After the heartbreak and plenty of tears were shed, on our bus trip back from Herscher last night the group of seniors decided they wanted to hang out one last time at our field. They ordered some pizzas and we all played 9 holes of fungo golf together. This group was special!
Lucky Horseshoes pitcher Matt Cruise was hit in the head by a line drive while pitching on Thursday Night. Matt was transported to Memorial Health. He is alert and in stable condition, surrounded by family, coaches, and teammates. We will provide updates as they become available.
Our baseball program is very excited about the new backstop and fencing project going on at our field. We are blessed to play and coach at an amazing school that takes so much pride in each and every program and activity!
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Congrats to Casey Clennon on his signing to play baseball at IVCC! Always great to see our guys get the opportunity to continue their baseball careers after high school!
It’s been a good start to the season! Only have had two indoor practices and have been on the infield all week! All of our pitchers have gotten to throw live off the mound. The team is working hard and ready to get the games started next week!
A little over 2 months ago I had brain surgery. Today I threw my first bullpen since than. Couldn’t be more blessed for the recovery I’ve had. More work to be done 💪🏻
Congratulations Kenny, Paxton and Casey on their induction into the National Honor Society! We are extremely proud of your academic work in the classroom and your dedication to our community.
Irish pick up a 7-2 victory over Dwight on senior night. Matt Cruise went 6.1 giving up 1 earned run and set a school record with 17 Ks! Noah Quigley, Matt Cruise, and Aiden Wood all had 2 hits.
Classic pitchers duel today. Austin Aldridge finished off a complete game giving up only 1 run on 2 hits and had 11Ks! Casey Clennon and Chase Buis with the big hits leading the offense. Back at it tomorrow against Herscher.
Awesome day today having the current Irish baseball team work with future Irish baseball players at camp. Couldn’t ask for better weather. Campers got to work on hitting, bunting, base running, fielding, pitching, and so much more! Really excited for our future!
JV baseball gets their first win of the season with an 8-5 victory over Henry-Senachwine. Grant Siegel was the winning pitcher going 5 innings, striking out 8, and giving up 2 earned runs. Cam Shriey had 3 hits and 3 RBI. Carter Clouse added 2 hits and scored 3 runs.
Paxton Giertz and Aidan Vilcek combine to throw a no hitter against Woodland. Paxton had 10 Ks in 5 innings to get the win. Aidan closed the door throwing the last 2 innings to earn the save. Bats struggled today but did enough to scratch a few runs. Team improves to 2-1.
Huge 1-0 win today over Marquette! Matt Cruise started on the bump and Paxton Giertz finished it off. They combined to throw 7 one hit shutout innings with 17 Ks! Offense did just enough to scratch a run in the bottom of the 6th. Team is now 9-2 and 6-1 in conference.
Just a real well played baseball game all around by both teams! Unfortunately, we came up short against a really good U-High team. Took the lead in the 3rd but U-High battled back to take the lead in the bottom of the 4th. We loaded the bases in the 7th to give us a shot.
Playoff feel week one was an exciting way to open the season. This game was a battle to the end against a tough Wilmington squad. Proud of our young men for hanging in there for 48 minutes and emptying the tanks for a W!
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We battled and went toe to toe with the best in the state! Had a couple chances but came up short. Paxton Giertz threw a solid 6 innings while Calvin Maierhofer added 2 hits on offense. Irish finish the season 18-9. We will miss our seniors and look to build off this season
Come out today and celebrate our seniors on senior night as we take on St. Bede. Chase Buis, Austin Aldridge, Josh Lucas, Kenny Daggett, Casey Clennon, Nathen Neal, Nate Othon, and Aidan Vilcek.
Great bounce back today against Putnam County. Paxton threw a gem going 6.2 innings with 10 Ks and giving up only 2 hits. Bats looked the best they have all year. Chase Buis with his first HR. Team improves to 6-3.
Huge comeback win today! Down 10-2 and then score 8 runs in the 6th including 3 home runs! 2 homers by Tyler Sulzberger and 1 from Matt Cruise. Walk off single in the 7th by Ethan Brockman. 3-0 on the year!
Irish improve to 5-1 and 2-0 in conference. Casey Clennon, Kenny Daggett, and Keegan Murphy led the offense with 2 hits a piece. Austin Aldridge with the W with 7 Ks.
Congratulations to former fighting Irish baseball player Brandon Viken
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on his recent big day! We love to see our past players celebrate these milestones in their lives.
Serena came ready to play jumping on us early and scoring 3 runs in the top of the first. Calvin Maierhofer did a nice job holding them there and pitched 6 quality innings for his first win. Paxton Giertz had 3 hits including our first triple. Bryce Roe added his second homer.
Runner up plaque up in the gym with the others state trophy teams! First one ever for our track and field programs! Love seeing it up in the gym, good memories from a great group!
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Won a pitchers duel today against Roanoke-Benson 2-1. Matt Cruise was fantastic on the mound for us! He went the distance and had 11 Ks with no earned runs! We found a way to scratch a run in the top of the 7th to get the lead. Record now 12-5 and 9-3 in conference.
This group of seniors will truly be missed. They accomplished many things that has not happened much with our baseball program over the years. While they may no longer be part of the Seneca baseball team, they will always be part of the Seneca baseball program.
Glad to get our first win of the season! Calvin Maierhofer got the win pitching a phenomenal job out of the bullpen! He also led the team with 3 hits. Casey Clennon, Austin Aldridge, and Dalton Degrush each added 2 hits apiece. Team is now 1-1 and 1-0 in conference play.
Great way to kick off the season with a win over Ottawa! Pitching dominated with 18 Ks. Some nice execution of some small ball lead to some runs for us. Excited for the season and will be back in action at home against GSW Wednesday.
Wow! Marathon of a game and was able to do just enough to pull it out in 10! Chase Buis got his first start on the bump and did a great job giving us 4 solid innings. Casey Clennon had to throw by far the longest outing of his high school career and Cam Shriey picks up the save.
Irish move to 2-0 on the young season. Paxton Giertz and Chase Buis combined for a 5 inning no hitter with 11 Ks! Giertz added 2 hits and Casey Clennon 2 doubles to help lead the offense. Look to keep it going Friday against Newark.
Nice win today to improve to 7-2. Aidan Vilcek gets the win giving up 1 infield hit and had 10 Ks. Casey Clennon and Josh Lucas led the offense with 2 hits apiece and multiple RBI.
Irish win 28-0 at Clifton Central! 28-0 at the end of the half and the rains came down hard in the second. The victory seals the VVC North Conference Championship! Proud of all our players and coaches! Looking forward to finishing strong at home next week!
Irish get our 10th win of the season! Aidan Vilcek threw a gem for the win. 6 innings of shut out baseball with 13 Ks! Chase Buis had 2 hits including his first homer of the season and topped it off striking out the side in the 7th. A couple of days off then home on Saturday.
Big rally in the 4th with 2 home runs by Cole Hintze and Brayden Roe. Cole Underhill added another inside the park homer. Gage Cryder also homered. Irish move to 5-0 and 2-0 in conference play.
Roanoke punched us right in the mouth to start off the game. Capping a 3 run first inning with a 3 run homer. Luckily our bats were alive today and we took the lead right away in the bottom of the 1st behind a 3 run homer by Austin Aldridge. Tough one at Coal City tomorrow.
Nice comeback win to improve to 16-8. Pitching did a nice job holding Dwight to just 2 hits. Big 4 run 6th capped off by Casey Clennon’s bases clearing double with the bases loaded. Back at home Thursday against Fieldcrest before starting regionals.
Huge comeback victory over conference foe Putnam County scoring 3 runs in the 7th! Matt Cruise battled on the mound and had 3 hits. Tyler Sulzberger added 2 hits. Paxton Giertz with 2 innings in relief to get the win! Team improves to 8-1 and 5-0 in conference.
JV baseball pick up an 8-1 victory over Woodland. Brody Rademacher and Grant Siegel allowed no earned runs over 7 innings. Brody picked up the win going 4 innings in relief and striking out 8. Carter Clouse and Ethan Othon led the offense with 2 hits a piece. JV now 3-1.
Finished up the game we started yesterday. Austin Aldridge, Josh Lucas, and Nathen Neal all homered! Irish improve to 13-4 and 6-2 in conference. Travel to Dwight tomorrow with first pitch at 3:30.
We got through 3 innings today at Princeton. While not an official game it was a nice cap to a solid week of baseball to lead into regionals. Had an 8-0 lead and did a nice job executing offensively. Brand new season starts now!