Coe beats Wartburg, will play for Iowa Conference crown

Coe took a 3-2 lead after five innings Friday then shut down a Wartburg rally in the sixth for a 3-2 victory in the Iowa Conference baseball tournament at Memorial Stadium.

The Knights had scored two runs in the sixth with one out, but catcher Kevin Schuver gunned down a would-be baseball stealer and pitcher Wade Morris struck out a batter to end the inning.

Morris (10-2) got the victory for the top-seeded Kohawks, working 6 2/3 innings. Tyler Hixson got the last five outs for his eighth save.

Adam Nisenson had an RBI-single for Coe (31-10). The other runs scored on a groundout and a wild pitch.

Coe plays in the 1 p.m. title game today against Simpson or Wartburg.

Luther defeated Central, 14-4, in seven innings Friday to eliminate the Dutch. Then Buena Vista knocked Luther out of the tournament, 7-6, in 10 innings.