Nowak earned the win, giving up three hits and striking out four.
Heritage 0, Urbana 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urbana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
GAME NOTES:
Urbana picks up the win via a forfeit. Next up, the Tigers play back-to-back road games, starting at Fisher on 3/21 and Tuscola on 3/24.
St. Thomas More 5, Battle Creek 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Battle Creek | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 8 | 3 |
GAME NOTES:
Battle Creek's JR Mathis pounded a home run and Elias Chunn banged a triple in the early-season non-conference win in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Sophomore Nolan Horvath was credit with the win, holding court on the mound for three innings.
Casey-Westfield 6, Oakwood 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey-Westfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Oakwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
GAME NOTES:
Comets' Xander Wilson padded his season stats with two hits and two RBIs. The sophomore was responsible for one of the team's two homers against the Warriors. Cam Harris banged the other ball out of the park in the loss.
Rantoul 2, Bloomington 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantoul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Bloomington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
GAME NOTES:
Aiden Cheek, who finished with three hits, and Spencer Stockwill scored one run each for the Eagles in their road game at Bloomington. Mason Ihnen produced the Eagles' solo RBI. Despite three stolen bases from Levi Duitsman, Stockwill and Landen Lewis, Rantoul suffered a non-conference loss in the season opener.
Purple Raiders Abram Murphy-Thirtycare and Brock Leman collected two hits each. Blake Alferink earned the win after striking out six of the 12 batters he faced.
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