Class 4A Metro substate roundup

C.R. PRAIRIE 6, WATERLOO WEST 4 (8 INN.) - Brayton Carlson scored the go-ahead run for Prairie on a sacrifice fly by brother, Dustin Carlson. Brennan Hammer had two doubles and an RBI and Anthony Gagliardi had a solo home run and went the distance on the hill with 10 strikeouts and three hits allowed.

Prairie (25-15) will likely host Linn-Mar in a substate semifinal Monday night at 7. That matchup will be cemented if top-seeded Mason City beats sixth-seeded Waterloo East in a Saturday substate first-rounder. If East beats Mason City, Prairie would receive a substate semifinal bye.

LINN-MAR 4, CEDAR FALLS 3 - Austin Stroschein was 3-for-4 and hit a two out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to get the win for the Lions (22-17). Linn-Mar plays in a substate semifinal Monday night at 7 against an opponent to be determined.

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER 5, DUBUQUE SENIOR 1 - With two outs Xavier scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a one to one tie. Ean McNeal doubled in a run and Eric Zenisek singled in the last two runs for Xavier (26-10). The Saints host a Monday night substate semifinal against Dubuque Hempstead (20-18).

IOWA CITY WEST 7, C.R. WASHINGTON 5 - Jeremy Cronk gave up five runs in six innings but got the win, with Ryan Rumpf pitching the seventh inning for the save. Offensively, Cronk and Luke Crimmins had back-to-back homers in the first inning for the Trojans. Dan White had two hits and an RBI, AJ Puk was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs and Jordy Brown hit his school record 45th single and scored two runs for the Warriors (16-22). Chicago White Sox draft pick Dakota Freese pitched for Washington for just the fourth time this season. He has been playing with a high-level traveling team in Chicago in an attempt to increase his professional visibility.

West (30-10) advances to a substate final Wednesday night against either Iowa City High or Burlington. The game will be at West.