By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Mount Pleasant 9, Keokuk 3
Mount Pleasant 17, Keokuk 7
The Mount Pleasant baseball team earned a much needed sweep of Keokuk yesterday, winning 9-3 and 17-7 over the Chiefs at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
In game one’s 9-3 win, Chase Williamson, Payton Hagans, Will Edeker and Carter Amos each had two hits, with Williamson driving in two runs.
Colten Hutson also had two RBI as did Jack Johnson.
Johnson was the starting pitcher, working the games first 2.1 innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out two.
Jacob Ensminger came on in relief to earn the win, allowing just one run over 2.1 innings while striking out one.
In game two, the Panther bats stayed hot — led by sophomore to be Payton Hagans who went 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs batted in.
Cooper Keldgord, Dalton Gardner and Colton Hutson each had two hits.
Gardner and Hudson drove in three runs apiece.
Will Edeker was the starter of game two for Mount Pleasant.
He tossed the first three innings allowing two hits while striking out four.
No. 10 (1A) New London 8, Danville 7
It wasn’t pretty, but New London passed their first major test coming back to beat Danville 8-7 in walkoff fashion yesterday.
Tucker Gibbar provided the heroics, drilling a game-clinching RBI-single in the bottom of the 8th to lead the Tigers to victory.
Josh Catala had three hits, including a triple, while driving in three. Gibbar also had a three night.
Danville’s Cam Edle had four hits in five trips and three runs batted in.
New London’s dramatic win kept them perfect at 15-0.
They’ll take on Don Bosco of Gilbertville tonight in Norway, Iowa at the Iowa High School Baseball Museum.
The game can be listened to on KILJ-FM with first pitch set for 6:00 p.m.
Wapello 14, Winfield-Mount Union 4
Chase Witte had three hits for the Indians, as Wapello cruised past Winfield-Mount Union 14-4.
Wapello scored six runs in the bottom of the 1st and never looked back.
Andrew Brown had two hits for Winfield-Mount Union, while Jacob Ford doubled and drove in two.
Winfield-Mount Union fell to 1-16.
Wapello upped their ledger to 5-9.
Mediapolis 2, Highland 1
Mediapolis scored two runs in the 6th inning as the Bulldogs pulled off a huge 2-1 road win over Highland last night.
The Bulldogs held the tough Highland offense to two hits.
Stats for Mediapolis were not made available.
The loss moved Highland to 11-5.
Mediapolis stayed hot, they’re up to 13-6.
Louisa-Muscatine 7, Hillcrest 3
Notre Dame 8, Central Lee 5