Posted by cobrasports on 14th May 2012
The Parkland College Baseball team fell just short in their chase for an M-WAC title, falling 8-6 to John Wood in the final game of their four game series. PC had swept the Blazers on Friday and won game one 4-2 earlier in the day, but needed a sweep to secure a tie for the conference title.
In game one, the pitching combination of Josh Witt and James Naile kept the Blazers to just two runs as the Cobras held on for the win. Witt (7-0) stayed perfect on the season, working 6 solid innings allowing two runs on six hits while striking out 9. Naile earned his second save of the season striking out the side in the 7th to preserve the win.
PC and John Wood battled for five innings with neither team able to put a run on the board until the Cobras struck for three in the 6th. Adam Casson put PC on top with a two-out single and teammates Bobby Burns and Joey Migliaccio followed with RBI singles of fheir own. After JWCC scored twice in the bottom of the frame, PC would tack on an insurance run in the 7th as Jake Pewitt scored on a Jack Wietlispach single. Naile then came and slammed the door on any chance of a Blazer rally.
In the final game of the regular season, starter Brett Haan struggled in the opening inning allowing three runs on three hits and a pair of walks. Down 3-0, PC would scratch across a run in the second when Joey Migliaccio doubled, moved to 3rd on a balk and scored on a passed ball. JWCC got the run right back and led 4-1 until the Cobras struck for five runs in the 5th. Kieston Greene got things started with a single and a stolen base, scoring on another Wietlispach single. With one out Wes Minton walked, Casson singled, and Bobby Burns followed with another single to make it 4-3. The Cobras would then grab their first lead of the game when Joey Migliacccio hit his 2nd home run of the season, a three-run shot over the wall in right.
Unfortunately for the Cobras this would be the final time PC would score and John Wood would score single runs in the 6th and 7th to tie the game at 6. The Blazers used a double and two, two-out singles in the 8th to grab an 8-6 lead and the Cobras failed to get anything going in their final at bat.
Parkland ends the regular season at (36-18 26-6) and will be the #2 seed in the upcoming Region 24 tournament in Springfield. The Cobras will face #7 Illinois Central College (16-39) at 5:00 on Thursday at Lanphier Park. John Wood stands (34-17 17-15) and will likely be the #6 seed and face #3 Lincoln Land at 8:00 on Thursday.
Due to shortage of personnel, our coverage plans for the baseball regionals are on hold at the moment. We will keep you advised.
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Posted by cobrasports on 11th May 2012
Cobras strike early and waltz to the win. More game details can be found in the story posted below. Steve Brown has the play-by-play.
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Posted by cobrasports on 11th May 2012
The Parkland College Baseball team used strong starting pitching and timely hitting to sweep a doubleheader from John Wood CC by the scores of 3-2 and 7-3. The pair of games are the final two home games of the year for the Cobras who will travel to John Wood in Quincy tomorrow to end the regular season.
In the opener, the two teams battled to a scoreless tie for 5 innings before the Blazers scored the games first run in the 6th. Back to back two-out singles off Clay Manering got JW on the board but it also seemed to wake up the PC offense. Jake Pewitt started the inning with a base hit and after a failed sacrifice attempt led to an out, Jack Wietlispach and Wes Minton followed with singles to load the bases. Pewitt would race home with the tying run on a wild pitch and Adam Casson broke the tie with a two-run single into right center. JW would score a single run in the top of the 7th but grounded out to short to end the game with the tying run on first.
Clay Manering (6-3) went the distance to earn the win allowing two earned runs on eight hits while striking out nine. Adam Casson paced the offense going 2-3 with 2 RBI while Wes Minton also had two hits for the victorious Cobras.
The Cobra made sure they would not need a late rally in game two as they scored seven times in the first two innings to take control of the game early. After Zach Hall retired the Blazers in order in the top of the 1st, PC would use a four-run inning to jump on top. With one out Wietlispach walked, Wes Minton singled and Casson made it 1-0 with an RBI single. Bobby Burns and Joey Migliaccio followed with RBI singles of their own and the final run came home on a Nolan Wilson sacrifice fly to center. PC would score three more times in the 2nd with Migliaccio driving in a pair and Wilson chasing home another run on ground ball to second. Meanwhile PC starter Zach Hall was setting down the Blazers allowing just 1 run on 5 hits in six innings of work to improve to (6-3) on the season. Brian Krolikowski and Mark Hode worked the final three innings to preserve the win. Casson came up big again for the Cobra offense with 3 hits and 2 runs scored. Jake Pewitt also had three hits while Migliaccio, Minton, and Landon Weitekamp all had two.
The wins move PC to (35-17 25-5) while John Wood falls to (33-16 14-14). PC can earn a share of the M-WAC title if they sweep JWCC on Saturday. A loss in either game would mean Heartland would earn the title outright.
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Posted by cobrasports on 6th May 2012
Bo Weir got his first home start in quite some time and did not disappoint the Cobra fans in attendance as he lead the team to a thrilling 3-2 victory in game one of the doubleheader. Weir would allow two runs in the first by Heartland without surrendering a hit but followed that up with 6 consecutive scoreless innings to pick up win number six on the year. It was a late starting Cobra offense but they were able to squeeze out just enough offense to get the job done. Click below for full podcast.
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Posted by cobrasports on 6th May 2012
Josh Witt went the whole nine innings to finish off a gem and lead the Parkland Baseball team to a sweep on the day of rival Heartland. The Hawks would jump on the board in the third inning but the Cobras answered right back with one of their own in the bottom half to tie it back up. The game remained tied until Landon Weitekamp led off the sixth with a booming home run to left field to give the Cobras a lead they would never relinquish. They tallied a couple of late insurance runs as they held on in the 4-1 final. Click below for full podcast as Brian Schutte and Dave Leake bring you the call for Cobrasports.net
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Posted by cobrasports on 5th May 2012
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Posted by cobrasports on 29th April 2012
In the opener, PC broke out early scoring three in the 2nd and three more in the 4th to take a 6-2 lead before Lincoln would tie the game with a four run outburst of their own in the top of the 5th. Still tied in the bottom of the 6th, the Cobras would explode for six runs to cruise to the win. After the lead-off man was retired, Tom Hooker reached on an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error. Wes Minton then followed with a line drive double into the gap to give PC the lead. After a walk to Adam Casson, PC got consecutive RBI hits from Bobby Burns, Joey Migliaccio, and Jack Wietelspach as well as a sacrifice fly from Landon Weitekamp to complete the scoring to make the 12-6 final. James Naile (4-3) worked two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Starter Clay Manering worked 5 innings allowing three earned runs while walking one and striking out three. Joey Migliaccio paced the attack going 3-4 while Jake Pewitt had two hits and scored twice. Kieston Greene and Jack Wietelspach both drove in a pair of runs in the victory. Click below for audio podcast.
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Posted by cobrasports on 29th April 2012
Lincoln jumped out to an early 3-0 lead off Cobra starter Josh Witt in game 2 but the Cobra sophomore settled down and blanked the Lynx over the final 5 innings. Witt allowed three runs on six hits while walking none and striking out eight to improve to (5-0) on the season. Down by three, PC struck back quickly scoring four times in the bottom of the 1st. Greene singled and moved to 2nd on a sacrifice bunt. Wes Minton stroked a double to drive home green and Casson tripled to make it 3-2. Casson came home on a Lynx error before Nolan Wilson's double gave the Cobras the lead.
PC tacked on a single run in the 4th before scoring 8 runs over the final two innings to win by the mercy rule 13-3. PC scored six times in the 5th, with Minton and Wilson both driving in 2 runs in the inning. Wilson would drive home his 4th run of the game in the 6th and Greene was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to end the contest after six innings. Wilson had his best game of the season going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored while Greene had three hits and scored three times. Minton, Casson, Burns, and Jake Pewitt all had two hits as PC banged out 15 in the game.
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Posted by cobrasports on 26th April 2012
Not running in the Marathon? Dont have tickets to Ebertfest? Need a cheap (OK, free) place to take the kids? Then PC is the place to be as all three Spring teams will be in Champaign this weekend.
On Saturday, the #11 PC Softball Team will host #4 Heartland in an M-WAC showdown. The two teams are battling for the M-WAC title and the top seed in the upcoming Region 24 Tournament. HCC has four games left to play while the Cobras have six and the Hawks lead the Cobras by just one loss in the standings. This will mark PC's final home appearance of the season.
Sunday, the PC Baseball team will host conference foe Lincoln College starting at 1:00. The two teams are hoping to stay in the M-WAC race with three weeks left in the season. The Cobras are coming off a sweep of DACC while Lincoln split a pair of games with #1 Heartland. Sunday is also STRIKE OUT CANCER DAY as the Cobras will don Pink and Black caps that will also be on sale at the game.
And finally, the Golf team will make their one and only home appearance of the year as they host the Cobra Invitational on Sunday and Monday. PC will welcome an eight-team field at Stone Creek Golf Course in Urbana teeing off at 1:00 on Sunday and starting up with 18 more holes on Monday morning. It will be the final home appearance for sophomores Lewis Martin and Jake Walters.
We hope you can come out and support the Cobras at one or more of these events but if not, the baseball and softball games can be heard live on CobraSports.Net. Just click "GO GREEN" in the links shown to the right of this page.
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Posted by cobrasports on 25th April 2012
Back to back squeeze bunts in the bottom of the 7th helped the Parkland Baseball team rally for a 7-6 win in game one of the doubleheader over Danville Area Community College. Parkalnd grabbed an early lead only to see the Jaguars claw away before eventually taking the lead in the 7th on a two-out single by Patrick Cottrell. The Cobras wouldn't die as Bobby Burns started the rally with a double into the gap in left center. Pinch hitter Jack Wietlispach followed with an infield single to put runners at the corners with nobody out. After an infield pop out, Landon Weitekamp laid down a squeeze bunt that the pitcher threw high to the plate allowing the tying run to score. Jake Pewitt followed with a perfectly executed squeeze of his own to give PC the dramatic win. James Naile (3-3) picked up the win working the final two innings in relief of starter Brett Haan who went 5 solid innings allowing just two runs while striking out three. Kieston Greene, Wes Minton, Bobby Burns, and Jake Pewitt all had two hits in the win. Ryan Black was 3-3 for DACC.
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Posted by cobrasports on 25th April 2012
In game two,the Cobras tallied single runs in the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings to build a 3-0 lead only to see the Jaguars rally to tie the game with a three-run outburst with two outs in the 8th off starter Jason Ziegler. The Cobra lefty had blanked the Jaguars for 7.2 innings before departing in the 8th with a run in and a pair or runners on base. DACC greeted reliever Logan Shaftner with a double to the wall in left to tie the score but Shaftner struck out the next hitter to keep the game deadlocked.
It was all Cobras in the bottom of the inning as Parkland got to three DACC hurlers to score five times. Joey Migliaccio singled to start the inning and Nolan Wilson followed with a single to put runners at first and third. Landon Wietekamp followed with an infield chopper that the DACC shortstop made an off balance throw to the plate, allowing the eventual winning run to score. After Pewitt walked, Kieston Greene delivered the deciding blow with a bases clearing double. and two hitters later Greene would score the Cobras final run on a Wes Minton single to make the 8-3 final. Shaftner (2-0) would retire three of the four hitters he faced in the 9th to pick up the win. Migliaccio was a perfect 4-4 at the plate scoring a pair of runs including the game winner while Minton added 3 hits and 2 RBI. Green had a pair of hits and 2 RBI while Jake Pewitt collected two hits in the Cobras 12-hit attack.
Parkland (27-15 17-3) will return to action this weekend when they play a four game series with Lincoln College. The Lynx will host two games on Saturday while the Cobras play host on Sunday starting at 1:00. DACC drops to (27-14 9-11) and will face off against John Wood over the weekend.
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Posted by cobrasports on 24th April 2012
The Parkland College Baseball team will host their annual Strike-Out Cancer" day this Sunday April 29 when they host Lincoln College starting at 1:00. The players and coaches will wear Black and Pink hats which will also be available for sale for $20 at the game and in Room P-204 this week. Food will also be available for purchase and Parkland's own Mickey Cler, a cancer survivor herself, will throw out the honorary first pitch.
Come out and support the Cobras and their efforts to "Strike-Out Cancer"!
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Posted by cobrasports on 24th April 2012
Like their softball counterparts, the Parkland College Baseball team picked up a pair of road wins at Lewis and Clark on Saturday, beating the Blazers 12-0 and 5-4. The wins move PC to (23-15 14-4) while Lewis and Clark drops to (11-25 3-15). The two teams will wrap up their four-game series with two games Sunday at Parkland starting at 1:00.
It was all Cobras in the opener as Bo Weir (4-1) worked five scoreless innings striking out seven. He would get all the offensive support he would need in the 1st as PC scored three times with the help of a pair of L&C errors. Jeff Limbaugh, Bobby Burns, and Joey Migliaccio all drove in runs in the inning. PC would blow the game open with six runs in the 4th and ended the contest with a three-run third. Burns finished the game with 3 hits and 3 RBI while Adam Casson also had three hits and Kieston Greens added a pair.
PC had to battle to win game 2 as they held on for a one-run victory. The Cobras got on the board in the first as Wes Minton doubled and Limbaugh delivered a run-scoring single. After L&C scored three in the 2nd to take the lead, PC would cut into the lead scoring a run in the third when Tom Hooker walked, stole second, and came home on Adam Casson's single. The Cobras would regain the lead for good in the 5th as Limbaugh walked and moved to third on a single by Casson. Limbaugh would score on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Migliaccio and Casson would score on a wild pitch. PC added a much needed insurance run an inning later as Hooker scored on Minton's RBI double. Lewis and Clark tacked on a run in the 7th off winning pitcher Zach Hall (4-3) but James Naile pitched a perfect two innings of relief to earn the save and secure the win for the Cobras.
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Posted by cobrasports on 22nd April 2012
In the first game, L&C jumped on top with a run in the 2nd but PC would come right back in the bottom of the inning as Landon Weitekamp drove in a run with an infield ground out. The Cobras would tally three runs in the 3rd as Wes Minton delivered a two-run double and Adam Casson an RBI single. After L&C clawed back with a two-run 5th, the Cobras would score two big runs in the 6th as Kieston Greene doubled off the wall to drive in a pair. Those runs proved to be big as the Blazers pushed across a run in the 7th but could get no closer, and fell in the 6-4 final. Clay Manering (5-2) earned the win allowing four runs on five hits while striking out 11. Greene had two hits and two RBI to go along with Minton's two RBI and Jake Pewitt who scored twice.
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Posted by cobrasports on 22nd April 2012
The Cobras would take no time in getting on the board in game two scoring three times in the 1st to put PC on top early. Greene was once again the catalyst for the Cobra offense getting the Cobras started with a lead-off home run, his second HR of the season. PC made it 4-0 in the 2nd on a Joe Trennepohl single and Joel Stucker hit his first career collegiate homer in the 5th to push the lead to 5-0. Parkland would put the game away in the 6th scoring four times as Tom Hooker also hit his first college home run and Trennepohl, Nolan Wilson, and Weitekamp all drove in runs in the inning. Alex Smith drove in the Cobras final run of the game with a single in the 8th that made the final count 10-2. Four Cobras had two hits in the contest as Greene, Hooker, Trennepohl, and Wes Minton paced a 13 hit attack. Josh Witt (4-0) stayed perfect on the season allowing just two runs while striking out five in eight innings of work.
Parkland (25-15 15-3) will return to action on Wednesday when they host M-WAC rival Danville Area CC. Lewis and Clark falls to (11-27 3-17) with the defeats.
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