The season is underway and is starting to heat up for the
class of 2015. Twelve days of rain in
fifteen days and somehow we had baseball this weekend. This week we saw Conner Lovely from Matea
Valley throw a no hitter, Chris Johnson of Wheaton Academy raise his batting
average to 700 and a great pitching performance from Ryan Fish who shut out the
York Dukes.
The Roadrunners of Nazareth, to this point, has had the type
of season expected of them. The
sophomore class ideally led by Brandon Bassar and Matthew Flach found
themselves in need for other players to step up as the team leaders started the
season very slow at the plate. At one
point, Flach had a 0 for 7 streak and lost his spot as a lead-off batter. Fortunately for the Roadrunners, first
baseman and pitcher, Donald Kelly stepped up and took on the offensive
leadership role. He was supported by
second-baseman and pitcher Carson Bartels.
In their great play, Donald Kelly’s offensive production moved him to
the top of the Statsandblogs batting
list as Chris Johnson dropped after reaching a season high batting average of
720. He ran into a very tough St.
Francis team and his average dropped by nearly 70 points.
Statsandblog's Sophomore batting leaders
Name School Batting AVG
Donald Kelly
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Nazareth
|
666
|
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Chris Johnson
|
Wheaton Academy
|
654
|
|
Jabari Morris
|
York
|
591
|
|
Thad Daniel
|
Proviso West
|
583
|
|
Brad Rothenberger
|
Matea Valley
|
571
|
|
Ryan Fish
|
Oak Park & River Forest
|
545
|
|
Carson Bartles
|
Nazareth
|
533
|
|
Evan Plonis
|
Benet
|
533
|
|
Garret Acton
|
Brother Rice
|
514
|
|
Bobby Mueller
|
York
|
500
|
|
Ben Manski
|
Libertyville
|
500
|
Earlier this week, in Saint Charles, Connor Lovely pitched 5
scoreless and hitless innings in a 2-0 pitching duel. Lovely pitched for six strikeouts and allowed
.4 runners per inning. A member of Justin Stone’s summer elite teams, Lovely
will face stiff competition each day that he steps on the mound. To see him hold his own against a good hitting
team in Saint Charles East is very encouraging that his future looks promising.
Follow the link www.elitebaseballtraining.com/rosters/connor-lovely/
to see Lovely's recruiting page.
The most noteworthy games this week were
|
Rolling Meadows
Schaumburg
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6
7
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Argo
Bremen
|
0
1
|
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Oak Park
York
|
11
0
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Oak Park
York
|
4
13
|
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Highland Park
New Trier
|
3
0
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New Trier
Barrington
|
5
0
|
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Neuqua Valley
Matea Valley
|
7
2
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Benet Academy
Neuqua Valley
|
2
3
|
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Brother Rice
Mount Carmel
|
8
5
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Lake Zurich
Libertyville
|
0
12
|
|
Wheaton Academy
St. Frances
|
1
5
|
Fremd
Glenbrook North
|
1
8
|
Larry Cicchiello tip: Baseball Pitchers – if you’re a pitcher and the ball gets away from your catcher and you have to cover the plate, make sure you stand in FRONT of the plate! As an umpire, I see MANY pitchers standing in the path of the oncoming runner. Stand in FRONT of the plate and then get the glove down quickly.
Links
Recruiting Sites
Connor Lovely: www.elitebaseballtraining.com/rosters/connor-lovely/
Training and Exposure Links
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