Sangamon Sun

Three athletes from the Blueboys baseball team have been recognized with All-Conference honors, as announced by the league. Charlie Lardi has been named Pitcher of the Year and is a member of the First-Team All-Conference team. The sophomore from Galesburg, Illinois transitioned from a reliever to a starter and performed strongly for the Blueboys. Lardi concluded with a 5-1 record in conference play, maintaining a 0.79 ERA over 45.2 innings pitched. He led the conference with 59 strikeouts in conference games and set a school record for most strikeouts in a season with 82. Additionally, Lardi tied for the most wins in a season at seven.

Louie Bartletti and Andrew Wieneke earned spots on the Second-Team All-Conference team. Bartletti achieved a .346 batting average during conference play, accumulating 28 hits and scoring 26 runs. He also contributed five home runs, totaled 51 bases, and stole 12 bases.

Wieneke ended the season with an ERA of 3.42, ranking fourth best in the league. He secured three wins in relief roles and one save over 36.2 innings pitched, allowing only ten runs during conference play while striking out 23 batters.

The Blueboys set a new program record for victories in a single season, finishing with an overall record of 22 wins (22-18) and achieving a conference record of 10-11.