High School Boys Baseball
The Railsplitters win seven in a row
Team improves to 18-11 on the season
Senior members honored at May 11th game
 

[May 14, 2023] 

The Lincoln Railsplitters were riding a seven-game winning streak during the month of May before the Glenwood Titans got the best of the Railsplitters to end the streak on Friday.

Monday, May 8, 2023

The Railsplitters kicked off the week with a 14-5 win over the Rantoul Eagles.

Lincoln scored three runs in the top of the first inning on a home run by Jaden Leadley. Leadley’s three-run blast came with Colbie Glenn and Michael Lucas on base.

The Eagles tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the first.

Lincoln plated four runs in the top of the third inning, all with two outs. A bases-loaded walk to Carson Fuiten put the Railsplitters up 4-3. Wyatt Mammen also scored on a wild pitch before Glenn brought the other two baserunners home on a line drive to right field.

The Eagles scored twice in the bottom of the third inning to make the game tight, 7-5 the score.

Drew Hayes added a two-run single in the top of the sixth inning that stretched the Railsplitters lead to 9-5.

Lincoln would tally on five more runs in the top of the seventh inning. Brenden Wurth, Leadley and Hayes each had run-scoring singles to highlight the big inning. The Railsplitters also took advantage of an error and a hit by pitch to score runs.

The Railsplitters won by a final score of 14-5.

Carson Fuiten picked up the win for Lincoln. Getting the start on the mound, Fuiten worked three innings, allowing seven hits and five runs. He struck out four batters and walked one.

Colbie Glenn worked the final four innings, allowing two hits. He struck out six batters and walked one.

Glenn, Leadley, Wurth and Hayes led the offense for the Railsplitters, who had 12 hits off Eagles pitching.

Glenn was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Hayes was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored.

Leadley was 2-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored.

Wurth was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI.

Trey Schilling and Jarrett Evers also had hits for Lincoln.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Lincoln picked up a nice win at Pleasant Plains, defeating the Cardinals 6-4.

Jarrett Evers slugged a two-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Railsplitters in front 2-0.

Brenden Wurth added an RBI single in the top of the third to increase the lead to 3-0.

Trey Schilling’s leadoff double in the top of the fourth inning started the Railsplitters off on a good note. Schilling would score on a single by Wes Tedrick and Lincoln was up 4-0. In the same inning, Michael Lucas doubled to left field and the Railsplitters scored two more runs. Lincoln was on top 6-0 heading into the final at-bat for the Cardinals.

Pleasant Plains threatened the lead by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Leadley struck out the last batter with a runner on second base to end the game. Lincoln picked up the 6-4 win over the Cardinals.

Wyatt Mammen earned the win on the mound. He tossed six and two-thirds innings, allowing four runs on six hits. He walked one batter and struck out eleven.

Jaden Leadley pitched the final one-third of an inning, getting one strikeout to end the game.

Colbie Glenn and Brenden Wurth continue their hot hitting for Lincoln.

Glenn was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Wurth was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Michael Lucas, Jarrett Evers, Trey Schilling, Wyatt Mammen and Wes Tedrick also had hits for the Railsplitters.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

The Railsplitters defeated the Auburn Trojans 6-2 on Senior Night as Jaron Woods pitched a gem of a ballgame for Lincoln.

Lincoln scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning, all with two outs. The Railsplitters put together a string of hits consecutively from Trey Schilling, Wyatt Mammen, Jacob Langley, Drew Hayes and Colbie Glenn. Langley drove in the first run of the game. Hayes slugged a two-run double to center field and Glenn followed with a run-scoring double to left field.

The Railsplitters carried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning.

Schilling led off the Railsplitters sixth inning with a home run over the left field fence to make the score 5-0. Glenn added an RBI groundout and the lead was 6-0.

Auburn was a threat to score in the top of the seventh inning. After the Trojans scored two runs off Noah Rachall, Lincoln turned to Jaden Leadley to end the game. Leadley got out of a jam with a double play ball and then struck out the final batter of the game to secure the 6-2 win for Lincoln.

Jaron Woods got the start for Lincoln on Senior Night. Woods earned the win and he was spectacular for five and two-thirds innings. He allowed zero runs and only two hits. He walked two batters and struck out one batter.

Noah Rachall pitched in the top of the seventh inning, giving up two runs on two hits. He walked one batter.

Jaden Leadley pitched to one batter in the sixth inning and ended the game for the Railsplitters in the seventh inning. He pitched to four batters, striking out one and walking one.

Trey Schilling and Drew Hayes led the Railsplitters offense.

Schilling was 2-for-3 at the plate. He drove in a run and scored two runs. Schilling’s big hit was the home run in the sixth inning.

Hayes was also 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored.

Colbie Glenn, Michael Lucas, Brenden Wurth, Jarrett Evers, Wyatt Mammen and Jacob Langley also had hits for Lincoln.

Seniors Jaden Leadley, Noah Rachall, Jaron Woods and Jacob Langley were each honored before the game for their dedication to the baseball program.

Friday, May 12, 2023

The Glenwood Titans won 7-6 over Lincoln in extra innings on Friday night.

The Railsplitters put up three runs in the bottom of the first inning, with Jaden Leadley driving in two runs with a double to left field and Brenden Wurth contributing an RBI single to center field.

The Titans trimmed the lead to 3-2 in the top of the second inning and would take a 4-3 lead in the top of the third inning.

Lincoln charged in front 6-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Hayes and Glenn singled while Lucas walked to load the bases. Leadley’s sacrifice fly tied the game 4-4. Wurth gave the Railsplitters the 6-4 lead on a single to center field.

In the top of the sixth inning, the Titans came out swinging and tied the game 6-6 after putting together a couple singles, a double and a walk.

Neither team could get a run across in the seventh inning and with the score tied 6-6 the game went into extra innings.

The Titans got a baserunner in the top of the eighth inning via a single. That runner advanced to second base on a ground out and eventually scored on a ground ball hit to second base for an error, giving the Titans a 7-6 lead.

Lincoln got two-out singles from Evers and Schilling in the bottom of the eighth inning, but those runners were left stranded when the game ended on a strikeout.

The Titans steal a 7-6 win over Lincoln, thus ending the Railsplitters seven game winning streak.

Colbie Glenn took the loss for Lincoln. He pitched the final two innings, allowing one hit and one run.

Tate Johnston started the game for Lincoln. He worked two innings, allowing three hits and four runs. He struck out one batter.

Dyllan Ferguson pitched three innings for Lincoln. He allowed three hits and zero runs.

Michael Lucas pitched one inning for Lincoln. He allowed three hits and two runs. He struck out one batter.

Colbie Glenn and Brenden Wurth had multi-hits for Lincoln.

Glenn was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Wurth was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Leadley was 1-for-3 with a run scored and three RBIs.

Jarrett Evers, Trey Schilling and Drew Hayes also had hits off the Titans pitching staff.

This week Lincoln hosts Jacksonville, Mattoon and Normal West.

[Teena Lowery]