K.J. Pilcher

DES MOINES – Baseball can be a fickle and humbling game. Sometimes the ball just doesn’t land in your favor. …

DES MOINES – Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Isaac Ball never imagined he would be in this position. After all, he didn’t …

DES MOINES – Jake Hilmer and David Seber helped lead North Linn to its debut state baseball tournament appearance in …

DES MOINES – Gutsy call. Perfect execution. Alburnett parlayed both into one memorable celebration. Shane Neighbor put down a well-placed …

DES MOINES — Marion pitcher Rick Atkins said he felt like he was all alone at times. He stood in …

DES MOINES – Cedar Rapids Xavier baseball coach Dan Halter chuckled with as much relief as excitement. He realizes the …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Garrett Ries made a baseball career of being in control. The steady and reliable senior has been …

DES MOINES – North Linn wanted a couple. It earned much more. The Lynx tallied six runs in the opening …

DES MOINES – The journey started about 10 years ago. Trevor Boge, David Seber and Jake Hilmer first teamed up …

DES MOINES – Alburnett weathered two storms. The first came from South Winneshiek. The other came from rains that caused …

MARION — Everything unfolded right in front of Owen Puk. The Marion sophomore watched as Solon made the logical move, …

VAN HORNE – North Linn baseball coach Travis Griffith has coined the phrase ‘double squeeze” to describe a play in …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cedar Rapids Xavier’s baseball team didn’t get its desired ending a year ago. The Saints were stuffed …

IOWA CITY — The game was simply a battle. Pleasant Valley and Iowa City High traded rallies, leads and even …

From winless to one win from the state tournament. HLV has made a steady five-season climb from futility to a …