Posts by Nic Roes
Hoots & Long Crowned Home Run Champion in Season Finale Victory
Hoots Hit More Home Runs Than Any Team in 2023 O’FALLON, MO- The O’Fallon Hoots (18-30,13-18) wrapped up their 2023 regular season with a matchup with the visiting Springfield Lucky Horseshoes (25-29,14-13) on Saturday, August 5. In a season finale that featured 28 total home runs, the Hoots hit five home runs en route to…
Read MoreHoots Drops Series Opener Against Springfield
Long Hits Third Home Run in Two Days O’FALLON, MO- The O’Fallon Hoots hosted the playoff-bound Springfield Lucky Horseshoes on Friday, August 4 at CarShield Field. A two-game series with Springfield to end the 2023 regular season. The Hoots fell behind early in the ballgame as Springfield scored eight runs in the first two innings…
Read MoreHoots Fall vs. Catfish in Late-Inning Implosion
Long Launches Two Home Runs O’FALLON, MO– The O’Fallon Hoots (27-29, 12-17) welcomed the Praire Land Division first-half champions, Cape Catfish (39-17, 17-11) for one final meeting in the 2023 season at CarShield Field on Thursday, August 2. In a back-and-forth game through six innings, the Catfish exploded for 10 runs in the top of…
Read MoreHoots Take High-Scoring Battle Over Alton
Beattie Belts Two Home Runs, Seven Total RBIs O’FALLON, MO- Prairie Land Division rivals, the O’Fallon Hoots (27-28-, 13-15) and the Alton RiverDragons (19-35,10-18) met for one last time in the 2023 season on Wednesday, August 2, at CarShield Field. In a high-scoring affair that tallied 25 total runs between both teams, the Hoots defeated…
Read MorePistol Shrimp Outlast Hoots for Series Split
Hoots Homer Three Times in Loss PERU, IL- The O’Fallion Hoots (25-26, 10-14) concluded a two-game series with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp (25-25, 13-10) on Saturday, July 29. Looking to finish a series Sweep, the Hoots would hit three home runs, but it was the Pistol Shrimp who would outslug the Hoots in a…
Read MoreLate Game Breakdown Cause Hoots to Fall in Norma
Beattie Hits Home Run No.4 NORMAL, IL- The O’Fallon Hoots (24-25, 9-13) hit the road to take on the Normal CornBelters (25-26, 10-14) on Thursday, July 27. Locked in a close ballgame through five and a half innings, Normal broke open the affair, scoring nine runs in the late stages to defeat the Hoots 10-4.…
Read MoreHoots Get Swept In Two-Game Set vs. Clinton
Beattie Hits Third Home Run This Season CLINTON, IA- The O’Fallon Hoots (24-22, 9-10) wrapped up a two-game series with the Clinton LumberKings (26-18,10-7) on Sunday, July 22. A low-scoring affair wasn’t decided until a late innings run crossed the plate for Clinton as they narrowly defeated the Hoots 4-3 to complete a series sweep.…
Read MoreHoots Sweep Doubleheader vs. Catfish
Arras dominant in game one win, Ferguson walks off game two With the hunt for the Prairie Land Division second-half title heating up, the O’Fallon Hoots (RECORD), welcomed the first-half Champion Cape Catfish (RECORD) to CarShield Field for some doubleheader action. Hoots starter Noah Arras was nearly flawless in game one, securing the 6-1 victory. …
Read MoreHoots Take High-Scoring Affair Against Jackson
25 combined runs in the ballgame O’FALLON, IL- The O’Fallon Hoots hosted Prairie Land Division rival the Jackson Rockabillies at CarShield Field on Tuesday, July 18. The Hoots started the night comfortably leading by as many as seven runs through five innings of play, Jackson scored eight unanswered to take the lead. Down to their…
Read MoreHoots Run-Rule RiverDragons; Secure Series Sweep
Michael Long hits two home runs, drives in six runs ALTON, IL- The O’Fallon Hoots (21-20, 6-8) headed to Llyod Hopkins Field looking to sweep a three-game series against their Prarie Land Division rival, Alton RiverDragons (14-27, 5-10) on Sunday, July 16. After winning the first two games of the series at home on Saturday,…
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