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:

1. Turn off I-57 at the Rantoul exit.
2. Go east toward Rantoul.
3. Turn left (north) on Route 45 (Century Boulevard).
4. Go past St. Malachy's Catholic Church and turn left (north) on Cambell Street.
5. Cross the railroad tracks and turn north (right) on Ohio Street (first street after the tracks).
6. 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