Ottawa's Adam Swanson blasted a leadoff solo homer to center to tie the game 1-1, then retook the mound and shut out Rochelle for the final four innings as the Pirates kept their Interstate 8 Conference baseball title hopes alive with an 11-1 win Wednesday.

A day after surrendering Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell's first win of the season, the Henry-Senachwine baseball team bounced back with a 16-1, five-inning handling of the Warriors led by the hitting of Carson Rowe and pitching of Jacob Miller.

Henry-Senachwine defeated Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 16-1 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Woodland High School.

It wasn’t Marquette‘s prettiest game at the plate or defensively, but the Cru did just enough to hold on late against Putnam County on a windy Thursday night at Masinelli Field in Ottawa.

Ottawa's Adam Swanson continues to surge, Streator and Serena pitching staffs have been solid, and Marquette to face a pair of solid opponents on Saturday in The Times Baseball Notebook.

The Streator baseball team finished a conference series sweep of Reed-Custer on Tuesday, with seniors Cole Winterrowd, Clay Christoff, Joe Hoekstra and Talon Melvin all starring in a 9-2 victory.

Good situational hitting and a dominant outing on the mound carried Ottawa to a 10-0 win over La Salle-Peru on a rainy Thursday night at Huby Sarver Field, taking home the Illinois River Rivalry trophy and completing the series sweep.

Ottawa shut out L-P 10-0 on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle. The Pirates raised the Illinois River Rivalry trophy after knocking off the Cavaliers.

After early struggles, Ottawa's Lucas Farabaugh smacked a run-scoring double in the eighth inning to help the Pirates top rival La Salle-Peru in Tuesday's Interstate 8 Conference game at Huby Sarver Field.