Mallory propels Viking baseball team to pair of wins

Glen Oaks takes two against Southeastern Illinois.

Caleb Mallory
Caleb Mallory
February 24, 2025

The Glen Oaks Community College baseball team picked up its first two wins of the spring season as it swept Southeastern Illinois College Monday in Carbondale, Ill. Due to field conditions the teams played at Southern Illinois University, where they'll also play a doubleheader Tuesday. And Caleb Mallory is in no rush to get home after a stellar afternoon. 

Game 1

Glen Oaks 10, Southeastern Illinois 9 (7 innings)

The Vikings didn't slow down at the plate in the second game as they racked up 13 hits in a back-and-forth game. The game was tied at nine in the top of the seventh when Drewyor singled, scoring one run.
 
Glen Oaks got on the board first in the top of the second inning on a Tyler Shisler groundout and a Corbin White single to right for a 2-0 lead. The Vikings tacked on another run in the third after Braeden Becker singled to center field. Southeastern scored a pair of runs in the fourth but erupted for five more in the fifth for a 7-3 advantage. 
 
The vistitors got back on top, 8-7, in the sixth when Peyton Simmons came up with an RBI single and Caleb Malloryhomered to left, scoring three more runs. 
 
Glen Oaks regained the lead, 10-9, in the top of the seventh after Shisler homered to right, and Drewyor produced an RBI single. Jackson Stewart earned the win for Glen Oaks as he surrendered eight hits and five runs (four earned) over three innings, and finishing with five strikeouts. Collin Yoder started the game for Glen Oaks, allowing two hits and four runs (three earned) over four innings, striking out three and walking three. King stepped on the bump first for Southeastern Illinois College. The southpaw surrendered 11 hits and eight runs (three earned) over six innings, and striking out three and walking three.
 
Mallory drove in three runs and White led the team with a 3-for-3 game at the plate. Simmons, Drewyor, Shisler and Becker each had two hits. 
 

Game 2
Glen Oaks 14, Southestern Illinois 4 (5 innings)

Mallory drove in four runs on two hits to give GOCC a big offensive boost. Mallory hit a home run to left field in the fifth inning, scoring three runs, and doubled in the third inning, scoring two. Southeastern scored on a walk in the bottom of the first, but Glen Oaks got hot in the top of the third, scoring five runs on five hits to take a 5-1 lead. Mallory doubled to drive in a pair of runs in the inning. Two frames later, the Vikings put up another five-spot on three hits. Peyton Simmonssingled, scoring two runs, and Mallory homered to left field, scoring three runs.

Andrew Onuegbu got the win for GOCC after the right-hander gave up just one hit and one earned run in four and a third innings. He finished with three strikeouts and four walks. 

Glen Oaks Community College had nine hits in the game, Braeden Becker led Glen Oaks Community College with three hits in four at bats. Simmons recorded two hits in three at bats. As a team, the Vikings drew nine walks in a patient outing, which included two apiece from Steven Drewyor and Logan O'Malley. O'Malley also stole two bases in the game.