By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Prep Baseball: Mount Pleasant Wins, New London Stays Unbeaten, Other Finals:
Mount Pleasant 11, Oskaloosa 4
Zerek Venghaus and Will Edeker each drove in three runs as the Mount Pleasant baseball team rolled to an 11-4 win over Oskaloosa last night in Oskaloosa.
Chase Williamson got the start for Mount Pleasant working 4.1 innings allowing five hits and three runs, while walking two.
Carter Amos earned the win out of the bullpen throwing one scoreless frame, striking out one.
Jacob Ensminger threw the final 1.2 innings of the game to slam the door on the Indians, striking out three.
Colten Hutson drove in two for the Panther offense, as well.
The win moved Mount Pleasant to 2-6.
New London 10, Van Buren County 0
Kooper Schulte had three hits, while Carter Allen and Camden Kasel each had two hits as New London cruised to a 10-0 win over Van Buren County yesterday.
Schulte drove in two runs, while Josh Catala and Hecniel Rodriguez each had triples.
Carter Allen pitched the first four innings walking four and striking out one.
Tucker Gibbar pitched the final two innings for New London allowing one hits and two walks while striking out two.
New London stayed perfect with the win, they’re now 6-0.
Van Buren fell to 3-5.
Hillcrest Academy 13, Winfield-Mount Union 3
Jacob Ford hit his first home run of the year, but it was Hillcrest Academy pulling away late for a 13-3 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night.
Ford scored two runs and finished with two hits for the Wolves.
David Nichols doubled and drove in two.
Nick Crow was the tough luck loser for the Wolves allowing ten runs but only three of which were earned on his ledger.
He struck out six.
Winfield-Mount Union fell to 1-8.
Mediapolis 4, Danville 2
Josh Darbyshire had two hits, while Ryan Ensminger and Jaxon Brooks each drove in a run as Mediapolis snuck by Danville for a 4-2 win last night in Danville.
Grifen Molle was the losing pitcher for Danville, punching out seven Bulldogs over 4.1 innings.
Klayton Kleinkopf and Cam Edle had a pair of hits each for the Bears.
Danville fell to 1-5.
Mediapolis upped their ledger to 5-4.
Prep Softball: Winfield-Mount Union Cruises, Other Area Finals:
Winfield-Mount Union 9, Hillcrest Academy 0
Winfield-Mount Union stayed hot, scoring five times in the 1st inning and four times in the 7th as they earned a 9-0 win over Hillcrest Academy last night.
The win moved the Lady Wolves to 8-1 on the season.
They’ll link up with the Hawks of Central Lee tonight in Donnellson.
First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.
Danville 16, Mediapolis 4
The top of the Danville order was a thorn in the side of Mediapolis as Carlea Beckman and Makenzie Morris each had three hits as the Bears steamed past Mediapolis 16-4.
Beckman clubbed her first home run of the season scoring three runs and driving in two.
Haiden Molter, Morgan Waste and Kenna Furnald also had two hit evenings.
Ava Smith earned the win the circle allowing four runs, all earned, over four innings.
She struck out five.
Danville moved to 2-5.
Mediapolis fell to 1-8.
No. 4 (3A) West Burlington-Notre Dame 15, Holy Trinity 0
The Lady Falcons scored 12 runs in the 4th inning as they earned a 15-0 win over Holy Trinity.
Lauren Summers had two hits and drove in four, while striking out four over four clean innings.
West Burlington upped their record to 14-1.
Holy Trinity slumped to 3-4.
Prep Baseball: Radio Iowa Poll Released for This Week:
The latest Radio Iowa baseball poll has been announced:
Class 1A
1. Newman Catholic (10-1)
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert (7-3)
3. Don Bosco (7-2)
4. Remsen St. Mary’s (7-1)
5. North Linn (9-0)
6. Kingsley-Pierson (9-0)
7. South Winneshiek (5-1)
8. Martensdale-St. Mary’s (6-2)
9. Saint Ansgar (8-2)
10. CAM (Anita) (8-1)
New London (6-0) is receiving votes.
Class 2A
1. Van Meter (7-1)
2. Roland-Story (7-1)
3. Des Moines Christian (10-0)
4. Centerville (6-1)
5. Dike- New Hartford (8-2)
6. Dyersville Beckman (7-3)
7. West Lyon (3-2)
8. Mid-Prairie (5-2)
9. Panorama (3-3)
10. Spirit Lake (6-1)
Class 3A
1. Marion (9-1)
2. Wahlert Catholic (7-1)
3. Central Dewitt (6-0)
4. Gilbert (4-2)
5. Winterset (6-2)
6. Independence (9-2)
7. Boone (7-2)
8. Davenport Assumption (6-5)
9. North Polk (3-3)
10. Grinnell (9-1)
Class 4A
1. Johnston (10-0)
2. Pleasant Valley (7-0)
3. Urbandale (7-2)
4. Waukee (6-2)
5. Dubuque Hempstead (6-1)
6. Dowling Catholic(9-1)
7. Cedar Rapids Prairie (8-0)
8. Ankeny (5-5)
9. Southeast Polk (7-2)
10. Lewis Central (7-0)
Prep Softball: Mount Pleasant-New London meet in Featured Matchup Tonight:
The Mount Pleasant and New London softball teams will meet up tonight in a nonconference crossover in New London in our featured matchup on KILJ-FM.
The Panthers are searching for their first win of the season tonight, coming in with a record of 0-10.
Savana Walls leads the team with a .450 batting average, two runs and two doubles.
Freshman Emma Starr has pitched six innings and has struck out one.
Meanwhile, New London, a substate qualifier from a year ago, has gone through similar growing pains with a younger roster.
Elly Manning has been terrific through the first 10 games, however.
The sophomore is hitting .593 with 11 runs scored, three RBI, three doubles and four stolen bases.
She’s also pitched 40 innings with a 3.15 ERA.
Ashlyn McSorely is hitting .400 with a team high 15 runs batted in and four doubles.
Mount Pleasant has won four of the last five meetings between the clubs.
Tonight’s game will begin at 7:00 p.m.
You can listen on KILJ-FM and online at kilj.com.
Prep Golf: Liechty, Wilson Combine for 5th:
Mount Pleasant seniors Elli Liechty and Brevin Wilson combined to shoot an 11-over 81 as they finished 5th at yesterday’s coed state golf meet.
Liechty, an individual qualifier in the girls’ field and Wilson, an Iowa Wesleyan recruit placed fifth out of the 58 team field.
Congrats on a decorated prep career for the both of them.