Going to state: Class 2A baseball capsules
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Jun. 12—➜ 30-9
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➜ Drew Gericke, 15th season
➜ Seven
➜ State champs, 1989 and 2021
➜ 664
➜ Royal blue and white
➜ has seen Freeburg's pitching stand out. The Midgets have only allowed three runs in their five postseason games, and all three came during a 4-3 win against Columbia in the regional championship game. Freeburg dominated Pinckneyville 13-0 to clinch its spot at state on Monday in Carbondale.
➜ , r and . Merrill has been nearly unhittable this season with an 11-0 record and 0.64 ERA. Miller is hard to get out with a .480 average, six home runs and 45 RBI, while Breyman fits the same descrpition with a .443 average, six home runs and 45 RBI.
➜ 27-7
➜ Matthew Schulenburg, first season
➜ One
➜ None
➜ 392
➜ Blue, black and white
➜ has seen the Warrior-Lion prevail in close games. A 13-6 win against Hope Academy on Tuesday in a super-sectional game in Geneva was the biggest margin of victory in the postseason after edging Riverdale 2-1 in the sectional semifinals and Marengo 7-5 in the regional title game.
➜ , and . St. Louis is Harvest-Westminster's top pitcher with a 7-2 record and 1.64 ERA to go along with a .402 average, three home runs and 27 RBI. Vaagen (.432, 33 RBI) and Bartolome (.438, two home runs, 31 RBI) are steady contributors, too.
➜ 38-2
➜ Josh Haley, 15th season
➜ : Three
➜ Second, 2016 and 2017
➜ 453
➜ Maroon, white and Columbia blue
➜ consisted of three shutouts and topping their rival in extra innings to win a sectional title. SJ-O's 6-4 win in nine innings against Unity last Saturday was its toughest task on its playoff run. The Spartans have thrown shutouts against Marshall, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin and Williamsville.
➜ , and . Pruemer takes a 10-0 record and 1.13 ERA into Friday night's start, while Ames (.467 average, 11 home runs, 64 RBI) and Houchens (.385, 10 home runs, 53 RBI) provide the pop in the Spartans' deep lineup.
➜ 37-3
➜ Todd Hopkins, 28th season
➜ Seven
➜ State champs, 2019, 2024 and 2025
➜ 222
➜ Blue and gold
➜ has provided a mixture of close games and routs. The Crusaders beat Brimfield 9-6 on Tuesday in Peru to reach Champaign after defeating Wilmington 11-2 last Saturday to win a sectional title in Herscher. Marquette also had a 4-3 walk-off win against Bishop McNamara in the regional title game.
➜ , and . Novotney has an 8-1 record, 1.32 ERA and 102 strikeouts to go with a .478 average, three home runs and 44 RBI. Debarnardi (.336 average, 12 home runs, 53 RBI) and Dobberstein (.407 average, eight home runs, 37 RBI) are also vital.