Pontiac beat Geneseo 8-6 in 8 innings in the Class 3A baseball sectional at Morton. The Indians will face Limestone on Saturday at 11:00 for the sectional title at Westwood Park in Morton.
The CornBelters rebounded for a 6-1 win over Washington. Mike Schweiss earned the win with eight strikeouts over his seven innings. The rubber game of the series is tonight at 6:35. Pre-game on AM 1230 WJBC and WJBC.com is 6:10.
The Cardinals dropped their matinee at Milwaukee 3-1. The only St. Louis tally was a solo home run by Brandon Moss in the ninth inning, which tied a franchise record as the 10th pinch hit homer of the season. The Cards take today off.
The Cubs edged the Dodgers 2-1 behind a complete-game four hitter by Jon Lester. The series concludes this afternoon at Wrigley Field as Julio Urias starts for the Dodgers against Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks.
The White Sox beat the Mets 2-1 in 13 innings when pitcher Matt Albers led off the final frame with a double and was sent home by a sacrifice fly by Jose Abreu. The Sox are off today.
The Peoria Chiefs beat Wisconsin 7-2.
Heartland Community College athletic director and baseball coach Nate Metzger says he’s exploring coaching and scouting opportunities but doesn’t have firm plans as he leaves the school after it elimininated his AD position. Metzger was going to lose 80 percent of his salary as part of a campus-wide cost-cutting measure.
Illinois State alum Boomer Grigsby will be on the ballot next year for selection into the College Football Hall of Fame. Grigsby was a three-time First-Team All-American linebacker who is still the FCS all-time leader in tackles.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are taking a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals to San Jose after blanking the Sharks 2-1 in overtime.
The Golden State Warriors open the NBA Finals tonight at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of last year’s championship series, which the Warriors won in six games.
Cleveland outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 162 games by baseball for a second violation of baseball’s drug policy.
