The Triopia-Virginia-Meredosia baseball team picked up one win against two losses last week to end the regular season with a record of 10-16. They opened the week with a tight 2 to 0 loss to PORTA-AC, then got a nice 4 to 0 win over New Berlin in ten innings then fell flat in the season finale, losing to Pittsfield 15 to 0.
After falling at home to the Havana Ducks in a close one to start the week, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team reeled off three straight wins to improve to 9-14 on the year. The Trojans beat North Greene and South Fulton on the road, then took down Rushville at home to finish the week in style.
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team shut out the Pleasant Hill Wolves but lost to the Routt Rockets last week to move their season record to 6-13.
On Monday at home, the Trojans scored a run in the bottom of the first against Jacksonville Routt but did not score again in a 7 to 1 loss. The Rockets took the lead for good with four in the second and added three in the seventh to sew it up. The big blue had just five hits with Jacob Cook and Gameli White having two each and Cooper Parrish having one and driving in the only run. Brock York walked and scored for the Trojans.
Evan Bell hit a double to drive in Brock York and Grant Fricke in the third inning and propel the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team past the Calhoun Warriors 2 to 1 in a Western Illinois Valley Conference game. The weather limited the Trojans to just one game last week and the win improved their record to 5-12 on the season.
It was a rough week for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team as they suffered four losses against just one win. Two of the losses were by one run, they were allowed just one hit in the third loss and had only two hits in the last one.
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team started last week with a home win over Griggsville-Perry then dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader at home to Greenfield-Northwestern and PORTA-AC Central. The Trojans are now 3-8 on the season.
With the typically unpredictable spring weather in Illinois causing cancellations left and right, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia varsity ball teams have not been spared, but they did get some action in last week. Both teams traveled to Carrollton last Thursday and lost to the Hawks. The boys hosted the Athens Warriors on Friday and dropped that one also to fall to 2-6 on the season. The Lady Trojans record sits at 2-3.
Despite having no seniors, Head Coach Rich Thompson and Assistant Adam Brockhouse led last years Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team to an 11-15 record. With everyone returning, expectations are much higher this year. Sophomore Grant Fricke did not play like a freshman last year, going 4-3 with a 1.85 ERA on the mound and hitting .398 with 17 RBI and 24 runs scored and will play a major role this year. Sophomore Cooper Parrish returns behind the plate after hitting .328 with 17 RBI, senior Austin Strubbe is back at third base and hit .279 with 22 RBI and 14 runs and Senior Evan Bell can play about
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team picked up a tight win over the Hardin Calhoun Warriors last week before falling to West Central and to East Dubuque. The Trojans record moves to 1-2 on the season.
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team had a busy first week, taking advantage of the weather to play three games, winning one and losing two in the process. They lost their opener on the road at Illini West, beat Camp Point in a good game at home, then lost to Peoria Heights in a close one at home.