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Baseball: Mike Renner leads Uni to third win of season
Posted Saturday, April 29, 2006, The OG, sports
Uni evened its East Central Illinois Conference record on Friday with an 8-4 victory over Buckley Christ Lutheran.
The visiting Illineks were led by sophomore Mike Renner, who pitched a complete game.
The varsity win raises Uni's conference mark to 2-2. The team is 3-9 overall (varsity and JV foes combined) and 2-6 in varsity action.
Next up: The Illineks host ECIC opponent Decatur Christian on Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus Field in Rantoul. The game is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
Uni defeated Decatur Christian 14-0 in a road game on April 13.
To get to Uni's home field:
- Turn off I-57 at the Rantoul exit.
- Go east toward Rantoul.
- Turn left (north) on Route 45 (Century Boulevard).
- Go past St. Malachy's Catholic Church and turn left (north) on Cambell Street.
- Cross the railroad tracks and turn north (right) on Ohio Street (first street after the tracks).
- Follow Ohio Street north about one-eighth of a mile. The field will be on your right.
Check the Illineks' home page for a complete schedule of 2006 games.
In other baseball news, the IHSA has released its Class A playoff assignments. Uni will compete in the 24-team Tolono (Unity) sectional. The Illineks are seeded 24th.
Uni will begin postseason action on May 16 in the Farmer City (Blue Ridge) regional. The team will visit 11th-seeded Fisher in a first-round game. Fisher defeated Uni 7-0 on April 8.
— Gargoyle staff
2006 RECORD
3-9 overall (varsity & JV foes combined), 2-6 varsity, 2-2 East Central Illinois Conference
• March 28 — at Urbana JV: L 10-5
• March 30 — at St. Thomas More: L 20-3
• April 1 — East Central: L 9-2
• April 5 — at Champaign Central JV: L 12-5
• April 8 — at Fisher: L 7-0
• April 11 — Judah Christian (ECIC): L 7-5
• April 13 — at Decatur Christian (ECIC): W 14-0
• April 17 — at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley JV: L 6-3
• April 20 — East Central: L 17-8
• April 22 — at Paxton-Buckley-Loda JV: W 15-14
• April 27 — at Judah Christian (ECIC): L 5-2
• April 28 — at Buckley Christ Lutheran (ECIC): W 8-4
