High School Boys Baseball
Senior Night shutout for the Railsplitters
Lincoln blanks Eisenhower 15-0

 

[May 01, 2024] 

The Lincoln Railsplitters honored eight outstanding seniors on Tuesday night at Mike Curry Field, ahead of their game against the Eisenhower Panthers.

Coach August Casson put all eight seniors on the field for the Railsplitters while Karson Komnick and Griffin Shaw each shared catching duties behind the plate.

Those eight seniors honored before the game were: Colbie Glenn, Michael Lucas, Jarrett Evers, Brenden Wurth, Trey Schilling, Wyatt Mammen, Dyllan Ferguson and Wes Tedrick.

Dyllan Ferguson pitched the four-inning game for Lincoln, allowing just one hit and one walk. He struck out six batters as the winning pitcher.

The Railsplitters scored the first three runs of the game on four consecutive walks and numerous wild pitches and stolen bases. There was even a balk in the inning as the Panthers were struggling from the first pitch.

Wes Tedrick got the Railsplitters first hit on Senior Night. It was a hard hit line drive that traveled into right field to start the second inning. Tedrick moved around the bases quickly after a steal of second and a wild pitch. He scored on Colbie Glenn’s sacrifice fly. After Michael Lucas was hit by a pitch, Jarrett Evers crushed a single to right. Griffin Shaw and Lucas came home to score to make the score 6-0. Brenden Wurth found a pitch to hit and he singled to center to make the score 7-0.

The bottom of the third inning saw Lincoln score three more times. Komnick had an RBI single, Lucas had an RBI sacrifice fly and then Evers got a hold of a pitch he really liked and he knocked it all the way to the fence in right field. Evers flew around the bases, sliding into third for a triple, as the dugout went crazy. The inning ended with Lincoln on top 10-0.

Schilling started the bottom of the fourth inning with a double to center and this was just the beginning of Lincoln getting ready to score five more runs. After Wyatt Mammen was hit by a pitch, Ferguson walked to load the bases. Tedrick singled to short to bring Schilling home. Shaw then reached on an error after his fly ball to left field and that scored two more runs. Tedrick and Shaw scored the last two runs of the game. Tedrick raced home on a wild pitch and Shaw scored on Glenn’s base hit to center.

The Railsplitters end this one early on Senior Night, 15-0 the score in four innings.

Wes Tedrick and Jarrett Evers were the heavy hitters for Lincoln on Senior Night.

Tedrick was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI.

Evers was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Glenn, Wurth, Schilling and Komnick each had a hit for Lincoln.

In all honesty, the Panthers pitching staff struggled to find the strike zone and in fact had nine wild pitches, eight walks and two hit batters in the game.

Lincoln improved to 13-7 on the season.

Lincoln will play at New Berlin today at 4:30 p.m.

Let’s meet the seniors!

Jarrett Evers

Parents: Michelle and John Evers
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: First Base
Number: 24

Future Plans: Culver Stockton for baseball

Future Major: Business

Words of thanks: Thanks for believing in all of us and making us better people.

Words to the team: Life is good.

Dyllan Ferguson

Parents: Cara Lohrenz and Matt Ferguson

Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: Pitcher
Number: 9

Future Plans: Attend the Police Academy

Words of thanks: Thanks to Casson for being there for all of us inside and out of baseball. Also thanks to all the other coaches for taking their time with us to get better.

Words to the team: Stick with it and work hard for what you want.

Colbie Glenn
Team Captain

Ronnie Glenn holds the commemorative baseball bat with son Colbie's name on it

Parents: Tiffanie and Ronnie Glenn
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: Centerfield and Pitcher
Number: 5

Future Plans: Lincoln Land Community for baseball

Words of thanks: I want to thank my mom and dad for always believing in me. I also want to thank my coaches for helping me get to where I am right now and a special thanks to a coach who can’t be here who has always wanted the best for all of us. We all love and miss you, Coach Ewald.

Words to the team: Ball out next year.

Michael Lucas

Parents: Jason and Kim Lucas
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: Second Base and Pitcher
Number: 2

Future Plans: John Wood Community College for baseball

Future Major: Mechanical Engineering

Words of thanks: I thank my coaches for taking time out of their day to make me the player I am today. I thank my teammates for making practice, games and bus rides fun and enjoyable. Finally, I thank my parents for being at every game they can and giving me the best chance at succeeding in baseball and life.

Words to the team: Whatever you do, don’t put your hand in your pocket, EVER.

Wyatt Mammen

Parents: Marsha and John Mammen
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: Pitcher
Number: 23

Future Plans: Saint Johns River State College for baseball

Words of thanks: Thank you to my family, friends and coaches for a great four years!

Words to the team: Have fun.

Trey Schilling
Team Captain

Parents: Tami and Tony Schilling
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: Shortstop
Number: 11

Future Plans: Illinois Wesleyan University for baseball

Future Major: Business Management

Words of thanks: Thank you to all my family, friends and coaches for getting me to where I am today, not only as a player but as a person as well.

Words to the team: Don’t take anything for granted because it all goes by fast.

Wes Tedrick

Parents: Stacy and Debbie Tedrick
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: Outfield
Number: 12

Future Plans: University of Illinois

Future Major: Finance and Data Science

Words of thanks: Thank you to the coaches and teammates who have all contributed to my success up to this point in baseball. Thank you to all the friends and family who have supported me along the way.

Words to the team: Just get the bunt down.

Brenden Wurth

Parents: Lewis and Crystal Wurth
Years participating in the sport: 4
Position: First Base and Pitcher
Number: 25

Future Plans: Marian University (Wisconsin) for baseball

Future Major: Exercise Science

Words of thanks: I would like to thank my coaches, teachers, parents and teammates for this opportunity.

Words to the team: You need to unhook the trailer when running the bases.

Jarrett Evers, Dyllan Ferguson, Colbie Glenn, Michael Lucas, Trey Schilling, Wes Tedrick, Wyatt Mammen and Brenden Wurth were honored on Senior Night and presented with baseball bats with their name and number.

Each of the eight seniors were also presented with a personalized baseball bat for their dedication to the program.

Thank you and congratulations, seniors!

[Teena Lowery]