Welcome Back Coach Ellis

Coach Jesse Ellis will be rejoining the Urbana Hillclimbers as an asst. coach for the 2013 season. Coach Ellis was joined the coaching staff for the 2011 season but left to take the Athletic Director position and football coaching duties at Ridgemont in 2012. It is with great enthusiasm that Urbana welcomes back a great baseball mind.

Stop in at the Champaign County Fair, purchase some Big Orange and help the Urbana baseball program.

The Urbana high school / Amce players and coaches are working at the Big Orange concession stand at the 2012 Champaign County Fair. Stop in and visit and while you are there get yourself a cool refreshing big orange 20 oz drink for only .50 - it's gotta be one of the best deals at the fair. And remember if you are really thirsty you can purchase an entire gallon for only $2.00.
We also have brats, hotdogs, Laffy taffy, icee pops, sunflower seeds, picked, nachos and cheese, chips, and ice in the large bags. We look forward to seeing you real soon!

Central Buckeye Conference Awards

The following players earned all Central Buckeye Conference honors. 

First team selection.  

 Tyler Powell - Pitcher

 Levi King     - Pitcher

 Eric Bader   - Infielder

Special mention. Bryce carafa

Sportsmanship - Tyler cross

Miami Valley awards

Levi King - Special mention

Urbana Varsity 2012 falls to Graham 5-2 in spite of McCreight's performance

Britton McCreight went 1-3, but Urbana  still fell to Graham 5-2 in seven innings on Tuesday/Wednesday Nights.
McCreight led Urbana's offensive threat, as he got on base two times in the game. He singled in the fifth inning.

Mosbarger got the win for Graham. He allowed two runs over seven innings. The Graham pitcher struck out five, walked two and surrendered six hits.

Lowry, Bronne and Roop helped lead Graham. They combined for eight hits and three RBIs.
Graham never surrendered the lead after the first inning, scoring one run on an RBI single by Bronne.

Graham scored one run in the second inning, and then followed it up with one more in the fourth. In the second, Graham scored on an RBI double by Lowry, bringing home Roop.
The Climbers scored one run in the bottom of the fourth to cut its deficit to two. A sacrifice fly by Bryce Carafa gave Urbana life. Hunter Quick got out to end the scoring threat.

Graham built upon its lead with two runs in the seventh. A single by Holcomb ignited the offense,, scoring Lowry. That was followed up by Bronne's double, bringing home Butz.

One run in the bottom of the seventh helped Urbana Varsity 2012 close its deficit to 5-2. An error fueled Urbana Varsity 2012's comeback but it was not enough as Levi King grounded out to end the ballgame.

Next game is Thursday at Bob Brenning Field versus CBC crossover foe Walter E. Stebbins High School at 5:00pm

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Both JV and Varsity Games with Graham are Suspended due to the Weather

The JV game was suspended in the top of the third with Urbana leading 3-2 over host Graham JV. The Varsity Climbers were in the 4th inning with Graham up by a score of 3-1. When these games are rescheduled we will let you know.

Urbana Varsity Evens Record at 11-11

Urbana Varsity 2012 hang on against Graham, 3-2

Graham wasn't able to overcome the big hole it dug itself into against Urbana Varsity 2012, and the Falcons lost 3-2 to Urbana  after falling behind by two runs in the third inning.
Graham scored one run in the sixth on a fielder's choice. Still, the Falcons couldn't catch the Climbers.

Tyler Powell worked out of 10 difficult moments for Urbana. He pitched seven innings and allowed one earned run on three hits. Powell faced his trickiest spot in the sixth inning.
In the bottom of the second, Graham grabbed the early lead, 1-0.
The lead stayed with the Hillclimbers after the third, when it scored three runs on an RBI double by Deryk Fain, a sacrifice fly by Bryce Carafa, followed by nd an RBI single by Levi King. Urbana plays host to the CBC Mad River Falcons Tuesday at 5:00pm at the Boyce Street Complex.

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JV scores win versus Graham at Bob Brenning Field

Urbana JV 2012 offense too much for Graham in 9-1 rout

Urbana JV 2012 refused to relinquish the lead after grabbing it early against Graham, recording a 9-1 victory on Monday at Boyce Street.
With seven runs in the first three innings, Urbana JV 2012 left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
An RBI single by Ryan Prince, a groundout by Jacob Barr, and a steal of home by Prince during the first inning and an RBI double by Michael Morgan, an RBI double by Devin Burnside, and an RBI single by Prince in the second inning helped Urbana JV 2012 put some runs on the board early. Matt Neer racked up two RBIs on two hits for Urbana JV 2012. He singled in the second inning and doubled in the sixth inning.
Chase Abbey pitched lights out for Urbana JV 2012. Graham managed just one hit off of the Urbana JV 2012's pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked three and struck out four during his five innings of work.

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