Washington Baseball

Warriors split with Iowa City High

Chris Harrington pitched a complete game and Johnny Dobbs scored two runs as the Washington Warriors topped Iowa City High, 6-3, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Washington Monday.

The Little Hawks gained a split by taking the nightcap, 6-3. Dobbs pitched a complete game in the loss for Washington.

Warriors beaten by WDM Valley

West Des Moines Valley scored seven runs in the first inning Saturday and defeated Washington, 9-5, in a prep baseball game at Washington.

Johnny Dobbs had two hits and two RBIs for the Warriors. Chris Harrington had an RBI triple and Eric Loeffelholz hit an RBI double.

Brune named Washington baseball coach

Scott Brune has been named the new baseball coach at Cedar Rapids Washington, pending school board approval, Athletic Director Paul James announced Tuesday. He will begin his duties once approved.

Brune replaces Tony Lombardi, who served two years as coach. Brune is the 10th head coach in the 57-year history of Warrior baseball. Past Warrior coaches include Emil Klumpar, Don Shupe, Clark McCleary, Pinky Primrose, Rick Netolicky, Randy Mathews, Byron Schlotterbach, Brent Henry and Lombardi.

Brune is a 2002 graduate of Dubuque Wahlert High School. He received a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Iowa and became a four-year letterwinner. Brune has coached baseball at West Liberty and served two years in the Washington baseball program, one as head sophomore coach and one as the varsity assistant coach.

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Lions knock out Warriors, 5-0

One got the feeling the baseball team to score first would keep its season alive.

Both Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Washington had chances through the first four innings of Friday night's Class 4A substate quarterfinal at Linn-Mar.

It was the Lions finally breaking through in the top of the fifth. Kyle Mortensen's RBI single to center plated Caleb Reimer with that all-important first run. Linn-Mar added another in the inning, two more in the sixth and one in the seventh en route to a 5-0 victory.

The win lifts Coach Chad Lechner's team to 25-15 and into Monday night's substate semifinal against Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The Cougars advanced with a 7-6 win Friday night over Iowa City High. Monday's game will be at Linn-Mar, beginning at 7 p.m.

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