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Sun. June 28 - Diamond Owlz 5 Kentucky Baseball Club 10 ______________________________ Sat. June 27 - Diamond Owlz 14 Strike Zone Cyclones, IN 4 ______________________________ Sat. June 27 - Diamond Owlz 0 Lids Indiana Bulls 13 _______________________________ Fri. June 26 - Diamond Owlz 8 Franklin Heat, TN 6 _______________________________ Fri. June 26 - Diamond Owlz 6 Indiana Irish 14 _______________________________ Thur. June 25 - Diamond Owlz 11 Ohio Orioles 1 ________________________________ Tue. June 23 - Diamond Owlz 11 St. Charles Saints 1
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Sun. June 21 - Diamond Owlz 4
Yorkville Reds 5
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Sat. June 20 - Diamond Owlz 7
Des Plaines Blaze 2
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Fri. June 19 - Diamond Owlz 7
Dupage Dingers 1
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Wed. June 17 - Diamond Owlz 8
Dupage Dingers 12
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| June Games Sat. June 13 Diamond Owlz 13 Bulldogs Bakersfield, CA 17 ________________________________ Sat. June 13 Diamond Owlz 11 Panthers Greenwood Village, CO 5 ________________________________ Fri. June 12 Diamond Owlz 8 Bulldogs Bakersfield, CA 8 ________________________________ Thur. June 11 Diamond Owlz 18 Devil Dogs Overland Park, KS 6 ________________________________ Thur. June 11 Diamond Owlz 7 Gunners Woodland, TX 6 ________________________________ Mon. June 9 Diamond Owlz 4 Dupage Dragons 2 ________________________________ Sat. June 6 Diamond Owlz 12 Fox Valley Shamrox 5 ________________________________ Sat. June 6 Diamond Owlz 3 Fox Valley Shamrox 2 ________________________________ Thur. June 4 Diamond Owlz 11 Team Illinois 6
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| May Game Scores
Sun. May 31 Diamond Owlz 12 Orland Park Magic 5
Diamond Owlz 0 Orland Park Magic 5 ______________________________ Sat. May 30 Diamond Owlz 20 Wheatland Ducks Gold 8 ______________________________ Fri. May 29 Diamond Owlz 12 Geneva Vikings Blue 2 ______________________________ Thur. May 28 Diamond Owlz 16 South Elgin Thunder 9 ______________________________ Sun. May 24 Diamond Owlz 6 Mokena Dragons 10 _______________________________ Sat. May 23 Diamond Owlz 3 Wiers Baseball 4 _______________________________
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Fri. May 22 Diamond Owlz 1 Victory Black 0 ________________________________ Wed. May 20 Diamond Owlz 14 Batavia Gold 5 ________________________________ Tue. May 19 Diamond Owlz 3 Victory Black 9 _________________________________ Sun. May 17 Diamond Owlz 11 Rockford Big Dogs 6 _________________________________ Sun. May 17 Diamond Owlz 14 Rockford Big Dogs 7 _________________________________ Thur. May 14 Diamond Owlz 7 Saint Charles Saints 1 _________________________________ Tue. May 12 Diamond Owlz 1 Naperville Renegades National 14 _________________________________
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Wed. April 29 Diamond Owlz 14 South Elgin Thunder 2 ________________________________ Sat. Aril 25 Diamond Owlz 2 Tinley Park Bulldogs 4 ________________________________ Sat. April 25 Diamond Owlz 3 Glenview Blaze Red 12 ________________________________ Fri. April 24 Diamond Owlz 11
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| Owlz Go 3-3 Making Final 8 In Cincy Flames Tournament |
June 28
Cincinnati, OH - Forced to play with only nine players in the Cincy Flames Tournament this past week the Owlz rose to the challenge going 3-3 and making the final 8 teams on Sunday. With a second round loss to the Kentucky Baseball Club the Owlz were tired and beat up from the best competition seen all year. Owlz Hats go off to Mark Dugan and his Cincy Flames for putting on the best tournament attended to date by coach Halas and his Owlz team. The talented teams faced this week was exactly what the boys needed to continue moving towards the next level and we look forward to returning next year!
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| Owlz Battle A Very Strong Kentucky Team But Come Up Short |
R H E
Illinois Diamond Owlz 5
Kentucky Baseball Club 10
| June 28 Cincinnati, OH - With the victory over the Cyclones Saturday night the Owlz were set to face the boys from Kentucky. Sharing the same hotel this past week the Owlz knew they were a team to beat bringing 15 players to the battle in Cincy. Hot from the night before Tyler Halas stepped to the plate and roped a first pitch line drive over the third base man's head to start another attack and with help from the entire OWLZ team the Owlz jumped to a quick two run lead. You would hope that a fast start would put the other team on their heals but just the opposite. The strong Kentucky team got on their toes and scored five of their own regaining the lead which they would go on to keep for the entire game.
Facing elimination with a loss and Owlz pitchers at their maximum inning limits should we win, the Owlz were determined to not quit, battle back hoping to figure out their pitching issues later. In the event we loose, make Kentucky spend some of their best pitchers to beat us and that's exactly what they had to do. Insulted that Kentucky felt they could get by the Owlz without their best pitchers just fired up the Owlz who continued to apply pressure each inning and forcing the Kentucky team to play a complete 7 inning game using their best two pitchers to close the game for Kentucky.
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| Bulls Run Over Owlz in 13-0 Stampede |
R H E Illinois Diamond Owlz 0 2 2
Lids Indiana Bulls 13 14 0
| June 27 Cincinnati, OH - The Owlz were run over and gored from inning one in game four of the summer classic on Saturday afternoon. The Lids Indiana Bulls were to much to handle and pitcher Ben Chally pitched a good game throwing strikes however Bulls bats used the entire field to punish the Owlz hitting everything thrown at them. With the game out of reach quickly the Owlz pulled Chally saving him for the championship rounds and settling for a 2-2 pool play record. With the top 12 teams advancing and all teams being top quality in each pool the Owlz regrouped after the loss and planned an attack on Saturday night should they make the top 12. With a 2-2 record in pool play Owlz knew they had a shot at the top 12 and it would come down to runs allowed, which held true giving the Owlz the 11th seed and getting in to championship play. Up next the Owlz face the 6th seed Strike Zone Cyclones from Indiana at 6:00pm.
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| Owlz Attack The Franklin Heat Handing Them Their 2nd Loss Of The Season! |
| June 26 Cincinnati, OH - In Game 3 despite the morning loss to the Irish and 96 degree heat at game time, the Owlz bounced back from the disappointing morning loss and handed the Franklin Heat their second loss of the season. Owlz Bats came out from the first pitch hitting the Heat's pitching hard and forcing the Heat to spend some valuable pitching in a tournament that forced us to have a lot of arms to finish the tournament. Another strong 4 inning pitching performance from Alex Wills kept the Owlz in the lead all game and good stuff from Ben Chally closed the game to seal the win for Wills. The Owlz finished Friday 1-1 giving them a 2-1 record in pool play with one more game to play. On tap for Saturday a crossover pool play game with the Lids Indiana Bulls.
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Illinois Diamond Owlz 8 10 2
Franklin Heat 6 11 1
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| Owlz Hunted in 14-6 Loss to Indiana Irish |
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Illinois Diamond Owlz 6 6 4
Indiana Irish 14 14 2
| June 26 Cincinnati, OH - In game two the Owlz committed four costly errors and allowed the Irish to stay ahead of the Owlz all game. A big and good hitting team the Irish answered the Owlz attack each inning keeping the Owlz on their heals and never allowing them to get off the ground and fly. Owlz pitcher Tyler Halas brought his good stuff to start the game but bloop hits, untimely errors and a ball hit up the middle striking Tyler Halas in the hip forced the Owlz to pull Tyler and save him for action later in the tournament.
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| Owlz Kill Orioles In Game 1 Of Cincy Flames Summer Classic |
| June 25 Cincinnati, OH - Couldnt be a better start to the Cincy Flames Summer Classic as the Owlz attacked the Ohio Orioles with a 11-1 Victory in game one. Alex Wills got the Start and win pitching three great innings and Tyler Halas came in to finish off the Orioles in a five inning game on slaughter rule. Owlz bats came out clawing from inning one and never let up through the five inning game which proved to keep the Orioles grounded. With strong defense and the game ending double play by Antonio Solis at second the Owlz are flying high, up next the Indiana Irish.
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Illinois Diamond Owlz 11 8 1
Ohio Orioles 1 3 2
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| Bakersfield Bulldogs Beat Owlz In Game 2 Of Playoffs |
| June 13 Omaha, NE - In a game controlled by the Home plate Umpire from the first inning the Illinois Diamond Owlz lost to the Bakersfield Bulldogs 17-13 in game two of the Championship round. With a number of painted corners by pitchers on both sides called as balls, the strike zone seemed to be the size of a Quarter forcing both teams to place the ball where it would be hit hard and that made for a long four inning game that turned into a slugfest! Without a two hour time limit the score could have been much higher and the outcome different as Owlz bats were evenly matched with the Bakersfield Bulldogs in our rematch.
Owlz hats go off to the 2009 Slump Buster Champions for their tournament win and the two outstanding games played against the talented group of players and coaches. With Bakersfield as the number 8 seed and Illinois Diamond Owlz the 9th seed, it hurt to have to face the boy's from California so soon in the playoff rounds but what can you do. Owlz players can hold their heads high as they played a great four days of baseball loosing only one game in the tournament to the Champions and going 3-1-1. Owlz players are red hot and excited to resume play this week with games Tuesday-Thursday and the Batavia Fathers Day tournament starting this Friday.
GO Diamond Owlz!
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| Owlz Win Game 1 In Championship Round 11-5 |
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June 13Omaha, NE - Diamond Owlz started the Championship rounds on Saturday as the 9th seed facing the 24th seed Panthers from Greenwood Village, CO. Owlz batters came out swinging from the start and pounded the Panthers 11-5 to secure a first game victory of the Championship rounds. With the victory in game one the Owlz move on to face the 8th seed Bulldogs from Bakersfield, CA in a rematch from our tied game on Friday due to rain. Should be a another great game with an outstanding team loaded with talent!
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| Rain Forces Tie With Bakersfield Bulldogs! |
June 12
Omaha, NE - In a rain shortend game the Diamond Owlz faced a Bulldog Pitching staff with a bite. Arguably the best pitching staff Owlz batters have seen this season. With Bakersfield attacking early and jumping out to a 2-0 lead the Owlz claws came out again taking a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the 3rd. A hard line drive by Jason Mars and a bases clearing double by Tyler Halas Helped the Owlz establish the lead. In the bottom of the fourth inning Brian Summers took an outside pitch for a double down the right field line to extend the lead 8-3.
From inning one Owlz knew the Bulldogs came to play and the leash came off in the 5th with Bulldogs hitting and running wild. With a few timely hits and a steady heavy rain the Bulldogs tied the game at 8-8 taking the game into the 6th. With one out Tyler Hartsock drew a walk in the rainy conditions to give the Owlz a fighting chance. Hartsock stoled second and reached third with two outs and with rain falling hard Owlz knew a past ball was possible. With ball three past the catcher that opportunity came and Hartsock was off to the races and so was the Bulldogs Catcher with a leaping head first tag to just catch Tyler Hartsock short of the possible winning run in the rain shortened game.
Owlz hats go off the the Bakersfield Bulldogs team and coaches for a great game! It was a true pleasure to play a quality team with a great group of players, coaches and fans! Best of luck in the Slump Buster Finals hope we meet in the Championships! Visit the Bulldogs at www.thebakersfieldbulldogs.com
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| Diamond Owlz Open Omaha Slump Buster Going 2-0 |
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Diamond Owlz 7 10 6
Woodland Gunners 6 4 1
| June 11
Omaha, NE - With the Diamond Owlz spotting the Gunners from Woodland Texas 6 runs on 3 hits and 5 errors to fall behind 6-2, the Owlz Bats rallied to come from behind in the bottom of the 6th inning scoring 5 runs and taking a 7-6 lead into the 7th. Austin Connell pitched 4 innings allowing no earned runs followed a strong pitching performance from Alex Wills to hold the Gunners at bay. With the Owlz taking the lead Tyler Halas came in to shut down the gunners and closed the seventh facing three batters.
In game two the Owlz Bats were alive and clawing scoring 11 runs in the first two innings and going on to win 18-6. Owlz Started Roger Wilson who chained up the Devil Dogs for two innings, followed by Alex Wills to shut down the Dogs. With the Owlz going 2-0 in Day one of the Slump Buster they are feeling confident heading into Friday. Up Next for the Owlz a strong Bulldogs team from Bakersfield, CA. Go OWLZ!
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Diamond Owlz 18 14 3
Devil Dogs, KS 6 4 4
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| Owlz Shutdown Dupage Dragons 4-2 |
| June 9 Elburn, IL - The strong pitching by Austin Connell and Tyler Halas shut down the Dupage Dragons hitters for 5 innings and the timely hitting of Jason Marrs led the Owlz to a win in preparation for their trip to Omaha this week.
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Diamond Owlz 4 7 3
Dupage Dragons 2 5 1
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Dupage Dragons |
| Owlz Sweep Shamrox and Reach 20 Win Mark |
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Diamond Owlz 12 10 2
Fox Valley Shamrox 5 8 2
| June 6 Elburn, IL - In game 1 the Owlz jumped out to a 9-1 lead led by the steady itching of Ben Chally and an offensive attack led by the multi-hit games of Tyler Halas, Joey Crivolio and Chally.
In game 2 the Owlz won a tightly contested pitchers duel 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh with a game winning bases loaded hit by Evan Jakubowski. Tyler Halas dominated the Shamrox hitters pitching six shutout innings while only allowing two hits. The game was tied 0-0 until the fifth when Halas drove in two runs to give the Owlz the lead. In the top of the seventh the Owlz defense wilted allowing the Shamrox to tie the game. But this just set the stage for the seventh inning heroics. Alex Wills led off with a walk, Tony Solis also walked and both runners advanced to second and third. The Shamrox intentionally walked Halas to get to Jakubowski and Jakubowski delivered the bases loaded single to win the game.
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Diamond Owlz 3 5 4
Fox Valley Shamrox 2 4 0
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Fox Valley Shamrox |
June 4Elburn, IL - With a hit batter, two walks and a grand slam to start the first inning the Owlz were glad to escape the first inning only allowing 4 runs to Team Illinois. In the second inning Joey Crivolio stepped to the mound and silenced the Team Illinois bats to allow the Owlz offense to rally to a 11-6 win. The Owlz were led by multi-hit games by Tyler Halas and Alex Troop and a perfect night at the late by Austin Connell.
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Diamond Owlz 11 9 2
Team Illinois 6 9 3
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Team Illinois |
| Owlz Split With Orland Park Magic |
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Diamond Owlz 12 12 3
Orland Park Magic 5 5 3
| May 31 Orland Park, IL - The Owlz bats came alive in game 1 of a double header to defeat the Orland Park magic 12-5. The offense was led by three hit days by Jason Marrs and Tyler Halas. Other offensive highlights included multi-hit games by Austin Connell and Alex Wills. Tyler Halas came in relief and shut down Orland park to get the win.
In game 2 a tired Owlz team was no match for Orland Park's Smith who was masterful at changing speeds and leaving hitters off balance. The Owlz were shut out for the first time this season wasting an admirable pitching performance turned in by Alex Wills and Ben Chally.
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Diamond Owlz 0 7 1
Orland Park Magic 5 6 1
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Orland Park Magic |
| May 30 Elburn, IL - With a 20-8 victory over the Wheatland Ducks Gold team Saturday the Illinois Diamond Owlz stay perfect in KCBL league play with a 10-0 record. Owlz offense has out scored its competition 133-36 in KCBL league play and growing stronger with each game. Good news for the Owlz as we head into Omaha's Triple Crown Slump Buster next week followed by the Cincy Flames Tournament in Cincinnati the last week of June. Up next for the Diamond Owlz two Games with a strong Orland Park Magic team.
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Diamond Owlz 20 17 2
Wheatland Ducks Gold 8 5 0
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Wheatland Ducks Gold |
| Owlz Thump Geneva Vikings Blue 12-2 |
| May 29 Elburn, IL - The Owlz fell behind 2 to 1 going into the bottom of the third and then scored 10 unanswered runs over the next 4 innings to coast to victory. Tyler Hartsock hit his first home run of the season and he was supported with multi-hit attacks by Tyler Halas and Evan Jakubowski. Halas pitched the first three innings allowing just 2 runs and Joey Crivolio shut down the Geneva Vikings for the rest of the game.
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R H E Diamond Owlz 12 11 0
Geneva Vikings Blue 2 8 2
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Geneva Blue - May 29 |
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Diamond Owlz 16 10 1
South Elgin Thunder 8 7 5
| May 28 Elburn, IL - The owl survive a vicious Thunder attack that scored 8 runs in the first three innings propelled by 2 home runs. But the Owlz scored 9 runs in the last three innings to put away the Thunder 16-9. The Owlz offense was led by multi-hit games by Evan Jakubowski and Joey Crivolio. The pitching highlight was Ben Chally who itched the last three innings and allowed just one Thunder run.
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. South Elgin Thunder - May 28 |
| Owlz Win Game 1 Of The Joey Kledzik Memorial |
| May 22 Plainfield, IL - The Owlz opened the Joey Kledzik tourney on a high note using outstanding pitching by Tyler Halas and Alex Troop to shut out Victory Baseball 1-0 in a great defensive battle. Owlz pitching walked no batters and the defense committed just one error. The only run needed was supplied in the first inning by a lead off double by Halas and a run scoring single by Troop.
| May 23 In game 2 the Owlz were hard luck losers by the score of 4-3. Owlz pitchers held the Wiers Baseball Academy to just two hits but issued 12 walks combined with some defensive miscues that helped the Wiers Baseball Academy to victory. The offense was led by Tyler Hartsock with 2 strong doubles driving in 2 of the 4 Owlz runs. Joey Crivolio also had a multi-hit game for the Owlz.
May 24 In game 3 the Owlz held Mokena Dragons close for 6 innings but let the game slip away in the last inning. The offense was led by multi-hit games by Halas and Chally.
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Box Scores - Joey Kledzik Memorial |
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Diamond Owlz 14 15 3
Batavia Gold 5 10 4
| May 20 Elburn, IL - The Owlz built a 6-1 lead and cruised to a 14-6 win at the Owlz field Wednesday night. The Owlz used the big inning (4 runs in the third and 6 runs in the sixth) combined with 15 hits and solid pitching by Tyler Halas and Alex Troop to run over the Bulldogs. The Owlz offense was led by perfect nights turned in by Tony Solis and Evan Jakubowski and multi hit games by Troop, Chally and Crivolio. The Owlz now plan to bring our young guns to the Victory Black rematch Friday night in the Joey Kledzik Memorial.
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Batavia Gold |
| May 19 Joliet, IL - It could have been a number of things but the Owlz bats went quiet on Tuesday against Victory Black losing 9-3. the Owlz stranded 11 base runners and Victory made some timely defensive plays that secured the Victory win. Some game highlights included a multi hit game by Alex Troop and the offensive push by Evan Jakubowski who started both scoring innings by getting on base and driving the Owlz attack. Alex Wills had Two RBI's for the Owlz.
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Diamond Owlz 3 4 4
Victory Black 9 8 4
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Victory Black 5/19/09 |
| Owlz Run Over The Rockford Big Dogs - Sweep 2 |
Game 1 R H E
Diamond Owlz 14 15 5
Rockford Big Dogs 7 10 5
| May 17 Rockford College, IL - The Illinois Diamond Owlz completed a sweep of the Rockford Big Dogs on Sunday raising their record to 11-5 this season. The Owlz outslugged Rockford using big innings in both games to turn back the Big Dogs.
In game 1, Tyler Halas, Ben Chally and Jason Marrs each had 3 hits to lead the attack. Brian Summers also had a multi-hit game and supported the effort with stellar base running and scrappy defensive play. Joey Crivolio pitched a solid 4 innings for the win and Alex Troop shut down Rockford to seal the victory.
In game 2, Chally, Marrs and Crivolio had multi-hit attacks to lead the Owlz offense that included hits by every member of the team. The offense was supported by steady defense of Tony Solis and solid pitching performances by Marrs, Halas and two shut out innings provided by Austin Connell.
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Rockford Big Dogs 6 6 3
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Rockford Big Dogs |
| Owlz Beat Saints To Reach 6-0 in KCBL |
| May 13 Elburn, IL - The Owlz retained a perfect KCBL record by defeating St. Charles 7-1. The Owlz pitching by Austin Connell, Alex Wills and Jason Marrs scattered 6 hits and only allowed 1 run. The Owlz offense took advantage of Saints fielding miscues to score multiple runs with doubles by Crivolio, Troop and Wills.
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Diamond Owlz 7 6 2
Saint Charles Saints 1 6 8
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. St. Charles Saints |
| Owlz Fall To 0-3 At Night |
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Diamond Owlz 1 6 3
Naperville Renegades 14 6 3
| May 12 Naperville - Owlz continue their difficulties in night games falling to Naperville. The Owlz are 1-2 under the lights this season. Owlz highlights include 2 hit games by Evan Jakubowski and Alex Troop. But inconsistent defensive play helped by solid Naperville hitting caused the Owlz to drop this game.
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Naperville Renegades National |
| May Sling - Owlz defeat Renegades in Rematch |
| May 10 Streamwood - The Owlz captured 3rd place in the May Sling tourney by beating the Roselle Renegades again 11-3. The Owlz capitalized on 9 Renegade errors and 9 walks to score 11 runs on 4 hits. Tyler Halas came in the third inning of a tied game and shut down the Renegades for the win. Defensive highlights included an unassisted double play by Alex Troop who leaped and grabbed a liner destined for the right field corner. Troop stepped on first to double the Renegade runner.
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Renegades Roselle 2010 |
| May Sling - Owlz Rebound By Winning A Slugfest |
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Diamond Owlz 15 12 5
Roselle Renegades 8 7 2
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Chally 2-3, 2B 1
Crivolio 2-2, 2B 1
Wills 2-2, 2B 3
Hartsock 2-2, BB
Marrs 1-2, BB 2
| May 8 Streamwood - The Owlz came back in the second game of the "May Sling" tourney by out-slugging the Renegades 15-8. The action started in the second inning with the Owlz coaxing 6 walks out of Renegade pitching and running the bases with abandon. Key hits in the inning by Alex Wills and evan Jakubowski completed the seven run outburst. The Owlz scored 4 runs in each of the next two innings highlighted by two RBI hits by Jason Marrs and Alex Wills plus doubles by Crivolio, Chally and Wills. Other highlights included a season high 16 stolen bases and a perfect night for Alex Wills and Tyler Hartsock at the plate.
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Roselle Renegades 2010 |
| May Sling - Owlz Miss Opportunity for Win |
April 7
Streamwood - The Owlz missed an opportunity to win the opening game of the "May Sling" tournament by walking 8 Sycamore hitters and making 6 errors that led to Sidewinders victory. The Owlz fell behind 4-0 but came back powered by Tyler Halas' three hit game to take the lead 9-6. But the Owlz fell apart in the bottom of the seventh allowing Sycamore to steal a win. Other notable efforts include Tyler Hartsock strong double in center and 9 walks given to Owlz hitters. Each of the Owlz pitchers suffered from walks and a lack of defensive support. Owlz only managed one other hit other than Halas and Hartsock which was a first inning single by Jakubowski.
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Diamond Owlz 9 5 6
Sycamore Sidewinders 10 8 2
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Sycamore Sidewinders |
| Owlz Big Seventh Inning Buries Dingers |
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Diamond Owlz 10 10 1
Dupage Dingers 5 6 3
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West Chicago - With the score tied 5-5, Owlz batters (Alex Wills, Tony Solis and Tyler Halas) coaxed 3 walks from Dingers Ace Baylor Holmes to set the table for a big inning. Evan Jakubowski drove in the game winning run by crowding the plate and extracting the fourth consecutive walk. Ben Chally and Joey Crivolio followed by driving in 2 runs each with clutch doubles into right center to close out the seventh inning scoring. Alex Troop, who pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless ball, finished the bottom of the seventh to secure the Owlz win. Other Owlz highlights included multi-hit games by Tyler Halas, Alex Troop, Ben Chally and Jason marrs plus a solid defensive game highlighted by a Troop 6th inning pick off that stopped a potential Dinger rally.
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Box Scores - Diamond Owlz vs. Dupage Dingers -May 5 |
Tyler Halas ignites a Sleeping Owlz offense!
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April 29th
Streamwood - Tyler Halas ignited a sleeping Owlz offense with a lead off homer to center field to start the fourth inning. Later in the same inning, Halas stepped to the plate with bases loaded and drove the ball far over the right center field wall for a grand slam and a record setting two home run inning. The Owlz celebrated the eleven run fourth inning with a bench clearing celebration with Halas as he crossed home plate. The Owlz supported Halas' offensive display by a season-first event of every player scoring a run. Other offensive highlights included a perfect night for Ben Chally and two hit nights for Alex Troop, Jason Marrs and Alex Wills. The defense was supported by the steady pitching of Halas and Troop. The Owlz great night was capped by a leaping grab at second by Brian Summers that qualified as the web gem of the night.
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Diamond Owlz 14 13 3
South Elgin Thunder 2 3 1
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| Diamond Owlz head for Illini Blast Tournament in Champaign |
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| There is no doubt how much the boys and coaches look forward to one of our favorite tournaments each season. This will be our third year at the Illini Blast tournament in Champaign. We see it as the true beginning of the season. Two years ago, we carried home the 2007 first place trophy in the 11U division. Last year saw us relinquish first place and a chance at a repeat. However, the boys have worked hard during the off season and are excited to try and recapture the championship in the 13U competition.
Our personal thanks and hats off to Don and First Pitch Baseball for their efforts in sponsoring a truly first class tournament year after year. The fields are always in excellent condition, and the competition is second to none, with several of the state's top travel baseball organizations in attendance. Good luck to all of the teams!!!
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Owlz Ambush Champaign Tribe - Attack Led by the Killer "C's"
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the Champaign Tribe in the first game of Illini Baseball Blast Tournament in Champaign.
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Joey Crivolio shut down the Tribe bats for 3 1/3 innings and Tyler Halas wrapped up the pitching duties.
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The Owlz capped the night with and game ininng double play from Halas to Chally to Hartsock.
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| Owlz Struggle in Illini Baseball Blast Drop Both Games Saturday |
| April 25 Champaign - In game 1 the Illinois Diamond Owlz fell behind in the first inning with the Glenview Blaze Red. Glenview scored 2 runs in the first, third, and fourth. The Blaze capped their scoring with 6 in the 6th inning. Owlz highlights included three perfect offensive games. Brian Summers had a 2 hit game, Evan Jakubowski (1 hit and 2 Sac) and Alex Troop (1 hit and 2 walks) comprised the bulk of the offense.
In game 2 the Owlz bats responded with 9 hits led by 2 hit performances by Alex Troop and Evan Jakubowski. Jakubowski ended an Owlz power draught by stroking a triple down the left field line. However the Owlz dropped a hard fought game by a score of 4-2 by not capitalizing on good pitching performances delivered by Alex Troop (3 innings 1 unearned run) and Jason Marrs (1 1/3 innings 0 runs).
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Troop / Halas lead attack to wear down Geneva White.
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Geneva - Alex Troop returns to the lineup and extends his perfect season with a two hit, two walk night and Tyler Halas contributed two extra base hits to lead an Owlz attack that wore down the Vikings defense. Austin Connell in his first trip to the mound this year was dominating from the start and pitched three shut out innings and striking out five. Other notable contributions were two runs scored by Evan Jakubowski, Joey Crivolio and Brian Summers plus a perfect night for Jason Marrs with a perfect night drawing three walks by Viking pitchers.
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Diamond Owlz 15 9 2
Geneva Vikings White 3 3 4
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Halas / Crivolio lead Diamond Owlz Past Shamrox at Trout Park
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April 18th Elgin - Joey Crivolio and Tyler Halas each had two hits to lead the D-Owlz past the Shamrox. Halas also pitched two shutout innings to quiet the Shamrox bats and pave
the way to a win. Other notable performances were a triple by Tyler Hartsock do deep right center and a double down the 3rd base line by Ben Chally. Owlz continued to run the bases with multiple steals leading to two runs scored by Evan Jakubowski. With hopes of good weather we are scheduled to face a tough Geneva Vikings Blue team. On the mound for the Owlz is Austin Connell and Alex Wills!
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Diamond Owlz 7 8 2
Shamrox 4 3 3
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| Owlz Bats Overwhelm Kaneland Troop/Crivolio Combine for One Hitter |
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| Aril 15th Kaneland - The Diamond Owlz bats came out in the season's opening game with the Kaneland Knights. Led by Alex Troop who went 3 for 3 the Owlz scored twenty three runs and caused Kaneland to commit 15 errors in a dramatic display. Owlz pitching led by Alex Troop and Joey Crivolio held Kaneland to one hit and two runs in the shortend 4 inning game.
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Diamond Owlz 23 11 2
Kaneland Knights 2 1 15
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