As the ending of baseball games go, this was unique. Trailing 9-5 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, local favorite Illinois Wesleyan University mounted an improbable rally against North Central College that led to one of the more bizarre endings to a baseball game I’ve ever witnessed. Enter Matt “the Cat” Adams. The long-time “assistant director of […]
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Tears of a Clown
I sat on this one for a week or two, but it’s an interesting story to accompany the photos. On his annual visit to Illinois Wesleyan, Augustana basketball coach Grey Giovanine was his usual volatile self, whining for every call. But he sunk to a new low this year. A little verbal jockeying towards IWU’s Victor Davis early in the […]
Some Thoughts About D3 Baseball
(Bloomington, IL – May 19, 2011) – By the time he threw his first pitch, he’d already prepared the mound for play, something that’s become a regular task for him. This was the start of Jason Pankau’s night, one that would end with a thrilling 3-2 victory on a 1-6-3 double play with two runners on in the 9th inning. […]
Sweet Auburn and the Kings
Reading time: 4 minutes The neighborhood wasn’t alluring in a touristy sort of way. Despite those including myself that flocked there in respect of one of the greatest Americans ever born, there were plenty of locals living a dream I would label a nightmare. “Buy me a cheese sandwich, just one cheese sandwich,” she uttered. I’m disappointed now that I […]