Carter Bleakney homered tonight to tie the single season record with 8💣. Patrick Kennedy 6IP 0R 9K in road victory👍⚾️

Congrats to 2016 grad Tanner Gordon on winning his first MLB game! Well done Big Oak👍⚾️

Great team win tonight at The Due with two out double in 7th by Drew Steffen followed by walkoff single by Johnny Timmons👍⚾️

Regional Champs! Patrick Kennedy CG 1H 0BB 9K. Tre Cole 3RBI and Oli Brandow 2H 2R 2RBI. Keep it rollin in the sectional boys👍⚾️

Wednesday's N-G sports cover features Zach Piatt on Champaign Maroons baseball ahead of Class 3A sectional semifinal game against Mt. Zion, plus Matt Daniels's latest Daily Pitch and our Athlete of the Week finalists. APSE News-Gazette Photo

#13 Oli Brandow 2H and #15 Carter Bleakney 2RBI lead Maroons into Saturday’s Sectional title game. Ryan Pipkins 4 and 2/3IP 3H 1R 4K👍⚾️

Sectional Champs! Walk off home run by Luke McClure in the bottom of the 11th! #CHAMPcentral

WALK OFF: One swing of the bat by Luke McClure gives Maroons Baseball a sectional title in a 1-0 extra innings win over Mahomet-Seymour. Champaign Maroons

Central wins 3rd Sectional title in last 8 seasons in thrilling fashion. Luke McClure hits walk off 💣 in the 11th to secure 1-0 victory. Patrick Kennedy 8IP 2H 1BB 7K👍⚾️

Congrats to our Big 12 1st Teamer’s who were all unanimously selected👍⚾️ Carter Bleakney Patrick Kennedy Luke McClure Ryan Pipkins

Season stats @maroonsbaseball : 2025 IHSA 3A Elite 8 (26-13-1) 59.2IP 94K 0.179BAA 2.229ERA 1.089WHIP 118PA 0.348AVG Big 12 Conference 1st Team Big 12 & IHSA Scholar Thanks coaches, teammates, parents and fans for a great season. On to the next chapter Lake Land Baseball !

‘26 Tre Cole (Tre Cole) introducing as a premier N2K uncommitted arm in a loud 1-inning look. 6’3” 175 lb frame & oozing athleticism… FB 90-92 T 94 🔥🔥 SL 80 #MPL25 | Prep Baseball Illinois | Shooter Hunt

Delroy Robinson has laced over 30 gloves for Louisville Baseball this season 👀🪡 Michella Chester sits down with Robinson, the bullpen coach’s father, to talk about his glove-lacing skills and how he came to the rescue for Tague Davis during yesterday’s big game. #MCWS

Champaign Central Maroons Varsity Baseball Stats (26-13-1). Sectional Champs Big 12 Conference 1st Team Offensive: .378 AVG / .514 OBP / .622 SLG 42 Hits / 16 2B / 4 3B / 1 HR 35 RBI 33 Runs 26 BB 22 SB Pitching: 7-2 Record 2.44 ERA 51 K/21 BB Maroons Baseball Prep Baseball Illinois

Jake Munroe becomes just the 10th player in school history to be drafted! Congrats Jake👍⚾️

2020 grad Joel Sarver becomes the 11th Maroon drafted in program history. Congrats Sarv👍⚾️

Edison wins 3rd regional in 4 years with a 5-3 win over a strong Tolono Unity team. The Comets (15-7) next travel to the sectional championship at Normal Parkside on Sat at 11a. Keep it rollin boys👍⚾️

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐂 🌟 More and more names are falling off the board within the 2027 class as their recruitment opened up this past August. However, there are still plenty of big names available. Let's take a look at the top 🔟 uncommitted catchers in

Signing Day never gets old! Congrats Tre on your commitment to Wright State👍⚾️

RHP Tre Cole (Champaign Central, IL) ◾️FB: 90-94 mph, T95.4 mph ◾️SL: 81-84 mph ◾️CH: 81-84 mph Wright State commit; ranked No. 46 overall in Illinois. #ProCaseIL 👤PROFILE: loom.ly/Ey4uhmg