Homestand Highlights, July 4th

Press Release from the St. Louis Cardinals

Adult Patriotic Cardinals Socks Promotional Giveaway: The first 30,000 ticketed fans, ages 16 and older, will receive a unique set of Patriotic Cardinals Socks, courtesy of Coca-Cola and Powerade. (#CardsPromo)

  • Kids Patriotic Cardinals Socks Promotional Giveaway: All kids, ages 15 and younger, entering with a ticket will take home a pair of their own Patriotic Cardinals socks, courtesy of Powerade. (#CardsPromo)
  • Cardinals Care Stadium Auction: Fans have the unique opportunity to bid on exclusive autographed Cardinals memorabilia at the game. The auction is a great way for fans and collectors to obtain specialty Cardinals items while helping support the programs that Cardinals Care provides to youth in the community. Auction tables will be located by Gate 1 (Section 137), Gate 3, inside the Cardinals Club, UMB Champions Club and Redbird Club.

 

 

Massey, Werner Voted 2017 All-Stars

From the Southern Illinois Miners

MARION, IL – The Southern Illinois Miners are proud to announce that shortstop Craig Massey and closer John Werner have been voted as Frontier League All-Stars, and will represent the team at the 2017 Frontier League All-Star Game on July 14th at Slammers Stadium in Joliet.

For the Bells, Tennessee-native Massey, this year’s selection represents the third midseason all-star appearance in three years in the Frontier League, having previously been an all-star in 2015 with the Schaumburg Boomers and last season as a starter in the outfield with the Miners. The veteran shortstop is currently leading the Miners with a .310 batting average along with one home run, 18 RBIs, six doubles, three triples and 52 total hits through 44 games. He also owns the top on-base percentage on the team, at .405 with 27 walks against only 24 strikeouts. He has played in every game but one for the Miners while batting leadoff in nearly every game played as well.

Originally from Anaheim, California, Werner makes his first Frontier League all-star appearance in his first season with the Miners. Coming to Southern Illinois from the Texas Rangers organization, the right-hander is a perfect nine-for-nine in save opportunities out of the bullpen, with a 2-0 record and a 2.49 ERA. He has struck out 28 batters in 21 2/3 innings while walking only four and allowing just 14 hits for an opposing batting average of .182, tops on the Miners’ pitching staff.

“It’s a great recognition for Craig and John, and an acknowledgement for how hard they worked and how they have performed this season,” Miners manager Mike Pinto said. “Our staff is proud and happy for them both.”

The Southern Illinois Miners are the 2016 Frontier League West Division Champions, the 2014 and 2015 Frontier League East Division Champions and the 2012 Frontier League Champions. They have been awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year award three times since their inception, and also set a new Frontier League attendance record in 2007, their inaugural season. For ticket information, contact the Rent One Park box office at (618) 998-8499. For any additional information, visit our website at www.southernillinoisminers.com.

 

Miners Drop Series Opener In Schaumburg

From the Southern Illinois Miners

The Southern Illinois Miners fell 4-3 on Monday night in 10 innings on a walk-off single by David Harris with two outs against the Schaumburg Boomers in the opener of a three-game series at Boomers Stadium.

In a game that featured eight combined errors, four committed by both teams, the Boomers struck first on back-to-back two-out RBI singles by Harris and Josh Gardiner against Chris Washington for a 2-0 lead. Washington settled down from there, however, as the rookie left-hander would allow no more runs while working into the seventh for Southern Illinois on the hill to turn in the quality start.

The Miners did not score until the sixth inning as they were held in check by Boomers starter Conrad Wozniak. But three consecutive errors opened the sixth by Gardiner at shortstop, bringing home Kurt Wertz, Jr. for the Miners’ first run and making the score 2-1. After Craig Massey laid down a sacrifice bunt, Ryan Lashley came through with a go-ahead, two-run double to deep center field, plating Ben Moore and London Lindley while giving the Miners a 3-2 advantage.

In the seventh inning, the Boomers had runners at first and third base and no one out after Washington departed, but Kyle Tinius was able to get out of the jam with no runs scoring for the home team thanks to a fielder’s choice and a big double play groundout to keep the Miners in front. In the eighth inning, however, the Boomers got their leadoff man in Kyle Ruchim on base on a two-base error by Lashley before a throwing error on Zack Weigel’s bunt by Tinius scored the tying run to make it 3-3.

Tinius got out of the eighth inning without any further damage done, and the game went to extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth, with two outs, a Massey error allowed Sean Godfrey to reach second base. After an intentional walk issued to Seth Spivey, Harris lined a base hit down the left field line to win the game for the Boomers.

Southern Illinois will look to bounce back on the 4th of July holiday, facing the Boomers again on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Zach Cooper will pitch for the Miners in the contest.

The Southern Illinois Miners are the 2016 Frontier League West Division Champions, the 2014 and 2015 Frontier League East Division Champions and the 2012 Frontier League Champions. They have been awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year award three times since their inception, and also set a new Frontier League attendance record in 2007, their inaugural season. For ticket information, contact the Rent One Park box office at (618) 998-8499. For any additional information, visit our website at www.southernillinoisminers.com.

Box Score

Batting Stats

S Illinois
# Batter P AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
23 Massey, C SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302
19 Lashley, R 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 .249
6 Wiley, B 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242
11 Massoni, C 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259
15 Earley, N RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258
25 Martin, W DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277
26   Plant, C PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
8 Wertz Jr., K LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .208
7 Moore, B C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .220
2 Lindley, L CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 .278
34 3 4 3

Fielding
A: C.Massey 5 (107), R.Lashley 3 (60), B.Wiley 6 (39), B.Moore 2 (16), C.Washington (7), K.Tinius 2 (4).
DP: 4 (B. Wiley(2B) – C. Massey(SS) – C. Massoni(1B),B. Wiley(2B) – C. Massey(SS) – C. Massoni(1B),B. Wiley(2B) – C. Massoni(1B),B. Wiley(2B) – C. Massey(SS) – C. Massoni(1B)).
E: C.Massey (3), R.Lashley (12), B.Moore (2), K.Tinius (2).
PO: C.Massey 2 (79), R.Lashley (17), B.Wiley 5 (27), C.Massoni 13 (55), N.Earley 3 (74), B.Moore 4 (248), C.Washington (2).
SBA: B.Moore (47).
TC: C.Massey 8 (189), R.Lashley 5 (89), B.Wiley 11 (73), C.Massoni 13 (58), N.Earley 3 (78), B.Moore 7 (266), C.Washington 2 (9), K.Tinius 3 (6).

Schaumburg
# Batter P AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
8 Ruchim, K LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 .281
12 Weigel, Z DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 .297
31 Godfrey, S CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .295
15 Spivey, S 1B 2 1 1 0 3 1 .424
18 Harris, D RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .326
10 Gardiner, J SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250
20 OMalley, R 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .210
16 Keller, J C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226
5 Parenty, J 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290
36 4 10 3 5 4

Batting
RBI: D.Harris 2 (36), J.Gardiner (16).
SB: Z.Weigel (5).
Team LOB: 8.

Fielding
A: S.Godfrey (2), J.Gardiner 5 (64), R.OMalley (15), J.Parenty 5 (67), C.Wozniak (10).
DP: 2 (J. Parenty(2B) – J. Gardiner(SS) – S. Spivey(1B),J. Parenty(2B) – J. Gardiner(SS) – S. Spivey(1B)).
E: S.Godfrey (2), J.Gardiner 3 (13).
PB: J.Keller (3).
PO: K.Ruchim (79), S.Godfrey 3 (91), S.Spivey 12 (198), D.Harris 3 (31), J.Gardiner 3 (51), R.OMalley (21), J.Keller 7 (233).
SBA: J.Keller (31).
TC: K.Ruchim (80), S.Godfrey 5 (95), S.Spivey 12 (263), D.Harris 3 (32), J.Gardiner 11 (128), R.OMalley 2 (38), J.Keller 7 (249), J.Parenty 5 (104), C.Wozniak (11).

Pitching Stats

S Illinois
# Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA
16 Washington, C 6.0 8 2 2 2 4 3.20
40 Tinius, K 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 2.28
18   Sessions, C 1.2 1 1 0 2 0 4.38
9.2 10 4 2 5 4

Pitching
BF: C.Washington 25, K.Tinius 8, C.Sessions 8.
P-S: C.Washington 79-54, K.Tinius 26-15, C.Sessions 23-16.

Schaumburg
# Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA
37 Wozniak, C 6.1 4 3 0 0 3 2.79
33 McDonnell, R 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 5.85
11 Winning Pithcer  DeYoung, D 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 7.71
10 4 3 0 3 7

Pitching
BF: C.Wozniak 24, R.McDonnell 6, D.DeYoung 8.
P-S: C.Wozniak 96-64, R.McDonnell 22-12, D.DeYoung 27-15.
WP: D.DeYoung (1).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
S Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
Schaumburg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 4

 

 

Dozen take part in RLC baseball camp

Rend Lake College’s second baseball camp of the summer saw grades 6-8 working on the fundamentals hitting, fielding, pitching, throwing, base running, and mental aspects of the game. The camp was coached by RLC Head Baseball Coach Tyler O’Daniel, far left, volunteer Kaleb Miller, left and volunteer Jake Wylie, far right. Participants in alphabetical order were: Anderson Barker (Mt. Vernon), Colton Berk (Woodlawn), Erik Healy (Enfield), Will Meadows (DuQuoin), Braxton Ragan (McLeansboro), Nathan Ragland (Sesser), Gavin Rogers (DuQuoin), Jake Rogers (DuQuoin), Camden Storm (Bonnie), Drew Wheeler (Mt. Vernon), Robert White (Mt. Vernon) and Dalton Williams (Valier). Click on the image for a larger view.

Rend Lake Fishing Report

From The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rend Lake Project Office

REND LAKE FISHING REPORT  July 3rd, 2017

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Phone (618) 724-2493 Fax (618) 724-4089 e-mail :  rendinfo@usace.army.mil

Website:   http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rend http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rend

“Like” us on Facebook at Rend Lake Project Office/Visitor Center

LARGEMOUTH BASS – Good Minnows spinner baits, worms, and black and blue jigs.  Reports of fish being caught around Jackie Branch, Sandusky Cove, and below the dam. Fish in shallow bays near brush cover and bushes. Fish around bridges and along the rocks 14” minimum length limit, 6 daily creel limit. 1 fish daily creel limit in PONDS 14” minimum length.

CRAPPIE – Excellent Meal worms. Small & medium minnows. Quarter-ounce pink and white tub jigs. Shallow water!  Fish attractors!  From shore, fish near structures, hot spots are Jackie Branch, Sandusky, Sailboat Harbor, Marcum coves, and Ina Boat Ramp. Try the Jackie Branch Breakwater and along Mine 21 Road. Fish the main lake drop off areas.  25 fish daily creel limit with no more than 10 fish 10 inches or longer

BLUEGILL – Good Small jigs, worms, meal worms, wax worms, crickets.  From shore try Sailboat Harbor and Mine 21 Road. Try fishing shallow with crickets, worms or small jigs. Fish in the back of necks and on flat shallow banks and on the rocks.  10 fish daily creel limit in PONDS.

CHANNEL  CATFISH – Excellent Large minnows, leeches, Hoss’s Hawg Bait, night crawlers, and Sonny’s stink bait.  Try leeches in moving water.  Drift fish the flats. Set line 3-4’ from the shore over rocks. Try the Waltonville Dam, Turnip Patch, Jackie Branch, and North Sandusky Day Use Area.  6 fish daily creel limit in PONDS. Jugs must be attended at all times while fishing.

WHITE BASS –  Good In-line spinners, jig and curly tail grubs.    Reports of fish being caught around the 154 bridges. Fish around along the rocks and drop-offs Fish in shallow bays near brush cover and bushes. 20 fish creel limit. No more than 3 fish 17” or longer daily

Information as of:  07/02/2017 LAKE LEVEL: 407.63      AVERAGE POOL FOR THIS DATE: 407.48     WATER TEMP:  80°F

Use of a minnow seine, cast net, or shad scoop for bait collecting within 1000 yards downstream of the Rend Lake dam and spillway is prohibited.

Maps of the Fish Attractor tree locations along with GPS readings are available at the Rend Lake Corps of Engineers Project Office.  Contact Randy Cordray for more information at (618) 724-2493.

Cardinals recall RHP Luke Weaver from Memphis

Mayers optioned to Memphis

Press Release from the St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to this evening’s game that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver from Memphis (AAA) and that they had optioned right-handed pitcher Mike Mayers to the triple-A club following last night’s game.

Weaver, 23, will be making his 2017 debut with the Cardinals. The former number one draft selection made his majors debut last season, going 1-4 with a 5.70 ERA in nine games (eight starts), totaling 36.1 innings pitched.

Weaver has enjoyed a strong season at Memphis this season, going 7-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 11 games started, allowing just 19 walks and three home runs in his 56.0 innings pitched while striking out 60.

The 6-2, 170-pound Weaver was recently named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team and he took PCL Pitcher of the Month honors in May when he went 5-1 with a 2.19 ERA in six starts.   He followed up his May performance with a 2-0 mark and 1.59 ERA in four June starts, including an 11-strikeout performance on June 5 at New Orleans.

Weaver, who was the Cardinals number one draft selection (27th player overall) in June of 2014 out of Florida State University, ranks T2nd in the PCL in wins (7) and his 1.93 ERA and .096 WHIP would pace the league if he had enough innings pitched to qualify.

Mayers, who logged 3.0 innings of relief last night, had made two relief appearances with the Cardinals, totaling 4.0 IP, since his June 25 call-up to the majors.

Weaver wears no. 62 and will be in uniform for tonight’s series opener with Miami

Cubs right-handed reliever Wade Davis elected to N.L. All-Star team

Third baseman Kris Bryant on the N.L. Final vote ballot

Press release from the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs right-handed reliever Wade Davis was today elected to the 2017 National League All-Star team. Davis has earned the third All-Star selection of his major league career, his first in the National League.

Davis will represent the Cubs at the 88th Major League All-Star Game Tuesday, July 11 at Miami’s Marlins Park. Davis was elected to the N.L. squad by way of the player vote.

Third baseman Kris Bryant is one of five players up for vote on the N.L.’s Final Vote ballot.

Davis has been named to his third-consecutive All-Star team, as he represented the Kansas City Royals as a member of the American League squad in 2015 and 2016. He is the first Cubs relief pitcher to make the team since both Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood represented the club in 2008. Davis is the first Cubs pitcher to make the All-Star team in his first season with the club since Mitch Williams in 1989.

In 2017, Davis is a perfect 16-for-16 in save chances to go along with a 2-0 record, 1.93 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 29 relief outings. He has struck out 42 batters in 28.0 innings, an average of 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while limiting opponents to a .170 batting average, including a .115 mark by left-handed hitters and a .229 mark by right-handed hitters. He began his Cubs career by not allowing an earned run in his first 18 outings, surrendering only six hits in that period that spanned 17.1 innings pitched.

Bryant is aiming for his third-straight All-Star appearance in his third major league campaign, as he would become the first Cubs third baseman to earn honors in three-consecutive campaigns since Ron Santo from 1971-73. Bryant is the first Cubs player to be up for election for the All-Star team via the Final Vote ballot since Anthony Rizzo in 2014, who was overwhelmingly elected to represent the Cubs that summer.

The reigning National League Most Valuable Player, Bryant is batting .263 (73-for-278) with 17 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 32 RBI in 76 games this season.

In addition to Bryant, the 2017 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote for the National League includes first baseman Justin Bour of the Marlins; third baseman Anthony Rendon of the Nationals; first baseman Mark Reynolds of the Rockies; and third baseman Justin Turner of the Dodgers. Fan balloting is available now and concludes on Thursday, July 6th at 4:00 p.m. ET. Now in its 16th season with over 680 million votes cast, fans again will be able to make their Final Vote selections on MLB.com, Club sites and their mobile devices.  The winners of the Final Vote will be announced live on MLB Network’s MLB Tonight on Thursday, July 6th at 6:00 p.m. ET.

In addition to MLB.com and the official club websites, fans may use their mobile devices to cast ballots at MLB.com/vote. For the sixth consecutive year, the last day of the Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote also will include social balloting, as Twitter support from the 10 candidates’ fans over the last six hours of balloting will count toward their final vote totals. From 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 6th, any tweet that includes a designated player hashtag will be tabulated as part of the official vote total used to determine the AL and NL winner.

 

Homestand Highlights – July 1st vs the Miami Marlins

Press release from the St. Louis Cardinals

Monday, July 3, 2017 – Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins (6:15 p.m.)
Gates open at 4:45 p.m.

  • Fireworks Night: Stay in your set after the game to watch a dazzling fireworks display with the St. Louis Arch as the backdrop. Presented by Cooper Tires. (#CardsPromo)
  • Honorary First Pitch: NBA Champion and Golden State Warriors rookie Patrick McCaw, a St. Louis native who played basketball at Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School, will throw out a ceremonial first pitch before tonight’s game.
  • MLBPAA Auction: The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association will conduct a baseball-themed silent auction by Gate 1 (Section 137) and Gate 3 from the time gates open through the fifth inning. All proceeds will benefit Cardinals Care and the Players Alumni Association, a non-profit group that strives to preserve the game of baseball while supporting a variety of charities.

Cardinals make two minor league trades…sign draft picks

Press Releases from the St. Louis Cardinals

Redbirds trade international cap space for three Minor Leaguers

The St. Louis Cardinals announced a pair of trades today, sending international cap space to the Boston Red Sox for minor league infielders Stanley Espinal and Imeldo Diaz and doing the same with the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league outfielder Lane Thomas.

Espinal, 20, was signed by Boston as an international free-agent on February 3, 2015 out of Santiago, D.R. and has compiled a .251 career batting mark with 8 HR’s & 82 RBI in 132 games in the minors, including seven this season with the Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League (short-A). The 6-2, 190-pound right-handed hitting third baseman led the Dominican Summer League in RBI (59) in 2015.

Diaz, 19, is a right-handed hitting shortstop who was an international free agent signee by the Red Sox on July 2, 2014 out of Villa de Cura, Venezuela.   The 6-0, 175-pound Diaz owns a career .222 batting average in his 123 games played in the minors, including seven this season for Lowell.

Thomas, 21, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 2014 amateur draft out of Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tenn. The right-handed hitting centerfielder has produced a career .242 batting average, 18 HR’s, 123 RBI and 42 stolen bases in his 264 games in the minors.   The 6-1, 210-pound Thomas was batting .252 with 4 HR’s and 38 RBI in 73 games this season for the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League (high-A).

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the signing of three additional players from the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft

Kramer Robertson, the Cardinals fourth round pick out of Louisiana State University, is a 5-foot-10, 166 lb., senior shortstop who was recognized as a Third Team All-American and Second Team All-SEC selection this season. Robertson was batting .319 with eight homers, three triples, 18 doubles, 43 RBI and a Division 1-leading 83 runs scored for the Tigers, who competed in the College World Series. As a junior, Robertson was voted Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC before selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of the of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Prior to LSU, Robertson was an All-American and All-State infielder at Midway High School in Waco, Texas, also playing quarterback for the football team and point guard for the basketball squad. His mother, Kim Mulkey, is the head women’s basketball coach at Baylor University and was a 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in basketball in Los Angeles, Calif. His father, Randy, played quarterback at Louisiana Tech.

Wilberto Rivera, the Cardinals eighth round pick out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico, is a 6-foot-3, 207 pound, right-handed pitcher. The 18-year-old originally committed to play next season at Florida International University.

The team also announced they have agreed to terms with third baseman Donivan Williams, (14th Round), who will forgo his scholarship to Illinois State University. The 6-foot-0, 190-pound Williams played shortstop at Harold L Richards (Ill.) High School, hitting .513 with 10 homers, four triples, 17 doubles, 47 runs and 49 RBI.

The Cardinals have until July 7 at 4:00 p.m. CT, to sign their selections from the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

 

 

 

Redbirds bow out to the 1923 Centralia sectional to the Marion Wildcats

Note – The database I am getting these from skips several years of regionals.  Thank you for the positive response.   I wonder if Trout was built yet?  -sd

Centralia

Flora 22-8 Paris

Greenville 23-18 Chesterfield

Marion 14-10 Mount Vernon

West Frankfort 27-14 Robinson

Greenville 18-14 Flora

Marion 25-18 West Frankfort

Greenville 33-29 Marion

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