Illinois High School Baseball - Pope County wallops Shawnee
March 18, 2025: Golconda, IL 62938 The Pope County Pirates baseball team scored 14 runs and held the visiting Shawnee Redskins to 2 in the Pirates non-league win on Tuesday.
The Pirates now own a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hamilton County for a non-league test on Wednesday, March 19. Pope County will clash with a Foxes team coming off a 6-3 non-league loss to Murphysboro (Murphysboro, IL). The Foxes record now stands at 0-1.
With the defeat, Shawnee drops to 0-2 on the year. The Redskins host Chaffee (Chaffee, MO) to clash with the Red Devils in a non-league test on Friday, March 21. The Red Devils go into the test with a record of 0-0.