Back from hiatus

With baseball season just three months away, I will begin posting on our Streaks baseball blog.  Again, the purpose of this forum is for information  about all things related to GHS baseball and high school athletics in general.  Soon, I will have our off-season workout schedule posted and hitting times available.

Go Streaks! 

Post 285 earns state birth with 3rd division championship

Galesburg was already assured a spot in the State Tournament because they are the hosts for the 6 team tournament that starts Wednesday at Jim Sundberg field, but they showed some character and fought through some tough conditions in Jerseyville to win 3 out of 4 games including the final championship game over rival Rock Island.

The final state tournament field is not yet set because of some bad weather in the cook county tournament. Elgin will play either Palatine, Arlingotn Heights, or Elk Grove at noon Wednesday, Rock Island will play Matoon at 3:30, and Galesburg will play Alton at 7:00 pm.

Post 285 overcomes first round defeat from Quincy, Wins 5th straight district title

Post 285 showed some character and the ability to overcome some adversity to win 5 elimination games in 3 days. It took a total team effort which included complete game pitching performances from Tyler Farrell and Tim Rossel on Saturday as well as clutch game winning hits from Seth Morling and Jesse Hines during the tournament. The biggest blow of the tournament was probably the 2 run homerun off the bat of Nate Olin that tied the elimination game against Quincy in the 8th inning Friday.

Galesburg moves on to the 3rd division tournament at Jerseyville's Illini Middle School. Galesburg opens against Eldred on Tuesday at 3:30 pm. This is the same team that defeated Galesburg in the opening round of the division tournament last year.

Tuesday's schedule at Jerseyville includes three games, opening with Washington vs. Rock Island at noon. The winner of that game comes back at 7 to take on Jerseyville. The tourney continues with games at 3:30 p.m. and 7 on both Wednesday and Thursday with the title game set for noon Friday.

District 15 Tournament starts Tuesday at Canton

Post 285 finished the regular season with a record of 30-10. We open up district play against a quality Quincy team at 1:30 pm in Canton. The winner will face Farmington at the same time and place on Wednesday afternoon.

Military Night Wednesday against Moline

Wednesday night at 7:30 pm at Sundburg Field, Post 285 will host Moline in a match up between the defending state and Great Lakes region champion and the 20 - 6 Galesburg Post 285 team. This will be a good warm up for the top level competition at the Leo Brunner Invite this weekend at Moline.

Pizza House Meet and Greet Tonight

Post 285 Baseball will be hosting a meet and greet tonight from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at the Pizza House. Please help support Post 285 Baseball and enjoy some great food and talk with the players. We greatly appreciate your support.

Post 285 has successful Wheaton Tournament, Washington Tournament this weekend

Galesburg Post 285 went 4-1 this weekend facing some of the best teams in the region at the Wheaton Tournament. Galesburg's only loss came in the opening game of the tournament in a 7-6 loss to Midland Michigan which won the Legion National Tournament in 2009. Tim Rossell, Nick Milligan, Colton Crain, and Chris Fields all had strong starts and wins for post 285.

Post 285 also swept Farmington Tuesday night, and beat Oneida earlier tonight. The rest of the week's schedule includes 6:00 pm @ Geneseo Thursday, and 5:30 pm Friday night against Macomb at Sundberg Field.

This weekend's Washington Tournament schedule is Sat 5:00 pm Matoon, 8:00 Washington, Sunday 12:00 Rock Island, 3:00 Limestone.