Prairie Baseball

Carlson headed to Texas A&M-Kingsville

Cedar Rapids Prairie graduate Brayton Carlson will continue his college baseball career at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Carlson, an outfielder, hit .298 with one home run and 13 RBIs as a sophomore at Southeastern Community College in West Burlington this season.

Southeastern compiled a 45-22 record and played in the NJCAA Division II World Series after winning the Region XI tournament. The Blackhawks were fourth in the final rankings.

Texas A&M-Kingsville is an NCAA Division II school.

Prairie Hawks sweep City High

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team took out some of its frustrations on the Iowa City High Little Hawks Friday.

Prairie swept City High, 14-0 in five innings and 7-2, in Iowa City.

Prairie raised its records to 12-20 overall and 10-14 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Trey Beckman went 3-for-4 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBIs in the first game. Jalen Rima went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Corbin Day was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Cal Clark had two hits, Drew Yanecek drove in two runs and Keenan Kilpatrick scored twice.

Yanecek pitched a three-hit shutout with six strikeouts.

Ben Boldt went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Prairie in the nightcap. Clark and Nick Benson also drove in two runs. Nic Mougin scored twice.

Mougin pitched five innings for the win. Ben Milks tossed two scoreless frames for a save.

Game 1

Prairie    321 71 - 14 14 1
City High  000 00 - 0 3 5

W - Yanecek. L - Cotton.

Game 2

Prairie    020 010 4 - 7 7 0
City High  000 110 0 - 2 4 1

W - Mougin. L - Forrester. S - Milks.

Prairie splits with Dubuque Senior

The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team came within three outs of sweeping Dubuque Senior Monday night, but the Hawks had to settle for a split.

Prairie took the first game, 8-6, and had a 5-3 lead in the seventh inning of the nightcap before suffering a 7-5 setback at Prairie.

Trey Beckman went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs for the Hawks in the first game. Jalen Rima was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs.

Keenan Kilpatrick drove in two runs for Prairie in the nightcap. Corbin Day had two hits for the Hawks.

Game 1

Dubuque Senior   001 230 0 - 6 7 3
Prairie          006 011 x - 8 8 1

W - Yanecek. L - Noel.

Game 2

Dubuque Senior   200 100 4 - 7 12 3
Prairie          103 010 0 - 5 8 1

W - Grant. L - Milks.

Prairie drops pair at Wahlert

DUBUQUE - The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team spent an unproductive day in Dubuque Wednesday and dropped a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader to Wahlert, 6-1 and 4-3.

The Hawks got only four hits in the first game and trailed 5-0 after three innings.

Prairie owned a 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning of the nightcap, but Wahlert scored twice and held on for the victory.

Trey Beckman went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Prairie in Game 2.

Game 1

Prairie     000 100 0 - 1 4 1
Wahlert     023 010 x - 6 6 1

W - Pemsl. L - Yanecek.

Game 2

Prairie     002 100 0 - 3 7 1
Wahlert     200 200 x - 4 8 1

W - Timp. L - Milks.