By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
KILJ — The Southeast Iowa Super Conference has a robust schedule tonight, including our featured matchup of the night.
New London travels to Notre Dame tonight for a 7:00 p.m. first pitch, their first meeting since last year’s substate final where Notre Dame ousted the Tigers and moved to the 1A State Baseball Tournament.
New London has been a machine this year, blasting double digit runs in three of their first four games — including a 37 spot against Columbus last week.
Carter Allen, a two-time medalist at this year’s state track meet, leads the club with a .615 batting average and nine runs batted in.
Hecniel Rodriguez is hitting .556 with 12 runs batted in, three triples, one home run and three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame enters proceedings tonight with a 4-1 ledger, their lone loss back on May 29th to Fort Madison.
Sophomore Carsen Jones leads the club with a.500 average and 10 runs batted in.
Jackson Brent has thrown 7.1 innings to the tune of a 2.86 ERA for the Nikes, filling in the shoes of older brother and former ace Mitchell Brent.
The Nikes have won the last four tilts between the clubs, with New London’s last win coming back on June 25th of 2018.
Tonight’s game, being played at Burlington Notre Dame will have first pitch at 7:00 p.m.
You can listen on FM 105.5 and online at kilj.com.
Other baseball games tonight in the Super Conference:
- Highland at Winfield-Mount Union
- Columbus at Cardinal
- Louisa-Muscatine at Mediapolis
- Hillcrest Academy at Wapello
- Danville at West Burlington
Also back in action is the Mount Pleasant baseball team. The
Panthers will host Fairfield for a conference doubleheader tonight after dropping two games Saturday against Muscatine 15-0 and 12-4.
Fairfield comes in 2-5, the Trojans were most recently beaten by Burlington in a conference doubleheader last Thursday.
Mount Pleasant is led by senior Will Edeker who is hitting a sterling .714 through the teams first five games.
Wyatt Baker leads Fairfield with a .278 average.
Tonight’s doubleheader will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
Other games in the Southeast Conference tonight:
- Keokuk vs. Fort Madison
- Washington at Burlington