Spartan baseball team enjoys home game like atmosphere in state semifinal showdown against Ottawa Marquette.
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
CHAMPAIGN - Trevor Ames celebrates St. Joseph-Ogden's win over the Marquette Crusaders with student fans after his team's 6-1 win in the Class 2A semifinal game at Illinois Field on the University of Illinois campus. With almost home field advantage again on Saturday, SJO takes on the Warrior-Lions at 7 p.m. Despite going 0-3, Ames, a senior, tallied one RBI and a stolen base in the IHSA postseason contest. With the 38-2 Spartans' home field just 10 miles from the IHSA state baseball venue, hundreds of loyal SJO fans of all ages packed the west stands, cheering on their team.
