Washington Baseball

J-Hawks dump Warriors on Joe Kenney Night

Jefferson High School honored Hall of Fame baseball coach Joe Kenney with a special ceremony Friday night.

Once the ceremony was over, the 2011 J-Hawks honored his memory by playing a strong game in a 13-3 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington in five innings.

Kenney holds the Metro record with 753 victories during his career at LaSalle, Washington and Jefferson from the 1960's through the 1990's. He died in January at age 86, and Jefferson saluted him Friday on Coach Kenney Hall of Fame Night.

More than 30 former players joined members of Kenney's family on the Jefferson Field before the game.

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Freese struggles as J-Hawks top Warriors, 9-6

Scouts for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies had planned to watch Dakota Freese pitch for Cedar Rapids Washington Thursday night, but a rainy day kept them away from the ballpark.

Freese owes Mother Nature a hug for chasing the scouts away prior to next week's draft, because they probably would not have been impressed by what transpired.

Freese returned from a seven-game suspension and had a rough outing as the Warriors lost to Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 9-6, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Washington.

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Warriors split baseball DH with City High

IOWA CITY -- Jordy Brown was 4-for-4, scored four runs and drove in a run to help Washington beat Iowa City High, 10-9, Tuesday and gain a split of a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader.

City High won the first game, 2-1.

Brown had a triple among his four hits. Robert Hogg pitched four scoreless in relief for the win for the Warriors (4-3, 1-1 MVC).

City High (5-2, 1-1) won the opener behind the three-hit pitching of Conner Alberhasky, who struck out 12.

AJ Puk started the opener for the Warriors and struck out 13 batters in five shutout innings. Zach Zingula gave up two runs in relief and took the loss.

Dan White's home run staked the Warriors to a 1-0 lead in the fourth.

City High's Tyler Stika had a run-scoring single and scored the winning run on Nate Winegarden's sacrifice.

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Warriors split at Oskaloosa

OSKALOOSA -- Grant Dostal scattered five hits over seven innings and Sam Kacena and Noah Dostal had two hits and two RBIs apiece to lead Washington past Oskaloosa, 8-3, in the first game of a nonconference prep baseball doubleheader Monday.

Mike Troendle and Dan White each scored twice for Washington.

Ottumwa came back to win the nightcap, 10-6.

AJ Puk homered, scored twice and drove in four runs for Washington (3-2). Losing pitcher Jacob Hand allowed five runs in 1 2/3 innings.

Oskaloosa's Erik McGee doubled, homered and drove in five runs.

Washington opens Mississippi Valley Conference play Tuesday with a doubleheader at Iowa City High.

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