Sigourney falls to Lynnville-Sully in first state baseball tournament appearance

CARROLL— Sigourney fell to Lynnville-Sully, 2-0, in a Class 1A state baseball quarterfinal game Monday at Merchants Park.

The fifth-ranked Hawks struck early after to back-to-back walks from junior pitcher Caden Clarahan and Lannon Montgomery’s RBI single in the first inning.

That was the only hit Clarahan gave up before the sixth inning.

“He settled down and started dealing,” Sigourney Coach Lee Crawford said. “Probably one of his best outings to throw 84 pitches in seven innings. He is one of the best pitchers in the state.”

Through five innings, both teams managed only three hits off Clarahan and counterpart Lucas Sieck of Lynnville-Sully.

Montgomery added another RBI single in the sixth inning to push the lead to 2-0.

Sigourney had a couple chances to bring runners home, but could never cash in.

“Just like the whole season, we are all fighters,” Crawford said. “We just couldn’t get the hit we needed to break things open for us. We had a couple windows, where we could’ve scored. Lynnville made the plays they needed to, and we could not take advantage of our opportunities.”

The Savages finished the season 21-5 with their first state tournament appearance in program history.

“It’s huge,” Crawford said. “We just told them, ‘It may be the first, but it won’t be the last.’ We want to get back here again. Hopefully all our dudes got a taste of it, and know what it takes to get here.”