The Reapers (6-14) finished up there summer season with a DH sweep over Newark by the scores of 13-1 and 14-0. Corey Klatt and Luke Romano picked up the wins for the Reapers. Cody Dryden and Trent Bowers were the hitting stars on the day each hitting a homerun. The Reapers will be back in action next week for the Fresh vs. Soph Series held at the high school. Games are Monday-Friday starting at 4 pm at the high school. Thank you for your support. Final summer stats are posted below.

Reapers Bounced from Summer Playoffs

The Reapers (4-14) were eliminated from post season play with a 2-0 loss at West Chicago (4-17) on Friday. The Reapers gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th and couldn't push any of their own runs across. Plano was led in hitting by Kelby Gann and Kyle Doney, each with 2 hits. Cody Dryden (1-3) took the tough loss for the Reapers. The Reapers will have a Double Header make up at home with Newark on Thursday, July 21st at 4 pm. This will conclude the summer baseball season. Current stats are posted below. I will hand out a copy of the hitting and pitching stats at our next home game.

Up to Date Summer Stats

Here are the updated stats for the summer:

Batting Stats

Pitching Stats

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the following Reaper Baseball Players on participating in the American Baseball Report  "Journey to the Dream" Showcase Wednesday at Lincoln-Way North High School:

Juniors
Trent Bowers
Cody Dryden
Nate Lee

Sophomores
Eloy Carrera
Christian Martinez
Luke Romano

Great job guys at the showcase. Way to represent Plano well!

Reapers Lose 2 Against West Aurora in Last at Bats

The Reapers (3-6) fell twice against the Blackhawks (5-4-1) on Monday night at West Aurora High School. In the first game Plano took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning. The Reapers could not avoid the big inning as walks and timely hitting by West Aurora led to the collapse. The fourth inning saw the Blackhawks put up 8 runs to take the 10-4 victory.

Game two was a pitching battle between the Reapers and the Blackhawks. The Reapers lost the heartbreaker on a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 5th inning to lose 1-0. Luke Romano came in relief to start the fifth inning and took the loss in the nightcap. The Reapers hung with the West Aurora hitters losing the hitting edge 9-8.

The Reapers will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Streamwood High School to take on the 4A Quarter Finalist Sabers.

West Aurora Game 1 Box Score

West Aurora Game 2 Box Score

2011 Summer Baseball Roster

The 2011 Reapers Summer Baseball Roster


Seniors
#17  Devin Ambrose
#24  Omar Barraza
#21  Darell Cintron
#55  Kyle Doney
#29  Kelby Gann

Juniors
#10  Trent Bowers
#41  Cody Dryden
#1    Arian Herrera
#53  Deshone Jackson
#8    Corey Klatt
#23  Nate Lee
#16  Sam Owoo-Batlett
#54  Zach Peruski

Sophomores
#2    Eloy Carrera
#42  Luke Romano

Coaches
#12  Bryan Phillips
#75  Greg Gould
#88  David Lee

After a nine day layoff the Reapers were finally back in action on Wednesday against the Aurora Christian Eagles. Plano (3-4) split a doubleheader with AC, losing the first game by a score of 3-1 and winning the nightcap 6-4.

The Reapers got a great pitching performance in Game 1 from Cody Dryden. Costly errors and untimely hitting did the Reapers in. Dryden pitched all 5 innings giving up 3 runs (only 2 of which were earned) on 3 hits, 5 strikeouts, and 1 base on balls. Trent Bowers and Luke Romano got the only hits for the Reapers in the game.

Game 2 saw a better result for the Reapers on another strong pitching performance, this time by Kyle Doney. Doney went all 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 5 hits, 6 strikeouts, and 4 free passes. Dryden came up big for the Reapers at the plate going 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored, 2 home runs, and 5 rbi. Kelby Gann, Arian Herrera, and Bowers got the only other hits for the Reapers in the game.

The Reapers play again Monday at West Aurora High School. Come out and support your Reapers!

Game 1 Boxscore

Game 2 Boxscore

Be sure to check out Reapernation every once in awhile as Coach Gould will have updates on there as well.

Reapers Rebound for a Win at the Cullick Classic

The Reapers rebounded from a pair of losses on Saturday with an 11-4 win over Seneca Fighting Irish on Sunday. Plano used two big innings offensively and a solid pitching performance by Nate Lee to move to 1-2 on the summer season. Cody Dryden and Nate Lee had big days at the plate. Dryden went  3-3 with 2 doubles and 6 rbi, while Nate Lee was 2-2 and 3 runs scored. The Reapers are back in action tomorrow against cross town rivals, Sandwich Indians, at 4:00 pm. Come out and support your Reapers!

Link to Seneca Box Score
Seneca Box Score

Link to Season Stats
Reapers Season Stats

Reapers Lose a Pair

The Reaper Summer Baseball team lost a pair of games today down at Coal City. In the first game of the double header against Coal City they fell 1-0 on a combined great pitching performance by Cody Dryden and Trent Bowers. The Reapers gave up a run in the top of the 6th on a lead off walk that came around to score on a passed ball. Corey Klatt and Arian Herrera collected the only hits in the game for the Reapers.

In game two the Reapers couldn't get their bats going. The Reapers fell to Wilmington by the final score of 8-0. Arian Herrera dropped to 0-1 on the summer season. Zach Peruski picked up the lone hit for the Reapers.

Link to Coal City Box Score
Coal City Box Score

Link to Wilmington Box Score
Wilmington Box Score

Your Reapers are back in action tomorrow at 11 am against Seneca Fighting Irish. Hope to see you there!

Summer Baseball Schedule

This summer we are participating in the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) Summer League. We play a competitive schedule against some very good programs from the suburbs of Chicago. In addition to the IHSBCA Summer League games, we are playing in the Cullick Classic Wooden Bat Tournament at Coal City High School. This will give our guys an opportunity to play against some of the teams in our conference. Here is the schedule for the summer:

6/11  @ Cullick Classic  vs. Coal City  2:00 pm
6/11 @ Cullick Classic vs. Wilmington  3:30 pm
6/12 @ Cullick Class vs. TBD  11:00, 1:00, or 3:00
6/13 @ Sandwich  4:00 pm
6/15 @ Wheaton-St. Francis  4:00 pm
6/20 vs. Sandwich  4:00 pm
6/22 vs. Aurora Christian  4:00 pm
6/23 @ Marmion Academy  1:00 pm
6/27 @ West Aurora  4:00 pm
6/29 @ St. Charles East  4:00 pm
6/30 @ Streamwood  3:00 pm
7/5 vs. Aurora Christian  4:00 pm
7/6 vs. Plainfield South  4:00 pm
7/11 @ Batavia  1:00 pm
7/13 @ Plainfield South  4:00 pm
7/14 vs. Newark  4:00 pm
7/18  IHSBCA Summer Playoffs  vs. TBD

Welcome!

Welcome to the Plano Reapers Baseball Blog. I plan to keep this site updated regularly with news, announcements, and schedule changes. I hope you find this site useful! Thanks for your support in the Plano Baseball Program.

                                                                                                         Coach Phillips