High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant kept responding to Burlington’s call for offense until Austin Donahoe entered in relief and allowed only two hits in the final five innings, leading to a Grayhound 12-8 win last night. Payton Walker clubbed two doubles for two RBIs as Grayson Lowery collected his first double of the season for two RBIs. Panther head coach Brent Broeker discussed the message to his team after the game,
“You know, I told them. I said, you know, ‘I was proud of them, that they fought.’ You know, we were down 5 runs in that first inning. And it’s one of those where you could just, you know, pitch the tent and just call it quits or battle back. And we put up three in the bottom of the first. And we just kept bouncing back. Got it back to 8-8. So, we’re right in that game. We had one bad inning defensively when we brought in Rich and they got through that one last punch and scored four, and we just couldn’t come back from that.”
The Panthers will make the trip to Atlantic tonight at 7:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union lost a pitchers duel to Hillcrest Academy last night, 3-2. Kason Dopler struck out six in six innings of work. The Wolves will make the trip to Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 pm.
Central Lee is on a five-game winning streak after walking-off Van Buren County last night, 3-2. Bo Herdrich smacked a solo home run in the winning effort, while Kayden Simmons knocked home a run for the Warriors.
Central Lee will travel to Burlington Notre Dame tonight at 7:30 pm.
Van Buren County will host Mediapolis at 7 pm tonight.
Danville was smacked by Burlington Notre Dame last night 10-0. The Bears will face off against Pekin at 7:30 pm at home.
New London nearly pulled off the upset last night but fell to #7 Mediapolis, 5-4. Kye Reighard led the Tigers, slugging a triple for four RBIs.
New London will compete against West Burlington tonight at home at 7 pm.
West Burlington’s offense was unstoppable last night in a 24-9 walloping of Lone Tree. Brock Thuleen clouted a home run for four RBIs, while Garret Bence totaled six RBIs behind two doubles.
Fairfield remained undefeated in Southeast Conference play last night after shutting out Keokuk, 12-0. Aiden Westercamp and Luke Konczal each clocked triples, combining for seven RBIs. Dain Burkhart collected seven strikeouts in four innings of work. The Trojans remain on the road tonight to face off against Chariton at 7 pm.
Wapello will tangle with Highland tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.
High School Softball
Holy Trinity Catholic defeated Danville 12-0 last night. The Crusaders will compete in a tournament tomorrow, June 14th, at Hillcrest Academy.
Danville will host WACO at 7 pm tonight.
West Burlington/Notre Dame handled Lone Tree last night, winning 8-2. The Falcons will make the trip to New London tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus lost to Louisa-Muscatine last night, 10-0. The Wildcats will battle Pekin tonight at 7 pm.
WACO was shutout by Wapello last night, 10-0. Mila Jordan pitched four innings of two-hit ball, fanning eight in the win.
Wapello will square off against Highland tonight at 7:30 pm.
Mediapolis and New London needed nine innings to decide who would score the first run of the game and it was Layne Price who walked it off for the Bulldogs in a 1-0 victory.
Fairfield’s 13-run 3rd inning helped the Trojans snap a three-game losing streak, blowing past Keokuk 17-0. Emmelia Miller smacked a double for four RBIs in the win.
Mt. Pleasant fell to Burlington last night 9-2.
#15 Central Lee defeated Van Buren County last night 5-4 after pushing across the winning run in the 9th inning.
Mediapolis, Central Lee, Mt. Pleasant, and Van Buren County will meet up at Fairfield today for an invitational.
High School Softball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their updated rankings yesterday and two local teams remain in the top 15 for Class 3A.
Washington stayed put at #9 in the rankings after going 5-3 since the last round of rankings. The Demons cemented their position atop the Southeast Conference standings after sweeping Fairfield in a doubleheader earlier this week.
Central Lee’s victory over West Burlington/Notre Dame led to the Hawks taking over that #1 spot in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division and the #15 slot in the rankings. Kenna Sandoval continues to lead the offense, batting 0.452 for the season with three home runs and 10 RBIs.
High School Cross Country
The Mt. Pleasant Cross Country team will be starting up their optional summer runs on Monday, June 16th. The runs are available to any 7th through 12th grader with paces and plans dependent on the level of experience. Coaches may not be present at every run as upperclassmen often lead the runs.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, the runs will begin at 6:30 am at the Old Threshers Museum Theatre. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the runs will begin at Saunders Park by the swimming pool at 7 pm. The runs will continue through mid-August until the cross country camp. If you have any questions, then contact Coach Murray at 319-850-0867.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees clobbered the ball in last night’s 16-12 victory over the Quincy Doggy Paddlers, accumulating five extra-base hits. Cole Yearsley led the demonstration of power with a home run and a team-leading four RBIs.
The Clinton LumberKings have rattled off three consecutive victories after taking down the Danville Dans last night 7-2.
The Bees versus LumberKings matchup scheduled for tonight will be postponed to tomorrow, June 14th. It will be played as a home doubleheader at Community Field with game one at 5 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1924 – The New York Yankees win by forfeit over the Detroit Tigers after a brawl amongst the teams and spectators ensues in the 9th inning.
1973 – Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell play together for the first time, setting the record of staying together as an infield for 8 1⁄2 years (LA Dodgers).
2012 – San Francisco Giants’ Matt Cain pitches the first perfect game in the franchise’s history against the Houston Astros.