Gillespie entered their tilt with Carlinville on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 11-4 victory. Considering the Miners have won five games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Owen Schweppe
| 04/17/25 vs Carlinville | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Lincolnwood | 4 |
| 03/21/25 @ Carrollton | 4 |
| 05/01/24 vs Dupo | 4 |
| 04/13/24 @ Routt Catholic | 3 |
Gillespie got a great performance from Owen Schweppe as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Schweppe a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Gillespie let Luke Schuckenbrock and Carson Hailstone run wild. Schuckenbrock went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base, while Hailstone went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most runs Schuckenbrock has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Colin Griffith, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Gillespie's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Carlinville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Gillespie is set to square off against their familiar foe Greenville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Carlinville will challenge rival Pana at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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