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Zack Jones signs with Rend Lake College

| Friday, January 13, 2012

Monday, January 16th Seated with him are his parents Brent and Tracy Jones. Back: Doug Creel -MV Athletic Director, Tim Holloway -MV Baseball Coach, and Tony Etnier- Rend Lake College Head Baseball Coach Rams centerfielder signs with Rend Lake College By PAUL HINES paul.hines@register-news.com MT. VERNON — Zack . . . read more

Rams Baseball 2012 Winter Camps & Defensive Clinics

December 18, 2011

  The Mt. Vernon Township High School baseball coaching staff will be conducting winter hitting, pitching, and defensive camps for 2rd to 8th graders.  The camps will be held in January and February at MVTHS. For more . . . read more

Zack Jones Commits to Rend Lake

October 21, 2011 Three more prospects pick their schools More players pick their schools: Drake Robison, a 6-foot, 160-pound RHP/INF from Machesney Park Harlem HS, has committed to Iowa Western CC. Robison continues a long line of solid . . . read more

Mason Committs to John A. Logan

January 14, 2011

More prospects pick their schools Weston Mason, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound LHP/1B from Mt. Vernon HS, has committed to John A. Logan JC.  Mason emerged at the Prep Baseball Report Unsigned Senior Showcase in October as a prospect to . . . read more

Rams Baseball Winter Clinics

January 4, 2011

The Mt. Vernon Township High School baseball coaching staff will be conducting winter pitching and defense camps for 3rd to 8th graders.  The camps will be held in February at MVTHS. For more information and to sign up, click the . . . read more

Quick Signs with Austin Peay!

November 23, 2010

Former Rams standout baseball player Ryan Quick recently signed to play at Austin Peay in Clarksville Tennessee.  Quick is currently playing at Rend Lake College.  Click the link below to read the full story. Former Ram Will . . . read more

Baseball Tryouts

February 22, 2010

Baseball tryouts will begin Monday, March 1 and run through Wednesday, March 3.  Anyone interested in trying out should see coach Holloway for more information. read more

Swinnen Commits to SIU-E

October 2, 2009

Senior Michael Swinnen has verbally committed to play baseball for Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.  Swinnen joins Rams teammate Brian Sipe who committed to SIU-E in the spring.       . . . read more

Swinnen Breaks School Records

Michael Swinnen is the new MVTHS record holder for hits in a single season with 54. He broke the record of 51 hits set by Kent Williams in 1999. Swinnen also broke the career triples record with 10, which was previously held by Brian . . . read more

Rams Pick Up Steam at End!

May 19, 2009

by Taylor Schultz

The Mount Vernon Ram Baseball team has picked up steam towards the end of their season. All season long the Rams have been a strong hitting team and it was only a matter of time until things fell into place. Things have done just that. . . . read more

Rams On a Roll

May 15, 2009

by Roger Smith

The Rams blew past Mascoutah yesterday making that the 5th win in a row for the Rams. They played at Brennan Klein Memorial Field and took the game 6-1. “It feels good,” said Rams senior Ryan Quick, who went 2 for 3 with a triple, a . . . read more

Mt.Vernon Defeats Pinckneyville

May 13, 2009

by Dylan Williams

The Mt.Vernon Rams baseball team (16-9) defeated Pinckneyville yesterday 6-4. It wasn't looking good for the rams until the top of the 7th inning.   In the 7th Mike Swinnen and Ryan Quick got back-to-back walks followed by Brian . . . read more

Swinnen Hits walk off Grand Slam!

May 11, 2009

by Taylor Schultz

The Mount Vernon Rams varsity baseball team swept the Althoff Crusaders Saturday due in big part to Michael Swinnen.  The Rams were trailing the entire second game and were down 10-7 in the bottom of the last inning.  With no . . . read more

Baseball Spotlight on Jesse Stuckey

May 7, 2009

by Taylor Schultz

This weekend I had the chance to interview varsity baseball player Jesse Stuckey. Jesse thinks that the baseball team has fallen into a sort of slump.  He commented several times on needing more pitchers.  When asked if he . . . read more

Rams Beat Eldorado 10-0

May 5, 2009

by Roger Smith

The MVTHS Rams beat Eldorado yesterday in a 6 inning game. The final score was 10-0. This win put the Rams record at 12-8, while the lose dropped Eldorado to 0-13. “It’s a win. And we’ll always take those ‘w’s,” said Coach . . . read more

Rams Win 2 at Cahokia

May 4, 2009

by Roger Smith

The Rams played the Cahokia Comanches Saturday in a doubleheader. The Rams came out victorious in both games winning both 10-0 in the 5th inning. The Rams only gave up 5 hits out of both of the games. The Rams are now 5-3 in conference and . . . read more

JV Rams Improve Record to 10-1.

April 28, 2009

by Taylor Schultz

The Mount Vernon JV rams baseball team is off to a tremendous start. The Rams improved their record to 10-1 after winning a doubleheader against Carbondale who is in the Rams conference. The Rams hit an impressive 5 home runs in the double . . . read more

JV Rams Take Two

April 28, 2009

by Roger Smith

The junior varsity baseball team collected two wins from Carbondale making their record an impressive 10-1. The first game went well for the rams winning 13-9.  The second game the rams pulled away winning 12-2.  The rams racked . . . read more

Rams Drop Four Straight

April 24, 2009

by Taylor Schultz

The Mount Vernon Rams baseball team lost their fourth straight game 10-8 at Brennan Klein field to the Mattoon Green Wave on Thursday evening.  Mount Vernon pitcher Travis Carello was handed the loss after allowing 7 of Mattoons 10 . . . read more

Rams Come From Behind to Defeat Nashville.

April 17, 2009

by Taylor Schultz

The Mount Vernon Rams defeated Nashville 3-2 in extra innings Thursday.  But, this win did not come easy for the Rams.  The Rams were held scoreless until the 6th inning of play when they scored their first run from a home run by . . . read more

Rams Watch Former Ram

April 17, 2009

by Roger Smith

Former Rams baseball player John Anderson, now a Junior playing for the University of Illinois, will be playing at Marion's Rent One Park 6 p.m. today. The current Rams will have the chance to go see the former Ram perform. Anderson is . . . read more

Baseball Rams Beat Redbirds

April 15, 2009

by Dylan Williams | April 15, 2009

The Mt.Vernon Rams(5-1) had an astounding 27-1 victory over West Frankfort at Brennan Klein Field last Wednesday. The Rams scored 21 runs in the second inning alone. 25 batters came to bat with the first 11 reaching base and scoring. Jesse . . . read more

Beckham No-Hits Benton

March 31, 2009

Dylan Williams

Steve Beckham threw his first no hitter against a previously unbeaten Benton team (4-1). The Junior only allowed 2 base runners  in 5 innings and 74 pitches. The game was ended early because of the mercy rule 10-0.  The . . . read more

Brennan Klein Memorial Field

by Register News

Brennan Klein Field named Facility of the Year by SIBCA By JEREMY HALL jeremy.hall@register-news.com MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon’s newest baseball field has received another tip of the cap. Brennan Klein Memorial . . . read more

 
 

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