Matt Schark.
BURLINGTON, Iowa — Matt Schsrk had two RBIs in Wednesday night’s final game of the season to break the single-season record, but the Quincy Gems closed the season with an 11-5 loss to the Burlington Bees in a Prospect League game at Community Field. Schark’s two-out, two-run double to left field was part of a…
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BURLINGTON, Iowa — Jacob Winstead pitched his best game of the season Thursday night, allowing two runs in seven innings as the Quincy Gems defeated the Burlington Bees 7-2 in a Prospect League game at Community Field. The victory, combined with Clinton’s 16-5 loss on Thursday to Illinois Valley, puts the Gems (27-29, 14-15 second…
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QUINCY — Matt Shover allowed just two hits over six shutout innings, and reliever Tyler Carpenter finished with three hitless innings as the Quincy Gems cruised to a 9-0 victory over the Burlington Bees in a Prospect League game on Saturday night at QU Stadium. The victory puts the Gems (22-20, 9-6 second half) two…
Read Full Article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Twelve runs were more than plenty for the Quincy Gems in the first game of a Prospect League doubleheader on Tuesday night at Robin Roberts Stadium. Fourteen runs weren’t enough in the second game. The Gems jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning of the first game and went…
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NORMAL, Ill. — Gino D’Alessio’s home run in the eighth inning gave the Quincy Gems a 4-3 victory over the Normal Cornbelters in the first game of a Friday night doubleheader, but the Gems were limited to six hits in a 4-2 loss in the nightcap at the Corn Crib. The Gems (19-18, 6-4 second…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems scored three runs in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 4-4, but they gave up two in the bottom of the eighth to lose 6-4 to the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday night in a Prospect League game at NelsonCorp Field. The Gems (16-16, 3-2 in second…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy Gems took advantage of nine walks and four hit batters to salvage the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday night, defeating the Normal CornBelters 11-3 in Prospect League action at QU Stadium. Normal won the first game 9-2. The doubleheader was played before a crowd of 1,843, the second largest…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Matt Schark’s walk-up music was changed before he stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The catchy children’s song “Baby Shark” blared instead throughout QU Stadium’s loudspeakers. Three pitches later, Schark had taken a bite out of the Springfield Sliders. Schark belted a home run to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Matt Schark singled past a drawn-in infield to score Jake Skrine with the winning run as the Quincy Gems defeated the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp 7-6 in a Prospect League game Thursday night at QU Stadium. Skrine, who is hitting .500 but doesn’t…
Read Full Article NORMAL, Ill. — Matt Schark hit a pair of two-run homers to move into a tie for the Prospect League lead as the Quincy Gems knocked off the Normal CornBelters 13-7 on Saturday night in the Corn Crib. Schark hit his fifth home run of the season, a two-run blast, after Danny Sperling walked to…
Read Full Article ALTON, Ill. — The Quincy Gems trailed 8-1 after three innings and never recovered in an 11-6 loss to the Alton River Dragons on Friday night at Lloyd Hopkins Field in a Prospect League game. Starting pitcher Matt Shover took the loss, allowing five hits, four walks and eight runs in three innings. Zach Carden…
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NORMAL, Ill. — The Quincy Gems led 4-1 entering the bottom of the seventh, but the Normal CornBelters used three hits and seven walks to plate seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to win 8-4 in a Prospect League baseball game on Friday night at the Corn Crib. Quincy broke a 1-1 tie…
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