Iowa high school baseball roundup: Scores, stats and more from Tuesday’s 2A and 1A district semifinals

DYERSVILLE — Luke Sigwarth was the right batter at the right time.

Dyersville Beckman’s elite all-stater powered up and propelled the defending state champions deeper into the postseason.

Sigwarth belted a three-run home run in the fourth inning and broke open a tie game, helping the fifth-ranked Blazers to an 8-2 victory over Monticello in a Class 2A District 7 semifinal Tuesday night at Commercial Club Park.

Beckman (18-10) advances to the district final against rival Cascade (13-12) here Saturday at 7 p.m.

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“It feels awesome, especially as a senior,” Sigwarth said. “Just have to keep the (Beckman) tradition going.

“Playing Cascade will be a great game. There will be a lot of people there. Strong baseball communities. It’s going to be a packed house.”

Monticello (12-12) split with Beckman last week and challenged early. The Panthers took a 2-0 lead in the second. Brady Gogel walked and scored on a Cael Sampson groundout. Reed Brunscheen was hit by a pitch and scored on a wild pitch during the next at-bat.

Beckman responded with two in the bottom half. Jake Schmidt reached on an error and Eli Kluesner singled to lead off the inning. Chase White added an RBI single and Dylan Recker was plunked with the bases loaded to tie the game.

White and Recker helped set up Sigwarth’s big blast. White drew a two-out walk and Recker singled to bring Sigwarth to the plate.

“There were just a couple plays that we made that were turning points,” Beckman Coach Ryan Mabe said. “The bottom of the order really came through and turned that lineup over before Sigwarth hit that home run.”

Sigwarth opened the game with a single but popped out in his second at-bat. He said he was getting jammed when he crowded the plate earlier, so he adjusted by stepping off a bit. The move allowed him to turn on the pitch, driving it over the right-field fence for his second home run of the season.

“I got the barrel out in front,” Sigwarth said. “He gave me a fastball, I put a good swing on it and just let it fly. I felt it right away.”

White and Recker also added RBIs in the three-run fifth. Recker, Sigwarth and Kluesner each had two hits.

Recker threw five scoreless innings in relief of starter Schmidt. Recker allowed just one hit and struck out six, giving way to Drew Thier for the seventh.

“I’m proud of the way the guys battled,” Mabe said. “Recker came in at a tough spot. Recker came in and was a bulldog for us.”

Waukon 5, Starmont 0

Gabriel Weighner tallied two hits and an RBI, helping the Indians advance to the 2A District 6 final. Waukon’s Colton O’Neill tossed a complete game, allowing two hits and walking two, while striking out eight. Waukon (12-17) hosts Denver (6-19) Saturday. The Cyclones upset Upper Iowa Conference champion MFL MarMac, 3-2, at Monona.

Tipton 12, Durant 7

The Tigers avenged three regular-season losses with a 2A District 8 semifinal victory. They jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first and trailed by four after the fourth. Tipton erupted for seven runs in the fifth and added two more in the sixth for the upset. Jett Kamberling had two hits, two runs and an RBI. Caleb Bohlmann and Trey Ingles also scored twice. Kendrick Heffernan and Andy Shumaker added three and two RBIs, respectively, for the Tigers, who will face the winner of Wednesday’s game between Wilton (18-10) and No. 10 Northeast (19-8).

Anamosa 14, Winfield-Mount Union 1 (5 innings)

Easton Wheeler produced on the mound and at the plate in the Blue Raiders’ 2A District 10 semifinal win. He pitched a three-hitter, allowing just one unearned run and fanning six. At the plate, he batted 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored once. Jack Sellnau drove in four runs and Carter Kuehl and Dane Owen had three RBIs apiece for Anamosa. Sellnau and Owen each had two hits. The Blue Raiders (19-9) host Mediapolis (21-7) in the district finals. The Bulldogs edged Mid-Prairie, 2-1, to advance.

North Linn 3, Easton Valley 0

Cole Griffith and Macoy Winn combined to pitch a five-hit shutout in 1A District 10. The Lynx broke a scoreless game open with one in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Patrick Peyton, Levi Benesh and Braden Wheatley each had an RBI. Mason Bechen, Cael Benesh and Will Sommerfelt scored a run for the Lynx, who only had two hits. North Linn (22-8) hosts East Buchanan (15-8) in a district final Saturday.

East Buchanan 4, Belle Plaine 0

Brady Van Scoyoc and Will Hansen combined for a shutout. Van Scoyoc earned the win, striking out six in 5 2/3 innings. Hansen, who won the first-round game, pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Brady Hogan, Keenan Pals, Kyle Peck, and Van Scoyoc had two hits apiece. Pals had two RBIs.

Maquoketa Valley 4, North Tama 3

The Wildcats used two runs in the fourth inning to slide past North Tama in a 1A District 9 semifinal at Traer. Brady Wall and Mathew Schaul had two hits apiece and scored a run for the Wildcats (15-10). Dylan Knipper scored twice for Maquoketa Valley, which plays at No. 7 Wapsie Valley on Saturday. The Warriors (31-7) beat Iowa Valley, 4-2, in the semifinals.

BGM 7, Hillcrest Academy 6

The Bears combined for 14 hits and six Bears had one RBI in their 1A District 12 semifinal win. Tucker Wright had three hits and was one of four Bears with multiple hits. Beau Burns and Kieran Sacora scored two runs apiece for BGM, which plays at No. 8 Sigourney in Saturday’s final. The Savages (19-4) defeated Lone Tree, 6-4, to advance.

South Winneshiek 11, Dunkerton 1 (5 innings)

The Warriors rapped 13 hits, receiving two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs from Parker Timp. Braiden Todd had three hits and Carson Streeter and Kole Hageman added two hits and two RBIs apiece for South Winn (22-9). The Warriors face rival Lansing Kee (26-10) in the 1A District 8 final. The Kee Hawks beat Turkey Valley, 10-0, in five innings.

Tuesday’s Class 2A Iowa high school baseball district semifinal scores.

District 1

No. 7 Estherville-Lincoln Central 1, Okoboji 0

Spirit Lake 10, Emmetsburg 3

District 2

West Lyon 5, Central Lyon 4

Unity Christian 3, Cherokee 2

District 3

No. 1 West Marshall 2, Hudson 1

Aplington-Parkersburg 5, Grundy Center 1

District 4

Roland-Story 9, Clarion CGD 1

Dike-New Hartford 7, Iowa Falls-Alden 2

District 5

No. 6 New Hampton 10, Garner GHV 1

Osage 8, Forest City 3

District 6

Denver 3, MFL MarMac 2

Waukon 5, Starmont 0

District 7

No. 5 Dyersville Beckman 8, Monticello 2

Cascade 6, Iowa City Regina 4

District 8

Wilton at No. 10 Northeast, 7 p.m. Wednesday

Tipton 12, Durant 7

District 9

No. 8 Sumner-Fredericksburg 8, West Liberty 5

Alburnett 4, Jesup 3

District 10

Anamosa 14, Winfield-Mount Union 1

Mediapolis 2, Mid-Prairie 1

District 11

No. 2 Des Moines Christian 11, Monroe PCM 1

Pella Christian 6, Albia 0

District 12

Truro Interstate 35 8, Eldon Cardinal 1

Pleasantville 5, Central Lee 3

District 13

No. 4 Van Meter 11, Woodward-Granger 1

Chariton 4, Ogden 1

District 14

Ida Grove OABCIG 10, Southeast Valley 9

Carroll Kuemper 7, Pocahontas Area 5

District 15

No. 3 Underwood 6, Hinton 1

Ridge View 4, Treynor 2

District 16

No. 9 Clarinda 9, West Central Valley 1

Shenandoah 7, Missouri Valley 1

Tuesday’s Class 1A Iowa high school baseball district semifinal scores

District 1

No. 1 Akron-Westfield 7, Harris-Lake Park 4

Le Mars Gehlen 12, Trinity Christian 2

District 2

Alta-Aurelia 10, George-Little Rock 0

Kingsley-Pierson 5, Marcus MMCRU 0

District 3

No. 4 Remsen St. Mary’s 10, Newell-Fonda 2

Woodbine 2, Logan-Magnolia 0

District 4

Anita CAM 4, Woodbury Central 3

Coon Rapids-Bayard 8, IKM-Manning 2

District 5

No. 3 Mason City Newman 16, Conrad BCLUW 0

West Fork 15, Colo-Nesco 5

District 6

No. 9 Algona Garrigan 7, West Bend-Mallard 3

Fort Dodge St. Edmond 16, North Union 6

District 7

No. 6 Saint Ansgar 4, Janesville 2

No. 10 Don Bosco 8, Lake Mills 2

District 8

South Winneshiek 11, Dunkerton 1

Lansing Kee 10, Turkey Valley 0

District 9

No. 7 Wapsie Valley 4, Iowa Valley 2

Maquoketa Valley 4, North Tama 3

District 10

North Linn 3, Easton Valley 0

East Buchanan 4, Belle Plaine 0

District 11

No. 2 Burlington Notre Dame vs. New London (at Southeast Community College), 7 p.m. Wednesday

Moravia 5, Keota 0

District 12

No. 8 Sigourney 6, Lone Tree 4

BGM 7, Hillcrest Academy 6

District 13

No. 5 Lynnville-Sully 10, Montezuma 0

North Mahaska 3, Twin Cedars 2

District 14

Ankeny Christian 5, Madrid 3

Earlham 4, Grand View Christian 3

District 15

Tri-Center 9, East Mills 1

Lenox 4, Council Bluffs St. Albert 0

District 16

Bedford 4, Martensdale-St. Marys 3

Southwest Valley 10, East Union 1

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