Baseball

Class 1A Substate 5

Burlington Notre Dame 4, Hillcrest Academy 3

-Maddox Diewold and Logan Brent each tallied an RBI

Class 2A Substate 5

Van Buren County 6, Mid-Prairie 4

Softball

Class 3A Substate 8

Assumption 3, West Burlington 2

Class 4A Substate 6

Norwalk 5, Burlington 0

Southeast Conference (SEC)- The regular season for baseball is in the books and here’s a look at the All-Conference awards.

Burlington won the conference with a 13-1 record and had 4 players named to the 1^st Team All-Conference list. Kyler Schwartz won three games on the mound with a 2.39 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Schwartz also picked up 12 RBIs at the plate. Josh Zahner batted 0.282 with 3 home runs and 20 RBIs for the season and went undefeated on the mound with a 5-0 record. Hunter Ford led the team in batting average with a 0.373 average as he also hit two home runs with 28 RBIs, the conference leader. Ford also knocked 13 doubles. Moise Cordero, the senior, batted 0.289 on the season with one home run and 20 RBIs along with 8 doubles. Cordero claimed 13 of those RBIs in conference play.

Alex Fawcett, Christos Kantzavelos, and Logan Messer were named All-Conference 2^nd Team. Noah Nixon was an Honorable Mention.

Fairfield grabbed 2^nd place in conference with a 9-6 record as two players were named to the All-Conference 1^st Team. Tate Allen, a senior, led the team in batting average with a 0.316 average as he clobbered 5 doubles with 17 RBIs. Allen also won 5 games on the mound with a 2.03 ERA with 57 strikeouts. Tallon Bates was also a force on the mound with a 3.42 ERA and 2 wins. Bates also batted 0.315 with a home run and 27 RBIs as he also collected two triples.

Dain Burkhart, Landon Nodruft, and Caden Allison were all named to the All-Conference 2^nd Team. Aidan Kreuter and Aiden Westercamp were named All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

Mt. Pleasant finished with an 8-7 conference mark. Zerek Venghaus was named to the 1^st Team All-Conference list as he ranked 4^th in the conference in batting average with a 0.371 average. Venghaus also scored 21 runs and hit home 14 runs, while collecting 3 wins on the mound with 22 strikeouts and a 2.07 ERA.

Carter Amos, Payton Walker, and Jake Ensminger were all named to the All-Conference 2^nd Team. Amos hit for a team leading 24 RBIs and tied for the team lead in home runs with two along with Walker. Walker also hit 0.312 and brought in 15 runs. Ensminger finished the season with 13 RBIs and 2 wins on the mound.

J.C. Sitar and Payson Coleman earned All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

Fort Madison and Keokuk tied with 5-10 conference records, and each had two players be recognized as All-Conference 1^st Team. The Bloodhounds had Kane Williams and Brennan Ulik named to the team and the Chiefs had Bryor Lindner and Blake Chase receive the nod. Williams hit for a 0.364 average with 11 RBIs, while Ulik batted for a 0.312 average with three triples and 12 RBIs. Lindner brought home 18 runs and hit for a 0.304 average, while Chase led the team with a 0.368 batting average and tallied 19 RBIs. ,

For the Bloodhounds, Hunter Cresswell, who led the conference in batting average, was named All-Conference 2^nd Team as Tatem Schelich and Cason Barnes earned an Honorable Mention.

For Keokuk, Jacob Lantz and Brenton Hoard earned 2^nd Team All-Conference honors, while Bennett Church and Brendan Worster were All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

Washington finished with a 4-10 conference record. Isaac Vetter was the lone Demon to be named All-Conference 1^st Team. The Senior batted 0.319 on the season with 7 RBIs and 12 runs scored. He also collected a win on the season with a 4.85 ERA.

Caleb Zieglowsky and Luke Beenblossom were each All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

The SEC Player of the Year award went to Tate Allen for his impressive season at the plate and on the mound for the Trojans.

Southeast Conference (SEC)- The conference awards have been released for softball and here’s the recipients and where the teams ended up.

Burlington won the conference with a 14-1 record, their only loss coming against Washington, and they had four players named to the All-Conference 1^st Team. Kylee Hill, an 8^th grader, will be giving the conference fits for years to come as she crushed 14 home runs on the season with 41 RBIs (led the conference) to go with her 0.482 average. Saydee Plummer was the ace in the circle for the Grayhounds as she collected a 12-4 record on the season with 163 strikeouts and a 1.12 ERA. Her strikeouts and ERA led the conference. Keirah Wiseman batted 0.330 for her sophomore season as she tallied 15 RBIs and scored 29 runs. Lastly, Aubrey Hesler, a freshman, batted 0.360 on the season while being the #2 pitcher for the Grayhounds as she picked up 8 wins on the season.

Hannah Heuvelmann and Lilly Hand made the All-Conference 2^nd Team. Sophie Brown and Ava Fawcett were All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

Washington finished in 2^nd place with an 11-4 record and had three All-Conference 1^st Team players. Leighton Salazar represents part of the young talent in the SEC as the freshman led the conference in batting average, hitting 0.550 with 13 doubles and 24 RBIs from the plate. She also stole 24 bases and scored 58 runs. Ella Greiner, a sophomore, crushed the ball this year as she tallied 5 home runs and 39 RBIs, 2^nd in the conference, to go along with her 0.475 batting average. Colbie Greiner got the last spot for the Demons with a 0.347 average at the plate and 26 runs scored; the 8^th grader also picked up 5 wins in the circle with 16 strikeouts and a 3.39 ERA.

Lauren Hinrichsen and Isabella Salazar were named to the All-Conference 2^nd Team. Haley Mitchell and Emery Walton were All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

Fairfield finished with a conference mark of 8-6 with Coty Engle being the only Trojan named to the All-Conference 1^st Team. Engle was efficient not only at the plate with a 0.390 batting average with 26 RBIs, but the senior also collected 10 wins in the circle with 103 strikeouts and a 3.09 ERA, both ranked 2^nd in conference.

Savannah Hollander and Olivia Hollander each made the 2^nd Team for All-Conference and Morgan Amendt and Laney Norris were All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

Fort Madison collected a conference record of 7-8 and had three Bloodhounds make the All-Conference 1^st Team. Neely Rehm, a senior, tallied 18 RBIs, with a 0.337 batting average. Rehm also picked up 12 wins on the season with a 3.84 ERA and 67 strikeouts. Erika Kruse batted 0.444 for her senior season, which included 8 home runs and 25 RBIs. She also had 8 doubles and 4 wins in the circle. Lauryn Helmick batted 0.427 in her junior campaign with 21 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

Emily Steffensmeier and Elizabeth Tanner were named All-Conference 2^nd Team. Gabrielle Ruble and Kylie Lumino were Honorable Mentions.

Keokuk finished with a 3-11 conference record and two Chiefs named to the All-Conference 1^st Team. Rachel Moore batted 0.382 in her senior season with 7 doubles and 10 RBIs. Ada Wood showed off her power as she demolished 5 home runs for 17 RBIs with a 0.360 batting average.

Suzie Whitaker earned a 2^nd Team All-Conference nod and Gracie Thompson and Brylee Balentine were Honorable Mentions.

Mt. Pleasant finished with a 1-14 conference record with Emma Starr being named to the All-Conference 2^nd Team. The Junior was a stalwart center fielder for the Panthers as she also collected 10 RBIs at the plate with a 0.262 batting average.

Addison Clark and Kynlee White were also All-Conference Honorable Mentions. Clark batted 0.316 on the season with two home runs and 18 RBIs, tied for the team lead. White led the team in batting average with a 0.329 average as she scored 16 runs and stole 15 bases.

Saydee Plummer and Leighton Salazar took home Co-Conference Player of the Year honors.