Duncan's hurdles heartbreak at state meet finale
Harrisburg senior Duncan entered the 300 intermediate hurdles as a leading threat after a 110 highs title. He led the race until a heel misstep near the final stretch, then toppled another hurdle as Marcus Greer surged by to win. Duncan stormed the infield in defeat, reflecting a season shaped by missteps and elusive glory.
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D.J. IP
Duncan
Harrisburg
Eastern Illinois University
O’brien
Mount Vernon
Spencer Allen
Cahokia
Gary Hickman
Marcus Greer
Greer
Beach Bums crush Miners in 14-4 Frontier League win
Traverse City pounded Southern Illinois 14-4 at Rent One Park as Hayden Simpson struggled early. Jose Vargas hit a two-run homer and Chase Burch added a three-run shot, building a 7-0 second inning and 13-0 by five. Miners drop to 4-6 in the season.
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Frontier League
Traverse City
Southern Illinois
Marion
Hayden Simpson
Miners
Mike Pinto
Hayden
Simpson
Jose Vargas
Chase Burch
Paul Newton
Southern Southern Illinois
Rent One Park
Roper Named Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
Harrisburg standout Ryne Roper, a University of Illinois signee, earned Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year honors for prep baseball. The all around star hit .477 with nine homers and 39 RBIs, went 11-0 with a 0.41 ERA on the mound, and struck out 106 in 42 innings as he eyes MLB draft and college baseball with his brother Reid.
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Harrisburg
Ryne Roper
Roper
University of Illinois
Jay) Thompson
Illinois
Reid
Gatorade
Beltran Lyons power Cardinals past Royals 4 1
Carlos Beltran hammered a two run homer against his former team as Tyler Lyons earned seven solid innings, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4 1 victory over Kansas City in rain soaked Kansas City. Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday also went deep for the visiting Cardinals.
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Kansas City
Carlos Beltran
Tyler Lyons
St. Louis Cardinals
Royals
Lyons
Billy Butler
Trevor Rosenthal
St. Louis
Edward Mujica
Matt Carpenter
Matt Holliday
Jose Oquendo
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Duncan Dances
Off Into
Winkeler
Bulldog
Benton
Eovaldi Field
Southern File
Ervin Santana
Cardinals
Kauffman Stadium
Houston
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