Herrin Tigers Open State Softball Tourney With 20-0 Mark
Herrin High School enters the fifth annual state softball tournament at Mineral Springs Park in Pekin with a 20-0 record. Coach Bruce Jilek crediting ace pitcher Sunny Clark for leading a strong defense and dominant season as Herrin draws Washington in Thursday’s 10 a.m. opener. Clark, bound for SIU Carbondale on a softball scholarship, is 17-0 with 160 strikeouts and five earned runs allowed in 110 innings.
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Panthers, Herrin eye close state tourney clash
Southern Illinois players shine with high batting averages led by Leslie Miller and Stacy King for Washington. Deanna Hacker stars as pitcher with a 19-2 record and 0.70 ERA. Herrin relies on Clark and Humphreys as top hitters. Coaches expect a tight, competitive match with a noon Thursday pairing to decide semi finalists and a Friday championship evening.
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How to reach state tourney site in Pekin
Directions guide readers to Mineral Springs Park in Pekin via Court Street to the 1400 block past Pekin hospital then left. WHPI 1340 AM will broadcast all Herrin tournament games if attendance isn’t possible.
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Fulgham Delivers Complete Game In Mets Rout at Shea
John Fulgham worked all nine innings allowing five hits as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 8-1 at Shea Stadium. Elliott Maddox hit his first homer for New York, while Ken Burris took the loss after a rough first two frames that saw Simpson and Hernandez homer for St. Louis.
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Mets pick Strawberry off free-agent vine
The New York Mets select Darryl Strawberry the top amateur free agent from Crenshaw High School Los Angeles whose .400 season with 5 homers and 21 RBIs sparked optimism. Strawberry may sign. his mother and Oklahoma State offer factor in. Houston goes with Jeff Heathcock top secondary pick.
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Saluki pitcher Schroeck drafted by Milwaukee Brewers in second round
SIU C Cincinnati native Bob Schroeck learned Tuesday he was selected in the second round by the Milwaukee Brewers in the major league free-agent draft. The Salukis’ lone pick, he expressed surprise yet optimism about a pro career while weighing college finish and potential signing bonuses and minor league assignment.
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