![]() “… It feels good to have experience that’s been on the varsity and helped with this run.”įour Gibault players had two hits each with Hudson Blank hitting a two-run home run as part of that five-run fifth.Īdam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. “It’s great knowing that all these guys are my brothers,” Kiesewetter said. Who's going to win? Predicting the Class 1A and 2A state final The junior enjoyed the experience of playing in big postseason games and is already building towards the next season. He recorded eight strikeouts with one walk and 12 hits on 92 pitches. Kiesewetter suffered just his second loss of the season, finishing at 10-2. Threw strikes the entire game and they made plays.” “It’s been some of our issues part of the year, but give (Biffar) credit. The Mallards (23-7) struck out five times and walked once to starter Brady Biffar. Henry left five runners on base and got four hits on the day - one each from Mason Guarnieri, Preston Rowe, Lance Kiesewetter and Teagan Williams. "It was probably our whole town.”Īll the scores: Playoff pairings, schedule and scores from the IHSA baseball postseasonĪs for the game, Gibault took a 1-0 lead in the first, then struck for two in the fourth and put up a five-spot in the fifth. “Looking up there, and it was like a sea of red,” Williams said. He was especially proud of the turnout from Henry as the crowd of 1,234 was mainly Mallards backers. “… I don’t think there’s a better way to go out my senior year. Describing what he and his teammates had accomplished left him nearly at a loss for words. The starting catcher was one of four seniors and will continue his playing career at College of Lake County next season. “It means a lot to do it as a coach,” he said, “but to coach these players in particular, that means a ton to me.”Ĭolton Williams held his head high following the defeat. Kirbach, who is a 2001 Henry grad, praised his players for making their season a success. We’ll celebrate tonight and enjoy our second-place finish.” ![]() Every other team but one, you got higher than place-wise, so be proud of it. “Heads up,” Kirbach said to his team in the postgame huddle. Gibault (24-14) adds a second state title to one it claimed in 2013. The finish gives the Marshall County school, situated 35 miles north of Peoria, their first-ever athletic state trophy. Unfortunately, that objective will have to wait as Henry fell behind early and lost 8-0 to Waterloo Gibault in the Illinois High School Association Class 1A state title game on Saturday at Dozer Park.įamily matters: Former Dunlap, Illini player and his family a big part of Henry's baseball success "Win a state championship" was the final item on the list of what he wanted his 2023 team to accomplish. PEORIA - When Max Kirbach took over the Henry baseball program, the first-year coach wrote down a list of season goals. ![]()
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