Prairie Baseball

Prairie claims 3rd in Metro Tournament

The Prairie Hawks ripped the Marion Indians, 15-2, in five innings Wednesday to finish third in the Metro Baseball Tournament at Washington.

Trey Beckman went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI for Prairie (2-1). Jalen Rima went 2-for-3 with a triple and RBI. Nicholas Mougin was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Ben Boldt drove in two runs.

Maverick Miller had two hits for Marion (1-2).

Marion    110 00 - 2 4 3
Prairie   474 0x - 15 11 2

Van Scoyoc no-hits Prairie

Spencer Van Scoyoc watched younger brother Connor throw a gem in Jefferson's opening-round win over Mount Vernon in the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament on Monday.

Connor, a freshman, tossed a five-hit shutout as the J-Hawks advanced with a 5-0 win.

That left Spencer with a tough act to follow in Monday evening's semifinal match-up with a highly regarded Prairie team. The Hawks rolled to a 15-0 win over Washington in their first-round game.

Not only did Spencer Van Scoyoc follow up his brother's effort, he bettered it. The junior left-hander tossed a no-hitter, striking out eight as Jefferson advanced to the title game for the second straight year with an 11-0, five inning win at Washington.

To say there is a little competition in the Van Scoyoc household would be an understatement.

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Beckman will play at Wabash Valley

Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Trey Beckman will continue his baseball career nat Wabash Valley Community College next year, Prairie Coach Todd Rima has confirmed.

Beckman originally committed to the University of Nebraska, but those plans changed.

Beckman hit .262 with one homer and 21 RBIs for Prairie last season. He had a 2-3 record and 2.96 ERA on the mound, with 23 strikeouts in 23.2 innings.

Rima named Prairie baseball coach

Todd Rima had three questions he needed to answer before becoming the new baseball coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School.

No. 1, was it right for his family?

No. 2, would he be able to juggle being the baseball coach at Kirkwood Community College and Prairie without affecting his job at Kirkwood?

No. 3, did Prairie High School share his vision and commitment to running the program?

Once Rima had the right answers, he accepted the offer to become Prairie's new coach for the 2015 campaign.

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