Hello again Rotary baseball fans, and welcome back to yet another exciting recap for
inning #7 in our first annual World Series of Giving.
inning #7 in our first annual World Series of Giving.
We may have just completed our Seventh Inning Stretch, but our club teams surely took the opportunity to bring out their
big bats. And what a hitting demonstration it was that we just witnessed!
big bats. And what a hitting demonstration it was that we just witnessed!
Hello again Rotary baseball fans, and welcome back to yet another exciting recap for
inning #7 in our first annual World Series of Giving.
inning #7 in our first annual World Series of Giving.
We may have just completed our Seventh Inning Stretch, but our club teams surely took the opportunity to bring out their
big bats. And what a hitting demonstration it was that we just witnessed!
big bats. And what a hitting demonstration it was that we just witnessed!
One of our clubs in closing in on its sixth Home Run for the year. Will they break into double-digits
during the last two months; stay tuned. More and more clubs have committed to
making this 2021-22 Rotary Year their all-time best for Rotary Foundation support!
during the last two months; stay tuned. More and more clubs have committed to
making this 2021-22 Rotary Year their all-time best for Rotary Foundation support!
Northeast Division – The Pecatonica club remains on an absolute tear, with 5 Home
Runs plus an additional Triple at the end of 7. Loves Park follows with 2 Home Runs
plus a Double, closely followed by Rockford with 2 Homers plus a Single. The
Kishwaukee Sunrise club has scored another run to bring its total to 2 Homers. With
just 2 innings to go, don’t look for the action in this division to cool off any time soon!
Runs plus an additional Triple at the end of 7. Loves Park follows with 2 Home Runs
plus a Double, closely followed by Rockford with 2 Homers plus a Single. The
Kishwaukee Sunrise club has scored another run to bring its total to 2 Homers. With
just 2 innings to go, don’t look for the action in this division to cool off any time soon!
Mid-Central Division – In the MC division, the Rochelle club has taken in the lead with
a Home Run and a Triple. Hot on their heels is the Oregon club with a Homer plus a
Double, followed by the Dixon and Rock Falls clubs with a Homer plus a Single each.
In the thick of it is the Twin Cities club with a Homer. But watch out, Byron, Sterling,
and Walnut are all within striking distance of each scoring a Homer, so the action in this
division could really get hot in a hurry over the next 2 innings.
a Home Run and a Triple. Hot on their heels is the Oregon club with a Homer plus a
Double, followed by the Dixon and Rock Falls clubs with a Homer plus a Single each.
In the thick of it is the Twin Cities club with a Homer. But watch out, Byron, Sterling,
and Walnut are all within striking distance of each scoring a Homer, so the action in this
division could really get hot in a hurry over the next 2 innings.
South-Central Division – In the SC Division, Ottawa Sunrise has maintained its lead in
the seventh inning with 2 Home Runs. Right behind is Putnam County with a Homer
plus a Single. And well within striking distance are Illinois Valley, LaSalle, and Plano
with a Homer each. With half the clubs in this division now at the Home Run level,
anything could happen in the final innings. And as we’ve seen before, watch out for any
of the clubs to have a break-out run!
the seventh inning with 2 Home Runs. Right behind is Putnam County with a Homer
plus a Single. And well within striking distance are Illinois Valley, LaSalle, and Plano
with a Homer each. With half the clubs in this division now at the Home Run level,
anything could happen in the final innings. And as we’ve seen before, watch out for any
of the clubs to have a break-out run!
West-Central Division – The River Cities club has extended its lead in the WC Division
having now scored 2 Home Runs plus a Double at the end of 7. Princeton is hot on
their tail with two Homers, and Geneseo is right behind with a Home Run plus a Triple.
Morrison is within inches of Homer for themselves, so all four of these clubs remain in
the thick of it. Stay tuned, it’s anybody’s championship to win!
having now scored 2 Home Runs plus a Double at the end of 7. Princeton is hot on
their tail with two Homers, and Geneseo is right behind with a Home Run plus a Triple.
Morrison is within inches of Homer for themselves, so all four of these clubs remain in
the thick of it. Stay tuned, it’s anybody’s championship to win!
Western Division – At the end of seven, in the Western Division we now have a new
leader with the Rock Island club scoring a Home Run plus a Triple. Ever so close is the
Quad Cities club with a Homer plus and a Double. But don’t count out Freeport or
Savannah, because both are now at the Homer plus a Single level of giving. We’ve
leader with the Rock Island club scoring a Home Run plus a Triple. Ever so close is the
Quad Cities club with a Homer plus and a Double. But don’t count out Freeport or
Savannah, because both are now at the Homer plus a Single level of giving. We’ve
seen enough lead changes in this division to know that no one’s out of contention until
the final out on May 31, so stay tuned!
Going into our final two innings of this year’s World Series of Giving, we can celebrate
not only the strong competition to date among our clubs but their members’ outstanding
generosity in supporting the goals and objectives of the Rotary Foundation. This is
demonstrated by our district per-capita giving having increased by over 44% compared
to the year-to-date giving last year. Congratulations to all who have stepped up to the
plate so far! We’re looking forward to watching our clubs duke it out for the final stretch
to victory on May 31!
the final out on May 31, so stay tuned!
Going into our final two innings of this year’s World Series of Giving, we can celebrate
not only the strong competition to date among our clubs but their members’ outstanding
generosity in supporting the goals and objectives of the Rotary Foundation. This is
demonstrated by our district per-capita giving having increased by over 44% compared
to the year-to-date giving last year. Congratulations to all who have stepped up to the
plate so far! We’re looking forward to watching our clubs duke it out for the final stretch
to victory on May 31!