CHAMPAIGN – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity baseball team won 30-18 over St. Thomas More on Thursday.
The combined number of runs scored puts this game in a tie for 11th place on the all-time IHSA record list. On April 31, 2001, Alton defeated Ft. Zumwalt North (Mo.) 26-22.
Tyler Cole hit 5-for-6 with a double, five RBIs and four runs scored while Jack Wesslund hit 4-for-6 with three doubles, six RBIs and five runs scored.
Kayden Vance hit 3-for-6 with two triples, five RBIs and three runs scored while Bryar Cosgrove hit 3-for-5 with three RBIs and four runs scored and Johnny Rodeen hit 3-for-6 with three RBIs.
On the mound, Kayden Vance allowed six earned runs on three hits and four walks with one strikeout through one inning pitched. Gavin Kief allowed five runs – three earned – on five hits and two walks through 1 2/3 inning.
Conner Vaughn allowed three earned runs on two hits and six walks with two strikeouts through 1 1/3 innings while Bryar Cosgrove allowed three earned runs on three hits and one walk through 15 pitches and Charles Cambridge allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk with one strikeout through two innings.
PBL 30, St. Thomas More 18
PBL 2(13)6 033 3 — 30 21 2
STM 353 061 0 — 18 14 7
W – Charles Cambridge, 2 IP, H, ER, K, BB. L – Bates, 1.1 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 K, 3 BB.
PBL (13-11, 4-5) – Tyler Cole 5-6, 2B, 5 RBIs, 4 R. Bryar Cosgrove 3-5, 3 RBIs, 4 R, 2 BB. Kayden Vance 3-6, 2 3B, 5 RBIs, 3 R. Charles Cambridge 2 RBIs, R. Johnny Rodeen 3-6, 3 RBIs. Connor Murphy 1-2, 3 R. Luke Krumwiede 1-3, 4 R. Dylan Vance 1-1, RBI, 4 R. Jack Wesslund 4-5, 3 2B, 6 RBIs, 5 R. Dierks Klann 2 R.
St. Thomas More – Wade 2-4, 2 RBIs, 3 R. Kaufmann 3-5, 3 RBIs, 4 R. Bates 2-5, 3 RBIs, R. Craddock 2-2, 3 RBIs, 2 R. Roesel 2-5, 3 RBIs, R. Karduck 1-4, R. Peterson 1-3, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB. Huber 1-2, R. Karduck R. Ruffatto RBI, 2 R, 4 BB.