Prep Baseball: New London Rolls, Notre Dame Wins, Other Finals

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

No. 9 (1A) New London 6, Van Buren County 0

Tucker Gibbar had a busy night, providing two hits, a run, an RBI and two stolen bases as New London eased into a 6-0 victory over Van Buren yesterday.

Brendan Richey drove in two for the Tigers, as well, who improved to 18-0.

Hecniel Rodriguez picked up the win for New London, tossing six scoreless innings allowing just three hits and a walk.

The senior struck out six.

Kooper Schulte tossed a a perfect 7th inning striking out one.

Van Buren stumbled to 10-9.

Notre Dame 5, Mediapolis 3 

Notre Dame snapped a two-game losing skid as the Nikes held on for a big-time 5-3 win over Mediapolis last night.

The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead after the first but Notre Dame rallied, scoring three times in the third inning to a lead that would not evaporate.

Josh Smith was the wining pitcher for Notre Dame, while Jordan Anderson took the loss for Mediapolis.

Aidan Danz had two hits despite the loss for Mediapolis.

Notre Dame scratched back to .500, they’re now 10-10.

Mediapolis stumbled to 15-8.

Other prep finals:

Fort Madison 16, Davis County 6