Pioneers shutout Railers 7-0
[April 22, 2026]
It’s always a cool experience when the Lincoln Railsplitters
get the opportunity to play at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, home of
the Illinois State Redbirds.
The stadium is also the home field for the Normal U-High Pioneers.
On Tuesday afternoon, Karson Komnick led off the game with a double
for Lincoln, but while that was a good start for the visitors, the
home team took the 7-0 win.
The Pioneers scored two runs in the first inning on a home run by
Caleb Hornbrook. Griffin Meyer was on base for the home run.
Bryce Vlahovich got a single for Lincoln in the second inning but he
was left stranded.
U-High scored three runs in the second inning. One run scored on an
error, another on a sacrifice fly and the third on a passed ball.
The Pioneers put together a triple and a double in the third inning
to make the score 6-0. Parker Roop led off the inning with the
triple. Hornbrook followed with the double.
Lincoln started the fourth inning with singles by Grady Rutledge and
Owen Comstock but nothing came across home plate for the
Railsplitters that inning.
With a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, the Pioneers increased
their lead to 7-0.
Comstock reached base again for the Railsplitters with a single in
the sixth inning but that concluded their offense for the day.
Lincoln used five pitchers in the game.
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Carson Fuiten started the game and took the loss.
He worked two innings, giving up three hits and five runs. Only two
runs were earned. Fuiten walked two batters.
Tate Aue threw for an inning. He gave up two hits
and one run. He walked one and struck out one.
Austin Lucas threw an inning, giving up one run and two walks. He
did not allow a hit but did strike out one batter.
Bryce Vlahovich recorded one strikeout in the scoreless inning he
pitched.
Kane Komnick pitched the sixth inning for Lincoln and after hitting
the first batter he faced, he recorded three outs.
Cade Cunningham was the winning pitcher for U-High. He worked four
innings.
Issac Schroeder worked three innings for U-High.
Together Cunningham and Schroeder combined to strike out nine
Railsplitters.
The Pioneers improved their record to 16-2.
Lincoln (11-7) will host Pekin on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
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