Drake Lansman

12 hours ago | shawlocal.com | Drake Lansman

CHAMPAIGN — A couple more plays made and things may have gone differently. But as the stakes got bigger, the margin for error got thinner. Things just did not go Newman’s way over the weekend. Nonetheless, the Comets took home a third straight state baseball trophy after falling 9-3 to Eureka in the Class 2A state tournament third-place game. It was the second year in a row Newman (28-9-1) took fourth.

18 hours ago | bnd.com | Drake Lansman

CHAMPAIGN - Two three-run innings were costly on Friday as Newman fell 9-3 to Teutopolis in the Class 2A state semifinals at Illinois Field. The Wooden Shoes (30-5) took advantage of nine walks and Jason Kreke's two-run home run in the sixth inning helped Teutopolis pull away. The Comets (28-8-1) will face Eureka in Saturday's third-place game at 4 p.m.Garret Matznick was 3-for-3 and scored two runs for Newman. He pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief of Drake Cole, allowing five earned runs on six hits.

22 hours ago | effinghamdailynews.com | Drake Lansman

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1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Drake Lansman

CHAMPAIGN — Two three-run innings were costly on Friday as Newman fell 9-3 to Teutopolis in the Class 2A state semifinals at Illinois Field. The Wooden Shoes (30-5) took advantage of nine walks and Jason Kreke’s two-run home run in the sixth inning helped Teutopolis pull away. The Comets (28-8-1) will face Eureka in Saturday’s third-place game at 4 p.m.Garret Matznick was 3-for-3 and scored two runs for Newman. He pitched 4 1/3 innings in relief of Drake Cole, allowing five earned runs on six hits.

2 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Drake Lansman

Jun. 5—The Newman baseball team has played its most successful postseason stretch in program history over the past handful of years. Five straight sectional titles, six straight regional titles and its first two state trophies in the past two years. AdvertisementBrendan Tunink, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer, played a large role in that success. But the Comets' culture and wealth of experience have kept the wins coming this postseason.