What is Throwback Night? The Southern Illinois Raceway schedule is set for the 2022 season and it features a few new and exciting changes as well as some old staples! He started giving me lessons when I was 8 and even became my travel ball coach. In his two independent league seasons on the mound, he pitched 52 innings in relief facing 213 batters giving up 47 hits surrendering only 13 runs with 10 earned leading the way to a career 5-4 record, while posting a 1.73 earned run average against. Following Tinsley to the line was Daniel Robinson, up 5 spots, and Colton Booten. Club meeting will take place Saturday 5/1 at 3pm at the track! The Thrillbillies are part of the Prospect League, a collegiate summer league. All classes are subject to technical inspection at ANY TIME without warning. According to a release from the team, the following coaches will work under first-year manager Ralph Santana: The Thrillbillies continue to build their coaching staff and are in final discussions to fill the hitting coach and outfield/assistant hitting coach vacancies. Geiger said that despite his push to succeed individually, Smith never lost touch with the importance of helping his teammates. Never in a million years would you think a 5-year-old would come out and watch you, and then youre a grown man, theyre a grown man, and they have great things to say about you, so its definitely personal for me, Santana said. He won that game for us Sunday. Be on the lookout for an exciting weekend of racing with 3 days of the Hart Illini Non-Wing Challenge. Previous Next Play/Pause. The Maiers Tidy Bowl division rolls out 6th on the night. He was a bulldog back there behind the plate.. Logan Null? On August 14th, the Sportsman class vies for a $500 payday! Last, but probably the MOST exciting!! This Saturday marks the beginning of the 32nd season of competition at Southern Illinois Raceway and theres no pandemic slowing us down this year! Tinsley, would would battle Robinson briefly for the lead came in 3rd. Come out to the inaugural season of the Thrillville Thrillbillies! That running order is: We will run the first few session through in that order until the regularity of those coming to run decreases and then we will put them on in order as they come to staging. You develop a special bond with the players, especially with those from around here young men who youve watched play since middle-school ball, Santana said. Theres no time like the present to begin gearing up for the 9th running of the Engler Machine and Tool highbanks Hustle and with that said, were going to make it worth your while. GATES- 1PMPILL DRAW 2-4PMDRIVERS MEETING 430PMHOTLAPS 5PMRACING TO FOLLOW! He said Marion and the ballpark are special to him. The Chemstream Modlites and Ike Family Dealerships Jr Sprints also put double digit entries on the board with 13 and 11 respectively and 8 and 7 coming in for the Maiers Tidy Bowl Darf class and Bailey Chassis Restrictor division. I just want to help us win, he said. Whatever you want it to be! We had some of the BEST races on his racetracks. Braden Pfeiffer picked up the last Restrictor win on June 26th followed by Jaxton Wiggs and Billy Lieb. The park itself has a new name under a new naming-rights agreement with Pepsi MidAmerica. Heat 2 was won by Jake Palmisano, picking up an impressive 6 positions. Marion's Cameron pitching for Thrillbillies - thesouthern.com Kade Mason won the Junior make up feature, and Tyler Rust got the monkey off his back winning the Wing Outlaw makeup feature. Prospect League baseball team reveals new name in Marion. My prediction is that he takes home another title with Smith close behind. We fully expect Cody and Chris Maier to continue to battle it out here along with Jeff Billingsley. Thrillville Thrillbillies begin inaugural season at Mtn Dew Park - KFVS12 Well also make up the Jr, Sportsman and Wing features from May 15th. Heres a run down of the nights action! Located in the capitol of Thrillville, IL Thrillbillies (TV Series 2009- ) - IMDb So, this is extra tough for me.. Another class that drew in 21 entires for the evening was headlined by 2 Time Reigning Champion Chris Cobin, Daniel Robinson and point leader Brocton Williams. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a member of the Miners pitching corps working out of the bullpen as a closer. I just want to improve as a ballplayer this summer so that I can hopefully make an impact with my college team this next school year.. MARION, Ill. -- A series of job fairs are soon coming to Mtn Dew Park in Marion, hosted by the Thrillville Thrillbillies. If youve reserved a spot, you can bring your signs in and put them in their spots. Billy Beard? All payouts on 8/28 will be based off car count. He would get mad at himself if he made a mistake. Southeast Missouri | Southern Illinois | Western Kentucky. 72 entries checked in on a chilly night where rain threatened all day long but those 72 entries put on one heck of a show! Arrowleaf a Southern Illinois based human services organization has purchased all of the remaining tickets for the game on Wednesday June 28, 2023. Passion to teach and be successful arent tools you can teach, theyre inherent. Santana said losing Smith at such a young age will be tough to deal with moving forward. After wins from Veatch at SIR and Purdue last weekend at Wayne County Speedway, could these 2 be set up for a battle of Prelude champs? Trey will get the track in shape and let it wear as it would on a race night as well. Thrillville Thrillbillies (@gothrillbillies) | TikTok Afraid your class wont make that? The rising stars division saw 10 entries sign in for competition with previous winners Titan Cobin and Jace Cooksey and point leader Reece Palmisano headlining the field. Thats why something like his passing is so unfair. A Du Quoin High School and Bellarmine University grad, Smith was enjoying a solid season at the catcher's position for the Thrillbillies. The Performance Electronics Prelude to the Sprague delivers $1,000 to win and $100 to start for the Prairie Farms Non-Wing Outlaws. Will he continue that trend? He can start. SIR will provide the main course and drinks of tea, water and lemonade. We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us during the weather delays. Xtreme Midgets Hit the Highbanks This Weekend! 37 entries clocked in for the 2nd running of the Prelude. . From there, we could see Jaxton Wiggs, Blake Daniels, Logan Null, Tayler Hungate and others take a look at the crown. At 5:45pm, well do a quick drivers meeting, nothing formal, just a welcome back and to cover some procedures. Reece Palmisano came home in 2nd, Ethan Ellison in 3rd and Liam Maier and Noah Betts rounded out the top 5. From the producers of MTV's hit series, Nitro Circus, come Thrillbillies; an unscripted all-action series that follows a wily crew of athletes and stuntmen who test the laws of logic through a series of entertaining mishaps and mayhem. Schmidt would pick up 2 positions to come in 2nd, Dowdy in 3rd, Wiggs in 4th and Gunner Shroyer rounding out the top 5. In heat race action, Matt Filkins would improve 4 spots to take the victory followed to the line by Matthew Ragland and Brad Norman. Starting out with the Restrictor class, we welcome back Bailey Chassis as the headlining sponsor of the youngster 600 division. Thrillbillies: With Aaron Sauvage, Cam McQueen. Please subscribe to keep reading. To make it a little more fun, we ask that you all dress up in your favorite era. The Thrillville Thrillbillies are a professional baseball team based in Marion, Illinois. The cutters coming along pretty well, Cameron said. Tyler Rust would go on to lead the mains first half but would encounter problems in lapped traffic and surrender the lead to Alex Burgener. I love it.. 2 time reigning champ Chris Cobin returns to go for a three-peat. Rick and crew put together a racey track that afforded the opportunity for competitors to make moves and improve positions. Brocton Williams, Trevin Littleton, and Carson Heady all picked up heat race wins. He impacted others through leadership, Geiger said. 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Older brother, Cavan, pitched two years of ball at Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg before transferring to SIU last year, where he is studying aviation. Robinson would follow Palmisano to the line, picking up 3 positions, and Collin Wece would round out the top 3. Santana formerly operated Doc Zs Sports, a baseball and softball academy for youngsters in Du Quoin, owned by Zimmermans father. The Performance Electronics Prelude to the Hustle drops $1,000 to win and $100 to start on June 5th. Will we see Blake Daniels and Dalton Dowdy remain here and try to capture another title? Also new this year is the addition of at least one off weekend per month. With the completion of the Terry Sprague Memorial comes the return of weekly Racing to the highbanks. All Active Duty and Military vets get free entry into the Grandstands on the 29th! Thillville Thrillbillies hosting job fairs for seasonal positions at At Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve. He was then hired as bench coach of the Washington Wild Things in 2013 and promoted to manager mid-season after Chris Bando resigned. for Children value your support tremendously. Smith is from Du Quoin,. In the A Main, Mason once again saw chain trouble while running in the 2nd spot. He had a strong personality and was always a pleasure to be around. Information. Damon Paul reached up and snatched this one after a lengthy weather delay. Coming Up This Weekend! JJ Williams was the class of the Jr Sprint field as he dominated in a win. The team returned to organized baseball to back Marion, Illinois, after the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League folded in 2021. We know we have a lot of first timers and quite honestly, its been a couple years since weve done these Saturday night practices so we figured wed give you a quick run down. This weekend, SIR will hold something a little different; Throwback Night! Lane Warner picked up 4 spots and a Heat 1 win, Heat 2 saw Gunner Shroyer take the checkers first after picking up 1 spot. Following up the biggest outdoor wing race in the county is the Terry Sprague Memorial, one of the Nations largest non-wing outlaw shows! With POWRi running Speedweek as a non points event, we welcome all competitors to join the Illinois fun on Tuesday night with a race at Coles county Speedway and then head to Charleston Speedway Wednesday night for the POWRi Speedweek opener and then on Thursday, you can either head to Lincoln Speedway for night 2 of POWRi Speedweek or head to the highbanks for open practice of the Highbanks Hustle. He remained there through the 2012 season. Check back soon for announcements on those dates! Aiden Purdue would outlast Tyler Rust to take the win in the 2020 Prelude. Nod lite and Non Wing race for $500 guaranteed! Jeff Billingsley picked up another heat race win in the Maier Tidy Bowl Dwarf division. Prospect League Baseball | Thrillbillies open season with win over !SIR Class Entry will be $40 for the first class and $35 for each subsequent class, regardless of age. Thrillville Thrillbillies Follow 44 Following 4852 Followers 42.7K Likes Southern Illinois favorite baseball team! #GoThrillbillies Videos Liked 632 IT'S PLAYOFF TIME! Following Hutchinson to the line was Billingsley, Audie Murphy, Austin Park and Andy Park. You have permission to edit this article. In 22 SIR will GUARANTEE a $500 to win and $50 to start payday for the Non-Wing Outlaw Division on all non-major show weekends! If you cant make it to the tracks, you can watch every Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota live onDIRTVision. For manager Ralph Santana, he is returning to the ballpark he called home for more than a decade as a player and coach for the Southern Illinois Miners. We know youre all antsy to hear whether were racing tonight or not, were anxious to tell you so you can make other plans. Before his pro career, Hope attended Berry College in Mount Berry, located just outside Rome, Georgia where he pitched four years for the Vikings under Head Coach David Beasley, who is currently in his 24th season at the helm. The best thing I can say is that I loved Ashton Smith.. MARION, Ill. (KBSI) -The Marion Thrillbillies baseball team have free tickets to Wednesday's game. The 2022 Club Membership form is now live onsite and ready to accept info! This kid was going to be a great one, Santanasaid. Jaxton Wiggs? Make sure to stop at the tan and green building to grab your pit pass, theyll be $10 per person this weekend regardless of age. var field59 = field59 || {}; The 7,000-seat ballpark is among the biggest in the summer league, but a new name and imagery hope to bring . Please make sure you get your Driver Profiles filled out this week!! The Prairie Farms Non-Wing division will take to the track second in the line up and there looks to be a lot of stiff competition here. Also, if you plan to points race with us at SIR this year, you MUST be a member in order to accumulate points. Rent One Park introduces public to the "Thrillbillies" Throwback Night and the Dwarf Special will take place on May 15th. The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota returns to action in late-July with debuts at Doe Run Raceway and Southern Illinois Raceway.When the Series visits Doe Run Raceway on Friday, July 21, itll be the first time in the tracks 29-year history that dirt Midgets will make laps around the 1/6-mile facility. Filkins would go on to take his 5th victory of the year . We have a couple special things planned to honor some of the greats of SIR and those that built the legendary highbanks. All memberships are valid January 1st December 31st. Grandstands will be free admission. He has to be able to throw his secondary pitches (like the breaking ball and cutter) for strikes. We look forward to an EXCITING 2022 Season and cant wait to see you all in a few short months!! The Performance Electronics, Ltd. Prelude the to Hustle features a $1000 to win and $100 to start payday for the Wing Outlaw micros and runs on June 5th. Call it an even split between Johnston City and host Murphysboro in girls and boys dual meets Wednesday afternoon at Jackson County Country Club. The Prairie Farms Non-Wing Outlaw division saw LeRoy Carley climbing one position to take his heat win and Joe B Miller also climbing one position to grab a heat win. Carley would go on to rail the top for a wire to wire victory. Just having the opportunity to play here close to my hometown in front of family and friends is great to me, Zimmerman said. He has two doubles, driven in four runs, scored nine runs, and stolen two bases. lane Warner would come home 2nd and Blake Daniels would round out the top 3 after picking up 2 spots. Official Thrillbillies - Oasis Outdoors - Powersports | Facebook Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Williamson County Commissioner Jim Rasor said he could not be more excited about the Thrillbillies. SIR will participate in the 2nd of a 2-weekend series where competitors will settle it out. A make up for the Mod-Lite special will be held on 9/11! Even though mother nature was against us, Trey Holmes was able to get the highbanks ready for an action packed night of racing with 110 cars entered for the Prelude to the Sprague. it will help with getting you entered for the night quicker, getting your checks sent to the appropriate place as well as giving Darren highlights to broadcast during events. He reminded me so much of myself.. An Illinois-native, he was signed by the Cardinals in 1963 and spent four years in the Cardinals farm system. In addition to the Prairie Farms Non-Wing outlaws, all other classes will be racing! 2-Time reigning wing champion, Chris Cobin looks to make a run at the Non-Wing title in Bob Brittons #16. Weekly Racing Set to Resume 8/13 with the Sportsman Special! Next up, the Throw Back night! In the Bailey Chassis Restrictor division, Jaxton Wiggs started on the point for the only heat race of the night for the group. This division is WIDE open. After his first season at John A. Logan, Lane left the Volunteers to work as the pitching coach at Frontier Community College, but a head coaching change with the Bobcats led Dickerson back to southern Illinois to rejoin the coaching staff at JAL. I consider myself to be more of a grinder. WSIU Staff. I would also say that I like to compete at all times, he said. Ashton Smith grew up playing. Yall like lots of Mod-Lites???? Now hes our head coach, so its exciting to be able to play in front of a big crowd like this and to give back to the little kids watching that idolize you, so its very exciting to come back home, Smith said. We look to see a solid, competitive group of yesteryear cars! MARION Kale Cameron is one of only a handful of Marion High School graduates (Class of 2022) trying to make a splash in college baseball. So, when the Thrillbillies take the field for the first time on May 31 and throughout the summer, they will certainly be providing plenty of thrills for the fans at Rent One Park. The dwarf class pulled in 9 entries on the evening and were headlined by Chris Maier, point leader Jeff Billingsley and Audie Murphy. Were really going to miss having him around here.. Bryant Harsy and Dale Kinsell, up 1 spot, would round out the top 3. Thrillville Thrillbillies to host job fairs | Illinois | wsiltv.com This is also the last weekend to get your car dialed in before the 14th Annual Terry Sprague Memorial. Rounding out the heat wins would be Garrett Benson taking his W from the pole. The Chemstream Race Fuels Mod Lite division once again pulled an impressive 13 competitors. On March 23, the public is invited back to the ballpark when the exciting plans to transform Rent One Park into the Capitol of Thrillville will be revealed. Legends Night on April 24th where well honor some of the legends of SIR. He was followed to the line by Mike LaBrot, who gained 2 spots, Jason Billingsley, who also gained 2 spots, Cliff Dun and Don Warren. Nathan Smith was able to capture the only other wins in the class last year at 3 while Filkins took home 13 wins on the year. Also new for 22 is the Illiana Championship presented by HART. Smith, one of the oldest players on the team, having graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, was a team captain and one of the Thrillbillies catchers. Mtn Dew Park Announced As The New Name For The Home Of The Thrillbillies The season starts with 2 practice events on April 10th and 17th and racing officially begins with April 24ths Legends night! No more practices, not more get your laps in, its time to scoot! Whose division is this one? A service of Southern Illinois University, PublishedFebruary 24, 2023 at 6:17 AM CST. Heat 2 was captured by Matt Filkins who was followed to the line by Jaggar Beard and Jason Billingsley. The wingless wonders would take to the track next and the Prairie Farms Non-Wing class would leave nothing to be desired! Get your agenda items in by midnight tonight (Tuesday 4/27). He would go on to cruise to victory lane followed by Tinsely, Carley, Brown and Kelly. Make sure you take a look and mark those dates! Thats ok, well still toss you a $300 to win with 11 or more cars! Just like Thrillbillies skipper Ralph Santana, Hope was in uniform for the inaugural season of professional baseball in Marion some 17 years ago and hes excited to be back to the place he calls home. By making a gift, you help WSIU produce, purchase, and broadcast programs you care about and enjoy every day of the year. You have permission to edit this article. With another $12,000 payday (and no big wheel races) on tap thanks to great sponsors like Engler Machine and Tool, Conrad Insurance Group, Driven Performance, Hyper Racing, Performance Electronics, Bailey Chassis, Keizer Wheels and so many more, were able to give back to the racers who help grow this sport and make the Hustle the event that it is today. You can cancel at any time. This year we ask that you throw it back to your favorite decade or Era, take your pick! Illinois or Indiana! Thats how bad he wanted to win and thats what this game is all about. He graduated in 2018. Thrillville Thrillbillies unveil new food menu, apparel - KFVS12 For the first time since its inception, competitors will be able to run this class along with other classes on the same night. The Highbanks Hustle returns for its 9th season kicking off June 17th with practice and concluding on June 19th with Championship Night. In the A main, Filkins cruised to the win after starting outside front row. Rent One Park / www.gothrillbillies.com The name of the new Prospect League Baseball Team at Rent One Park will be The Thrillville Thrillbillies. Carley threw a slider to take the lead around lap 13 and lead the remaining circuits while holding off Miller to take his first W of the year. The Maiers Tidy Bowl Dwarf Class will race for a guaranteed $500 to win as we showcase the fender cars first this year. Cale Goodwin grabbed his first win of the year at SIR in the Winged Outlaw class, followed to the line by Jake Palmisano and Devin Feger. Leading the pack is a slimmed-down points schedule. WSIU Public Broadcasting | Wiggs would go on to pick up 6 spots and the Sportsman feature win followed by Hunter Pruitt and Cale Coons.
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