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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.
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