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Ross Kramer is greeted by Coach Todd Rima as he rounds third base after hitting a three-run homer against Southeastern in the first game of their doubleheader Saturday at Kirkwood. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

KCC baseball gets No. 3 seed for regional

Sun - 06 May Written by Jim Ecker

The Kirkwood Eagles made a spirited run for the ICCAC conference baseball title this season, but a pair of one-run losses to Southeastern this weekend ruined their chances.

The first one-run setback occurred in the second game of their doubleheader in West Burlington on Friday. The other one-run defeat happened in the first game of their twinbill at Kirkwood on Saturday.

Flip those two outcomes, and the 11th-ranked Eagles would have been the 2018 conference champs.

"It was a tight series," said Kirkwood Coach Todd Rima. "We were one hit away, one play away.

"But against a really good team, we gave them some free outs and free chances and they took advantage of it."

Kirkwood needed to win 3-of-4 games from Southeastern to claim the league title. Instead, the Blackhawks won 3-of-4 to earn the conference championship for themselves.

Southeastern swept Kirkwood on Friday, 9-1 and 3-2. The fourth-ranked Blackhawks won the first game of their doubleheader Saturday, 10-9, but the Eagles bounced back with a 13-2 victory in five innings in the second contest.

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SCC sweeps Eagles out of ICCAC race

Sat - 05 May Written by Metro Sports Report

WEST BURLINGTON - The Kirkwood Eagles needed to win their weekend series against Southeastern to win the conference baseball title, but their hopes were dashed Friday in West Burlington.

The fourth-ranked Southeastern Blackhawks swept the 11th-ranked Eagles, 9-1 and 3-2, to clinch the conference title.

Kirkwood hosts Southeastern in another doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m., but the Eagles have been eliminated from title contention and have fallen into third place.

Southeastern tops the ICCAC standings at 22-4. NIACC has jumped into second place at 19-6-1, with Kirkwood now third at 17-6-1.

Kirkwood got only five hits in the 9-1 loss in the opener and had only four hits in the 3-2 loss in the nightcap. Kal Youngquist hit a home run for the Eagles in Game 2.

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Ketelsen will pitch for Central Michigan

Sat - 05 May Written by Metro Sports Report

Kirkwood pitcher Adam Ketelsen has accepted an offer to pitch for the Central Michigan Chippewas next season.

Ketelsen, a left-hander from Mount Vernon, has a 7-1 record and 2.77 ERA for the 11th-ranked Eagles this season. He has struck out 74 batters in 52 innings.

Central Michigan is an NCAA Division I school that competes in the Mid-American Conference.

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Fullard commits to Iowa baseball

Sat - 05 May Written by Metro Sports Report

Izaya Fullard has become the third member of the 2018 Kirkwood baseball team to commit to the Iowa Hawkeyes for next season.

Fullard, a third baseman and first baseman, is a freshman from Iowa City West. He is hitting .436 with four home runs and 58 RBIs at Kirkwood.

Fullard will have three years of eligibility at Iowa. He joins Kirkwood shortstop Korry Kowell and pitcher Hunter Lee as future Hawkeyes.

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Moseley is sparkplug for No. 10 Eagles

Mon - 30 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

Chili Moseley plays a variety of positions for the Kirkwood baseball team and plays them all very well, but it would be terribly unfair to label him as simply a utility player.

Moseley is entirely capable of starting at second base, third base or right field for the Eagles - he's done all three in style - but the 5-foot-6 sophomore is extremely valuable at plugging whatever hole crops up at Kirkwood.

He's starting at second base now with Cal Clark on the disabled list and had a sensational weekend series against Ellsworth, going 8-for-12 with two doubles, a triple, a home and five RBIs in four games.

Kirkwood swept Ellsworth by identical 10-0 scores Sunday, with both games stopped in the sixth inning due to the college mercy rule in walk-off fashion. Moseley's two-run homer, a laser to left field, ended the second game for the twin-killing.

Moseley stays in the lineup on a regular basis due to his bat, his glove, his positive attitude and daring base-running, although sometimes it looks like Coach Todd Rima would like to put a lasso around him when he's trying for an extra base.

Moseley is hitting .357 with 25 RBIs and Rima loves writing his name in the lineup, no matter what position he happens to be playing.

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