June 23, 2015 As the 2015 Major League Baseball season works its way toward the all-star break it has become evident that Major League Baseball needs to re-evaluate their procedure for voting players to the All-Star team.
June 9, 2015 A fan hit by a broken bat at Fenway Park is expected to survive after sustaining life-threatening injuries during a game Friday night between the Oakland A's and the Boston Red Sox.
June 5, 2015 Former Quincy Gem’s ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte has been called up to the Oakland A’s from Triple-A Nashville. Venditte, who played for the Quincy Gems in the Central Illinois Collegiate League in 2006, will be in uniform when the A’s meet the Boston Red Sox tonight.
May 19, 2015 As the sun was setting Monday night, it was apparent that Dave Swisegood had coached his final baseball game of his illustrious career. His Southeastern Suns lost in the regionals to the Payson Seymour Indians in the Mendon Regional by the score of 17 to 2 ending his final season as a head baseball coach. Swisegood’s career covered 60 years and he leaves the game as the winningest high school coach in the State of Illinois with 950 wins. That total, by the way, is a remarkable 445 wins more than any other active coach in Illinois.
May 8, 2015 Quincy University received a $500,000 grant from an anonymous foundation on April 1 in support of the ongoing Quincy University Stadium renovation project announced in December...
April 7, 2015 Opening day in baseball should be a national holiday in America. The 2015 season began Sunday night with the Cardinals beating the Cubs in Chicago. Millions of Americans and Canadians will be heading through the turnstiles into ballparks to watch their favorite teams.
April 6, 2015 The St. Louis Cardinals opened the 2015 Major League Baseball season last night with a 3-nothing win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. There are still 161 games left to be played and a lot can happen between now and then. But you can’t get to game 162 without playing game #2 next. So many of you may be asking, “Why do they play one game and have to take a day off before playing game #2?” Well, here is your answer.
April 2, 2015 Before you know it, the Prospect League baseball season will be starting up. For the Hannibal Cavemen it will be season number seven as they open up play at Springfield on May 27. I took the opportunity to ask the Hannibal Cavemen's Marketing Director Deron Johnson a few questions about the upcoming season.
April 1, 2015 The Major League Baseball season begins this Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals meet the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The historic field is undergoing extensive renovations much like Quincy University Stadium is. With that in mind, I took the opportunity to ask one of the new owners of the Quincy Gems, Terry Martin, a few questions about the upcoming Gems season which begins May 27.
March 26, 2015 The Quincy Gems are preparing for their 2015 Prospect League Baseball season under their new ownership. The first home game is set for Thursday, May 28 at Q.U. Stadium. To be able to put on a baseball game takes more than just players. The behind the scenes personnel are really the people who make watching a game very enjoyable. It is those very people that the Quincy Gems are hoping will come out to their Job Fair this Saturday.
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