Posts by Peter Borkowski

Thrillbillies’s offense too much in game one, but Hoots come back with complete effort in game two Coming back from a six-game road trip, the O’Fallon Hoots (26-28, 11-16) welcomed the second half Prarie Land Division champions, the Thrillville Thrillbillies (31-20, 19-7), for a doubleheader on Tuesday, Aug. 1. In game one, Thrillville handled business,…

Platt collects RBI For their final road contest of the 2023 season, the O’Fallon Hoots (25-27, 10-15) took on the Alton River Dragons (19-33, 10-16) Sunday night. The night belonged to the River Dragons, who needed just seven innings to defeat the Hoots, 12-1.  Inside the Box Score How it Happened Up Next It is…

Ferguson knocks in go-ahead run in 10th inning The O’Fallon Hoots (25-25, 10-13) traveled to Peru, Ill., Friday night to start a two-game set against the Illinois Valley Pistol (24-25, 12-10). The first game ended in favor of the Hoots, who needed 10 innings to take down the Shrimp, 8-5.  Inside the Box Score How…

Ferguson and Long go deep With the end of the regular season rapidly approaching, the O’Fallon Hoots (24-24, 9-12) made the short trek east to face the Alton River Dragons (18-31, 9-14). At the end of the night, the squad from Alton stood victorious, downing the Hoots by a score of 8-4.  Inside the Box…

Mize’s home run provides Hoots’s lone run Following two straight road losses, the O’Fallon Hoots (25-23, 9-11) returned home to CarShield Field on Sunday night to take on the Quincy Gems (25-23, 12-8). In what became a battle of the pitchers, Quincy came out on top by a score of 3-1.  Inside the Box Score…

Four Hoots tally RBIs Hitting the road for the first time since Sunday, July 16, the O’Fallon Hoots (RECORD) traveled to Clinton, Iowa, to face the Clinton LumberKings (RECORD) Friday night. The Hoots saw their six-game win streak snapped at the hands of the LumberKings with an 11-4 loss. Inside the Box Score How it…

Six run inning secures a Hoots walk-off win in game one, score game winning run in bottom of sixth in game two A battle between two of the closest distanced Prairie Land Division rivals took place at CarShield Field on Saturday night, as the O’Fallon Hoots (20-20, 5-8) and the Alton River Dragons (5-9) faced…

Long continues hot streak with three RBIs The O’Fallon Hoots (18-20, 3-8) wrapped up a three game series against the Normal CornBelters (20-19, 5-7) Friday night. Normal took a 10-5 lead into the bottom of the ninth when the game was called due to inclement weather, securing their win over O’Fallon. Inside the Box Score…

Harms tallies three RBIs The O’Fallon Hoots (16-18, 1-6) made the short trek to face the Alton River Dragons (13-22, 4-5) on Tuesday night. Despite falling in an early hole, the River Dragons proved victorious, downing O’Fallon 7-5. Inside the Box Score How it Happened Up Next The Hoots conclude their three-game road trip Wednesday,…

Ludwig and Long record multi-hit games CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. – The O’Fallon Hoots (16-14, 1-2) traveled to Cape Girardeau Friday night to take on the Cape Catfish (25-8, 3-2). Despite striking first, the Hoots were unable to contain a hot Catfish offense, dropping the game 10-3.   Inside the Box Score How it Happened Up Next…