Orioles season ends in District loss to Homer The Orioles baseball team came up short in the MHSAA Districts to Homer falling 7-0. The Trojans pushed across two runs in the 1st inning, two in the 4th and three in the 5 and held the Orioles at bay.. The Orioles put runners on base several times but could not deliver the big hit to draw even with Homer. Brady Mescher ended his fantastic career in the Orange and Black throwing 5 innings. He struck out 3 and walked 3 allowing 8 hits. He finished the season with a 7-4 record from the mound. Dreden Feltner finished the game holding the Trojans scoreless in his one inning of work to finish off his career with some forty innings pitched in his senior season. The combo of Mescher and Feltner carried the load for the Quincy pitching staff all season. The Orioles managed just 5 hits in the contest. Ryan Kempter, Hunter Tinervia who closed out a successful career, Alex Barry, Jimmy Maynard and Ethan Copas reached base safely. The Orioles finish the 2023 season with a respectful 19-12 season and a 3rd place finish in the Big 8 Conference will say goodbye to a hard working and fun group of Seniors who posted back to back winning seasons. Mescher, Tinervia and Riley Miner look to further their baseball opportunities at Glen Oaks Community College. Feltner, Brody Fillmore and Grant Wright and Ryder Schmactenberger, who crafted a role, because of a season long injury, as an assistant type coach, added valuable contributions to the Orioles club this season. The Orioles will return 10 players in 2024 who played big roles in 2023 and gained valuable experience and will lead the Orioles into another competitive baseball season.

JACKSON, MI. – The Quincy Oriole varsity baseball team dropped their final doubleheader of the season on Saturday, falling in a sweep to state ranked Jackson Lumen Christi by scores of 3-2 and 9-1. Game one of the day saw Lumen Christi take the exciting 3-2 walk-off victory. Lumen Christi led early with a run in the first inning and a run in the second, building the early 2-0 lead. Quincy came back with a run in the third inning on a Ryan Kempter bunt, allowing Dreyden Feltner to score, followed by a run in the sixth inning as Mickey Connin smacked a double to left field, allowing Grant Holroyd to score, tying the game up at 2-2. Quincy looked to possibly work their way into the lead in the top of the seventh, loading the bases with two outs after two singles and a walk. Connin, who delivered the walk-off win versus Barry County Christian earlier in the week, battled the Lumen Christi pitcher through a tough at-bat, however Connin could not catch up to a two strike pitch, striking out with the bases loaded. The Titans took advantage in the bottom of the seventh, quickly putting a runner on due to a walk. That runner moved to second on an error and was then promptly sacrificed to third. The next batter, hit a hard ground ball allowing the run to score on an error, giving Lumen Christi the 3-2 walk off win. Brady Mescher took the tough loss on the mound after pitching great to an exceptionally good team, throwing six innings and a third, allowing three hits and three runs, none of which were earned. Mescher walked one and struck out six in the tough loss. Leading the offense was Mickey Connin with a single and a double with an RBI; Dreyden Feltner with two singles and a run scored; and Ryan Kempter with two singles and an RBI. Also adding to the Oriole effort was Riley Miner with a single; Brady Mescher with a single; Hunter Tinervia with a single; Grant Holroyd with a double, two walks and a run scored; Ethan Copas with a single; and Brennen Allman with a single. Game two of the twin bill saw Lumen Christi race out to an early lead they would never look back from, going on to defeat Quincy 9-1. Lumen Christi scored a run in the first inning, four in the second, two in the third and two in the sixth while Quincy added their lone run in the top of the sixth inning as the Titans out hit the Orioles 11-3. Dreyden Feltner took the loss on the mound for Quincy after throwing two innings and a third in the start, allowing seven hits and seven runs, four earned, with two walks. Throwing in relief for the Orioles was Brennen Allman with an inning and a third pitched, allowing two hits with two strikeouts; Ryder Schmachtenberger with an inning pitched, allowing two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts; and Ryan Kempter with an inning pitched with a strikeout. Draven Baker led the Quincy offense with a double while Jimmy Maynard and Ryan Kempter both added singles. With the two game loss to state ranked Titans the Quincy Orioles’ record now stands at 18-10 overall on the year Quincy will see action again Saturday when they head to Hanover Horton for the Division Three District tournament

Stars align as Orioles sweep visiting Barry County Christian.    On Thursday night in Quincy the stars aligned as the Orioles played host of the Barry County Christian Eagles in two hotly competitive   games winning 4-3 in 10 innings and 3-2. The Eagles an unknown to the Orioles came toQuincy with a 23-5 record. A smaller school who had plenty of talent across the diamond.   In game one which needed extra innings the Orioles from behind when Brady Mescher scored to tie the game and Mickey Connin drove home Hunter Tinervia with an RBI single with two outs in the 10th setting off a home  plate celebration and we’ll earned victory. Tinervia threw the 1st five innings and held the Eagles in check. He was relieved by So. Mason Graves making his varsity debut on the mound. Graves was sharp and pitched like a veteran over the final 5 innings to record his 1st varsity win. Tinervia and Graves combined for 14 strikeouts.  The Orioles were led on offense by Connin who had 2 hits and Grant Holroyd who had an rbi single. Mescher started the 10 inning rally with a one out 2b and scored from 2nd base on a ground ball by Tinervia and and error to set up Connin’s game winning hit. Riley Miner, Ryan Kempter and Brennen Allman also had hits for the Orioles.  In game two it was again Graves who returned to the mound in the seventh inning to stop an Eagle rally and record the save. Earning a rare win and save in one day.  Kempter and Allman both  pitched with a determined pitch count of 50 pitches before handing the ball off to Graves.  Mescher again came a big with another 2 run 2b in the 5th inning to put the Orioles ahead 3-1 heading into the 6th inning.  The Orioles recorded 10 hits in the game 2 each from Miner, Tinervia and Holroyd . Kempter, Connin and Designated Hitter Alex Barry also had key hits  With the wins the Orioles move to 19-8 overall and travel to Jackson on Saturday to face the state ranked Titans in a doubleheader slated to begin at 10:00am 

Quincy Orioles took the lead late in the game in a 7-1 victory over Union City Varsity Chargers on Tuesday and earned a conference split at Union City  The game was tied at one with the Orioles batting in the top of the sixth when Jimmy Maynard singled on a 2-1 count, scoring three runs. Maynard heroics came on a two strike count. Grant Holroyd got the Orioles on the board in the 5th inning with a clutch RBI single. The Quincy Orioles secured the victory thanks to the seven run sixth inning.  Grant Holroyd, Maynard, Riley Miner, Ryan Kempter, and Brady Mescher each had RBIs in the frame. The highlight of the game came after the Orioles scored 7 runs in the 6th inning.  The Chargers threatened with back to back singles in their half of the 6th before Mickey Connin snagged a line drive and fired to 2nd for the second out and Riley Miner tagged out the other UC runner completing the rare triple play.  Mescher led the Quincy Orioles to victory with a gutsy performance on the mound. The righthander lasted seven innings, allowing ten hits and one run while striking out eight to earn his 5th conference victory. He also added an RBI triple from the plate.  The Orioles racked up seven hits Holroyd and Maynard each collected two hits to lead Quincy and Mescher added an RBI triple In the game one win.  In game two the Orioles never found their footing on offense and fell 5-0. Union City 3 runs in the 3rd inning and added single runs in the 6th and 7th innings.  Dreden Feltner, Brennen Allman, and Ryder Schmactenberger pitched for the Orioles.  The trio held the high powered UC line up to just 5 hits but were hampered by 8 walks and 3 costly field errors.  Hunter Tinervia led the offense with 2 hits. Mescher and Connin added doubles and Riley Miner had a single.  The games had a tournament type atmosphere as the two rivals went toe to toe.  The Orioles finish the 2023 Big Eight portion of their schedule with a 10-4 record.  Overall the Orioles move their record to 17-8 and are back in action on Thursday hosting Barry County Christian in a non league doubleheader. 

Quincy Orioles took the lead late in the game in a 7-1 victory over Union City Varsity Chargers on Tuesday and earned a conference split at Union City  The game was tied at one with the Orioles batting in the top of the sixth when Jimmy Maynard singled on a 2-1 count, scoring three runs. Maynard heroics came on a two strike count. Grant Holroyd got the Orioles on the board in the 5th inning with a clutch RBI single. The Quincy Orioles secured the victory thanks to the seven run sixth inning.  Grant Holroyd, Maynard, Riley Miner, Ryan Kempter, and Brady Mescher each had RBIs in the frame. The highlight of the game came after the Orioles scored 7 runs in the 6th inning.  The Chargers threatened with back to back singles in their half of the 6th before Mickey Connin snagged a line drive and fired to 2nd for the second out and Riley Miner tagged out the other UC runner completing the rare triple play.  Mescher led the Quincy Orioles to victory with a gutsy performance on the mound. The righthander lasted seven innings, allowing ten hits and one run while striking out eight to earn his 5th conference victory. He also added an RBI triple from the plate.  The Orioles racked up seven hits Holroyd and Maynard each collected two hits to lead Quincy and Mescher added an RBI triple In the game one win.  In game two the Orioles never found their footing on offense and fell 5-0. Union City 3 runs in the 3rd inning and added single runs in the 6th and 7th innings.  Dreden Feltner, Brennen Allman, and Ryder Schmactenberger pitched for the Orioles.  The trio held the high powered UC line up to just 5 hits but were hampered by 8 walks and 3 costly field errors.  Hunter Tinervia led the offense with 2 hits. Mescher and Connin added doubles and Riley Miner had a single.  The games had a tournament type atmosphere as the two rivals went toe to toe.  The Orioles finish the 2023 Big Eight portion of their schedule with a 10-4 record.  Overall the Orioles move their record to 17-8 and are back in action on Thursday hosting Barry County Christian in a non league doubleheader. 

Orioles drop weekend DH at Powerhouse Clinton.  The Orioles made the trip East along US 12 to face RedWolves who came into the games with 24-2 record and ranked 3rd in MHSAA’s Division3  The Red Wolves were the best team the Orioles have faced all season In game 1 the O’s jumped out to a 3-0 lead and led through the 4 inning before the Red wolves scored 3 times and went on to win 8-3.  Dreden Feltner bounced back from Tuesday and threw 3 effective innings. Dreden was on a limited pitch count to ready him for UC this coming week.  Brennen Allman followed Feltner to the mound and covered the middle innings.  Ryder Schmactenberger finished the game throwing a scoreless inning.  The Orioles managed just 3 hits. Ryan Kempter, Brady Mescher and Mickey Connin collected singles. After trailing in the the 1st inning, the Red Wolves brought in All Stater RyanTysischart who struck out 7 Orioles over 5 innings to get the win In game 2 the Orioles again jumped out to a 2-0 start led by Hunter Tinervia’s on the mound.  Tinervia pitched 3 solid innings as the game was competitive.  Kempter moved to the mound in the 4th to get some needed work in. Parker Fraley followed Kempter to complete the Oriole pitching record.   The game was 6 -2 in the 6th and the Red wolves scored 6 to put the game away 12-2. Mescher had 2 hits as did Connin to pace the offense. Tinervia also had a hit.  The Orioles begin the final week of the regular season with a busy schedule on the road Tuesday to complete conference play at Union City. They return to Quincy on Thursday to face Barry Co. Christian in non league action and then head to Jackson on Saturday to close out the regular season at Lumen Christi. 

Orioles win a pair of Big 8 Games at Bronson.    The Orioles moved their Big 8 record to 9-3 and 16-5 overall with a pair of wins at Bronson winning game one 9-1 and game two 11-4  In game one the Orioles recorded just 6 hits but took advantage of 14 Viking free passes and rode the arm of ace Brady Mescher who allowed just 4 hits and struck out 10 to record his 6 win of the yr. Ryan Kempter threw a scoreless 7 inning with 2 strike outs. Mescher provided a big 2 run double in the 1st inning to get the Orioles out front 4-0. Riley Miner had 2 hits, 2 walks and scored 3 runs from his lead off spot. Hunter Timervia, had 1 hit and an RBi while walking twice. Grant Holroyd had a hit and 2 RBIs while again being a force behind the plate. Mickey Connin added a 2 run double for the victorious Orioles  In game two. Kempter returned the mound in the 3 rd inning and held the Vikings  at bay for 4 innings to record the win. The Sophomore “lefty” gave up just 3 hits and struck out 5. He also had 2 hits to lead the offense and 1 RBI and scored 3 runs. Holroyd added 2 hits and 2 RBIs as his bat is heating up. Tinervia again was hot at the plate with a hit and 2 RBIs. Mescher and Miner score a total of 5 runs between them.  Connin had another RBI double. Perhaps the biggest hit was Sophomore Jimmy Maynard’s 2 run 2strike 2 out single which helped break open a tight game.  The Orioles take a couple of days off before traveling the Clinton on Saturday to face the Wolves who are currently ranked 3rd in Division 3 

Orioles advance to Glick final    The Quincy Oriole Baseball team traveled to Jackson on Saturday to compete in the “Al Glick” Baseball tournament and made it to the final game before losing to nemesis Jackson Lumen Christi.  The Orioles walked away with a 2nd place finish with an over all 2-1 record on the day In game 1 the Orioles beat host Jackson High 5-1. Brady Mescher shut down the Vikings over 6 innings to earn the win.  He gave up  5 hits but struck out 7.  Dreden Feltner came on in the 7th inning to record the save. Feltner also provided the game biggest hit with a two out two strike single to score Grant Holroyd and Alex Barry. Mescher added 2 hits and Holroyd, Hunter Tinervia, Brody Fillmore, and Riley Miner, who returned from injury, added hits  The win over Jackson propelled the Orioles to a 2nd round match up with Big 8 Conference foe Springport.  The Orioles scored 3 runs late in the contest to escape with a 4-2 win.  Feltner picked up where he left off pitching 4 complete innings giving up just 2 hits. Ryan Kempter entered the game in the 5 inning holding Springport scoreless over the final 3 innings to get the win.  The Orioles banged out 10 hits but were sloppy on the bases limiting their scoring chances. The big hit came from Miner who hit a run scoring triple in the 5th inning. Mescher stayed hot with 3 hits and 2RBIs and Tinervia and Holroyd added 2 hits each. Kempter and Jimmy Maynard also had Oriole hits.  In the Championship game the O’s met the state ranked Titans who scored 8 runs in the 3rd inning and blanked the Orioles 10-0 in just 5 innings.  The lone Oriole hit came from Holroyd who ended up with 4 hits on the day. Tinervia and Ryder Schmactenberger pitched for the Orioles who ran out of gas leading to 6 fielding errors and lots of traffic on the bases for the Titans.  With the weekend action the Orioles move their season record to 14-5 and return the the diamond on Tuesday with a Big 8 DH at Bronson. 

Orioles Fly Past Reading in Big8 Doubleheader    The Quincy Orioles for a second day in a row had traffic all over the base paths and were opportunistic taking advantage of several Ranger miscues to record 17-1 and 16-0 victories.  The Orioles again pounded the strike zone and played steady defense behind Sr’s Brady Mescher and Dreden Feltner on the mound. Mescher fired a one hitter in the opener and struck out 6.  Feltner had a banner day striking out 14 batters while allowing just 2 hits before being removed from the game via pitch count.  Sr. Hunter Tinervia finished up with 1.1 innings of relief and recorded 3 strikeouts. In its last 5 games the Oriole pitching staff has not allowed more than 2 runs in a game.    On the offensive end Mescher had 4 hits in the DH including a triple and and double and 5 RBI and 3 stolen bases. Tinervia was in the mix with RBIs and walks while stealing 3 bases. Sr. Riley Miner scored 4 times on 2 hits while stealing 3 bases. So. Brennen Allman scored 4 times in the DH. Jr. EthanCopas had 3 hits on the day.Jr Catcher Grant Holroyd added 2 hits and 2 RBI while playing solid games at catcher.  So.Ryan Kempter had 2 hits and 2 RBI.  The Orioles walked 19 times in the DH and stole 13 total bases. The Rangers also committed 11 errors on the day.  The Orioles finish the week 4-0 and now have some time to practice fine tuning as the season is well underway.  Next up is Big 8 foe Homer.  

Orioles Stop Springport in Big8 DH   The Quincy Orioles returned to the diamond after a week of cancellations and beat Springport 8-4 and 12-1 in Big8 play. Pitching played a major role as both Sr’s BradyMescher and Dreden Feltner, who was returning to the line up from an injury, tossed complete games in leading the Orioles  In game 1 Mescher overcome a sloppy 5 th inning where the Orioles committed 3 fielding errors and allowed the Spartans to tie the score at 4-4 Mescher righted the ship and finished with 6 strikeouts.  The Orioles scored 4 in their half of the 6th inning highlighted by Grant Holroyd’s 2 run 2b.  Mescher shutout the Spartans in the 7th to secure the win.  Mescher and Hunter Tinervia laced 3 hits in the win and Mickey Connin added two hits and 2 RBI. Perhaps the two biggest at bats were from Brody Fillmore who drew 2 walks in the later innings to move the order along. Fillmore entered the game after an injury to Ethan Copas. Dreden Feltner also added a hit for the O’s  In game 2 Feltner was brilliant on the mound allowing just 3 hits and striking out 12. his pitch execution was sharp as he was able to get ahead in the count then rely on off speed pitches to put away the Spartan hitters The Orioles managed just 5 hits but took advantage of 12 Spartan walks. So. Alex Barry led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI in earning his 1st Varsity hit and RBI. Connin and Holroyd added hits for the Orioles who raced out to a 10-0 lead after 4 innings.  Tinervia and Brennen Allman walked 3 times each and scored a total of 5 runs between them. Ryan Kempter, Mescher, Tinervia, Connin and Parker Fraley added RBIs in the game2 win.  With the wins the Orioles move to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in Big8 play. They are off for the weekend and return nextTuesday with its last official Big8 contest with Jonesville. Game time 4:15 in Quincy

Orioles Stop Springport in Big8 DH The Quincy Orioles returned to the diamond after a week of cancellations and beat Springport 8-4 and 12-1 in Big8 play. Pitching played a major role as both Sr’s BradyMescher and Dreden Feltner, who was returning to the line up from an injury, tossed complete games in leading the Orioles  In game 1 Mescher overcome a sloppy 5 th inning where the Orioles committed 3 fielding errors and allowed the Spartans to tie the score at 4-4 Mescher righted the ship and finished with 6 strikeouts.  The Orioles scored 4 in their half of the 6th inning highlighted by Grant Holroyd’s 2 run 2b.  Mescher shutout the Spartans in the 7th to secure the win.  Mescher and Hunter Tinervia laced 3 hits in the win and Mickey Connin added two hits and 2 RBI. Perhaps the two biggest at bats were from Brody Fillmore who drew 2 walks in the later innings to move the order along. Fillmore entered the game after an injury to Ethan Copas. Dreden Feltner also added a hit for the O’s  In game 2 Feltner was brilliant on the mound allowing just 3 hits and striking out 12. his pitch execution was sharp as he was able to get ahead in the count then rely on off speed pitches to put away the Spartan hitters The Orioles managed just 5 hits but took advantage of 12 Spartan walks. So. Alex Barry led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI in earning his 1st Varsity hit and RBI. Connin and Holroyd added hits for the Orioles who raced out to a 10-0 lead after 4 innings.  Tinervia and Brennen Allman walked 3 times each and scored a total of 5 runs between them. Ryan Kempter, Mescher, Tinervia, Connin and Parker Fraley added RBIs in the game2 win.  With the wins the Orioles move to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in Big8 play. They are off for the weekend and return nextTuesday with its last official Big8 contest with Jonesville. Game time 4:15 in Quincy

Orioles Stop Springport in Big8 DH   The Quincy Orioles returned to the diamond after a week of cancellations and beat Springport 8-4 and 12-1 in Big8 play. Pitching played a major role as both Sr’s BradyMescher and Dreden Feltner, who was returning to the line up from an injury, tossed complete games in leading the Orioles  In game 1 Mescher overcome a sloppy 5 th inning where the Orioles committed 3 fielding errors and allowed the Spartans to tie the score at 4-4 Mescher righted the ship and finished with 6 strikeouts.  The Orioles scored 4 in their half of the 6th inning highlighted by Grant Holroyd’s 2 run 2b.  Mescher shutout the Spartans in the 7th to secure the win.  Mescher and Hunter Tinervia laced 3 hits in the win and Mickey Connin added two hits and 2 RBI. Perhaps the two biggest at bats were from Brody Fillmore who drew 2 walks in the later innings to move the order along. Fillmore entered the game after an injury to Ethan Copas. Dreden Feltner also added a hit for the O’s  In game 2 Feltner was brilliant on the mound allowing just 3 hits and striking out 12. his pitch execution was sharp as he was able to get ahead in the count then rely on off speed pitches to put away the Spartan hitters The Orioles managed just 5 hits but took advantage of 12 Spartan walks. So. Alex Barry led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI in earning his 1st Varsity hit and RBI. Connin and Holroyd added hits for the Orioles who raced out to a 10-0 lead after 4 innings.  Tinervia and Brennen Allman walked 3 times each and scored a total of 5 runs between them. Ryan Kempter, Mescher, Tinervia, Connin and Parker Fraley added RBIs in the game2 win.  With the wins the Orioles move to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in Big8 play. They are off for the weekend and return nextTuesday with its last official Big8 contest with Jonesville. Game time 4:15 in Quincy

Orioles Stop Springport in Big8 DH The Quincy Orioles returned to the diamond after a week of cancellations and beat Springport 8-4 and 12-1 in Big8 play. Pitching played a major role as both Sr’s BradyMescher and Dreden Feltner, who was returning to the line up from an injury, tossed complete games in leading the Orioles  In game 1 Mescher overcome a sloppy 5 th inning where the Orioles committed 3 fielding errors and allowed the Spartans to tie the score at 4-4 Mescher righted the ship and finished the game  with 6 strikeouts.  The Orioles scored 4 in their half of the 6th inning highlighted by Grant Holroyd’s 2 run 2b.  Mescher shutout the Spartans in the 7th to secure the win.  Mescher and Hunter Tinervia laced 3 hits in the win and Mickey Connin added two hits and 2 RBI. Perhaps the two biggest at bats were from Brody Fillmore who drew 2 walks in the later innings to move the order along. Fillmore entered the game after an injury to Ethan Copas. Dreden Feltner also added a hit for the O’s  In game 2 Feltner was brilliant on the mound allowing just 3 hits and striking out 12. his pitch execution was sharp as he was able to get ahead in the count then rely on off speed pitches to put away the Spartan hitters The Orioles managed just 5 hits but took advantage of 12 Spartan walks. So. Alex Barry led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI in earning his 1st Varsity hit and RBI. Connin and Holroyd added hits for the Orioles who raced out to a 10-0 lead after 4 innings.  Tinervia and Brennen Allman walked 3 times each and scored a total of 5 runs between them. Ryan Kempter, Mescher, Tinervia, Connin and Parker Fraley added RBIs in the game2 win.  With the wins the Orioles move to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in Big8 play. They are off for the weekend and return nextTuesday with its last official Big8 contest with Jonesville. Game time 4:15 in Quincy

Orioles Stop Springport in Big8 DH The Quincy Orioles returned to the diamond after a week of cancellations and beat Springport 8-4 and 12-1 in Big8 play. Pitching played a major role as both Sr’s BradyMescher and Dreden Feltner, who was returning to the line up from an injury, tossed complete games in leading the Orioles  In game 1 Mescher overcome a sloppy 5 th inning where the Orioles committed 3 fielding errors and allowed the Spartans to tie the score at 4-4 Mescher righted the ship and finished the game  with 6 strikeouts.  The Orioles scored 4 in their half of the 6th inning highlighted by Grant Holroyd’s 2 run 2b.  Mescher shutout the Spartans in the 7th to secure the win.  Mescher and Hunter Tinervia laced 3 hits in the win and Mickey Connin added two hits and 2 RBI. Perhaps the two biggest at bats were from Brody Fillmore who drew 2 walks in the later innings to move the order along. Fillmore entered the game after an injury to Ethan Copas. Dreden Feltner also added a hit for the O’s  In game 2 Feltner was brilliant on the mound allowing just 3 hits and striking out 12. his pitch execution was sharp as he was able to get ahead in the count then rely on off speed pitches to put away the Spartan hitters The Orioles managed just 5 hits but took advantage of 12 Spartan walks. So. Alex Barry led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI in earning his 1st Varsity hit and RBI. Connin and Holroyd added hits for the Orioles who raced out to a 10-0 lead after 4 innings.  Tinervia and Brennen Allman walked 3 times each and scored a total of 5 runs between them. Ryan Kempter, Mescher, Tinervia, Connin and Parker Fraley added RBIs in the game2 win.  With the wins the Orioles move to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in Big8 play. They are off for the weekend and return nextTuesday with its last official Big8 contest with Jonesville. Game time 4:15 in Quincy

Brady Mescher had all the right stuff on Thursday for the Orioles, tossing a 5 hit shut out and besting the Yellow Jackets by a score of 5-0 in game 1 of a Big8 DH at Concord. Mescher took control of the game in the 3rd inning. He and catcher Grant Holroyd were effective quieting the Yellow Jacket bats. Brennen Allman led at the plate with two hits in three at bats as the Orioles pounded out 9 hits. Mescher added a run scoring 2b. Mickey Connin added a 2b and Ryan Kempter, Hunter Tinervia, Holroyd and Ethan Copas were busy on the base paths with base hits. Sr Brody Fillmore recorded his 1st hit of the yr with a single in the 4th inning. The Orioles won game 2 as Kemper’s ground ball chased home Connin with 2 outs in the 8th inning with the winning run. Kempter entered the game in the 2nd inning as a pitcher. The Sophomore threw 4 innings of scoreless ball. He was relieved by Allman who earned the win with 3 shut out innings of gutsy baseball  The Orioles had just 3 hits in the game. Mescher, Connin and Copas all had hits while Parker Fraley added an RBI. With the wins the O’s move to 4-2 in the Big 8 play and 8-3 overall. Next up the Orioles host Springport on Tuesday May 2

Orioles drop DH vs Homer The Orioles bats were silenced by Homer’s pitching staff which resulted in  a 2-0 and 6-0 defeats on Wednesday at Quincy.   Sr. Brady Mescher pitched 5 strong innings for the Orioles allowing just 4 hits.  The Trojans scored 2 unearned in the 2nd inning after two outs which proved to be the difference.  So. Brennan Allman finished the game on the mound throwing 2 shut out innings.  The Orioles managed just 4 hits. 2 by Mescher and singles by Allman and Hunter Tinervia. Alex Barry added a stolen base.  Sr. standout and lead off hitter Riley Miner left the game with a leg injury during his 1st at bat.  The Orioles missed his at bats and are hopeful the injury does not sideline him too long.  In game 2 Dreden Feltner had a solid outing into the 5th inning where the Orioles made 4 uncharacteristic fielding errors to open the door for Homer to score 3 runs and open a 4-0 lead.  Sr. Ryder Schmactenberger and Tinervia pitched in relief with Tinervia recording 2 strikeouts.  The Orioles had just two hits and were quiet on the base paths. Jr Draven Baker recorded his 1st varsity hit and Jr. Mickey Connin added a single.  With the losses the Orioles fall to 6-3 on the season and 2-2 in Big 8 Conference play. They return to action next Tuesday with a double header at Concord. 

Quincy Baseball spilts Big8 DH with Jonesville  On a picture perfect May afternoon in Quincy the Orioles and Jonesville battled for the last time as conference foes.  Each team took advantage of a big inning and was backed by good pitching to earn a split.The Comets won game 1, 5-1 and the Orioles returned the favor with a 6-2 game 2 win. The Comets moved their Big 8 record to 8-2 while the Orioles are one game back at 7-3 heading into the home stretch of conference play.  In game 1 Quincy Senior Brady Mescher battled with Comet pitcher Drew Bradley. The game went to the 6 inning with the Comets holding a slim 2-1 lead.  The Orioles had 3 fielding miscues in the 6 th and the Comets scored 3 unearned runs to move ahead 5-1. The Orioles could not solve Bradley who struck out 11 Oriole hitters. Mescher took the loss despite striking out 9 Jonesville hitters  Ryan Kempter, Mescher, Hunter Tinervia, and Grant Holroyd had hits for the Orioles.  Tinervia also added an RBI. The Orioles bounced back in game 2 and scored 5 1st inning runs and held on for a 6-2 win. Dreden Feltner and Kempter slowed down the Comet bats.  Feltner was effective through 5 innings to earn the win. Kempter pitched the final 2 innings to record the save.  The duo fanned 7 Comet hitters.   The Orioles 1st 3 hitters Jimmy Maynard, Kempter, and Mescher bunted safely to set the tone for the Orioles 5 run 1st. Hunter Tinervia added a run scoring single.  The biggest hit in the inning was a two out two strike two run single by Feltner. Perhaps the biggest hit of the day for the Orioles.  Mason Graves also added a bunt base hit for the O’s  With the win the Orioles move to 12- 4 overall and 7-3 in Big 8 Conference play. They return to action the Saturday traveling to Jackson to play in the Al Glick Invitational.  The Orioles will begin play against Jackson High School at 10:00 am. 

Quincy Wins Home Doubleheader against East Jackson.    Senior Riley Miner blasted a lead off home run to jump start the Orioles who cruised to 16-2 and 16-1 victories over visiting East Jackson on Monday night. Miner was just one of several Orioles who had a big night as the Orioles prepare for its Big8 Conference opener on Tuesday. The Orioles rode the arms of Sr.Ryder Schmactenberger  who was the game one winning pitcher tossing 3 innings and striking out 7 EJ hitters. So. Brennen Allman finished game 1 and started game 2.He totaled 6 strike outs while earning the game 2 win on the mound.  So. Ryan Kempter throw the final 2 innings of game 2 giving up just 2 singles with 3 strikeouts.   Miner scored a total of 5 runs in the doubleheader to go along with his “ big fly”. He also added 3 stolen bases on the day. Sr. Brady Mescher scored 7 runs on the day with 3 hits including a 2b and 2 RBI. Sr. Hunter Tinervia added 3 hits and 3 RBI while Jr’s Ethan Copas and Mickey Connin both had 2 run 2bs. Jr. Parker Fraley and Sr. Dreden Feltner each picked up their 1st hit of the season while Kempter also had a 2 run single.   The Orioles welcome the warm baseball like weather and look forward to tomorrow’s match up with Reading. Game time 3:45 in Quincy.

The Orioles earned a hard fought, competitive extra inning win in the opening game of of non league double header against visiting Grass Lk on Thursday.  After building a 7 run lead, the Orioles needed extra innings to defeat the Warriors 8-7.  The winning run came in the bottom of the 8th when Sr Brady Mescher scored on a bases loaded past ball with 2 outs.  Sr Dreden Feltner pitched well into the 6 inning before the Orioles made an uncharacteristic 6 errors in the Grass Lk half of the 6th inning. Feltner allowed just 4 hits, 0 earned runs to go with 5 strikeouts. Sr. Hunter Tinervia came on to get the Orioles out of the 6 th inning and pitched effectively in the 7th and 8th inning to record the win. Tinervia struck out the side in the 7 th inning to help the Orioles get back the momentum and Jr Parker Fraley had an unassisted double play to stop a warrior rally in the 8th inning. Jr catcher Grant Holroyd threw out 3 Warriors on the base paths  The Oriole bats recorded 9 hits and benefitted from 11 Warrior walks. Jr Mickey Connin and So.  Brennen Allman led the way with 2 hits each. Sr Riley Miner, Tinervia, Holroyd, Jr Ethan Copas, and So. Ryan Kempter also added hits.  In a shortened game 2 the Warriors won 2-1 in 5 innings. Grass Lake pitcher Brayden Lape, who recently competed on the NBC “Voice” music competition, showed his baseball skills as he 2 hit the Orioles and struck out 9.  Oriole Sr. Ryder Schmatenberger, who is coming off a basketball season injury had a quality start going 3 innings and allowing just 2 hits. Allman relieved and threw 2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts.  Mescher led the offense with an RBI single and Copas collected another hit on the day.  At weeks end the Orioles have gotten off to a good start and will return to action next Monday with a home double header against East Jackson before opening the Big 8 Conference with a Tuesday showdown against Reading. 

Quincy Baseball opens 2023 season with a quality  win on the road at Hanover Horton   The day began with the Orioles slated to play a DH at Quincy vs Hanover Horton.  Field conditions made it not possible to play in Quincy so the game was switched at the last minute to Hanover Horton. There were many to Thank for making this happen.    On the field the Orioles took advantage of a few offensive opportunities, played solid defense and rode the arm of Senior Brady Mescher for a 4-1 against the state ranked Comets. Mescher dueled with a legit lefty for the Comets  He took a shut out into the 6th inning and finished with 5 strikeouts scattering just 4 hits.    At the plate, the Orioles managed just 4 hits none bigger than Junior Grant Holroyd 2 run double in the 5th  inning.  Sophomore Ryan Kempter  had 2 hits and a stolen base while Senior Riley Miner added a hit and 2 stolen bases. Sophomore Brennen Allman also swiped 2 bases. While Senior Hunter Tinervia, the Orioles clean up hitter had 3 QABs( walks) against a good Comet pitching staff.    The Orioles will get back to work and get ready for Grass Lk on Thursday hopefully at home. Game time 3:45.