Class 4A fourth-ranked Western Dubuque and 5A No. 14 Cedar Rapids Kennedy split an Iowa high school softball doubleheader Tuesday night at Kennedy High School. The host Cougars won the opener, 3-0. The Bobcats took the nightcap, 9-3.
The Marion softball team has a really close bond. The Wolves stand 11-11 and aim for more success in the postseason.
Coach James Nelson hopes the young Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team keeps improving as the postseason nears.
Mason Waterbury pitched six strong innings in an 8-5 Iowa City Liberty win, raising his record to 7-0. Another southpaw took center stage in the nightcap. Linn-Mar senior Caleb Mossman threw five innings as the Lions secured a split with a 10-3 victory.
With Class 3A top-ranked Williamsburg trailing early in the nightcap of Monday’s Wamac twinbill with Center Point-Urbana, Curtin pitched six innings of one-hit, shutout ball, and the Raiders went on to pick up the sweep, 3-0 and 10-3, at Jim Turner Field.
Iowa City Liberty and Linn-Mar split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Monday night in Marion. The Lightning won the opener, 8-5. The host Lions took the nightcap, 10-3.
Marion supplanted Western Dubuque atop the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A rankings. The Wolves opened this week 21-1 and moved up two spots from last week’s poll.
Conference races heat up in the Upper Iowa and River Valley. Iowa City Liberty and Linn-Mar face off in Mississippi Valley Conference action. Western Dubuque comes to Mount Mercy for two midweek games. Here are five Iowa high school baseball games to watch this week.
Here’s your latest update on how professional baseball players in the affiliated minor leagues and major leagues are fairing. Stats are through Friday.
Marion senior left-handed pitcher Zach Houy was excited for the chance to take the mound again. Houy capitalized on the opportunity, throwing more than six shutout innings in a 1-0 victory over Burlington in the opening game of the 17th Terry Heald Baseball Tournament on Saturday at Marion.
Dyersville Beckman’s Drew Thier drove in five runs in a 7-5 victory in the opener. Cascade’s Eli Fritz provided a quality start for a 6-3 win in the nightcap of a River Valley Conference North Division doubleheader Thursday in Dyersville.
Savannah Caves hit home runs in both games of this Tri-Rivers Conference prep softball doubleheader Thursday night at North Linn. A grand slam in the second game helped Alburnett to an eventual 8-7 win and the sweep.
Jackson Nove is a junior lefty relief pitcher for the University of Kentucky baseball team. The Wildcats have qualified for the Men’s College World Series for the first time, their first game in Omaha, Neb., Saturday afternoon against North Carolina State.
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