Articles filed under Baseball
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Baseball: York staves off Batavia to win second consecutive Class 4A sectional titleJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - York coach Dave Kalal had some tears welling behind his dark-tinted sunglasses as the celebration unfolded around him. York was moments removed from defeating Batavia 4-...
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White Sox walk off in a truly wild win, 2-1 over TigersJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - There have been some wild games and wild endings during the 100-plus years of Major League Baseball. But has a fastball ever smacked off an umpire's face mask and allowe...
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Good Cubs pitching news: Steele has just a strain, and Taillon finally has a good startJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - The Cubs - reeling after a maddening May - got some much-needed good news Friday when they learned starting pitcher Justin Steele has just a mild forearm strain. Steele,...
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Solid pitching, defense spark White Sox's 3-0 win over TigersJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - After playing 16 straight games to close out May, the White Sox got a needed day off Thursday. They arrived at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night expecting to be revived...
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Tale of two months: Cubs' April-May splits are good indication of what the team is missingJun 01, 2023 2:00 pm - As the calendar flips from May to June, maybe it's time for the Cubs to make another dramatic shift in success rate. So far this season has been a tale of two months, an...
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Baseball: Grayslake Central rallies past Crystal Lake South, advances to sectional championshipJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - Second-seeded Grayslake Central punched a ticket to a Class 3A sectional final with a 4-3 victory over No. 3 seed Crystal Lake South in eight innings Thursday. The Rams ...
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Gonzalez letting the good times roll while getting shot with White SoxJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - For now, Romy Gonzalez is part of the White Sox's present. He's getting an opportunity to help a Sox team with baseball's third-worst record (23-35) right the ship and s...
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Palatine resident lives a White Sox dreamJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - Longtime White Sox fan Ed Dougherty has been hearing the words "Play ball!" since he was a kid watching South Side favorites like Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox. Dougherty...
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Baseball: Amptmann's home run sparks Sycamore comeback against St. Francis in sectional semisJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - Looking for a spark after almost two hours of delays, Jimmy Amptmann provided a big one for the Sycamore baseball team. Amptmann led off the top of the fifth with a home...
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Baseball: Hersey's sixth-inning rally beats BarringtonJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - Jeremy Allen isn't used to slow starts. But when the Hersey flamethrower settled down, he was nearly untouchable as Hersey rallied for a 6-1 win over Barrington Thursda...