Prairie Baseball

No.8 Prairie rolls by Waterloo East

The eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team outscored Waterloo East, 28-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Prairie Friday.

The Hawks won the first game, 17-0, in four innings and took the second game, 11-1, in six innings.

The sweep lifted Prairie to 18-4 overall and 13-3 in the conference.

Keegan Sanborn was the winning pitcher for Prairie in the first game. Jalen Rima, Cal Clark, Nic Mougin, Mike Gunn and Alex Mixon had two hits. Clark had two RBIs.

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Prairie sweeps into first place in MVC

DUBUQUE - The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team swept a doubleheader from Dubuque Hempstead Thursday, 8-3 and 10-1, and replaced the Mustangs at the top of the Mississippi Division standings.

Prairie raised its Mississippi Valley Conference record to 11-3 and dropped Hempstead to 10-4, moving a full game ahead of the Mustangs in the division.

Cal Clark, Trey Beckman and Tyler Nunemaker had two hits for Prairie in the first game. Nic Mougin started for the Hawks and pitched four shutout innings, but left with the game still scoreless. Mougin allowed only one hit.

JP Havel-Pisarik got the victory in relief and Jared Street was credited with a save.

Cooper Reittinger went 3-for-4 and scored two runs in the 10-1 verdict in the nightcap. Jalen Rima went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and three runs. Clark, Corbin Day and Ethan Copeland had two hits. Clark collected two RBIs.

Brody Alberts tossed six strong innings for the victory. He struck out six batters and did not walk anyone.

Prairie raised its overall record to 16-4. Hempstead fell to 13-7.

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No.8 Prairie Hawks sweep Tigers

The eighth-ranked Prairie baseball team parlayed good hitting, good pitching and good defense into a pair of victories over Cedar Falls Tuesday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Prairie.

The Hawks won the first game, 9-0, and captured the nightcap, 8-1.

Ethan Copeland went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs in the 9-0 victory. Cal Clark and Cooper Reittinger had two hits, with Clark collecting a triple. Jared Cadena drove in two runs.

Drew Yanecek struck out seven batters and got the victory for Prairie in the first game. The Hawks exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning to take command.

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Busy J-Hawks sweep Prairie in showdown

Jefferson baseball coach Kyle Rodenkirk calls it a "big league schedule," but not even Major Leaguers play seven games in four days.

The fourth-ranked J-Hawks did it this week and went home Friday night tired but happy.

Jefferson swept a Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill from No.8 Prairie, 5-2 and 5-3, at the Jefferson field Friday to finish the busy week with a flashy 6-1 record.

"I'm real proud of every single one of the guys," said Rodenkirk. "I told the guys in the preseason: We've got a big-league schedule, and how many of you guys like to practice? Not many rose their hand.

"I said, 'Hey, what better way to do it? Let's go out and play ball.'"

Jefferson beat Des Moines East in a single game Tuesday, swept Dubuque Wahlert on Wednesday, split with Xavier on Thursday and swept Prairie on Friday.

The J-Hawks raised their overall record to 16-4, solidifying their claim as one of the top teams in the state.

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