Postseason Baseball
For Class 2A, #4 Unity Christian knocked out the defending champions, #1 Underwood, in shutout fashion, 5-0. Dylan Bosma threw the complete game shutout, fanning three in the win.
#2 Pleasantville will be heading to the championship game after a pair of errors by #6 Chariton allowed two runs to score in the bottom of the 6th inning, leading to a 3-1 victory. Bryalon Bingham continued the prominent pitching display, slinging seven strikeouts in the complete game effort.
#2 Pleasantville and #4 Unity Christian will play for the Class 2A title at 7:30 pm tonight.
In Class 4A, #7 Prairie’s hopes for an upset were dashed in the third inning when #3 Iowa City High pushed across five of their six runs to eventually win 6-3.
In the other semifinal matchup, #8 Bettendorf was able to complete the upset after scoring two runs in the top of the 7th inning to beat #4 Waukee Northwest 5-3. Trey Akers smacked a double for three RBIs in the win.
The Class 4A championship is scheduled for 2:30 pm today.
In Class 1A, #3 St. Ansgar will attempt to win their program’s first state title tonight at 5 pm, while #4 Martensdale-St. Marys will look to claim their 5th program championship.
In Class 3A, #1 Wahlert Catholic and #2 Pella will meet up for the Class 3A championship at noon today.
Postseason Softball
#8 Pella’s Cinderella story concluded with their first Class 4A championship in their program’s history after storming back to score three runs in the top of the 6th inning to beat #3 North Polk 4-2. Abigail Melvin tabbed two RBIs, while Emma Eekhoff pitched the complete game.
#5 ADM snuck past #7 North Scott 2-1 for the bronze.
The Class 5A championship needed an extra inning and #1 Waukee Northwest pushed across the winning run to blanket #2 Linn-Mar 1-0. Sophia Schlader tossed all eight innings for the Wolves, notching 15 strikeouts in the victory. Waukee NW claimed their second title in the last four years.
#4 Ankeny Centennial breezed past #6 Cedar Falls in the 3rd place contest to win 10-2. Makenna Foster produced four RBIs in the victory.
#1 Wahlert Catholic and #2 Williamsburg will link up for the Class 3A championship at 2:30 pm today. #4 PCM and #3 Albia will compete for 3rd place today at 1 pm.
Over in Class 2A, #1 Van Meter will look to defend their title against #3 West Lyon tonight at 5 pm. The 3rd place bout between #2 Louisa-Muscatine and #5 West Fork is scheduled for 3:30 pm today.
Lastly, the nightcap will pin the #1 and #2-seeds in Wayne and Clarksville for the Class 1A championship tonight at 7:30 pm. #4 Riverside will take on #6 St. Edmond for 3rd place at 6 pm tonight.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees swept their series against the Thrillville Thrillbies yesterday with a 7-4 win. Kooper Schulte tabbed his 41st RBI of the year in the contest; he currently sits in second place in the Prospect League for RBIs.
The Clinton LumberKings handled the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp last night 8-3. Max Burt slapped a double for four RBIs in the victory. The LumberKings will host the Bees tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1940 – John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours and 46 minutes from St. Louis to Caruthersville, Missouri in the Mississippi River, a total distance of 292 miles.
1956 – Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente hits MLB’s first (and only) walk-off inside-the-park grand slam for 9-8 win over visiting Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field.
1999 – 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins first of seven consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for doping.
