Baseball Recap: Quincy Extends Winning Streak to Six

Blue Devils

Previous 6 Games

04/06/26 vs Rock Island	7-6
04/01/26 @ Galesburg	3-2
03/31/26 vs Macomb	6-3
03/30/26 vs Galesburg	4-0
03/25/26 vs Kirksville	9-0
03/21/26 @ Quincy Notre Dame	3-2

Quincy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Rock Island Rocks. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Drake Gibson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in May of 2025.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Wells, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Mason Ritter also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Quincy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Quincy's win bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for Rock Island, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-6.

Quincy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Illini West on the 7th. Hopefully Rock Island paid attention to the Blue Devils' game: the next time they hit the field , they'll take on the Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.