MTHS Baseball

Congrats to these four Redbirds for being selected all-Conference. Well deserved.

Sophomore Champions!

Shoutout to the Sophomore Redbirds, they won their 20th game today and won the Mid-Illini Sophomore Tournament!!! They beat the #1 seeded Washington Panthers 5-1 in the Championship. #GoBirds

Birds go on the road and lose a close one to Dunlap, 2-3 Final. The Redbirds out hit Dunlap but couldn’t get a timely hit with runners in scoring position. Pitching and defense were solid again. Playoffs start next Wednesday!

Shoutout to our seniors and their parents, thank you for the past 4 yrs & best wishes in the future.

Birds win on Senior Night! 9 different players had hits as the offense pounded out 12 hits, 13 runs. Adams leads the offense with 3 hits, Jones 2 hits & 2 rbi, Smith adds another 💣. 5 different pitchers toed the rubber, Cronkhite picks up the win.

Birds lose a tough one to Dunlap. Back at it tomorrow, senior recognition vs Richwoods starts at 6:30 with the game starting at 7pm.

Birds go on the road and pickup a non-conference win at IVC. Geier and Adams paced the offense with 3 hits apiece. Smith added 2 hit & 4 rbi with another 3 run💣. Jones, Weyant and Edwards combined to allow 1 run on 6 hits. 23-6 on the season 9-3 in Conference

Big day for the Birds, walk off win vs a very good EP team! & secured the #1 seed in the Metamora Regional💪 Box score and post season brackets👇

Birds come up a little short today. Proud of the way the boys battled. Back at home on Wednesday, 4:15 game.

Birds bounce back and pickup a road win vs Streator. Weyant with another solid start 5inn, 7 hit, 2ER, 5K’s. Edwards gets the win on relief 2inn, 1hit, 0ER, 2K’s. Sauder and Nee lead the offense with 2 hits each.

Birds fall to Mt. Zion, ending the streak. Back at it tomorrow, @ Streator, 4:30. The offense managed 10 hits but came up short. Smith had 3 hits, Young and Swanson add 2 hits each.

Birds extend their wings streak to 10 games with a sweep of Limestone. Petri pick up his 6th win, Edwards with the save. Jones leads the offense with a pair of hits and 4 RBI’s. Smith collects 2 more hits.

Birds win at home vs Limestone extending their win streak to 9 games. Sauder picks up the win, Adams with another save. Smith picks up 2 hits and drops a 💣 to dead center.

From Metamora: 1B Eli Young (@MTHS_Baseball, 2027) shoots a ball back up the middle for an RBI single. Metamora leads 1-0 heading into the second inning.

From Metamora: DH Saul Swanson (@MTHS_Baseball, 2027) rips a liner to the left side to drive in two runs to highlight a four-run inning. Metamora leads 5-0 heading into the sixth inning.

Birds beat a very good Champaign Central team today, extend their win streak to 8. Total team effort. Swanson & Young each with 2 RBI’s. Jones gets the win, Edwards picks up the save. Back at it Monday at home.

Birds win streak extended to 7 games after winning at Lincoln. Weyant gets the win going 5 solid innings. Smith stays hot collecting 4 hits and 5 rbi’s. Jones with a pair of hits including a 💣. Petri, Young and Crotz each with 2 hits. Edwards & Adams solid in relief.

Birds complete the sweep vs Pekin. Petri was terrific allowing 1 hit over 6 innings, striking out 10. Edwards strikes out the side in his inning of relief. Smith collected 2 hits and 2 rbi lead the offense. The Birds stole 7 bases on their way to victory.

Birds win on the road vs Pekin. Sauder and Adams combine for a 2 hit shutout, striking out 17. Petri, Smith, Swanson and Jones each with 2 hits. Jones drops another 💣.