Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Timely Hit Escapes Tigers In 5-0 Loss To Davenport North
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Tipton baseball team could not come up with a timely hit against Davenport North last Friday in a non-conference game in Cedar Rapids. The ball game was moved to Mt. Mercy University after poor field conditions in Tipton due to heavy rain most of last week. The matchup was supposed to be a varsity doubleheader, but due to the logistical changes, only one game was played.
There, North scored a 5-0 win to improve to 8-11. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak. North defeated their second RVC South school with the win after beating Durant in late May 20-9 and 8-1. Wilton beat North, 14-7 on June 12. The Tigers fell to 6-11 overall and 1-5 in non-conference games this year. The Tigers still have non-conference games this week with Lone Tree Wednesday at home and with Calamus-Wheatland at home on July 5.
Davenport North scored first with a single run in the top of the first inning. The Wildcats extended their lead to 3-0 with a two-run third, and took command of the game with a two-run fifth to put the score at 5-0.
Tipton left four batters in scoring position in the game, and could not get a key hit to plate runs. Tipton had runners at second and third in the first inning but could not plate a run. Trent Pelzer singled and moved to second on Logan Hoffman’s single. Both moved up on a ground out by Luke Becker giving Tipton two runners in scoring position with two outs. North got out of the jam by getting Kael Jauron to fly out to end the inning.
Nile Schuett smacked a one-out double in the second inning but was stranded there and Kael Jauron advanced to third base in the fourth inning but was left stranded as well.
Luke Becker took the loss and fell to 2-4 in six starts this season. He topped the 30-inning mark for the season in the game. Becker threw 5 1/3 innings and gave up five runs, three earned, on nine hits. He struck out two and walked three batters. Cole Syring pitched the final 1 2/3 innings in relief. He didn’t allow a run and gave up two hits.
Blake Stoughton was the winning pitcher after working a complete game for the Wildcats. He struck out four, walked none and gave up eight hits.
Tipton had two players with multi-hit games. They were Trent Pelzer, and Nile Schuett as all had two hits. Schuett had a double and collected the only extra base hit for the Tigers. Dylan Mente, Logan Hoffman and Kael Jauron each had hits in the game.
North had three players with multi-hit games. Jared Beck was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored. Bryan Verdon and Cody DePardo each had two hits. The Wildcats 3-6 hitters each drove in one-run.
Tough Road Trip For Tigers At 3A No. 6 Solon
SOLON — The Tipton baseball team had a rough road trip last Monday, June 18 in their trip to class 3A No. 6 Solon. There, the Spartans scored 11 runs in the bottom of the third inning to break open a 6-2 game and take a 20-3 non-conference contest in four innings.
Tipton scored the games first runs in the first inning, after putting six batters to the plate, pushing two runs across the plate in the inning. Trent Pelzer singled as did Luke Becker. Both scored later on an error in the inning. Dylan Mente led off the game with a double. Tipton held a 2-0 lead after the runs.
Solon scored 17 unanswered runs over to take a 17-3 lead after three innings. Tipton scored again in the top of the fourth inning.
Tipton scored one-run in the fourth, after again sending six batters to the plate. Kael Jauron reached on a one-out single, and scored later on a Bryce Deerberg single. In between there, Tipton collected a single from Cole Syring.
Tipton used three pitchers in the game. Cole Syring started and worked 1 1/3 innings. He gave up six runs on six hits and walked two batters. Elliot Cumins and Bryce Deerberg also pitched in the game.
Tipton did have seven hits off of Solon starter Lucas Walker. Trent Pelzer was 2-for-2 with a run scored. Dylan Mente doubled and Luke Becker, Kael Jauron and Colby Kleppe each had hits in the game.
Solon’s Luke Ira had a big game at the plate, hitting a triple and home run and driving in three runs. Payton Bandy and Zach Wegmann each had three hits. Spencer Wegmann had two hits and had a team high 4 RBI’s.
Lucas Walker got the win after working four innings and striking out five Tipton batters.
Tigers Play Three At Bellevue Tournament
BELLEVUE — The Tipton softball team won their fourth game of the season on Saturday, June 16 at the Bellevue tournament. There, the Tigers beat Clinton 4-3. In two other games, the Tigers dropped two heartbreakers by one-run each, 9-8 to Bellevue Marquette and 8-7 to Easton Valley.
Tipton beat Clinton 4-3 and needed a run in the top of the seventh to do so. The Tigers led the whole game. Tipton scored the games first runs and led 1-0 after three innings. Tipton extended their lead to 3-0 before the RiverQueens tied the game with three straight runs.Morgan Wendel was the winning pitcher after seven innings of work. She struck out two and walked one batter.
Tipton had eight hits in the game. Laken Hermiston and Kamryn Chapman each had two hits. Hermiston drove in one run. Birtney Ford had a hit and 2 RBI’s and Allie Ryan had a RBI and a hit. Hailey Stewart and Wendel had the other Tipton hits.
Against Easton Valley, Tipton led 5-1 bue were outscored 7-2 to fall 8-7. Allison Nash took the loss after working three innings and striking out three batters. She only surrendered three hits. Taylor Wendel also pitched in the game. Tipton had six hits in the game, led by Laken Hermiston who was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI’s. Ashley Mente and Grace Nichols each had a hit and a RBI in the game.
Against Marquette, the MoHawks scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to claim a 9-8 win.
Morgan Wendel took the loss after striking out three and not walking a batter. Tipton had eight hits in the game led by Allie Ryan who was 3-for-4 with RBI’s. Ashley Mente was 2-for-4.
Wildcats Snap 7-Game Slide With Keokuk Win
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
KEOKUK — It’s been a tough week for the Durant baseball team. The Wildcats entered their doubleheader at Keokuk last Tuesday on a six-game losing streak. There, the Wildcats saw that streak go to seven with a 5-0 game one loss to the Chiefs. Durant however, would stop the streak in game two, with a 3-2 victory in nine innings.
In game two, Durant had 12 hits in the game and scored three runs. Durant led 1-0 after four innings after scoring the game's first run. Keokuk tied the game at one, with a single run in the fifth. The Chiefs took a 2-1 lead with a single run in the bottom of the sixth. The Wildcats fought back, pushing the tying run across the plate in the top of the seventh to send the game into extra innings. There, the game went to nine innings. In the top of the ninth, Durant scored the go-ahead and what would turn out to be the winning run to secure the 3-2 win.
Three Durant players had multi-hit games. Mason Compton was 3-for-5 with a RBI and stolen base. Nate Dierickx and Brendan Paper each had two hits. Ty Chenault had a RBI single while Curtis Lilienthal, Ben Orr, Nathan Hultquist, and Drew DeLong each had hits.
Three Wildcat pitchers worked the game. Ben Orr started and pitched five innings. He struck out five and walked 1 Keokuk batter. He gave up eight hits and two runs. Nate Dierickx pitched three innings of relief and got the win. He struck out four and did not allow a hit or run. Curtis Lilienthal pitched the final inning in relief and struck out all three batters he faced to earn the save.
In game one, Durant had six hits against Keokuk starter Josh Willis and reliever Matt Wyatt, but could not get any runs. Willis got the win after working four innings and allowing three hits. He struck out one and walked two. Wyatt worked three innings and gave up two hits and struck out two. Willis got his first win in four starts. Cole Miedema pitched all six innings for Durant and took the loss. Miedema struck out eight and walked four batters. He gave up four hits and five runs, two of which were earned.
Keokuk scored two runs in the first and third inning to take a 4-0 lead. The Chiefs added a single run in the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0.
Tristan Hughes had a double while Mason Compton, Ben Orr, Logan Callison, Jake Willkomm and Marcus Engstler all had hits for the Wildcats.
Keokuk had only three players get hits in the game, but they each had two hits. Wyatt, Bryce Miller and Dalton Boecker each had two hits. Boecker and Miller each had two RBI’s.
The Wildcats were to play at Monticello on Thursday, June 21, but the game was rained out. Rain and poor field conditions wrecked many teams schedules last week.
Camanche Scores Early, Late, In 8-2 Win
CAMANCHE — The Camanche Indians scored early and late to take an 8-2 River Valley Conference cross-division win over Durant last Monday, June 18. The Wildcats fell to 1-3 against teams from the River Valley Conference North.
Camanche led 2-0 after the first inning before Durant cut the lead to 2-1 after scoring a single run in the third. Durant tied the game at 2-2 with another run in the top of the fifth. Camanche however, took control of the game in the bottom of the fifth when they scored two runs to take a 4-2 lead. The Indians took command of the game in the bottom of the sixth to push their lead to 8-2.
Durant could only muster two hits in the game, a Cole Miedema double and a Curtis Lilienthal single. Lilienthal drove in the only Wildcat runs. Durant did draw seven walks in the game. Miedema and Mason Compton each had two walks, while Tristan Hughes, Lilienthal and Marcus Engstler each had walks.
Brendan Paper took the loss after working five innings. Paper struck out four and walked six batters. He gave up six runs on three hits. Ty Chenault worked the sixth inning and allowed two runs on two hits.
Jake Drury was the winning pitcher after five innings of work. He struck out ten, but walked seven. Brayden Lodge worked the sixth and seventh allowing no runs or hits and he struck out two. Five different Indians had hits with Mason Byrns hitting a home run and driving in three.
Beavers Pick Up A Win at Muscatine Tournament
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
MUSCATINE — The Wilton Beavers improved to 15-12 with a win in four games at the Muscatine softball tournament last Friday and Saturday. The Beavers lost to Cedar Rapids Prairie 10-5 and Muscatine 10-0 on Friday. Wilton beat Cedar Rapids Washington 14-4 on Saturday and fell to Davenport Assumption 12-1 in their final game.
Beavers Beat Cedar Rapids Washington
MUSCATINE — Wilton got 20 hits in the first of two games last Saturday in a 14-4 win over Cedar Rapids Washington in six innings. The Beavers scored 10 runs in the first three innings to take command of the ball game. Kortney Drake and Payton Ganzer each had four hits in the game. Three others had multi-hit games.
Mila Johnson pitched a six-inning contest and got the win. She struck out three, walked one and gave up four runs on four hits. Johnson had only one troublesome inning in the third when she gave up four runs.
Alexis Walker and Lexi Maurer each had three hits and Karlie Schult added two hits in the win. Taylor Garvin, Kali Milder, Mila Johnson and Mallory Lange each had hits. Ganzer had a team high 5 RBI’s while Drake and Maurer had 2 RBI’s and Milder Garvin each had a RBI.
In the second game of the day, Wilton lost to the top ranked team in class 3A, Davenport Assumption, 12-1 in five innings. The Knights scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning to wipe out the Beavers 1-0 lead and take command of the game. Assumption scored seven unanswered runs over the next four innings to take the 12-1 win in five innings.
Mila Johnson took the loss after giving up five runs on five hits in one-inning pitched. She struck out one and walked one. Peyton Souhread pitched four innings in relief and gave up seven runs on seven hits.
Wilton had only three hits in the game. Kortney Drake, Souhrada and Emily Coss had the hits. Alexis Walker drove in the only run of the game for Wilton.
Assumption won their eighth game in a row with the win. Hannah Kelley was the winning pitcher and struck out three Beavers. Two Knights had multi-hit games. They were Anna Wohlers and Lea Nelson. Wohlers and Olivia Allen each had two RBI’s.
DAY 1: Beavers Rally Falls Short Against Cedar Rapids Prairie
MUSCATINE — The Wilton softball team tried to rally from a 7-0 deficit to Cedar Rapids Prairie last Friday, but it wasn’t enough. The Beavers lost 10-5.
Wilton was retired in order in the first two innings. Prairie scored seven runs before Wilton scored. Prairie sent nine batters to the plate in a 5-run inning. Prairie added two runs in the third and three in the third.
Chloe Wells took the loss after two innings of work. She struck out one and walked one. Mila Johnson pitched five innings in relief.
Kortney Drake and Wells each had two hits. Peyton Souhrada had a double and 3 RBI’s while Taylor Garvin and Mallory Lange had hits. Lange had a RBI.
In game two, the Beavers played class 5A No. 15 Muscatine. There, the Muskies took a 10-0 win in
Muscatine scored the game's first runs with a 3-run first. That score held until the bottom of the fourth when Muscatine plated three more runs to extend their lead to 6-0. The Muskies put the game away and ended the contest by the 10-run mercy rule with a 4-run fifth to push the score to 10-0.
Kaitlyn Bierman was the winning pitcher for the Muskies. She gave up five hits and struck out four. Rylie Moss was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI’s while Haley Jarrett and Kate Nelson each had two hits. Haley drove in a team high 3 RBI’s. Catie Cole had a home run and 2 RBI’s.
Chloe Wells took the loss after three innings of work. She struck out two, walked one and gave up three runs on two hits. Mila Johnson pitched two innings in relief. Kortney Drake had a double while Karlie Schult, Taylor Garvin, Peyton Souhrada and Annabel Grings each had hits.
Win Streak Reaches A Dozen For Durant
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
CEDAR RAPIDS — Rain forced the cancellation of the first of a two-day tournament at the Linn-Mar, but Durant played twice on Saturday, winning both games to run their win streak to 12 games. The Wildcats improved to 22-2 with the wins. The Wildcats improved to 5-1 in weekend tournaments to date. The Wildcats beat class 4A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Xavier 2-1 and RVC North foe Northeast 8-2.
2A #1 Durant 2, 4A #11 Cedar Rapids Xavier 1
The Durant softball won their first game of two at the Linn-Mar tournament on Saturday against class 4A No. 11 Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Xavier came into the tournament having lost five straight games. The Saints left five batters on base in the game and had two of those runners in scoring position. Durant left six batters on base with four of those runners in scoring position.
Kamryn Meyer pitched a 4-hitter and struck out five and walked one batter. The Wildcat offense was carried by the lower half of the batting order. Kylie Schult was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Jada Rock was 2-for-2 with a RBI. Schule bats 7th and Rock 8th in the batting order. Hannah Happ and Kamryn Meyer each had hits.
Maria Steffen was the losing pitcher after six innings of work. She walked four and gave up two runs. Charlotte Richards was 2-for-3 with a RBI to lead the Saints offense.
Durant opened the scoring with a run in the first and held that 1-0 lead until the Saints tied the game in the top of the sixth. In the bottom of the sixth, Durant took the game when Jada Rock hit a one-out RBI single scoring Kylie Schult.
2A #1 Durant 8, Northeast 2
The Durant Wildcats had a tougher time with Northeast than the final score indicated. The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth. There, Durant sent 12 batters to the plate and scored 7 runs. Durant had half of their 12 hits in the game in the inning including doubles from Ruby Kappeler, Kira Schult and Mallory Warner.
Durant scored a single run in the top of the sixth to take an 8-0 lead. The Rebels pushed two runs across the plate in the bottom of the seventh to set the score at 8-2.
Kamryn Meyer was the winning pitcher after working four innings and striking out eight batters. Jenna Lawson pitched the final two innings in relief. Meyer retired seven Rebels at one point and gave up the only three hits of the game in the sixth. Meyer retired Northeast in order in three of the first five innings.
Durant had 12 hits in the game. Meyer led at the plate too, going 4-for-4 with 3 RBI’s. Ruby Kappeler and Kira Schult each had two hits and a RBI. The Wildcats 2-3-4 hitters were a combined 8-for-12 with two doubles and five RBI’s. Mallory Warner, Paige Werthmann, Jalyn Bullard and Jada Rock all had hits in the game.
Alexis Ehlers took the loss after working six innings. She gave up eight hits and walked one. Claire Abbott had RBI single to lead Rebel batters.
Cougars Score Just Enough To Get Past Wilton, 2-0
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
CEDAR RAPIDS — Rain and a lot of it last week forced Wilton and Cascade, two of the top-3 ranked class 2A teams, to be creative in where they played their River Valley Conference cross-division game. The game was to be held in Cascade last Thursday, but poor field conditions meant that the game needed to be postponed. However, Mt. Mercy University in Cedar Rapids offered up their field, complete with field turf for the teams to use. They did. There, the top ranked team in class 2A, Cascade Cougars, beat the #3 ranked 2A team, Wilton, 2-0. The Cougars scored their two unearned runs in the bottom of the second inning.
Jared Townsend struck out eight and walked one Cougar batter. Townsend gave up five hits over six innings. Wilton had seven hits in the game led by Garrett Bohnsack and Brock Hartley who each were 2-for-3. Colin McCrabb, Chantz Stevens and Tyler Hartman each had hits in the game.
Gannon O’Brien was the winning pitcher, going seven innings and scattering seven Wilton hits. He struck out nine and walked one batter.
Cascade had five hits in the game. O’Brien led Cascade batters, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Brock Simon, Blake Simon and Derek Kopes each had hits in the game.
Knights Beat Tipton, 11-5 behind 16-hit attack
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| Tipton's Allie Ryan (17) slides in safely, scoring a run in the Tigers 11-5 loss to North Cedar last week as Knight catcher Katie Thompson, center, waits on a relay throw to attempt a tag. Ryan scored two of the five Tipton runs and was 3-for-3 at the plate. Ryan reached base a fourth time by drawing a walk. The Knights beat the Tigers for the first time in the regular season since the 2014 season. North Cedar beat the Tigers in the playoffs in July of 2015 and was their last win over Tipton before last week. Photo by Darren Miller. |
Sports Editor
TIPTON — The North Cedar Knights picked up a big victory at Tipton late last week, beating the Tigers 11-5 behind a 16-hit attack. The number of hits was a season-best in a game this season. The Knights improved to 4-14 and won their first River Valley Conference game of the season with the win. Tipton fell to 4-14.
Tipton scored the first runs of the game with two in the first inning. The Tigers had some momentum heading to the bottom of the inning after turning a spectacular double play to end the top of the first, getting out of a one-out, two baserunners on the situation by North Cedar. Laken Hermiston doubled to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a groundout. Allie Ryan singled, driving in Hermiston for the 1-0 lead. Bryanna Simmermaker singled with two out. Ryan would score on an error putting the score at 2-0.
North Cedar responded with a 4-run second to take a 4-2 lead. North Cedar sent eight batters to the plate in the half inning. Taylor Tenley started the rally with a one-out single. Carly Meier singled and a two-out Kendall Smith single loaded the bases. Kassidie Galloway then tripled, scoring Tenley, Meier, and Smith to give the Knights a 3-2 lead. Galloway would score on an RBI single by Alyssa Barnhart, putting the score at 4-2.
Tipton fought back with a single run in the third to set the score at 4-3 North Cedar and took a 5-4 lead with a 2-run bottom of the fifth.
Tipton had the bases loaded in the third after Hermiston led off the inning, reaching on an error, a Hailey Stewart double and a walk to Allie Ryan. Ashley Mente grounded into a fielder’s choice, scoring Hermiston to set the score at 4-3, North Cedar.
In the fifth, Tipton grabbed the lead with a two-run inning, 5-4. Stewart reached on a one-out error and Allie Ryan singled. A wild pitch advanced both runners to second and third. Ashley Mente singled to score Stewart and tie the game. Simmermaker then hit a smash that the Knights couldn’t handle. On the play, Ryan scored to give Tipton a 5-4 lead.
North Cedar responded to the Tigers runs with a 7-run, top of the sixth to set the score at 11-5.
North Cedar sent ten batters to the plate in the top of the sixth inning and took control of the game with a 7-run inning. Big hits in the inning were a 2-run double by Galloway, a Barnhart RBI single and a 3-run double by catcher Katie Thompson.
Alyssa Barnhart was the winning pitcher after working all seven innings. Barnhart struck out five and walked one batter. She gave up five runs, one earned, on eight hits.
North Cedar had a season-best 16 hits in the game. Five Knights had multi-hit games. Barnhart and Carly Meier each had three hits while Katelyn Jackson and Katie Thompson each had two hits. Kassidie Galloway had a double and triple and drove in 6 RBI’s. Kayla Syring, Taylor Tenley, Jenna Syring, and Kendall Smith all had hits in the game.
Morgan Wendel took the loss after working all seven innings for the Tigers. She gave up 11 runs, struck out five and did not walk a batter. Tipton had eight hits in the game led by Allie Ryan was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Hailey Stewart was 2-for-4 with a double. Laken Hermiston, Ashley Mente, Bryanna Simmermaker all had hits for Tipton.
Beavers Take Lead Early, Get 13-3 Win Over North Cedar
WILTON — The Wilton Beavers put up 13 runs in six innings against North Cedar in getting a 13-3 win over the Knights last week in Wilton.
Wilton took a 4-0 lead after the first inning and didn't look back. North Cedar did cut the Beavers lead in half, 4-2 with a two-run second. Wilton responded with one run in the second inning to take a 5-2 lead. Wilton scored twice in the fourth to take a 7-2 lead and put up four runs in the fifth to take an 11-2 lead. Wilton ended the game by the 10-run mercy rule with a two-run sixth.
North Cedar had only three hits in the game. Katie Thompson was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Janna Syring had a hit and RBI and Carly Meier also had an RBI.
Alyssa Barnhart took the loss after five innings of work. She gave up 12 runs on 14 hits and walked six. Kendall Smith also pitched in the game.
Chloe Wells was the winning pitcher after six innings of work. She struck out six and walk no Knight batter. Wilton had 16 hits in the game led by Wells who was 4-for-4 with two home runs and 5 RBI’s. Payton Ganzer and Taylor Garvin each were 3-for-4 and Kali Milder was 2-for-3. Garvin had 3 RBI’s.
Knights Fall To Marion 10-3
MARION — The North Cedar Knights played a non-conference game with Marion late last week. There, the Knights fell 10-3 to the Indians. North Cedar saw their record fall to 4-15.
North Cedar scored their only runs in the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when they plated three runs. Marion led 3-0 after the first inning and 5-0 after a two-run third. Marion pushed a single run in the fourth and took a 10-0 lead in the top of the sixth.
Alyssa Barnhart pitched seven innings and took the loss. She struck out six and walked two. Barnhart gave up nine hits, 10 runs, but only six earned.
North Cedar had five hits in the game. Barnhart was 2-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases and a run scored. Kassidie Galloway, Katie Thompson and Katelyn Jackson each had hits. Jackson collected the only RBI in the game for the Knights. Kayla Syring also reached base via a walk.
Marion won their second in a row after dropping two straight games. Megan Kessens was the winning pitcher after seven innings. She struck out seven Knights and walked one batter. Sydney Nielsen led Marion batters at the plate, going 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI’s.
TIPTON — The North Cedar Knights picked up a big victory at Tipton late last week, beating the Tigers 11-5 behind a 16-hit attack. The number of hits was a season-best in a game this season. The Knights improved to 4-14 and won their first River Valley Conference game of the season with the win. Tipton fell to 4-14.
Tipton scored the first runs of the game with two in the first inning. The Tigers had some momentum heading to the bottom of the inning after turning a spectacular double play to end the top of the first, getting out of a one-out, two baserunners on the situation by North Cedar. Laken Hermiston doubled to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a groundout. Allie Ryan singled, driving in Hermiston for the 1-0 lead. Bryanna Simmermaker singled with two out. Ryan would score on an error putting the score at 2-0.
North Cedar responded with a 4-run second to take a 4-2 lead. North Cedar sent eight batters to the plate in the half inning. Taylor Tenley started the rally with a one-out single. Carly Meier singled and a two-out Kendall Smith single loaded the bases. Kassidie Galloway then tripled, scoring Tenley, Meier, and Smith to give the Knights a 3-2 lead. Galloway would score on an RBI single by Alyssa Barnhart, putting the score at 4-2.
Tipton fought back with a single run in the third to set the score at 4-3 North Cedar and took a 5-4 lead with a 2-run bottom of the fifth.
Tipton had the bases loaded in the third after Hermiston led off the inning, reaching on an error, a Hailey Stewart double and a walk to Allie Ryan. Ashley Mente grounded into a fielder’s choice, scoring Hermiston to set the score at 4-3, North Cedar.
In the fifth, Tipton grabbed the lead with a two-run inning, 5-4. Stewart reached on a one-out error and Allie Ryan singled. A wild pitch advanced both runners to second and third. Ashley Mente singled to score Stewart and tie the game. Simmermaker then hit a smash that the Knights couldn’t handle. On the play, Ryan scored to give Tipton a 5-4 lead.
North Cedar responded to the Tigers runs with a 7-run, top of the sixth to set the score at 11-5.
North Cedar sent ten batters to the plate in the top of the sixth inning and took control of the game with a 7-run inning. Big hits in the inning were a 2-run double by Galloway, a Barnhart RBI single and a 3-run double by catcher Katie Thompson.
Alyssa Barnhart was the winning pitcher after working all seven innings. Barnhart struck out five and walked one batter. She gave up five runs, one earned, on eight hits.
North Cedar had a season-best 16 hits in the game. Five Knights had multi-hit games. Barnhart and Carly Meier each had three hits while Katelyn Jackson and Katie Thompson each had two hits. Kassidie Galloway had a double and triple and drove in 6 RBI’s. Kayla Syring, Taylor Tenley, Jenna Syring, and Kendall Smith all had hits in the game.
Morgan Wendel took the loss after working all seven innings for the Tigers. She gave up 11 runs, struck out five and did not walk a batter. Tipton had eight hits in the game led by Allie Ryan was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Hailey Stewart was 2-for-4 with a double. Laken Hermiston, Ashley Mente, Bryanna Simmermaker all had hits for Tipton.
Beavers Take Lead Early, Get 13-3 Win Over North Cedar
WILTON — The Wilton Beavers put up 13 runs in six innings against North Cedar in getting a 13-3 win over the Knights last week in Wilton.
Wilton took a 4-0 lead after the first inning and didn't look back. North Cedar did cut the Beavers lead in half, 4-2 with a two-run second. Wilton responded with one run in the second inning to take a 5-2 lead. Wilton scored twice in the fourth to take a 7-2 lead and put up four runs in the fifth to take an 11-2 lead. Wilton ended the game by the 10-run mercy rule with a two-run sixth.
North Cedar had only three hits in the game. Katie Thompson was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Janna Syring had a hit and RBI and Carly Meier also had an RBI.
Alyssa Barnhart took the loss after five innings of work. She gave up 12 runs on 14 hits and walked six. Kendall Smith also pitched in the game.
Chloe Wells was the winning pitcher after six innings of work. She struck out six and walk no Knight batter. Wilton had 16 hits in the game led by Wells who was 4-for-4 with two home runs and 5 RBI’s. Payton Ganzer and Taylor Garvin each were 3-for-4 and Kali Milder was 2-for-3. Garvin had 3 RBI’s.
Knights Fall To Marion 10-3
MARION — The North Cedar Knights played a non-conference game with Marion late last week. There, the Knights fell 10-3 to the Indians. North Cedar saw their record fall to 4-15.
North Cedar scored their only runs in the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when they plated three runs. Marion led 3-0 after the first inning and 5-0 after a two-run third. Marion pushed a single run in the fourth and took a 10-0 lead in the top of the sixth.
Alyssa Barnhart pitched seven innings and took the loss. She struck out six and walked two. Barnhart gave up nine hits, 10 runs, but only six earned.
North Cedar had five hits in the game. Barnhart was 2-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases and a run scored. Kassidie Galloway, Katie Thompson and Katelyn Jackson each had hits. Jackson collected the only RBI in the game for the Knights. Kayla Syring also reached base via a walk.
Marion won their second in a row after dropping two straight games. Megan Kessens was the winning pitcher after seven innings. She struck out seven Knights and walked one batter. Sydney Nielsen led Marion batters at the plate, going 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI’s.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Tigers Snap Streak, Beat Knights With 16 runs
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| Tipton senior Bryce Deerberg (22) slides safely into third base, under the tag attempt from North Cedar's Cole Taylor (3), completing at hit for a triple in the Tigers second inning that scored a run. The run gave Tipton a 4-0 lead. North Cedar fought back to take a 5-4 lead, but Tipton would win the game 16-6. Photo by Toby Hollis. |
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
TIPTON — The North Cedar Knights couldn’t hold a 5-4 lead at Tipton last week, falling 16-6 to the Tigers in Tipton. Tipton snapped a 10-game losing streak that spanned three weeks. The Tigers began the season 5-0, but have gone 1-10 since. The win over the Knights was the Tigers second over an RVC North foe this season. The 16 runs put up by Tipton are a season-best to date and the first game they have won that they did so by the 10-run mercy rule this season.
Tipton took an early 3-0 lead after the first inning. A Bryce Deerberg scored Nile Schuett in the second to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead after two innings.
North Cedar rallied and pushed five runs across the plate in the top of the third to grab a 5-3 lead. Three of the five runs scored on bases-loaded walks.
Tipton scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to grab the lead back at 7-5. The Tigers would not trail after that. In the third, Logan Hoffman had an RBI double, Kael Jauron an RBI single and a Tiger run scored on an error.
Tipton took command of the ballgame in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring six runs and sending nine batters to the plate. Big hits in the inning were RBI singles by Jauron and Quinten Mesick and a 2-run single by Nile Schuett. The big inning set the score at 13-5.
Tipton took a 14-5 lead with a single run in the fifth. North Cedar scored their final run in the top of the sixth on an RBI double by Tyler Thurston, putting the score at 14-6. Tipton ended the game in the bottom half of the inning scoring two runs on back-to-back RBI hits from Quinten Mesick (double) and Nile Schuett (single).
Logan Hoffman got the victory after starting and pitching 4 2/3 innings. He struck out seven, walked four and gave up six hits. Luke Becker pitched the final 1 1/3 innings.
The Tigers had 15 hits in the game and had six players with multi-hit games. Nile Schuett was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI’s. Trent Pelzer, Hoffman, Kael Jauron, Quinten Mesick and Ben Emrich each had two hits. Jauron and Mesick each had 3 RBI’s while Pelzer, Hoffman, Bryce Deerberg and Emrich each had an RBI.
Ethan Sahr took the loss after working four innings. He gave up 13 runs, five earned, on six hits. He struck out two and walked two batters. Tyler Thurston also pitched in the game.
North Cedar had nine hits off of Tipton pitching. Austyn Sander, Devon Willis and Tyler Jackson all
had two hits. Tyler Thurston, Brennen Kreel and Jaxon Sander each had hits.
Panthers Sweep Knights In RVC North Play
MONTICELLO — The North Cedar Knights traveled to Class 2A No. 10 ranked Monticello last Tuesday for a River Valley Conference North doubleheader. There, the Panthers were too much for the Knights as Monticello swept North Cedar 7-1 and 15-5.
In game one, Monticello broke open a close 1-0 game in the bottom of the third, scoring three runs. Monticello led 6-0 before North Cedar scored their only run in the sixth.
North Cedar had hits from Tyler Jackson, Brennen Kreel, Tyler Thurston and Devon Willis. Alex Woodward took the loss after working four innings. He gave up six runs, three earned, on seven hits. Chase Miller pitched the final two innings in relief.
In game two, Monticello erased an early 1-0 North Cedar lead to scoring 8 straight runs to take control of the game in a 15-5 win in five innings. Monticello entered the bottom of the fifth leading 8-5 but scored seven runs to take a 10-run lead and end the game by the 10-run mercy rule.
Devon Willis took the loss after working 2 1/3 innings. He gave up seven runs on three hits and walked six batters. Brennen Kreel and Tyler Jackson pitched in relief. North Cedar had five hits. Ethan Sahr doubled and had an RBI and Devon Willis and Brennen Kreel each had RBI singles. Tyler Jackson and Gage Walshire also had hits.
3rd Ranked Beavers Too Much For Knights
WILTON — The third-ranked team in class 2A was too much for North Cedar to handle last week in a 12-0 loss in four innings. Wilton scored all of their runs after the first inning. The Beavers led 2-0 after the second and 5-0 after the third inning. Wilton put the game away with a 7-run fourth inning and won the game in five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.
Tyler Thurston took the loss after working three innings. He gave up five runs on five hits and walked two batters. Cole Taylor pitched in relief and gave up seven runs on four hits and he walked three batters. North Cedar had a tough night off of Wilton pitcher Cory Anderson. North Cedar had only a Devon Willis single in the game. Anderson struck out eight Knights and did not walk a batter. Anderson was the winning pitcher after pitching five innings and needing only 71 pitches. Wilton had three players with multi-hit games. They were Jared Townsend, Brayton Wade, and Cory Anderson.
TIPTON — The North Cedar Knights couldn’t hold a 5-4 lead at Tipton last week, falling 16-6 to the Tigers in Tipton. Tipton snapped a 10-game losing streak that spanned three weeks. The Tigers began the season 5-0, but have gone 1-10 since. The win over the Knights was the Tigers second over an RVC North foe this season. The 16 runs put up by Tipton are a season-best to date and the first game they have won that they did so by the 10-run mercy rule this season.
Tipton took an early 3-0 lead after the first inning. A Bryce Deerberg scored Nile Schuett in the second to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead after two innings.
North Cedar rallied and pushed five runs across the plate in the top of the third to grab a 5-3 lead. Three of the five runs scored on bases-loaded walks.
Tipton scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to grab the lead back at 7-5. The Tigers would not trail after that. In the third, Logan Hoffman had an RBI double, Kael Jauron an RBI single and a Tiger run scored on an error.
Tipton took command of the ballgame in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring six runs and sending nine batters to the plate. Big hits in the inning were RBI singles by Jauron and Quinten Mesick and a 2-run single by Nile Schuett. The big inning set the score at 13-5.
Tipton took a 14-5 lead with a single run in the fifth. North Cedar scored their final run in the top of the sixth on an RBI double by Tyler Thurston, putting the score at 14-6. Tipton ended the game in the bottom half of the inning scoring two runs on back-to-back RBI hits from Quinten Mesick (double) and Nile Schuett (single).
Logan Hoffman got the victory after starting and pitching 4 2/3 innings. He struck out seven, walked four and gave up six hits. Luke Becker pitched the final 1 1/3 innings.
The Tigers had 15 hits in the game and had six players with multi-hit games. Nile Schuett was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI’s. Trent Pelzer, Hoffman, Kael Jauron, Quinten Mesick and Ben Emrich each had two hits. Jauron and Mesick each had 3 RBI’s while Pelzer, Hoffman, Bryce Deerberg and Emrich each had an RBI.
Ethan Sahr took the loss after working four innings. He gave up 13 runs, five earned, on six hits. He struck out two and walked two batters. Tyler Thurston also pitched in the game.
North Cedar had nine hits off of Tipton pitching. Austyn Sander, Devon Willis and Tyler Jackson all
had two hits. Tyler Thurston, Brennen Kreel and Jaxon Sander each had hits.
Panthers Sweep Knights In RVC North Play
MONTICELLO — The North Cedar Knights traveled to Class 2A No. 10 ranked Monticello last Tuesday for a River Valley Conference North doubleheader. There, the Panthers were too much for the Knights as Monticello swept North Cedar 7-1 and 15-5.
In game one, Monticello broke open a close 1-0 game in the bottom of the third, scoring three runs. Monticello led 6-0 before North Cedar scored their only run in the sixth.
North Cedar had hits from Tyler Jackson, Brennen Kreel, Tyler Thurston and Devon Willis. Alex Woodward took the loss after working four innings. He gave up six runs, three earned, on seven hits. Chase Miller pitched the final two innings in relief.
In game two, Monticello erased an early 1-0 North Cedar lead to scoring 8 straight runs to take control of the game in a 15-5 win in five innings. Monticello entered the bottom of the fifth leading 8-5 but scored seven runs to take a 10-run lead and end the game by the 10-run mercy rule.
Devon Willis took the loss after working 2 1/3 innings. He gave up seven runs on three hits and walked six batters. Brennen Kreel and Tyler Jackson pitched in relief. North Cedar had five hits. Ethan Sahr doubled and had an RBI and Devon Willis and Brennen Kreel each had RBI singles. Tyler Jackson and Gage Walshire also had hits.
3rd Ranked Beavers Too Much For Knights
WILTON — The third-ranked team in class 2A was too much for North Cedar to handle last week in a 12-0 loss in four innings. Wilton scored all of their runs after the first inning. The Beavers led 2-0 after the second and 5-0 after the third inning. Wilton put the game away with a 7-run fourth inning and won the game in five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.
Tyler Thurston took the loss after working three innings. He gave up five runs on five hits and walked two batters. Cole Taylor pitched in relief and gave up seven runs on four hits and he walked three batters. North Cedar had a tough night off of Wilton pitcher Cory Anderson. North Cedar had only a Devon Willis single in the game. Anderson struck out eight Knights and did not walk a batter. Anderson was the winning pitcher after pitching five innings and needing only 71 pitches. Wilton had three players with multi-hit games. They were Jared Townsend, Brayton Wade, and Cory Anderson.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Tigers Fall At Cascade, 5-0
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Tipton sophomore Kamryn Chapman fouls o a pitch during the late stages of the Tigers road, RVC cross-division game at Cascade last Thursday. The Tigers fell 5-0 to the Cougars but won their third game of the season the next night at home. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.
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CASCADE — The Tipton softball team traveled to Cascade for their second road contest in two days, to play the Cougars. Cascade has a new coach this season and has struggled a bit at times as they have had three losing streaks of two or more games this season. The Cougars entered the game having not beaten an RVC South school this year, having already lost to West Branch, Durant, West Liberty, and Mid-Prairie. The Tigers played well, trailing by only two runs late in the game, but Cascade rallied late to win the game 5-0. The loss was the Tigers sixth in a row.
Morgan Wendel was the losing pitcher after working six innings. She did not record a strikeout but walked one batter. She gave up five runs, three earned, on six hits. Hailey Hannan was the winning pitcher after working all seven innings. She struck out three, walked two and surrendered four hits. Hannah led the Cougars at the plate, going 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s and two runs.
Cascade scored the first game’s first runs with a two-run first inning. Both teams did not score again until the fifth inning. The Cougars pushed three runs across the plate in the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0. The runs came after the Tigers had runners on first and second base with one out in the top of the fifth, but ran themselves into an inning-ending double play.
Tipton had six hits in the game. Ashley Mente led Tipton at the plate, going 2-for-3. Britney Ford, Bryanna Simmermaker, Grace Nichols and Hailey Stewart each had hits. Morgan Wendel also reached base twice via two walks.
Tigers Struggle At Regina
IOWA CITY — The Tipton softball team struggled at #7 Iowa City Regina last Monday, June 12 in
a River Valley Conference South doubleheader. There, the Regals beat Tipton 12-0 in game one and 10-1 in game two.
In game one, Regina won 12-0 in ve innings. The Tigers had only two hits in the game, one each from Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had hits. Morgan Wendel took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings. She gave up eight hits and 11 runs and walked three batters. Wendel struck out two batters.
Regina took control of the game in the first inning when they scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Katie Bracken was the winning pitcher after working four innings. She struck out ve batters. Jess Hunter led Regina in hitting, going 3-for-3 with two RBI’s, two stolen bases and two runs scored.
In game two, Tipton scored first and led 1-0 early. Regina then scored the next 10 runs, including scoring three runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to take a 6-1 lead after two innings. Allison Nash took the loss after working 1 1/3 innings. She gave up six runs on three hits and walked ve batters. Morgan Wendel pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief. Laken Hermiston, Allie Ryan, and Kamryn Chapman each had hits in the game. Ryan drove in the only Tipton run.
Hunter Paisley was the winning pitcher after working seven innings, of work. Gardner struck out ten and walked two. Regina had nine hits led by Lauren Marth who was 2-for-2 with two RBI’s. Jess Hunter added a home run and two RBI’s.
Tigers win the third game, earn split with West Branch TIPTON — The Tipton softball team won their third game of the season and second River Valley Conference game of the season last Friday at home. The victory came in game one of a doubleheader against West Branch. The Tigers won game one 5-4, but lost game two 14-0 in ve innings. The Tigers saw their record go to 3-11 after the doubleheader.
Tipton scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead in game 1. Britney Ford drew a one-out walk and seniors Allie Ryan and Ashley Mente would follow with singles. Ford would score on an RBI single by Bryanna Simmermaker for a 1-0 lead and Ryan would score on an RBI single by Grace Nichols. Those scoring hits were part of four straight singles by Tipton in the inning.
West Branch scored their first run in the top of the third to cut Tipton’s lead in half at 2-1. The Tigers extended their lead back to two runs, 3-1, on a third inning, RBI single by Morgan Wendel that scored Nichols. West Branch would cut the Tigers lead in half to one-run, 3-2 with a run in the fourth. That score, 3-2 held until the Bears pushed two runs across the plate in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead.
Tipton would rally though, and plate two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh
to win the game. Allie Ryandrew a lead o walk to start the Tigers seventh inning. She advanced to third on an Ashley Mente double to give Tipton two runners in scoring position with Ryan being the tying run and Mente the winning run. Bryanna Simmermaker then singled in Ryan tying the score at 4. The next batter, Grace Nichols then put the ball in play and Mente came running home with the winning run.
Morgan Wendel was the winning pitcher after throwing a complete game. She struck out ve, walked no West Branch batters and gave up four runs.
Tipton had four players with two or more hits in the game. Ashley Mente was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run scored. Bryanna Simmermaker was also 3-for-4 in the game and had 2 RBI’s and two stolen bases. Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had two hits. Morgan Wendel had an RBI single and Grace Nichols added a hit and 2 RBI’s for the Tigers. Britney Ford, Kamryn Chapman, and Ryan each reached base via a walk. The Tigers stole four bases in the game. Simmermaker had 2 while Mente and Allison Nash each had one.
Hannah Dauenbaugh took the loss for West Branch. Dauenbaugh pitched six innings and gave up ten hits and five runs. West Branch had 11 hits in the game. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas and Mackenzie Heise each had two hits to lead West Branch.
In game two, the Tigers lost 14-0 in ve innings. The Bears scored the games first runs in the first inning with a two-run top of the first. The Bears extended their lead to 4-0 with two third-inning runs. The Bears scored a single run in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. West Branch sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth and scored nine runs in the inning to take a commanding 14-0 lead.
Morgan Wendell took the loss after working five innings. She did strike out six West Branch players and walked only one. She gave up ten runs on seven hits. Allison Nash also pitched in relief.
West Branch sophomore Kaiya Luneckas pitched a no-hitter for the Bears. Luneckas struck out 12 Tiger batters and walked two in the game. West Branch was led at the plate by four players with multi-hit games. Mackenzie Heise was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI’s and Nicki Henson was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas each had two hits. The Bears snapped a six-game losing streak including losses to RVC South foes Wilton, West Liberty and Tipton.
CASCADE — The Tipton softball team traveled to Cascade for their second road contest in two days, to play the Cougars. Cascade has a new coach this season and has struggled a bit at times as they have had three losing streaks of two or more games this season. The Cougars entered the game having not beaten an RVC South school this year, having already lost to West Branch, Durant, West Liberty, and Mid-Prairie. The Tigers played well, trailing by only two runs late in the game, but Cascade rallied late to win the game 5-0. The loss was the Tigers sixth in a row.
Morgan Wendel was the losing pitcher after working six innings. She did not record a strikeout but walked one batter. She gave up five runs, three earned, on six hits. Hailey Hannan was the winning pitcher after working all seven innings. She struck out three, walked two and surrendered four hits. Hannah led the Cougars at the plate, going 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s and two runs.
Cascade scored the first game’s first runs with a two-run first inning. Both teams did not score again until the fifth inning. The Cougars pushed three runs across the plate in the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0. The runs came after the Tigers had runners on first and second base with one out in the top of the fifth, but ran themselves into an inning-ending double play.
Tipton had six hits in the game. Ashley Mente led Tipton at the plate, going 2-for-3. Britney Ford, Bryanna Simmermaker, Grace Nichols and Hailey Stewart each had hits. Morgan Wendel also reached base twice via two walks.
Tigers Struggle At Regina
IOWA CITY — The Tipton softball team struggled at #7 Iowa City Regina last Monday, June 12 in
a River Valley Conference South doubleheader. There, the Regals beat Tipton 12-0 in game one and 10-1 in game two.
In game one, Regina won 12-0 in ve innings. The Tigers had only two hits in the game, one each from Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had hits. Morgan Wendel took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings. She gave up eight hits and 11 runs and walked three batters. Wendel struck out two batters.
Regina took control of the game in the first inning when they scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Katie Bracken was the winning pitcher after working four innings. She struck out ve batters. Jess Hunter led Regina in hitting, going 3-for-3 with two RBI’s, two stolen bases and two runs scored.
In game two, Tipton scored first and led 1-0 early. Regina then scored the next 10 runs, including scoring three runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to take a 6-1 lead after two innings. Allison Nash took the loss after working 1 1/3 innings. She gave up six runs on three hits and walked ve batters. Morgan Wendel pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief. Laken Hermiston, Allie Ryan, and Kamryn Chapman each had hits in the game. Ryan drove in the only Tipton run.
Hunter Paisley was the winning pitcher after working seven innings, of work. Gardner struck out ten and walked two. Regina had nine hits led by Lauren Marth who was 2-for-2 with two RBI’s. Jess Hunter added a home run and two RBI’s.
Tigers win the third game, earn split with West Branch TIPTON — The Tipton softball team won their third game of the season and second River Valley Conference game of the season last Friday at home. The victory came in game one of a doubleheader against West Branch. The Tigers won game one 5-4, but lost game two 14-0 in ve innings. The Tigers saw their record go to 3-11 after the doubleheader.
Tipton scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead in game 1. Britney Ford drew a one-out walk and seniors Allie Ryan and Ashley Mente would follow with singles. Ford would score on an RBI single by Bryanna Simmermaker for a 1-0 lead and Ryan would score on an RBI single by Grace Nichols. Those scoring hits were part of four straight singles by Tipton in the inning.
West Branch scored their first run in the top of the third to cut Tipton’s lead in half at 2-1. The Tigers extended their lead back to two runs, 3-1, on a third inning, RBI single by Morgan Wendel that scored Nichols. West Branch would cut the Tigers lead in half to one-run, 3-2 with a run in the fourth. That score, 3-2 held until the Bears pushed two runs across the plate in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead.
Tipton would rally though, and plate two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh
to win the game. Allie Ryandrew a lead o walk to start the Tigers seventh inning. She advanced to third on an Ashley Mente double to give Tipton two runners in scoring position with Ryan being the tying run and Mente the winning run. Bryanna Simmermaker then singled in Ryan tying the score at 4. The next batter, Grace Nichols then put the ball in play and Mente came running home with the winning run.
Morgan Wendel was the winning pitcher after throwing a complete game. She struck out ve, walked no West Branch batters and gave up four runs.
Tipton had four players with two or more hits in the game. Ashley Mente was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run scored. Bryanna Simmermaker was also 3-for-4 in the game and had 2 RBI’s and two stolen bases. Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had two hits. Morgan Wendel had an RBI single and Grace Nichols added a hit and 2 RBI’s for the Tigers. Britney Ford, Kamryn Chapman, and Ryan each reached base via a walk. The Tigers stole four bases in the game. Simmermaker had 2 while Mente and Allison Nash each had one.
Hannah Dauenbaugh took the loss for West Branch. Dauenbaugh pitched six innings and gave up ten hits and five runs. West Branch had 11 hits in the game. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas and Mackenzie Heise each had two hits to lead West Branch.
In game two, the Tigers lost 14-0 in ve innings. The Bears scored the games first runs in the first inning with a two-run top of the first. The Bears extended their lead to 4-0 with two third-inning runs. The Bears scored a single run in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. West Branch sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth and scored nine runs in the inning to take a commanding 14-0 lead.
Morgan Wendell took the loss after working five innings. She did strike out six West Branch players and walked only one. She gave up ten runs on seven hits. Allison Nash also pitched in relief.
West Branch sophomore Kaiya Luneckas pitched a no-hitter for the Bears. Luneckas struck out 12 Tiger batters and walked two in the game. West Branch was led at the plate by four players with multi-hit games. Mackenzie Heise was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI’s and Nicki Henson was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas each had two hits. The Bears snapped a six-game losing streak including losses to RVC South foes Wilton, West Liberty and Tipton.
Tigers take on three highly ranked RVC teams
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Tipton’s Quinten Mesick throws to the cut-o man after catching up to a ball hit to the fence by Wilton in
the Tigers doubleheader with the 3rd ranked Beavers last Friday. Photo by Darren Miller.
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TIPTON — Not too many teams around the state of Iowa had the schedule that the Tipton Tigers had last week. Maybe none did. Tipton faced the top-3 ranked teams in their class, all from the River Valley Conference. The Tigers played at No. 2 Iowa City Regina, at No. 1 Cascade, and hosted No. 3 Wilton last week in ve River Valley Conference games. The latest class 2A rankings put out by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association for the third straight week have had the three schools ranked in the top- 3. Wilton was the top-ranked team before losing to Iowa City Regina, and Cascade has been the top ranked team the past two weeks as they are unbeaten. Regina has held steady at number two. In playing the tough schedule, Tipton fell in all ve games. However, it wasn’t before they put a scare in both Cascade and Wilton, even though the nal scores will not re ect that if you weren’t at the games.
Beavers Sweep Tigers, But It Wasn’t Easy
TIPTON — The Tipton Tigers nished out the week last Friday, hosting the third ranked Beavers in a make-up doubleheader. The Tigers and Beavers were to play earlier this season to start the year, but was rescheduled due to the Wilton boy’s golf team looking at a state golf tournament qualification. The Beavers did not qualify for state, however, but the games were played last week. There, Wilton won game one 10-2 and game two, 11-1 in six innings.
In game one, Tipton led for 6 1/3 innings of the game. The last part of the game however, was not in the Ti- gers favor. Wilton went from certain loss to certain win. Wilton trailed 2-1 with one-out in the seventh, however, Wilton scored nine runs to take game one, 10-2.
Tipton broke a scoreless game with a run in the bottom of the second. The Tigers sent ve batters to the plate and plated one run. Quinten Mesick reached base to lead o the inning and advanced to second on an error and reached third on a Kael Jauron single. Mesick would score on a Nile Schuett single. Tipton from time to time plays an aggressive style of play and sometimes tries to steal home. The Tigers tried it with Kael Jauron. The Beavers however, saw it, had McCrabb throw home quick, and catcher Brock Hartley narrowly applied the tag on Jauron for the out. The message was sent though that the Tigers were there to play.
Tipton added another run in the bottom of the third inning to extend their lead to 2-0. An RBI single by Luke Becker plated Trent Pelzer who had reached on a single earlier in the inning.
Tipton starter Luke Becker kept Wilton o balance, frustrating the Beavers. Wilton advanced runners to second and third in the first, but could not push a run over. From the second to fifth innings, Wilton sent no more than four batters to the plate in any of the innings. Wilton finally started to solve Becker in the sixth, sending ve batters to the plate and scoring their first run to set the score at 2-1. The Beavers would keep their new momentum into the seventh where they would take command of the game by scoring nine runs. The big hit was a one-out, three-run double by Tyler Hartman that opened the floodgates of runs, scoring Nolan Leaton, Colin Mc- Crabb, and Jared Townsend. Tipton tried to stop the run, changing pitchers twice in the inning, but it was not to be. McCrabb, who was in line to take the pitching loss, came out and pitched a 1-2-3 seventh to earn the win. McCrabb struck out the final two Tiger batters.
Luke Becker took the tough loss. He worked 6 1/3 innings and gave up ve runs on nine hits. He walked two batters. Elliot Cummins and Kael Jauron pitched the remaining 2/3 innings in relief and combined gave up five runs on two hits and walked four including three hit batsmen.
Tipton had four hits in the game off of McCrabb. Becker had an RBI and a single as did Nile Schuett. Jauron and Trent Pelzer each had hits. Pelzer and Dylan Mente each had stolen bases. Mente reached base via a walk.
Wilton All-Stater Colin McCrabb pitched a complete game in seven innings. He struck out eight Tigers and walked one. He gave up four hits and two runs in the game. Wil- ton had ten hits and had two players with multi-hit games. Cory Ander- son and Chantz Stevens each had two hits. McCrabb, Brayton Wade, Anderson, and Tyler Hartman each had 2 RBI’s. Stevens and Hartman each doubled. Jared Townsend, Garrett Bohnsack, and Brock Hartley also had hits for the Beavers in the game.
In game two, the final reflected a one-sided game and in the end, it was, but it is how the final score came to be. The Tigers scored the games first run in the bottom of the first inning. Dylan Mente drew a lead-off walk to start the first. Mente went to second on a Trent Pelter single. Mente stole third and would score two batters later on a fielder’s choice by Luke Becker. That score held until the third when Wilton tied the game with a single run in the third and took the lead, 2-1 with a single run in the fourth. Wilton scored twice in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.
The Beavers took control of the game, getting into the Tigers bull- pen, and scoring seven runs to see the score swell to 11-0. Wilton sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning. In the inning, Jared Townsend doubled, Brock Hartley had two singles, and Colin McCrabb, Chantz Stevens, and Garrett Bohnsack all had singles in the inning.
Wilton All-State pitcher Jared Townsend picked up the win after six innings. He struck out 14 Tigers and walked two. He gave up only two hits. Townsend gave up the rst run of the game, but settled down after that. From the second through fourth innings, Townsend retired nine straight Tigers, six by strikeout. Wilton had nine hits in the game with three players having two hits.
Colin McCrabb was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI’s and Brock Hartley was 2-for-3 with two RBI’s. Chantz Stevens also had two hits. Townsend had a double and two RBI’s while Cory Anderson and Garrett Bohnsack each had hits and a RBI. Anderson had a double.
Karl Jauron was one of three Tipton pitchers in the game and took the loss. Jauron pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on two hits. He struck out two and walked four. Colby Kleppe and Elliot Cummins handled the rest of the game in relief. Tipton had hits from Trent Pelter and Luke Becker. Becker had an RBI and Pelzer a stolen base in the game. Monte and Cole Syring also reached base by drawing a walk.
The Tigers found out during the game that their Saturday tour- nament at Pella Christian was cancelled due to the extreme heat that took over the state last weekend. The Tigers were to play Gilbert and the host, Pella Christian Eagles. The Tigers are home Tuesday and Thurs- day. The Tigers renew their annual rivalry with North Cedar Thursday.
Tigers Put Scare Into Top- Ranked Cougars In 13-7 Loss
CASCADE — It’s not every season that Tipton gets to play the top- ranked team in class 2A. Yes, the Tigers usually get to play highly ranked teams in Wilton, Iowa City Regina and Cascade. Sometimes they are ranked number one. This year, the Tigers got to play the top ranked Cascade Cougars, on their home eld. Last week, the Tigers took a tough 13-7 loss to Cascade, in a game that was closer than the nal score.
Tipton scored the game’s rst runs with a three-run top of the second inning. Tipton sent eight batters
to the plate in the inning. Luke Becker led o with a walk and went to second base on a Kael Jauron single. Becker and Jauron scored on back-to-back RBI singles by fresh- men Nile Schuett and Cole Syring to put the score at 2-0. Later, Schuett would steal home to push the early lead to 3-0.
Cascade responded with two runs in the bottom of the second to set the score at 3-2 Tipton. The Cougars tied the game at 3 with a single run in the third.
Cascade took control of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring six runs and batting around their order. In the inning, Gannon O’Brien and Logan Otting hit back-to-back home runs.
Tipton trailed 9-3 heading to the fth inning. There, the Tigers kept ghting, scoring four runs to trim the Cougars lead to 9-7. Tipton batted around in the inning and had singles from Dylan Mente, Trent Pel- zer, Nile Schuett and Colby Kleppe. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the Cougars would tack on four more runs, to nish the game with a 13-7 win.
Cascade had 14 hits in the game. Gannon O’Brien was 4-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI’s. Logan Otting was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI’s. Blake Simon and Reid Rausch each had two hits. Rausch had two RBI’s as did Wil Roling. Rolling, Derek Kopes, Riley Reed and Harris Ho man all had hits.
Brock Simon pitched 1 2/3 innings and started before being removed from the game. Simon gave up three runs on one hit. Derek Kopes got the win with 3 2/3 innings of work in the middle part of the game. Kopes gave up four runs on six hits and struck out three batters. Logan Otting pitched the nal two innings of the game and struck out two batters. Logan Ho man took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings. He gave up nine runs on eight hits. He struck out two and walked one batter. Cole Syring pitched the nal 2 1/3 innings.
Tipton had nine hits in the game. Tipton had two freshmen led the way with Nile Schuett and Cole Syring who each were 2-for-3. Schuett drove in three runs and Syring one-run. Dylan Mente, Trent Pelzer and Logan Ho man all had RBI’s and one hit. Colby Kleppe also had a hit in the game.
Second Ranked Regals Too Much For Tigers
IOWA CITY — The Tigers started their week at class 2A No. 2 Iowa City Regina. There, the Tigers lost both games, by scores of 15-0 in three innings in game one and 8-0 in game two. The losses are the fifth and sixth in a row for THS.
In game one, Gavin Belitz was the losing pitcher after not making it out of the rst inning. Belitz gave up six runs, six hits and struck out one batter. Nile Schuett and Kael Jauron each pitched in relief. The Tigers had three hits in the game. Logan Ho man and Luke Becker each doubled while Belitz added a single. Iowa City Regina took control of the game in the bottom of the first inning, scoring six runs. The Regals dropped eight more runs in the second inning to take a 14-0 lead. Regina nished the scoring with a single run in the third inning.
In game two, Regina got to Tipton starter Luke Becker in the second inning, scoring four of their eight runs in the game in the inning. The Regals opened a 5-0 lead with the four runs, after two innings. Regina scored three single runs in each of the fourth, fth and sixth innings. Becker lasted three innings and gave up ve runs on four hits. He struck out one and walked three. Cole Syring also pitched three innings in relief. Tipton had six hits in the game. Logan Ho man was 2-for-3 while Trent Pelzer, Cole Syring, Colby Kleppe and Elliot Cummins each had hits.
TIPTON — Not too many teams around the state of Iowa had the schedule that the Tipton Tigers had last week. Maybe none did. Tipton faced the top-3 ranked teams in their class, all from the River Valley Conference. The Tigers played at No. 2 Iowa City Regina, at No. 1 Cascade, and hosted No. 3 Wilton last week in ve River Valley Conference games. The latest class 2A rankings put out by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association for the third straight week have had the three schools ranked in the top- 3. Wilton was the top-ranked team before losing to Iowa City Regina, and Cascade has been the top ranked team the past two weeks as they are unbeaten. Regina has held steady at number two. In playing the tough schedule, Tipton fell in all ve games. However, it wasn’t before they put a scare in both Cascade and Wilton, even though the nal scores will not re ect that if you weren’t at the games.
Beavers Sweep Tigers, But It Wasn’t Easy
TIPTON — The Tipton Tigers nished out the week last Friday, hosting the third ranked Beavers in a make-up doubleheader. The Tigers and Beavers were to play earlier this season to start the year, but was rescheduled due to the Wilton boy’s golf team looking at a state golf tournament qualification. The Beavers did not qualify for state, however, but the games were played last week. There, Wilton won game one 10-2 and game two, 11-1 in six innings.
In game one, Tipton led for 6 1/3 innings of the game. The last part of the game however, was not in the Ti- gers favor. Wilton went from certain loss to certain win. Wilton trailed 2-1 with one-out in the seventh, however, Wilton scored nine runs to take game one, 10-2.
Tipton broke a scoreless game with a run in the bottom of the second. The Tigers sent ve batters to the plate and plated one run. Quinten Mesick reached base to lead o the inning and advanced to second on an error and reached third on a Kael Jauron single. Mesick would score on a Nile Schuett single. Tipton from time to time plays an aggressive style of play and sometimes tries to steal home. The Tigers tried it with Kael Jauron. The Beavers however, saw it, had McCrabb throw home quick, and catcher Brock Hartley narrowly applied the tag on Jauron for the out. The message was sent though that the Tigers were there to play.
Tipton added another run in the bottom of the third inning to extend their lead to 2-0. An RBI single by Luke Becker plated Trent Pelzer who had reached on a single earlier in the inning.
Tipton starter Luke Becker kept Wilton o balance, frustrating the Beavers. Wilton advanced runners to second and third in the first, but could not push a run over. From the second to fifth innings, Wilton sent no more than four batters to the plate in any of the innings. Wilton finally started to solve Becker in the sixth, sending ve batters to the plate and scoring their first run to set the score at 2-1. The Beavers would keep their new momentum into the seventh where they would take command of the game by scoring nine runs. The big hit was a one-out, three-run double by Tyler Hartman that opened the floodgates of runs, scoring Nolan Leaton, Colin Mc- Crabb, and Jared Townsend. Tipton tried to stop the run, changing pitchers twice in the inning, but it was not to be. McCrabb, who was in line to take the pitching loss, came out and pitched a 1-2-3 seventh to earn the win. McCrabb struck out the final two Tiger batters.
Luke Becker took the tough loss. He worked 6 1/3 innings and gave up ve runs on nine hits. He walked two batters. Elliot Cummins and Kael Jauron pitched the remaining 2/3 innings in relief and combined gave up five runs on two hits and walked four including three hit batsmen.
Tipton had four hits in the game off of McCrabb. Becker had an RBI and a single as did Nile Schuett. Jauron and Trent Pelzer each had hits. Pelzer and Dylan Mente each had stolen bases. Mente reached base via a walk.
Wilton All-Stater Colin McCrabb pitched a complete game in seven innings. He struck out eight Tigers and walked one. He gave up four hits and two runs in the game. Wil- ton had ten hits and had two players with multi-hit games. Cory Ander- son and Chantz Stevens each had two hits. McCrabb, Brayton Wade, Anderson, and Tyler Hartman each had 2 RBI’s. Stevens and Hartman each doubled. Jared Townsend, Garrett Bohnsack, and Brock Hartley also had hits for the Beavers in the game.
In game two, the final reflected a one-sided game and in the end, it was, but it is how the final score came to be. The Tigers scored the games first run in the bottom of the first inning. Dylan Mente drew a lead-off walk to start the first. Mente went to second on a Trent Pelter single. Mente stole third and would score two batters later on a fielder’s choice by Luke Becker. That score held until the third when Wilton tied the game with a single run in the third and took the lead, 2-1 with a single run in the fourth. Wilton scored twice in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.
The Beavers took control of the game, getting into the Tigers bull- pen, and scoring seven runs to see the score swell to 11-0. Wilton sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning. In the inning, Jared Townsend doubled, Brock Hartley had two singles, and Colin McCrabb, Chantz Stevens, and Garrett Bohnsack all had singles in the inning.
Wilton All-State pitcher Jared Townsend picked up the win after six innings. He struck out 14 Tigers and walked two. He gave up only two hits. Townsend gave up the rst run of the game, but settled down after that. From the second through fourth innings, Townsend retired nine straight Tigers, six by strikeout. Wilton had nine hits in the game with three players having two hits.
Colin McCrabb was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI’s and Brock Hartley was 2-for-3 with two RBI’s. Chantz Stevens also had two hits. Townsend had a double and two RBI’s while Cory Anderson and Garrett Bohnsack each had hits and a RBI. Anderson had a double.
Karl Jauron was one of three Tipton pitchers in the game and took the loss. Jauron pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on two hits. He struck out two and walked four. Colby Kleppe and Elliot Cummins handled the rest of the game in relief. Tipton had hits from Trent Pelter and Luke Becker. Becker had an RBI and Pelzer a stolen base in the game. Monte and Cole Syring also reached base by drawing a walk.
The Tigers found out during the game that their Saturday tour- nament at Pella Christian was cancelled due to the extreme heat that took over the state last weekend. The Tigers were to play Gilbert and the host, Pella Christian Eagles. The Tigers are home Tuesday and Thurs- day. The Tigers renew their annual rivalry with North Cedar Thursday.
Tigers Put Scare Into Top- Ranked Cougars In 13-7 Loss
CASCADE — It’s not every season that Tipton gets to play the top- ranked team in class 2A. Yes, the Tigers usually get to play highly ranked teams in Wilton, Iowa City Regina and Cascade. Sometimes they are ranked number one. This year, the Tigers got to play the top ranked Cascade Cougars, on their home eld. Last week, the Tigers took a tough 13-7 loss to Cascade, in a game that was closer than the nal score.
Tipton scored the game’s rst runs with a three-run top of the second inning. Tipton sent eight batters
to the plate in the inning. Luke Becker led o with a walk and went to second base on a Kael Jauron single. Becker and Jauron scored on back-to-back RBI singles by fresh- men Nile Schuett and Cole Syring to put the score at 2-0. Later, Schuett would steal home to push the early lead to 3-0.
Cascade responded with two runs in the bottom of the second to set the score at 3-2 Tipton. The Cougars tied the game at 3 with a single run in the third.
Cascade took control of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring six runs and batting around their order. In the inning, Gannon O’Brien and Logan Otting hit back-to-back home runs.
Tipton trailed 9-3 heading to the fth inning. There, the Tigers kept ghting, scoring four runs to trim the Cougars lead to 9-7. Tipton batted around in the inning and had singles from Dylan Mente, Trent Pel- zer, Nile Schuett and Colby Kleppe. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the Cougars would tack on four more runs, to nish the game with a 13-7 win.
Cascade had 14 hits in the game. Gannon O’Brien was 4-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI’s. Logan Otting was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI’s. Blake Simon and Reid Rausch each had two hits. Rausch had two RBI’s as did Wil Roling. Rolling, Derek Kopes, Riley Reed and Harris Ho man all had hits.
Brock Simon pitched 1 2/3 innings and started before being removed from the game. Simon gave up three runs on one hit. Derek Kopes got the win with 3 2/3 innings of work in the middle part of the game. Kopes gave up four runs on six hits and struck out three batters. Logan Otting pitched the nal two innings of the game and struck out two batters. Logan Ho man took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings. He gave up nine runs on eight hits. He struck out two and walked one batter. Cole Syring pitched the nal 2 1/3 innings.
Tipton had nine hits in the game. Tipton had two freshmen led the way with Nile Schuett and Cole Syring who each were 2-for-3. Schuett drove in three runs and Syring one-run. Dylan Mente, Trent Pelzer and Logan Ho man all had RBI’s and one hit. Colby Kleppe also had a hit in the game.
Second Ranked Regals Too Much For Tigers
IOWA CITY — The Tigers started their week at class 2A No. 2 Iowa City Regina. There, the Tigers lost both games, by scores of 15-0 in three innings in game one and 8-0 in game two. The losses are the fifth and sixth in a row for THS.
In game one, Gavin Belitz was the losing pitcher after not making it out of the rst inning. Belitz gave up six runs, six hits and struck out one batter. Nile Schuett and Kael Jauron each pitched in relief. The Tigers had three hits in the game. Logan Ho man and Luke Becker each doubled while Belitz added a single. Iowa City Regina took control of the game in the bottom of the first inning, scoring six runs. The Regals dropped eight more runs in the second inning to take a 14-0 lead. Regina nished the scoring with a single run in the third inning.
In game two, Regina got to Tipton starter Luke Becker in the second inning, scoring four of their eight runs in the game in the inning. The Regals opened a 5-0 lead with the four runs, after two innings. Regina scored three single runs in each of the fourth, fth and sixth innings. Becker lasted three innings and gave up ve runs on four hits. He struck out one and walked three. Cole Syring also pitched three innings in relief. Tipton had six hits in the game. Logan Ho man was 2-for-3 while Trent Pelzer, Cole Syring, Colby Kleppe and Elliot Cummins each had hits.
COLUMN: From the Cheap Seats: Postseason softball brackets released, baseball district assignments announced
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
Goodness, where has the summer season gone? The 2018 summer season is down
to two weeks in the regular season. Last week postseason district assignments were made for Iowa High School Baseball teams. Monday, postseason brackets were released for classes, A, 2A and 3A softball Regional tournaments.
In class 2A, all four Conservative area schools are in the same Region. Tipton, North Cedar, Wilton and Durant. Two schools play each other right away. Tipton (3-11) will travel to Lowden to play North Cedar (3-13) on Monday, July 2 at 7:00 p.m. The winner will play at Jesup (17-10) on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:00 p.m.
There are two ranked teams in Region 8. They are top ranked Durant and 14th ranked Jesup.
Wilton (14-9) will host Cascade (10-11) in a Region 8 quarterfinal and Durant (20-2) will host the winner of Maquoketa Valley (6-13) and Clayton Ridge (4-11). Both games start at 7:00 p.m. on July 3. The Regional Semi nals are at Durant and Jesup on Friday, July 6. The Region 8 Final is Monday, July 9 at the highest remaining seed.
Baseball Districts Are Released
TIPTON — Last week, the Iowa High School Athletic Association released postseason district assignments. Three of the four Conservative area schools are in district 8. Another is in district 7 for class 2A.
In district 8, Durant, Tipton and Wilton make up half of the six teams in the district. They will be joined by Louisa-Muscatine, West Branch and West Liberty. Records of the six teams from best to worst are: Wilton 13-3, West Liberty 7-8, Louisa-Muscatine 7-8, West Branch 5-8, Tipton 5-9, Durant 5-11. The Beavers are the only ranked team in the district. Wilton is ranked No. 3. In district 7, North Cedar is one of six teams in the district. Other teams in the district are Bellevue, Camanche, Monticello, North- east and state ranked Dyersville-Beckman. Records of the six teams from best to worst are: Dyersville-Beckman 13-8, Monticel- lo 12-3, Camanche 6-7, Northeast 5-13, Bellevue 3-9, North Cedar 0-11. Dyersville-Beckman is ranked No. 6 in class 2A.
Top-ranked Cascade is in district 6 along with Clayton Ridge, Waterloo Columbus, Jesup, Oelwein and Union. Second ranked Iowa City Regina is in district 9 along with Columbus Junction, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Mid-Prairie, Pekin and Williamsburg. District pairings, locations and times of first round games will be released at another time. First round games will be held on Saturday, July 7.
Goodness, where has the summer season gone? The 2018 summer season is down
to two weeks in the regular season. Last week postseason district assignments were made for Iowa High School Baseball teams. Monday, postseason brackets were released for classes, A, 2A and 3A softball Regional tournaments.
In class 2A, all four Conservative area schools are in the same Region. Tipton, North Cedar, Wilton and Durant. Two schools play each other right away. Tipton (3-11) will travel to Lowden to play North Cedar (3-13) on Monday, July 2 at 7:00 p.m. The winner will play at Jesup (17-10) on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:00 p.m.
There are two ranked teams in Region 8. They are top ranked Durant and 14th ranked Jesup.
Wilton (14-9) will host Cascade (10-11) in a Region 8 quarterfinal and Durant (20-2) will host the winner of Maquoketa Valley (6-13) and Clayton Ridge (4-11). Both games start at 7:00 p.m. on July 3. The Regional Semi nals are at Durant and Jesup on Friday, July 6. The Region 8 Final is Monday, July 9 at the highest remaining seed.
Baseball Districts Are Released
TIPTON — Last week, the Iowa High School Athletic Association released postseason district assignments. Three of the four Conservative area schools are in district 8. Another is in district 7 for class 2A.
In district 8, Durant, Tipton and Wilton make up half of the six teams in the district. They will be joined by Louisa-Muscatine, West Branch and West Liberty. Records of the six teams from best to worst are: Wilton 13-3, West Liberty 7-8, Louisa-Muscatine 7-8, West Branch 5-8, Tipton 5-9, Durant 5-11. The Beavers are the only ranked team in the district. Wilton is ranked No. 3. In district 7, North Cedar is one of six teams in the district. Other teams in the district are Bellevue, Camanche, Monticello, North- east and state ranked Dyersville-Beckman. Records of the six teams from best to worst are: Dyersville-Beckman 13-8, Monticel- lo 12-3, Camanche 6-7, Northeast 5-13, Bellevue 3-9, North Cedar 0-11. Dyersville-Beckman is ranked No. 6 in class 2A.
Top-ranked Cascade is in district 6 along with Clayton Ridge, Waterloo Columbus, Jesup, Oelwein and Union. Second ranked Iowa City Regina is in district 9 along with Columbus Junction, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Mid-Prairie, Pekin and Williamsburg. District pairings, locations and times of first round games will be released at another time. First round games will be held on Saturday, July 7.
Friday, June 15, 2018
PODCAST - June 15 - Coaches Corner Podcast
Ryan caught up with three softball coaches this week's episode of the Coaches Corner Podcast. On today's program are:
Wilton baseball coach Jake Souhrada
Tipton baseball coach Troy Smock
High School umpire Tom Burger
Wilton 2017 graduate Evan Reifert who was drafted by Texas Rangers
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about the Coaches Corner Podcast or just want to send a note, e-mail the show at ConservativeSports@gmail.com - RS.
Coaches Corner Podcast - June 15th
Wilton baseball coach Jake Souhrada
Tipton baseball coach Troy Smock
High School umpire Tom Burger
Wilton 2017 graduate Evan Reifert who was drafted by Texas Rangers
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about the Coaches Corner Podcast or just want to send a note, e-mail the show at ConservativeSports@gmail.com - RS.
Coaches Corner Podcast - June 15th
Thursday, June 14, 2018
INCREASE IN BIG TEN CONFERENCE REQUIRED GAMES IMPACTS FUTURE HY-VEE CLASSIC
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa announced on Thursday this will be the final year of The Hy-Vee Classic in Des Moines. The one-day event started in 2012, featuring the four Division I men’s basketball programs from the state of Iowa. Each year, Iowa (Big Ten) and Iowa State (Big 12) rotated playing Drake and Northern Iowa, members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
“In our last agreement we added language that provided each institution an opportunity to opt out of the remainder of the contract if they reached 22 required games by the conference,” said Gary Barta, University of Iowa Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics chair. “The addition of two conference games is good for our fans, the Big Ten Conference and our strength of schedule, but unfortunately it created some scheduling challenges that impacts this event.”
Several changes have occurred since the creation of The Hy-Vee Classic. Maryland and Rutgers were added to the Big Ten Conference, and the Missouri Valley Conference added Valparaiso and Loyola after the departure of Wichita State and Creighton. In addition to the Big Ten’s announcement of a 20-game league schedule, the Gavitt Tipoff Games, featuring the Big Ten versus the Big East was also introduced in 2015.
The Hawkeyes will make their final appearance in the men’s basketball event against Northern Iowa on Dec. 15, 2018, at Wells Fargo Arena. Northern Iowa and Drake are not currently included on future Iowa men’s basketball schedules. The annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk game between Iowa and Iowa State will continue as scheduled.
“We truly appreciate the support of the fans in central Iowa, the Wells Fargo Arena staff, and Hy-Vee for their commitment to this event,” added Barta. “As we have in the past, the Hawkeyes will continue to evaluate playing in-state schools on a sport-by-sport, case-by-case basis.”
Iowa has posted a 6-1 record since the first year of the event in 2012.
Prime Time Ends 31-Year Run of Summer Basketball
IOWA CITY — Founder and Director of the Prime Time League Randy Larson announced today that the league has run its' course and will not play this summer.
"With the opportunity created by an NCAA rule change to have four hours of practice together each week in the summer, and another four hours of individual skill work with the players, there just isn't a need for it. When we started 32 years ago, college coaches couldn't even watch their players scrimmage; now they can actually coach them all summer, which is great for the players."
"Between summer school classes and homework, strength and conditioning workouts, and now eight hours of either practice or skill drills, the coaches at Iowa and UNI concluded that their players were just being asked to do too much. They correctly wanted the summer to still be the off-season, albeit one with much more development than it used to have when coaches didn't get to help the players improve."
"I completely agree with that view. I wanted Prime Time to be an arena where the kids could have some fun in the off-season, and to have our games be a little more structured than the pickup games they were playing, and to be able to play in front of our greatly-interested fans. The fans made the games special. But the players' well-being has to come first. While I'm sure some of the players that I loved the most, really loved playing in Prime Time, I'm sure not all did. I didn't want the percentage who saw it as too much to grow. We had a lot of fun moments. We tried to influence the guys into playing together, playing hard, playing smart."
"I'm grateful for all the fans who attended, all the players who played, and all the coaches, scorekeepers, media, refs, sponsors, North Liberty Rec Center and Sportsplex staff, and helpers (particularly my secretary Diane Norden) who made it happens in a fairly professional way for a long time."
"I'll never forget a ninth-grade Ricky Davis dunking on grown men;
Jess Settles bull-moosing his way into the lane and playing at full speed;
Matt Gatens playing the right way every play;
Ryan Bowen showing every player how to work your way into the NBA by going to the boards every trip;
Wyatt Lohaus becoming a league MVP;
Chris Street winning a championship game and then giving his jersey to a little kid;
Mike Born traveling all the way over from Iowa State or Des Moines to show our younger guys what full-speed effort really is;
All the many less-heralded small college players like Jeff Hrubes or Pat McCool or David Kruse who got to show they were just as good as a D1 player;
and especially all the players who embraced the idea of playing as a team, not a collection of individuals."
"Perhaps my favorite moment of all the years was when a particularly skilled player, who went one-on-one his whole life, made the extra pass with 3 seconds to go in the championship game instead of forcing a shot up. The guy he threw it to miss, and we lost but the fact that he had embraced the idea of making the right play will never leave me."
"Our Prime Time coaches were heroes in a thankless job, helping us stay true to the mission of playing the right way, best you can without practices. I always kept in my mind what George Raveling told Tom Davis, 32 years ago, that he should ask me to keep playing in the pickup games in the off-season before summer leagues were allowed, because, 'His pickup games are better than my games were at Washington State.' I know he was joking, but the idea that pickup games didn't have to be junk is certainly something a lot of guys have embraced. People love to play the game with determination, and a passion for winning, and showing how winning happens more often when you play together, has been fun. For allowing me to do that, and particularly for recruiting players who loved to play that way, I owe a huge thanks to Tom Davis, Steve Alford, Todd Lickliter and Fran McCaffery."
"A special thanks to Ben Jacobson and Greg McDermott and the other UNI coaches who always had players you loved on your team in Prime Time. Everybody loved drafting them--they were indispensable to the league because they played so hard and always the right way and almost never failed to show up despite the extra travel for them, and always made their school and fans proud. The story of how good UNI has been for so long, with very few so-called blue-chippers, is their story. Their guys are warriors."
"Thanks for all of it. I started doing it for the players but the people who for three decades have stopped me and said they enjoyed coming to the games were more the reason I kept doing it. It was a treat."
PODCAST - June 14th - Coaches Corner Podcast
Ryan caught up with three softball coaches this week's episode of the Coaches Corner Podcast. On today's program are:
Durant softball coach Steve Hopkins
Wilton softball coach Kortney Denkman
Tipton softball coach Brooklyn Koranda
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about the Coaches Corner Podcast or just want to send a note, e-mail the show at ConservativeSports@gmail.com - RS.
Durant softball coach Steve Hopkins
Wilton softball coach Kortney Denkman
Tipton softball coach Brooklyn Koranda
Thanks for listening. If you have any comments about the Coaches Corner Podcast or just want to send a note, e-mail the show at ConservativeSports@gmail.com - RS.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
2017 Wilton Graduate Evan Reifert Drafted By Texas Rangers
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Normally when one gets out of the shower, they are preparing for doing something else in the day. In the busyness of getting ready, phone calls can be interrupted for that process. For 2017 Wilton graduate Evan Reifert, a phone call while getting ready after getting cleaned up after a workout last week turned out to be a welcoming interruption.
“I was literally getting out of the shower after working out, and my college coach called to tell me that I was drafted by the Texas Rangers,” said Reifert.
“My college coach Travis Hergert called me and was like ‘what the heck, man?’” Reifert said. “I had absolutely zero clues what he was talking about and he was like ‘you just got drafted.’” he said.
Reifert, who is playing baseball this summer for a wood-bat league in Florida, was a 30th round selection by the American League Texas Rangers last week in the 2018 Major League baseball draft. He was selection No. 899.
Reifert said that he followed the draft for the first two days, but went about his business the third and day of the draft. A representative from the Rangers contacted him shortly after the draft started.
“The Rangers actually gave me a call and said that there is a chance that I could get drafted by them, but it would be later. They said they were not sure, and it was uncertain,” he said.
“After the conversation, I was like, well that’s done, I won’t get drafted this year. I watched the first two days, but not the last day,” said Reifert.
Reifert finished his freshman season at North Iowa Area Community College this past spring where he pitches for the Trojans. Reifert, a right-handed pitcher from Wilton, was 1-1 with 28 strikeouts and 21 walks in 17 2/3 innings pitched in his freshman season at NIACC. He was the second player with NIACC ties to be drafted in this year’s draft. Reifert is the fifth player at NIACC to be selected in the MLB first-year player draft.
Reifert said that playing pro baseball has been a dream of his since he was little.
“I want to try to play professional baseball one day. It is really just unreal. I have dreamed about this my entire life, as a little kid playing pro ball has always been a dream. It’s crazy how close it is right now,” he said.
Reifert still needs to meet with the Rangers, where he expects they will make an offer to him to sign. Right now, Reifert plans to return to NIACC for another year to keep getting better and keep getting stronger. Then, in 2019 see if his work next year improves where he is drafted.
“This is really cool. Getting drafted this year, it really builds my confidence up. I mean an MLB team sees my skills and those skills are good enough to be drafted. It makes me want to keep working hard and keep getting better,” he said.
The Texas Rangers are in the American League for Major League Baseball and play in the West Division with four other teams, the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Oakland A’s and the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers have seven minor league affiliates with the top level at Triple-A, the Round Rock Express in Texas.
The Rangers first round selection, Cole Winn was selected at No. 15 and is out of high school (Luthern High School in Orange, CA). The Rangers made 40 selections over the 2018 MLB first-year player draft last week selecting 27 pitchers. The Rangers picked pitchers in ten of their first 14 picks. Overall of the 40 draft picks, 15 are high school kids.
Reifert was injured a lot of the 2017 summer baseball season and didn’t pitch much. As a beavers his junior season, he pitched three no-hitters in the summer of 2016 on his way to a 9-0 season in 49 innings. He had 92 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.29 that summer. For his career, he was 15-3 in 111 2/3 innings. He had 210 career strikeouts and 74 walks. Though he didn’t pitch much last season, he batted well with 44 hits, 9 home runs, 34 RBI’s and a batting average of .454.
Wilton baseball coach Jake Souhrada said that Reifert has put in the work to get this chance.
“It’s exciting for the town of Wilton to have a kid get drafted and have an opportunity to play at the next level,” said Souhrada.
“He put in a lot of time, he’s a kid that loves baseball and puts his heart and soul into it,” he said.
This summer, Reifert is in West Palm Beach, Florida playing for the Jupiter Wave in the Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches, a wood-bat summer league for college baseball players.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Normally when one gets out of the shower, they are preparing for doing something else in the day. In the busyness of getting ready, phone calls can be interrupted for that process. For 2017 Wilton graduate Evan Reifert, a phone call while getting ready after getting cleaned up after a workout last week turned out to be a welcoming interruption.
“I was literally getting out of the shower after working out, and my college coach called to tell me that I was drafted by the Texas Rangers,” said Reifert.
“My college coach Travis Hergert called me and was like ‘what the heck, man?’” Reifert said. “I had absolutely zero clues what he was talking about and he was like ‘you just got drafted.’” he said.
Reifert, who is playing baseball this summer for a wood-bat league in Florida, was a 30th round selection by the American League Texas Rangers last week in the 2018 Major League baseball draft. He was selection No. 899.
Reifert said that he followed the draft for the first two days, but went about his business the third and day of the draft. A representative from the Rangers contacted him shortly after the draft started.
“The Rangers actually gave me a call and said that there is a chance that I could get drafted by them, but it would be later. They said they were not sure, and it was uncertain,” he said.
“After the conversation, I was like, well that’s done, I won’t get drafted this year. I watched the first two days, but not the last day,” said Reifert.
Reifert finished his freshman season at North Iowa Area Community College this past spring where he pitches for the Trojans. Reifert, a right-handed pitcher from Wilton, was 1-1 with 28 strikeouts and 21 walks in 17 2/3 innings pitched in his freshman season at NIACC. He was the second player with NIACC ties to be drafted in this year’s draft. Reifert is the fifth player at NIACC to be selected in the MLB first-year player draft.
Reifert said that playing pro baseball has been a dream of his since he was little.
“I want to try to play professional baseball one day. It is really just unreal. I have dreamed about this my entire life, as a little kid playing pro ball has always been a dream. It’s crazy how close it is right now,” he said.
Reifert still needs to meet with the Rangers, where he expects they will make an offer to him to sign. Right now, Reifert plans to return to NIACC for another year to keep getting better and keep getting stronger. Then, in 2019 see if his work next year improves where he is drafted.
“This is really cool. Getting drafted this year, it really builds my confidence up. I mean an MLB team sees my skills and those skills are good enough to be drafted. It makes me want to keep working hard and keep getting better,” he said.
The Texas Rangers are in the American League for Major League Baseball and play in the West Division with four other teams, the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Oakland A’s and the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers have seven minor league affiliates with the top level at Triple-A, the Round Rock Express in Texas.
The Rangers first round selection, Cole Winn was selected at No. 15 and is out of high school (Luthern High School in Orange, CA). The Rangers made 40 selections over the 2018 MLB first-year player draft last week selecting 27 pitchers. The Rangers picked pitchers in ten of their first 14 picks. Overall of the 40 draft picks, 15 are high school kids.
Reifert was injured a lot of the 2017 summer baseball season and didn’t pitch much. As a beavers his junior season, he pitched three no-hitters in the summer of 2016 on his way to a 9-0 season in 49 innings. He had 92 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.29 that summer. For his career, he was 15-3 in 111 2/3 innings. He had 210 career strikeouts and 74 walks. Though he didn’t pitch much last season, he batted well with 44 hits, 9 home runs, 34 RBI’s and a batting average of .454.
Wilton baseball coach Jake Souhrada said that Reifert has put in the work to get this chance.
“It’s exciting for the town of Wilton to have a kid get drafted and have an opportunity to play at the next level,” said Souhrada.
“He put in a lot of time, he’s a kid that loves baseball and puts his heart and soul into it,” he said.
This summer, Reifert is in West Palm Beach, Florida playing for the Jupiter Wave in the Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches, a wood-bat summer league for college baseball players.
Iowa, Notre Dame to Meet in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will take on defending national champion Notre Dame on Thursday, Nov. 29, in Notre Dame, Indiana, as part of the 2018 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the league office announced Monday.
It will be the fourth meeting between Notre Dame and Iowa. The Fighting Irish lead the all-time series, 3-0. The teams last met in Carver-Hawkeye Arena as part of the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Challenge with Notre Dame, the nation’s top-ranked team at the time, defeated Iowa, 73-58.
Notre Dame won its second national title in program history last season, defeating Mississippi State, 61-58, in the championship. The Fighting Irish finished the season with a 35-3 overall record.
Last year’s challenge proved to be one of the most competitive in the event’s history, with 10 of the 14 games decided by 10 points or fewer, including four games decided by one point. The ACC ultimately prevailing by a 10-4 count. Iowa is 3-8 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The ACC and Big Ten have been among the most competitive conferences on the national women’s basketball landscape, with both conferences sending 10 schools to the postseason in 2017-18.
Broadcast information and tip time for the annual challenge will be announced at a later date.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
North Cedar Baseball Story
West Branch won their third game of the season and topped 10 or more runs for the first time this season in eight games. Tanner Lukavsky was the winning pitcher after five innings of work. He struck out 11 North Cedar batters and walked three. Pete Espensen pitched two innings in relief.
West Branch was led at the plate by four players with multi-hit games. Brady Lukavsky, Tanner Lukavsky and Matt Paulsen each had three hits in the game. Pete Espensen also had two hits. Espensen had 4 RBI’s, Paulsen had 3 RBI’s and Mitchell Knoop and Brady Lukavsky each had 2 RBI’s.
West Branch 14, North Cedar 5
Thursday, May 31 at Lowden
WB 340 104 2 - 14
NC 000 120 2 - 5
North Cedar Stats:
1b (7) - Brennen Kreel 2, Austyn Sander, Ethan Sahr, Gage Walshire, Taden Lange, Tyler Jackson. 2b (1) - Devon Willis. RBI (3) - Devon Willis, Ethan Sahr, Brennen Kreel. BB (5) - Austyn Sander, Ethan Sahr, Tyler Thurston, Gage Walshire, Tyler Jackson. SB (0) - none.
Pitching - Alyssa Barnhart - 6 IP, 120 pitches thrown, 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 8 strikeouts, 3 walks, 0 home runs. Kendall Smith - 1 IP, 28 pitches thrown, 1 hit, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 3 walks, 0 home runs.
Mid-Prairie won their fifth game in a row to start the 2018 season. Brad Tornow was the winning pitcher with 3 2/3 innings pitched. He struck out 11 North Cedar batters with three walks. He did not give up a hit. Colton Hobbs pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief.
Mid-Prairie had 13 hits in the game and got multi-hit games from Eli Steckly, Stephen Miller, Jacob Leonard, Rex Peck and Cale Robertson. Miller had a team high 4 RBI’s.
Mid-Prairie 11, North Cedar 1
Tuesday, May 29 at Wellman
NC 000 01
MP 307 1X
North Cedar Stats:
1b (2) - Ethan Sahr, Devon Willis. RBI (1) - Brennen Kreel. BB (5) - Tyler Jackson 2, Tyler Thurston, Brennen Kreel, Devon Willis. SB (2) - Brayden Kreel, Tyler Jackson.
Pitching - Devon Willis - 2 2/3 IP, 87 pitches thrown, 5 hits, 9 runs, 7 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 7 walks. Brennen Kreel - 1 1/3 IP, 23 pitches thrown, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout.
McCrabb Twirls Perfect Game Against Rebels
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
WILTON — The Wilton Beaver baseball team remained unbeaten in River Valley Conference play last week with two victories over two River Valley Conference schools last week to improve to 4-0 in the RVC. Wilton improved to 6-0 overall. Wilton beat Monticello in Monticello 7-3 and beat Northeast 10-0 at home in five innings.
Wilton got a perfect game from junior Colin McCrabb in a 10-0 win in five innings over Northeast on Thursday. McCrabb had 11 strikeouts and no walks and faced the minimum 15 batters in the game. McCrabb only needed 69 pitches in the win. McCrabb also did well at the plate, going 3-for-3 and was a triple away from hitting for the cycle. McCrabb had a double, home run and 4 RBI’s. Cory Anderson also had a multi-hit game with a 2-for-3 knight with a triple and RBI.
Wilton scored two runs in the first and four runs in the second to take a 6-0 lead. The Beavers got to 10 runs with a four-run fourth inning.
The Beavers were to play a home game with Williamsburg on Wednesday, May 30, but the game was canceled.
Last Tuesday, Wilton beat Monticello 7-3. Wilton trailed 3-1 after the first inning, but a two-run top of the second tied the game at 3. Wilton kept the momentum, scoring twice in the fourth and twice in the sixth to take a 7-3 lead.
Wilton had ten hits in the game and three batters with multi-hit games. McCrabb was 3-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI’s and scored three runs. Jared Townsend was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Tyler Hartman was 3-for-3 with a double and RBI.
Jared Townsend was the winning pitcher after six innings of work. He struck out nine and walked three runners.
Monticello lost their second game in a row with the loss. Kyle Sperfslage took the loss after pitching five innings in relief. Jacob Manternach led Panther batters, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI’s.
Wilton 7, Monticello 3
Tuesday, May 29
At Monticello
WIL 120 202 0 - 7
MON 300 000 0 - 3
1b (7) - Colin McCrabb 2, Tyler Hartman 2, Garrett Bohnsack, Chantz Stevens, Nolan Leaton.
2b (2) - Jared Townsend, Tyler Hartman. HR (1) - Colin McCrabb. RBI (6) - Colin McCrabb 4, Jared Townsend 1, Tyler Hartman 1. BB (5) - Cory Anderson 2, Garrett Bohnsack 1, Chantz Stevens 1, Tyler Hartman 1.
Pitching - Jared Townsend - 6 IP, 100 pitches thrown, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks. Colin McCrabb - 1 IP, 19 pitches thrown, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 0 walks.
Wilton 10, Northeast 0
Thursday, May 31
At Wilton
NE 000 00 - 0
WIL 240 4x - 10
1b (3) - Nolan Leaton, Cory Anderson, Jared Townsend. 2b (1) - Collin McCrabb. 3b (1) - Cory Anderson. HR (2) - Colin McCrabb, Jared Townsend. RBI’s (9) - Colin McCrabb 4, Jared Townsend 3, Cory Anderson, Nolan Leaton. BB (3) - Chantz Stevens, Tyler Hartman, Nolan Leaton.
Pitching - Colin McCrabb - 5 IP, 69 pitches thrown, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 11 strikeouts, 0 walks.
Wildcats Play Five Games, Win One
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
DURANT — The Durant Wildcat baseball team played five games last week, all at home. Durant would come away with one win in those games.
The Wildcats hosted Davenport North last Tuesday for a doubleheader. There, Davenport North won game one 20-9 and game two 8-1.
In game one, Durant used five pitchers in the loss. Ty Chenault took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits. Durant was led at the plate by Cole Miedema and Jake Willkomm with three hits while Mason Compton, Curtis Lilienthal, Ben Orr, and Brendan Paper each had two hits.
Durant led 6-3 after two innings, but two back-to-back four-run innings by Davenport North gave North an 11-6 lead. A nine-run sixth put the game out of reach for Durant.
In game two, Ben Orr took the loss after starting and giving up five runs on ten hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. Durant had seven hits, led by Mason Compton and Brendan Paper who each had two hits.
North led 5-0 after two innings before Durant got on the scoreboard with a single run in the third. North added three late runs to put the score at 8-1.
Wildcats Play State Ranked Cascade Well In 4-0 Loss
DURANT — Though the Wildcats offense struggled against Class 2A No. 7 Cascade last Thursday in a 4-0 loss. Cascade got a complete game, three-hit shutout from senior Gannon O’Brien. O’Brien went seven innings and struck out ten Durant batters. He walked one and gave up three hits. Logan Otting was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and RBI. Curtis Lilienthal also pitched a complete game, going seven innings and striking out 12 Cougar batters. Jake Willkomm led Durant at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and stolen base. Ben Orr also had a hit in the game.
Cascade improved to 7-0 and 4-0 in the RVC. Durant fell to 1-4 and 1-2 in the RVC.
Wildcats Split Home Tournament Games
DURANT — The Durant baseball team picked up their second win of the season last week when they beat Easton Valley Saturday at their home tournament. The Wildcats took a 3-0 win to improve to 2-5 in their first seven games. Durant lost a tough 5-4 game to Alburnett in their first tournament game.
Cole Miedema was the winning pitcher after starting against the Riverhawks. Miedema struck out four and walked no Easton Valley batters. Brendan Paper and Drew DeLong pitched in relief. DeLong picked up the save after working the final inning and striking out two batters.
Durant had eight hits in the game, two each from Curtis Lilienthal, Mason Compton, and Jake Willkomm. Lilienthal, Willkomm and Tristan Hughes all had RBI’s.
Durant broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third. The Wildcats added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Easton Valley was 4-5 in their first nine games prior to the tournament. Easton Valley also lost to Alburnett in the tournament.
In the first game, Durant had a rally come up short in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates of Alburnett. Alburnett led 1-0 after one-inning and held that lead until scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth for a 3-0 lead. Alburnett added two, top of the seventh inning runs to take a 5-0 lead.
Durant rallied, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh, but could not get the tying run in.
Nate Dierickx and Ben Orr pitched for Durant. Durant had four hits in the game, one each from Miedema, Marcus Engstler and Tristan Hughes. Curtis Lilienthal doubled and drove in two runs.
DURANT — The Durant Wildcat baseball team played five games last week, all at home. Durant would come away with one win in those games.
The Wildcats hosted Davenport North last Tuesday for a doubleheader. There, Davenport North won game one 20-9 and game two 8-1.
In game one, Durant used five pitchers in the loss. Ty Chenault took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits. Durant was led at the plate by Cole Miedema and Jake Willkomm with three hits while Mason Compton, Curtis Lilienthal, Ben Orr, and Brendan Paper each had two hits.
Durant led 6-3 after two innings, but two back-to-back four-run innings by Davenport North gave North an 11-6 lead. A nine-run sixth put the game out of reach for Durant.
In game two, Ben Orr took the loss after starting and giving up five runs on ten hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. Durant had seven hits, led by Mason Compton and Brendan Paper who each had two hits.
North led 5-0 after two innings before Durant got on the scoreboard with a single run in the third. North added three late runs to put the score at 8-1.
Wildcats Play State Ranked Cascade Well In 4-0 Loss
DURANT — Though the Wildcats offense struggled against Class 2A No. 7 Cascade last Thursday in a 4-0 loss. Cascade got a complete game, three-hit shutout from senior Gannon O’Brien. O’Brien went seven innings and struck out ten Durant batters. He walked one and gave up three hits. Logan Otting was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and RBI. Curtis Lilienthal also pitched a complete game, going seven innings and striking out 12 Cougar batters. Jake Willkomm led Durant at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and stolen base. Ben Orr also had a hit in the game.
Cascade improved to 7-0 and 4-0 in the RVC. Durant fell to 1-4 and 1-2 in the RVC.
Wildcats Split Home Tournament Games
DURANT — The Durant baseball team picked up their second win of the season last week when they beat Easton Valley Saturday at their home tournament. The Wildcats took a 3-0 win to improve to 2-5 in their first seven games. Durant lost a tough 5-4 game to Alburnett in their first tournament game.
Cole Miedema was the winning pitcher after starting against the Riverhawks. Miedema struck out four and walked no Easton Valley batters. Brendan Paper and Drew DeLong pitched in relief. DeLong picked up the save after working the final inning and striking out two batters.
Durant had eight hits in the game, two each from Curtis Lilienthal, Mason Compton, and Jake Willkomm. Lilienthal, Willkomm and Tristan Hughes all had RBI’s.
Durant broke a scoreless tie with a run in the third. The Wildcats added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Easton Valley was 4-5 in their first nine games prior to the tournament. Easton Valley also lost to Alburnett in the tournament.
In the first game, Durant had a rally come up short in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates of Alburnett. Alburnett led 1-0 after one-inning and held that lead until scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth for a 3-0 lead. Alburnett added two, top of the seventh inning runs to take a 5-0 lead.
Durant rallied, scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh, but could not get the tying run in.
Nate Dierickx and Ben Orr pitched for Durant. Durant had four hits in the game, one each from Miedema, Marcus Engstler and Tristan Hughes. Curtis Lilienthal doubled and drove in two runs.
Wildcats Collect Two Wins Against Ranked Teams
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
DURANT — The Durant Wildcats ended a busy six-game week with a tough three-game stretch against three ranked teams, all at home. The Wildcats played class 5A No. 3 Dubuque Hempstead Friday before welcoming class 2A No. 11 Louisa-Muscatine and Class 1A No. 15 New London for a weekend tournament last Saturday.
The Wildcats started their run of three games in a two-day period last Friday, welcoming in class 5A No. 3 Dubuque Hempstead. There, the Wildcats outlasted their opponents with a
Durant took an early 2-0 lead with single runs in the bottom of the first and second innings. A Hannah Happ RBI single in the first and a run scoring on an error in the second gave Durant the early 2-0 lead.
Hempstead scored one run in the fourth and tied the game at 2-2 with a run in the sixth. Durant could not get the winning run home in the bottom of the sixth despite getting a runner to third base. Durant went in order in the bottom of the seventh, sending the game to extra innings.
Hempstead put some pressure on the Wildcats, getting the bases loaded in the top of the eighth and getting a runner to second in the top of the ninth.
Ally Happ tried to start a two-out rally in the eighth with a single. She stole second base to get into scoring position but would be left stranded. In the bottom of the ninth, Durant broke through. Hannah Happ led off the ninth with a single. She went to second on a single by Kamryn Meyer and advanced to third on an error. Happ would score on a squeeze bunt play by Kira Schult that scored Happ with the winning run.
Kamryn Meyer was the winning pitcher in the game after nine innings of work. She struck out eight and walked two batters. She gave up seven hits and two runs, one earned. Dubuque Hempstead entered the game with a team batting average of .317 and was held to seven hits in the game. Durant did a good job of keeping 2017 All-State selection Alana Cooksley down. Cookley came into the game batting .457 with 14 RBI’s and was 0-for-3 in the game.
Durant had 11 hits in the game. Dubuque Hempstead entered the game with a team ERA of 1.90. Durant was led by Kira Schult who was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI’s. Hannah Happ, Kamryn Meyer each had two hits while Ruby Kappeler, Jalyn Bullard, Jada Rock, and Ally Happ all had hits.
Wildcats Lose For First Time In 2018
DURANT — The Durant Wildcats hosted the first of two home tournaments this season last Saturday. The field was stacked with two other ranked opponents other than the Wildcats who came into the tournament ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. There, Durant played two games and split the games with two ranked teams. Durant beat Class 2A No. 11 Louisa-Muscatine 5-2 and lost 9-3 to Class 1A No. 15 New London. The loss was the first for Durant who saw their record go to 6-1.
In the first of two games, Durant beat the 11th ranked team in Class 2A 5-2. Kamryn Meyer scattered six hits over seven innings to get the win. She gave up two runs, one earned, and struck out four and walked three batters.
Durant had eight hits with Ruby Kappeler and Kira Schult each having two hits. Kappeler had two doubled and Mallory Warner had 2 RBI’s.
The Wildcats led 2-0 after the second inning, but Louisa-Muscatine tied the game at 2 in the fourth. Durant answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to put the margin at 5-2, which would be the final score.
Coming off of two hard-fought games and a long week, the Wildcats faced New London in the second game. There, the Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season, 9-3. New London led 4-0 after four innings. Durant rallied, scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to trim the New London lead to 4-2 after six innings.
New London then put the game out of reach, with a five-run top of the seventh, to take a 9-2 lead. Durant did put up a run in the seventh, but it was not enough.
Jenna Lawson took the loss after seven innings of work. She gave up ten hits and nine runs. Only four of those runs were earned, however. Lawson struck out four and walked three.
Durant had 12 hits in the game with five players getting multiple hits. Hannah Happ, Kamryn Meyer, Mallory Warner, Paige Werthmann and Ally Happ all had two hits. Durant hit two home runs in the game, one each for Ruby Kappeler and Warner.
Game 1
Durant 5, Louisa-Muscatine 2
Saturday, June 2
NL 001 300 5 - 9
D 000 011 1 - 3
Durant Stats:
1b (3) - Kira Schult, Jalyn Bullard, Ally Happ. 2b (5) - Ruby Kappeler 2, Kamryn Meyer, Kira Schult, Mallory Warner. RBI (3) - Ruby Kappeler, Hannah Happ, Mallory Warner. RBI (5) - Mallory Warner 2, Kira Schult, Jada Rock, Ally Happ. BB (4) - Hannah Happ, Kamryn Meyer, Mallory Warner, Paige Werthmann. SB (2) - Shannon Head, Ally Happ.
Pitching - Kamryn Meyer - 7 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks.
Game 2
New London 9, Durant 3
Saturday, June 2
NL 001 300 5 - 9
D 000 011 1 - 3
Durant Stats:
1b (7) - Hannah Happ 2, Ally Happ 2, Kamryn Meyer 2, Paige Werthmann, Brooklyn Bullard 1. 2b (1) - Paige Werthmann. HR (2) - Ruby Kappeler, Mallory Warner. RBI (3) - Ruby Kappeler, Hannah Happ, Mallory Warner. BB (0) - none. SB (0) - none.
Pitching - Jenna Lawson - 7 IP, 10 hits, 9 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 4 walks.
Durant 3, Dubuque Hempstead 2
Friday, June 1
DH 000 100 100 - 2
D 110 000 001 - 3
Durant Stats:
1b (10) - Kira Schult 3, Hannah Happ 2, Kamryn Meyer 2, Ruby Kappeler, Jalyn Bullard, Ally Happ. 2b (1) - Jada Rock. HR (0) - none. RBI (2) - Schult 2. BB (3) - Ruby Kappeler, Hannah Happ, Paige Werthmann. SB (1) - Ally Happ.
Pitching - Kamryn Meyer 9 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks.
DURANT — The Durant Wildcats ended a busy six-game week with a tough three-game stretch against three ranked teams, all at home. The Wildcats played class 5A No. 3 Dubuque Hempstead Friday before welcoming class 2A No. 11 Louisa-Muscatine and Class 1A No. 15 New London for a weekend tournament last Saturday.
The Wildcats started their run of three games in a two-day period last Friday, welcoming in class 5A No. 3 Dubuque Hempstead. There, the Wildcats outlasted their opponents with a
Durant took an early 2-0 lead with single runs in the bottom of the first and second innings. A Hannah Happ RBI single in the first and a run scoring on an error in the second gave Durant the early 2-0 lead.
Hempstead scored one run in the fourth and tied the game at 2-2 with a run in the sixth. Durant could not get the winning run home in the bottom of the sixth despite getting a runner to third base. Durant went in order in the bottom of the seventh, sending the game to extra innings.
Hempstead put some pressure on the Wildcats, getting the bases loaded in the top of the eighth and getting a runner to second in the top of the ninth.
Ally Happ tried to start a two-out rally in the eighth with a single. She stole second base to get into scoring position but would be left stranded. In the bottom of the ninth, Durant broke through. Hannah Happ led off the ninth with a single. She went to second on a single by Kamryn Meyer and advanced to third on an error. Happ would score on a squeeze bunt play by Kira Schult that scored Happ with the winning run.
Kamryn Meyer was the winning pitcher in the game after nine innings of work. She struck out eight and walked two batters. She gave up seven hits and two runs, one earned. Dubuque Hempstead entered the game with a team batting average of .317 and was held to seven hits in the game. Durant did a good job of keeping 2017 All-State selection Alana Cooksley down. Cookley came into the game batting .457 with 14 RBI’s and was 0-for-3 in the game.
Durant had 11 hits in the game. Dubuque Hempstead entered the game with a team ERA of 1.90. Durant was led by Kira Schult who was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI’s. Hannah Happ, Kamryn Meyer each had two hits while Ruby Kappeler, Jalyn Bullard, Jada Rock, and Ally Happ all had hits.
Wildcats Lose For First Time In 2018
DURANT — The Durant Wildcats hosted the first of two home tournaments this season last Saturday. The field was stacked with two other ranked opponents other than the Wildcats who came into the tournament ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. There, Durant played two games and split the games with two ranked teams. Durant beat Class 2A No. 11 Louisa-Muscatine 5-2 and lost 9-3 to Class 1A No. 15 New London. The loss was the first for Durant who saw their record go to 6-1.
In the first of two games, Durant beat the 11th ranked team in Class 2A 5-2. Kamryn Meyer scattered six hits over seven innings to get the win. She gave up two runs, one earned, and struck out four and walked three batters.
Durant had eight hits with Ruby Kappeler and Kira Schult each having two hits. Kappeler had two doubled and Mallory Warner had 2 RBI’s.
The Wildcats led 2-0 after the second inning, but Louisa-Muscatine tied the game at 2 in the fourth. Durant answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to put the margin at 5-2, which would be the final score.
Coming off of two hard-fought games and a long week, the Wildcats faced New London in the second game. There, the Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season, 9-3. New London led 4-0 after four innings. Durant rallied, scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to trim the New London lead to 4-2 after six innings.
New London then put the game out of reach, with a five-run top of the seventh, to take a 9-2 lead. Durant did put up a run in the seventh, but it was not enough.
Jenna Lawson took the loss after seven innings of work. She gave up ten hits and nine runs. Only four of those runs were earned, however. Lawson struck out four and walked three.
Durant had 12 hits in the game with five players getting multiple hits. Hannah Happ, Kamryn Meyer, Mallory Warner, Paige Werthmann and Ally Happ all had two hits. Durant hit two home runs in the game, one each for Ruby Kappeler and Warner.
Game 1
Durant 5, Louisa-Muscatine 2
Saturday, June 2
NL 001 300 5 - 9
D 000 011 1 - 3
Durant Stats:
1b (3) - Kira Schult, Jalyn Bullard, Ally Happ. 2b (5) - Ruby Kappeler 2, Kamryn Meyer, Kira Schult, Mallory Warner. RBI (3) - Ruby Kappeler, Hannah Happ, Mallory Warner. RBI (5) - Mallory Warner 2, Kira Schult, Jada Rock, Ally Happ. BB (4) - Hannah Happ, Kamryn Meyer, Mallory Warner, Paige Werthmann. SB (2) - Shannon Head, Ally Happ.
Pitching - Kamryn Meyer - 7 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks.
Game 2
New London 9, Durant 3
Saturday, June 2
NL 001 300 5 - 9
D 000 011 1 - 3
Durant Stats:
1b (7) - Hannah Happ 2, Ally Happ 2, Kamryn Meyer 2, Paige Werthmann, Brooklyn Bullard 1. 2b (1) - Paige Werthmann. HR (2) - Ruby Kappeler, Mallory Warner. RBI (3) - Ruby Kappeler, Hannah Happ, Mallory Warner. BB (0) - none. SB (0) - none.
Pitching - Jenna Lawson - 7 IP, 10 hits, 9 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 4 walks.
Durant 3, Dubuque Hempstead 2
Friday, June 1
DH 000 100 100 - 2
D 110 000 001 - 3
Durant Stats:
1b (10) - Kira Schult 3, Hannah Happ 2, Kamryn Meyer 2, Ruby Kappeler, Jalyn Bullard, Ally Happ. 2b (1) - Jada Rock. HR (0) - none. RBI (2) - Schult 2. BB (3) - Ruby Kappeler, Hannah Happ, Paige Werthmann. SB (1) - Ally Happ.
Pitching - Kamryn Meyer 9 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks.
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