Baseball Recap: Gillespie Find Success

Miners

Margin (Wins)

03/20/26 vs Carrollton	16
04/21/26 vs Carlinville	15
03/24/26 @ Auburn	12
03/30/26 @ Metro-East Lutheran	11
04/14/26 vs Pana	8

Gillespie's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They never let the Carlinville Cavaliers get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Miners have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Braden Reich was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March. Carson Hailstone was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Gillespie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlinville only posted an OBP of .154.

Gillespie's record is now 10-4. As for Carlinville, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gillespie will challenge Greenfield/Northwestern at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Carlinville, they will take on Morrisonville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Mohawks will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.