High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant handed Class 1A’s #2 Sigourney their second consecutive and third loss of the season last night, pulling away late with a 7-2 victory. J.C. Sitar led the squad with two RBIs, as he sits 13 RBIs away from 50 on the season. The Panthers will host Fort Madison tonight at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee handled Keokuk last night 9-2. Mason Sanders brought home a team-leading three RBIs, while Chase Johnson slapped two doubles for two RBIs. The Hawks head into the postseason with an 18-4 record.
Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Pekin last night 9-3. Tyson Kaalberg tallied two of the team’s three hits and brought home a run. The Wolves end the regular season with a 5-14 record.
Fairfield will face off against Burlington tonight at 7:30 pm with the winner taking the Southeast Conference title.
Van Buren County had their senior night spoiled by Davis County last night, losing 7-4. Kinnick Millard collected two RBIs in the loss. The Warriors are 9-14 heading into the postseason.
Postseason Baseball Brackets
In Class 1A Substate 5 District 10, Danville and Van Buren County will be heading off to Moravia for the Saturday, July 5th, doubleheader. The Bears will square off against Moravia at 7 pm, while Van Buren County will start off the night at 5 pm.
On the bottom half of the bracket, Burlington Notre Dame will venture to New London to face off against Keota at 5 pm, while New London will host the nightcap against Wapello at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call for both games with the pregame show at 4:45 pm.
Moving to Class 2A Substate 4 District 7, #5 Mediapolis earned a bye and will host the winner between West Liberty and Camanche on July 8th at 7 pm.
Over in Class 2A Substate 5 District 9, West Burlington and Louisa-Muscatine will meet up in Wilton at 5 pm in the battle of the Falcons. Winfield-Mt. Union will take on the hosts at 7 pm, where the winner will advance to compete against Central Lee on July 8th at 5 pm at Chariton Middle School.
For Class 3A Substate 5, Washington will face off against Assumption on the road. In Substate 6, Mt. Pleasant will travel to play Fairfield for the fourth time this season, while Keokuk will take on Pella and Fort Madison will venture to Xavier with both games on the road.
For Class 4A Substate 3, Burlington grabbed the #4-seed and will hit the road to compete against the #3-seed Muscatine.
Classes 3A and 4A will start postseason action on July 11th with first pitch at 7 pm.
High School Softball
Mt. Pleasant could not keep up with Davis County last night, losing 14-2. Parker Coleman knocked in both of the team’s runs. The Panthers will host Fort Madison tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame could not figure out Burlington’s pitching last night, dropping both games of the doubleheader 11-1 in game one and 10-3 in game two. The Falcons will take on Mid-Prairie on Monday, July 7th, at home with game one of a doubleheader starting at 5:30 pm.
WACO lost last night to Highland, 19-0. The Warriors will face off against Central City tonight at home at 7 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic defeated New London last night 5-0.
New London will head to Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm for the Ravens’ Senior Night.
Van Buren County concluded their regular season with a narrow 2-1 loss.
Fairfield will take on Burlington at home tonight at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee will compete against #2 Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 5 pm at home.
Mediapolis will host Davis County on July 8th at 5:30 pm.
Postseason Softball
For Class 1A Region 1, game one on July 7th will pin WACO against Wapello at 7 pm with the Arrows getting a home game. The winner of the matchup will play Holy Trinity Catholic at West Point South Park on July 9th at 7 pm.
Over in Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County will host Danville on July 7th at 7 pm with the winner advancing to play #2 Louisa-Muscatine on July 9th in a road showdown.
Also playing on day one will be New London/Winfield-Mt. Union, as the Tigers will make the pilgrimage to Pella Christian High School to face off against the Eagles. The winner will take on Wilton in the quarterfinals.
Columbus earned a bye and a home game with the Wildcats gearing up for a contest with Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on July 9th at 7 pm in the top half of the bracket with Louisa-Muscatine expected to host the July 11th contest in the semifinals if both teams advance.
On the bottom half of the Class 4A Region 3 bracket, it is a repeat of the season opener as Mt. Pleasant will travel west to face off against Oskaloosa. The Panthers struck first that night with a two-run homer off the bat of Paityn Ensminger, but could not keep the momentum going as they fell 11-3. KILJ will be on the call.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees were slammed by the Clinton LumberKings last night 15-4. Kooper Shulte collected a pair of singles for an RBI in the losing effort. Max Burt led the LumberKings with three RBIs.
The Bees will host the rematch tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1966 – Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger becomes the first National League player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in an MLB game.
1983 – Calvin Smith sets a new world record of 9.93 seconds for the 100-meter dash in Colorado Springs; beats Jim Hines’ 1968 mark by 0.02 seconds as he was the first man to finish the race in under 10 seconds. .
1983 – The Texas Rangers explode for an MLB single extra innings record 12 runs in the 15th inning of a 16-4 win versus Oakland.