Missouri All Stars Win Missouri vs. Illinois All Star Baseball Game
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By David Sharp
Bowling Green HS hurler Kaden Chandler struck out ten batters and was the winning pitcher in a 7-4 Missouri All Star game victory. Marion County hurler Cooper Stotts tossed the final two innings for the save. The Quincy University baseball signee also delivered two RBI hits, including a ninth inning single driving in Palmyra HS product Alex Wilson with one out in the final inning.
The 8th Annual Missouri vs. Illinois All Star baseball game was played July 16, 2022 at Clemens Field in Hannibal, Missouri. The series began in 2013. Missouri has won four times, including the two most recent contests.
Players were chosen from graduating baseball seniors by organizers Kevin Peters and Aaron Peters along with participating coaches. Missouri All Stars represented area high schools including Knox County, Palmyra, Monroe City, Marion County, Hannibal Van- Far, Canton, Macon HS, North Shelby and Bowling Green.
Illinois has also won four meetings. Missouri won the 2019 game by a 9-8 final score. Illinois schools represented included Quincy High School, Payson-Seymour, Illini West, Hamilton HS, Brown County, Quincy Notre Dame HS, Southeastern HS, Unity of Mendon, Central HS, Triopia, Brown County HS, Pleasant Hill- Western and Pittsfield HS.
Recently retired Palmyra coach Mark Loman was the Missouri Head Coach. Matt Thomas and Ian Cassidy of Palmyra were Missouri Assistant Coaches.
The Illinois Head Coach was Cyle Rigg of Southeastern. Illinois Assistant Coaches were Zach Burling of Illini West, Chris Roberts of Southeastern along with Travis Ruppel of Liberty HS.
The series took two years off, largely due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Scott Stewart, General Manager of Shottenkirk Toyota of Quincy, Illinois threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The first inning was action packed. The Illinois All Stars took advantage of wildness by Missouri starting pitcher Tanner Van Winkle of Hannibal for the game’s first three runs. Ben Kasparie (Quincy Notre Dame HS) reached on an infield error.
A walk and a Logan McCurley hit loaded the bases with one out. Quincy HS products Noah Harbin and Luke Mettemeyer drew bases loaded walks. Kyle O’Neal (Southeastern HS) singled in a run with a two out hit.
Missouri battled back to tie the game with a three run first inning. Illinois failed to back up starting pitcher Conner Schwindler (Quincy HS) defensively. Rob Uhlmeyer (North Shelby HS) reached on an error leading off the Missouri first inning.
Palmyra product Landyn Smith walked. Both runners scored. Cooper Kiel (Bowling Green HS) reached on an error. Palmyra catcher Alex Loman singled in the tying run.
Adam Goodwin (Palmyra HS) drew a walk off lefty Tyler Barker (Payson- Seymour) leading off the Missouri second inning. Cooper Stotts drove Goodwin home with a two out hit for a 4-3 Missouri lead after two full innings.
Pitching took over beginning in the third inning. Tanner Van Winkle pitched three Missouri innings with five strikeouts. Van Winkle allowed four hits and three runs. Missouri MVP Kaden Chandler (Bowling Green HS) struck out ten batters in four innings pitched. Chandler allowed one run on four hits.
Illinois scored a sixth inning run, knotting the score at four each entering the home half of inning six.
Dalton Berhorst (Canton HS) and Rob Uhlmeyer reached base with one out in the Missouri sixth. Cooper Kiel (Bowling Green HS) doubled in Berhorst and Uhlmeyer for a 6-4 Missouri edge after six innings.
Alex Wilson walked leading off the Missouri eighth inning. Cooper Stotts delivered his one out RBI hit for a 7-4 lead. Illinois put their leadoff man on in the top of the ninth inning.
Cooper Stotts struck out the side for the two inning save. Illinois scored four runs on nine hits unofficially. Kyle O’Neal of Southeastern HS was 2-2 for Illinois with an RBI. Logan McCurley of Pleasant Hill-Western was named the Illinois All Stars MVP.
Missouri scored seven runs on seven hits. Rob Uhlmeyer scored two Missouri runs. Cooper Stotts had two hits and drove in two runs.
Missouri coach Mark Loman commented to the NEMO news media group after closing his high school coaching career with the 7-4 victory. “When they came out and scored three, and we came back and tied it, that was big,” currently retired Palmyra coach Mark Loman said.
“Grabbing that three run cushion kept from stressing out pitching at the end,” Mark Loman said. “Tanner (Van Winkle) struggled a big early,” Coach Loman said. “He hadn’t thrown in awhile. He came back and did fine. He got through three innings.”
“(Kaden) Chandler was unhittable. And then Cooper (Stotts) had three strikeouts in each of two innings. It is nice when you have guys who can go out there and be that dominant.”
“That is a really good hitting group over there.” Mark Loman coached 20 years at Palmyra and seven years at Camdenton. He spent 29 years in education. “It’s been well worth it,” Mark Loman said when asked to reflect back on his coaching career.
“I have some great memories,” Coach Loman said. This is going to be one of them.”
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