Prairie Baseball

No.5 Prairie rallies by Ankeny

The magicians who play baseball at Cedar Rapids Prairie pulled another victory out of their caps Monday night.

The fifth-ranked Hawks erased a 5-0 deficit and defeated Ankeny, 7-5, at the Prairie field. The Hawks scored three runs in the fifth inning and finished the comeback with four runs in the sixth.

JP Havel-Pisarik threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to pick up the victory as the Hawks raised their record to 29-7.

Trey Beckman went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and five RBIs to spark the comeback. Nic Mougin and Ben Boldt were both 2-for-3.

Ankeny    500 000 0 - 5 13 2
Prairie   000 034 x - 7 8 1

W - Havel-Pisarik. L - Rasmussen.

Trey Beckman wins Metro Spotlight Award

Trey Beckman of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Beckman, a senior, is one of the top baseball players in the Metro area. He is hitting .421 with 19 RBIs and doing an excellent job on defense in left field for the Hawks.

Beckman has collected 11 doubles and one triple this season. He's also 18 for 20 in stolen bases.

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Prairie claims outright MVC crown

The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team put an exclamation point on the first Mississippi Valley Conference title in school history Friday night.

The Hawks rallied for a dramatic 6-5 victory over Dubuque Wahlert in the first game by scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs to erase a 5-3 deficit.

Prairie rolled in the nightcap, 8-1.

The Hawks captured the Mississippi Division title in the MVC with a 21-5 final record. The Hawks clinched a tie for the title Thursday night by splitting a twinbill at Dubuque Senior, and they relished the thought of winning the outright title at home by winning at least one of their games against Wahlert.

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Prairie clinches tie for baseball title

DUBUQUE - Todd Rima was not sure he wanted to become the new baseball coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie this year when the opportunity came along, but he's mighty glad he accepted the job.

The Hawks have become Mississippi Valley Conference champions for the first time in school history and Rima is proud of his guys.

Prairie clinched a tie for the Mississippi Division title in the MVC Thursday by splitting a doubleheader at Dubuque Senior, winning 5-4 and losing 10-9 in Dubuque.

The Hawks, who began competing in baseball in the Mississippi Valley Conference in 1987, can capture an outright division title when they host Dubuque Wahlert in another twinbill Friday.

"The guys have wanted to win the championship and they've put themselves in position to do that," Rima said after the Hawks and Rams traded one-run victories. "It's kind of exciting. Tomorrow night we get a chance to win it at home, and I think that will be neat. Our fans have been awesome all year.

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