The Tiger Baseball Season Ends a Game Short of the Conference Championship

Iowa Wesleyan- The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team ended up one run short of the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) championship but finished the season 22-22 and third in the CAC after falling to Fisher College 11-10 after 11 innings.

The #4 seed Tigers started the CAC tournament against the #1 seed Georgia Gwinnet College on Saturday. The Grizzlies proved why they are ranked 5th in the NAIA after taking down the Tigers 14-0 after 7 innings. Carlos Vicente led the team with two hits in the game. The Grizzlies defeated Fisher College in the second round 19-1 after 7 innings to earn a chance to play in the championship game.

In this double elimination tournament, the Tigers had to win two more games to make it to the championship game. The first stop on this journey was against Florida National University. After giving up one run in the top of the 1st, the Tigers put up four runs in the bottom of the 1st starting with a David Amaya double. Froymer Ortega picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly and Rylee Rankin added his own RBI double. The Tigers would keep up the offensive dominance and win 9-5. Ortega would pick up another RBI; Holvin Catala and Vicente would each tally an RBI as Cauy Massner got the win striking out six.

Iowa Wesleyan would then face off against the #2 seed Fisher College. The game was knotted at four heading into the 5th inning, before the Tigers would score six runs between the 5th and 6th innings. Vicente added another two RBIs to his total along with Marrufo and Guerrero. Unfortunately, the Tigers would give up the 10-5 lead in the bottom of the 9th as the game was now destined for extra innings. Iowa Wesleyan would strand a runner on third base in the top of the 11th and a single by the Falcons Ivanuel Hernandez would walk it off for an 11-10 finale.

The championship game between Georgia Gwinnett and Fisher will be played tomorrow at noon. If the Falcons win, then another game will be played 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

Motorcyclist Injured

Saturday night at about 7:30 Mount Pleasant police were called to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of South Walnut and East Washington Streets. Eiman Mahammad Ali of Iowa City was driving a car south on Walnut.  Ali failed to obey the traffic signal at Washington Street and continued south thru the intersection where his vehicle hit a motorcycle operated by Randy Corbisier of Mount Pleasant.  The car then went over the curb and hit a fire hydrant and a tree. Corbisier was taken to Henry County Health Center and then airlifted to Iowa City.

Saturday Pursuit

Early Saturday morning Mount Pleasant Police attempted a traffic stop in the 1100 block of East Washington Street. The driver of the passenger van, Dewayne Lenoir Junior of Mount Pleasant, failed to stop and instead tried to elude the officer. The pursuit continued east on Washington for several blocks. The driver did finally stop in the 2200 block of East Washington but after getting out of the van failed to follow police directions. He was eventually taken into custody and charged with eluding, interference with official acts and driving under suspension. Mount Pleasant Police were assisted with the incident by Henry Count Sheriff’s Deputies.

 

 

May 8th, 2023 – May 14th, 2023

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Friday Night Fire

Friday night the Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to a call at 1201 East Monroe Street just before 7 pm.  There was a fire outside a garage walk-in door. Two engines and ten firefighters were on the scene for less than 30 minutes.  The fire remains under investigation.

Lineworker Scholarships awarded

Congratulations to recently named award recipients of the 2023 Access Energy Cooperative Lineworker Scholarship program! Receiving $2000 toward a line worker educational program are Payton Stevens and Vegas Watson. Payton will graduate from Central Lee High School. His plans are to attend the Powerline program at Northwest Community College. Vegas will graduate from New London High School, and also will be attending the Powerline program at Northwest Community College. In addition to the $9000 in scholarship money awarded to students whose parents or guardians of the applicant are members of Access Energy Cooperative, up to two $2000 line worker scholarships can be awarded to students planning to pursue a career as a line worker. Winners are chosen based on their academics, achievements, community involvement, and a personal interview. They must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a lineworker educational program. Access Energy Cooperative is a rural distribution electric cooperative, providing power to homes, farms, business and industry in 10 southeast Iowa counties.

Tiger Baseball Earns Three Conference Honors Heading into the Conference Tournament

Iowa Wesleyan- The baseball season is not yet over, but the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) has released their conference honors for the year with the Tigers garnering four honors.

Julian Figueroa was named 1st team All-Conference after seeing the ball as a grapefruit for the entire season. Figueroa had the team lead in batting average (0.430), on-base percentage (0.492), and slugging percentage (0.664). The catcher also led the team with four home runs, doubles with 11, and RBIs with 26. Figueroa also notched a triple and 24 runs, while swiping one base.

Cauy Massner earned 2nd team All-Conference honors after leading the Tigers pitching staff in wins with 8 on the season. Where Massner did most of his damage was in conference games. The transfer went 2-0 on the mound allowing only 3 runs in 14 innings of work equating to a 1.93 ERA. Additionally, Massner struck out 18 CAC batters while only walking one. He finished the season with 55 strikeouts. Massner was also named Champion of Character for the Tigers.

Lastly, Sage Bonner was named 2nd team All-Conference third baseman. Bonner batted 0.370 for the season, which placed him second on the team. Bonner was second on the team in home runs with three and third on the team in RBIs with 24. Bonner also tallied eight doubles, one triple, and 20 runs. Additionally, he was second on the team in slugging percentage (0.546).

The Tigers finished the regular season with a 21-20 record and a 4-5 conference record. Iowa Wesleyan is the 4th seed in the CAC tournament as they will be taking on Georgia Gwinnett College tomorrow at 1 pm.

Four Members of the Tiger Softball Team Earn Conference Honors

Iowa Wesleyan- The Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) released their softball awards and Iowa Wesleyan saw four players earn the honor.

Alexis Davis was named 1st team All-Conference catcher after her stellar year at the plate. On the defensive side of things, she caught seven runners trying to steal. Offensively, Davis caught fire in the second half of the season as she finished with a slash line of 0.347 batting average/0.400 on-base percentage/and a team leading 0.584 slugging percentage. Davis was named CAC Hitter of the Week after her 7 for 8 performance against Waldorf that saw her smack a grand slam and finish the weekend with 5 RBIs. Davis tallied 3 home runs, 25 RBIs (tied for 2nd on the team), 9 doubles, and 3 triples.

Aspyn Harrison was great in the circle but was even better at the plate, which is why she was named 1st team All-Conference for the infield. Harrison led the Tigers with a 0.435 batting average and doubles with 11. She was 2nd on the team in slugging percentage, and RBIs. Additionally, she slapped a home run and a triple throughout the year. Harrison grabbed the last Hitter of the Week honor for the CAC after going 14 for 23 with six RBIs over the span of eight games.

Kara Krieger was named 2nd team at-large. Krieger led the team with 28 RBIs, triples with four, and runs with 35. Krieger was a speedster on the base path as she snatched 12 bases while hitting for a 0.299 batting average.

Lastly, Jordan Lantz was an at-large bid for 2nd team All-Conference. Lantz earned CAC Hitter of the Week earlier in the season after batting 0.750 with three RBIs over the span of four games. Over the course of the season, Lantz batted 0.383 with a 0.485 on-base percentage and a 0.519 slugging percentage. Lantz notched 16 RBIs, nine doubles, one triple, and 13 runs.

The Tigers ended the season with a 19-24 overall record with an undefeated conference record (4-0).