Baseball
Undefeated week for Bulldogs
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By JASON BROWN
Mahomet Citizen sportswriter
Mahomet-Seymour baseball finished the week undefeated with victories against Normal Community, Heritage and Eureka to reach the 21-win mark on the season.
Pitching drives Bulldog victories
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By JASON BROWN
Mahomet Citizen sportswriter
The varsity baseball team picked up three more wins this week to improve its record to 6-0 on the season.
With absolutely dominant pitching, the Bulldogs swept Urbana in a double-header Saturday at Urbana.
Building on experience
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In his tenth year as Mahomet-Seymour head coach, Nic DiFilippo will lean on his upperclassmen for leadership and experience to help achieve this year’s goals.
The Bulldogs returned eight letter-winners and five seniors this year.
MSJH regional champs
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The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team scored in every inning to defeat Franklin 9-7 for a regional championship Monday night.
“I was very proud of the boys and how they handled all the emotion of the night,” said coach Nic DiFilippo.
In a roller-coaster game, the Bulldogs scored a run in each of the first three innings to take the lead.
Mavericks sweep Monticello tourney
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By JASON BROWN
Mahomet Citizen sportswriter
The Mahomet Mavericks 9U/10U baseball team took the Monticello tournament championship last weekend, winning all five games played.
Maverick Mitchell Gilbert led the team’s dominating performance with a whopping .929 batting average. Gilbert finished 13-14 at the plate with five doubles, two triples, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored.
9U Diamond Dogs 6th at World Series
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The 9U Mahomet Diamond Dogs capped off an outstanding season by placing 6th at the United States Specialty Sports Association World Series over the Fourth of July weekend in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Seniors break school win record
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By JASON BROWN
Mahomet Citizen sportswriter
Good baseball teams are a mix of chemistry and talent.
For the last four years, the nine Mahomet-Seymour baseball seniors have proved just what can be achieved with chemistry and talent by breaking the Bulldog record for the most wins—87— in school history over a four-year period.
Solid scoring drives wins for Bulldogs
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By JASON BROWN
Mahomet Citizen sportswriter
The Mahomet-Seymour baseball team finished the week 2-1 with wins over Lincoln and Eureka and a loss to Washington.
M-S only took five innings to defeat Lincoln 12-1 Saturday, scoring three runs in the first and three more in the fourth.
The Bulldogs pulled away with a six-run fourth inning for the final score.
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