The Galesburg Legion Post 285 baseball squad is set to host Moline Post 246 in a doubleheader at HT Custer Park this weekend, a matchup that pits two of the Midwest’s most competitive amateur teams against each other.
Galesburg enters the series with a 10‑4 record, having won five of their last six outings and riding a momentum that began with a 14‑1 victory over Moline in the season opener.
Moline, despite a rocky 1‑9 start, has clawed its way to 5‑11 by winning four of its past six games, a turnaround that has revived hopes for a deeper playoff run.
Key Players to Watch
For Galesburg, freshman Tyree Taylor of Lawson State Community College is batting .510, while senior Chance Stewart from United High School sits at .438, and together they have accounted for 47 of the team’s 142 runs.
The pitching rotation features Ian Leffler, a United graduate now at Lawson State, who has not surrendered an earned run in 9.2 innings, and Monmouth‑Roseville junior Keegan Smith, who owns a 1.75 ERA over eight innings, together contributing four of the team’s ten wins.
Moline’s offense is anchored by Emmanuel Lopez, a Black Hawk College recruit and Moline High School alumnus who leads the club with a .415 average, while the team’s collective ERA stands at 5.80.
The games will be aired live on AM 1330/FM 95.7 WRAM and streamed online, giving fans multiple ways to follow the action.