Comets Show Their Rust In 10-0 Loss
3/26/2014
The Reed-Custer Comet diamondmen had the deck stacked against them. Due to poor weather conditions in northern Illinois, the Comets had not had a practice on a baseball diamond before they kicked off their season. Unfortunately, it showed. R-C committed 6 errors, enroute to a 10-0 white washing at the hands of Granite City at Rent One Ballpark in Marion. The game was the first of 5 games the Comets will play on their spring trip to southern Illinois and Union City, TN.

The wheels fell off for the Comets in a 7 run fifth inning, enabling the Warriors to win the game by the ten run rule.

Jon Costain and Josh Bull each had 2 hits, while Jordan Colwell added a single.

Brent Headrick pitched well, despite taking the loss. The big lefty tossed two innings, giving up 1 unearned run, while striking out 4 and walking 0. He did not give up a hit.

All Comet pitchers were under a strict pitch count in the early part of the season.

Jordan Walden, Travis Schoonover and Eddie Wilkins each made an appearance on the mound and looked good at times, despite the leaky Comet defense.


Comets Trounce Dresden 13-0 In St.Jude Classic
3/29/2014
The Reed-Custer Comets defeated Dresden, TN High School 13-0 in opening round action of the St. Jude Classic in Union City, TN.

Travis Schoonover lead the way with a perfect 4-4 at the plate, including 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 4 runs scored. Zach Zoltani had 3 hits, including a double, while Jordan Colwell added 2 hits, including a double.

Josh Bull, Eddie Wilkins and Jon Costain appeared on the mound. Bull went one inning, giving up 1 hit, while striking out 2 and walking 1. Wilkins went 2 innings, giving uo 0 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 1. Costain closed things out pitching 2 innings, giving up 2 hits, striking out 3 and walking 1.

R-C was rained out of the second game.

The Comets are 1-1 on the season.


Big Inning Dooms Comets
3/30/2014
The Reed-Custer Comets could not overcome giving up 6 runs in the third inning and came up on the short end of a 7-2 loss to Milan, TN in second day action of the St. Jude Classic in Union City, TN.

R-C jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first as Eddie Wilkins had an RBI double and Jordan Colwell produced an RBI single. Unfortunately the Comets were blanked the rest of the way.

Comet starting pitcher, Jordan Walden, faced only 2 hitters before an injury forced his removal from the game. Josh Bull and Travis Schoonover came on to pitch for R-C. Schoonover was tagged with the loss.


Comets Trounce McKenzie, TN 13-3 In Final Game Of Spring Trip
3/30/2014
The weather may have been cold and wet, but the Comet offense was red hot as Reed-Custer pasted McKenzie, TN High School by a score of 13-3. The game was the final game of the team's spring trip to the St. Jude Classic in Union City, TN.

Senior, Tyler Murawski had a bases clearing double in the first inning to stake the Comets to a 3-0 lead.

After McKenzie knotted the score at 3-3 in the top of the third, R-C responded with a 6 run outburst in the bottom half of the frame. The Comets would tack on 4 more runs in the fourth. The game was halted after 5 innings.

Mason Dransfeldt was 2-2 at the plate. Catcher, Nick Urban had 3 RBI.

Sophomore lefty, Brent Headrick (1-1), got the pitching victory. Freshman, Eddie Wilkins pitched a perfect inning in relief.

R-C finishes up their southern swing with a 2-2 record.