High School Boys Baseball
Railsplitters hand Redbirds a 12-3 loss
Colbie Glenn homers again and it’s a grand slam

 

[April 27, 2024] 

When you’re hot, you’re hot! Right now, no one is hotter in the Railsplitters lineup than Colbie Glenn.

And if you’re Colbie Glenn’s bat, you are sizzling hot.

The senior, who just signed with the Lincoln Land Community College Loggers on LCHS signing day this week, has now homered in four straight games and he has driven in 13 runs during the Railsplitters four-game winning streak. All this while batting in the lead-off position. Glenn has more home runs and RBIs in this stretch than the reigning MLB National League MVP, Ronald Acuña Jr., has all season so far. Acuña also bats leadoff for the Atlanta Braves.

On Thursday afternoon the Railsplitters hosted Metamora and sent those Redbirds back home with their feathers ruffled and a 12-3 loss.

Metamora’s pitching was a little shaky to start the game, allowing Lincoln to load the bases on two walks and a hit batter. Two strikeouts later it was up to Trey Schilling to do something. Schilling delivered a two-run single to center, scoring Michael Lucas and Jarrett Evers. Colbie Glenn scored ahead of that pack on a wild pitch. Another out in the inning and Lincoln was ready to take the field for the second inning with a 3-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Railsplitters stretched the lead to 4-0 on a sacrifice fly by Schilling.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Redbirds put together a string of singles and walks and plated three runs to make the game interesting.

Carson Fuiten added a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning for Lincoln to make the score 6-3.

With one out in the bottom of the sixth inning, Lincoln loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter. As fate would have it, another hit batter scored a run. After a pop out, Lincoln experienced another hit batter, this time Wes Tedrick trotted to first base as another Railsplitter crossed home plate. With the bases full yet again, Colbie Glenn took his stride to the batter’s box and there is no way he wasn’t thinking about a grand slam.

Colbie Glenn and Griffin Shaw
celebrate Glenn's grand slam.
Photo by Jennifer Shaw

That thought has to cross every batter’s mind with the bases juiced. Glenn, who proudly wears no. 5 for George Brett, took a 2-2 count and sent it sailing over the left field fence for a grand slam. Schilling, Graue and Tedrick scored ahead of Glenn and with that one big swing the score escalated to 12-3.

Carson Fuiten worked really quick in the seventh inning to send the Redbirds home to Metamora. By the looks of the pitch count, Fuiten only tossed six pitches in the seventh inning to end the game with a victory for Lincoln.

Aside from Colbie Glenn’s big blast, Trey Schilling was having a marvelous day at the plate. Schilling has signed on to further his academic and athletic career at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and versus the Redbirds he was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Drew Hayes had a solid day by going 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Carson Fuiten also picked up a hit and two RBIs.

Wyatt Mammen started the game for Lincoln. He worked three and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and three runs. He walked four and struck out six.

Carson Fuiten earned the win for Lincoln. He worked three and one-third innings, allowing two hits. He struck out two batters.

Lincoln is now 12-7 on the season.

The Railsplitters next game is scheduled for Tuesday at home versus Decatur Eisenhower at 4:30 p.m.

[Teena Lowery]