Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Eagles sweep Tritons after Rima ejected

The Kirkwood Community College baseball team found an unusual way to win a ballgame Friday afternoon.

The Eagles fell behind 6-0 and saw Coach Todd Rima ejected for debating a call at home plate, but they regrouped and rallied for an 11-10 victory over 11th-ranked Iowa Central in 10 innings in the first game of an ICCAC doubleheader at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids.

The Eagles captured the second game, 5-2, with a five-run outburst in the fifth inning.

Kirkwood won the first game on a throwing error when Iowa Central tried to pick Eric Schenck-Joblinske off third base after he had just reached the hot corner following an infield single. The ball got away and Schenck-Joblinske raced home with the winning run.

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Prior, Clark power No.5 Kirkwood

Brooke Prior and Natalie Clark socked home runs Friday as the fifth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles spanked Central Nebraska, 10-0, in five innings at the Kirkwood Community College diamond in Cedar Rapids.

Sam Belz (18-4, 1.17 ERA) allowed only three hits and struck out six batters in four innings.

Prior had three hits and drove in two runs. Clark drove in three runs and scored three times. Alex Finn and Chasney Jenkins had two hits. Alicia Crivaro drove in two runs.

Kirkwood (38-5) will be hosting a tournament at Kirkwood and Prairie High School on Saturday and Sunday. The Eagles will play all their games on their home field, facing Mineral Area at 11 a.m. and Dakota County at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Kirkwood is scheduled to face Central Nebraska at 10 a.m. and Kishwaukee at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Eagles trail by 3 shots at Panorama

PANORA —  Nathan Chilcott fired a 5-over-par 77 Friday to help Kirkwood Community College grab second place after the first round of the AIB Invitational at the Lake Panorama Golf Course in Panora.

AIB leads the 12-team tournament at 310. Kirkwood is just three shots back at 313.

Keegan Bak of Morningside set the pace on Day 1 of the 36-hold tournament with a 3-over 75. The final round is scheduled for Saturday.

Kirkwood: Nathan Chilcott 77, Ryan Palser 78, Sheldon Gryp 78, Ben Jones 80, Drew Slings 88.

Sneed named 3rd team All-American

Ariel Sneed of Kirkwood has been named a third team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Sneed, a 6-foot post player from Harvey, Ill., averaged 10.8 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Eagles.

Sneed was a redshirt freshman this past season and plans to return to Kirkwood for the 2014-15 campaign.

Kirkwood finished with a 25-7 record.

Eagles use 'small ball' in sweep

Todd Rima does not have a lot of big boppers on his ballclub this year, so the Kirkwood baseball coach has begun reaching into his bag of tricks to win games.

The "small ball" attack worked just fine Wednesday as the Eagles swept Muscatine, 6-4 and 8-6, in a non-conference twinbill on a windy day at Kirkwood.

Muscatine socked three home runs in the first game, but the Eagles countered with four sacrifice flies to stay in the game and ultimately win it.

Sulliam Rios Reyes hit a home run for the Eagles in the second game, but Kirkwood mounted a good portion of its attack with the hit-and-run and a suicide squeeze.

The Eagles have hit only four home runs in 24 games this season. Angel Merced has three of the homers and Rios Reyes has the other.

Rima implemented the "small ball" attack in the fourth game of a weekend series against Ellsworth this past Sunday.

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No. 5 Eagles sweep twinbill in softball

The Kirkwood Eagles climbed from No.11 to No.5 in the national softball rankings Wednesday and celebrated by sweeping a doubleheader from Southwestern Community College, 9-1 and 11-2, at the Kirkwood field.

Both games lasted only five innings.

Kirkwood raised its records to 36-5 overall and 15-1 in the ICCAC conference. Southwestern fell to 11-14 overall and 5-9 in the league.

Alicia Crivaro, Taylor Wise and Erin Weno hit home runs for Kirkwood in the first game. Wise drove in three runs and Chasney Jenkins had two RBIs.

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No.11 Eagles sweep to 34-5 record

The Kirkwood softball team has been able to practice just once outdoors all spring due to inclement weather and their busy schedule of games.

Just think how good the 11th-ranked Eagles might become if they're able to get some serious practice time this spring.

Kirkwood raised its record to 34-5 Monday by sweeping a twinbill from Southeastern Community College, 17-14 and 10-2, at Kirkwood.

The Eagles rallied from a 9-0 deficit to win the opener by a football score with a grand-slam home run by Alicia Crivaro, a three-run homer by Krysta Tutsch and a two-run blast by Erin Weno.

Crivaro belted another home run in the second game and Natalie Clark also connected for a round-tripper, giving Kirkwood five home runs in the twinbill.

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Merced powers Kirkwood to split

Angel Merced went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs Sunday as Kirkwood Community College belted Ellsworth, 14-1, in five innings in the second game of an ICCAC doubleheader at the Kirkwood field in Cedar Rapids.

Ellsworth won the first game, 4-2.

The Eagles got their offense going in the second game to make life easier on the mound for Jeffrey Castillo, who pitched a one-hitter with three strikeouts.

Sulliam Rios Reyes went 3-for-4 and scored three runs. Milton Croes was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Zach Patterson went 2-for-3 and scored twice, Randy Perez drove in two runs and Eric Schenck-Joblinske scored three times.

Merced also hit a home run in the first game, and Rios Reyes was 2-for-3. Will Ross pitched 8.1 innings for the Eagles and allowed four runs in the opener. He struck out eight batters.

The split left Kirkwood at 13-9 overall and 2-6 in the conference. Ellsworth is 12-17 overall and 6-4 in the league.

Tutsch slugs 8th homer as Eagles roll

Krysta Tutsch hit her eighth home run of the season Sunday as the 11th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles swept an ICCAC conference doubleheader from Marshalltown, 13-1 and 4-2, at the Kirkwood field in Cedar Rapids.

Tutsch belted her home run and drove in two runs to help Kirkwood Community College win the second contest. Chasney Jenkins went 2-for-3 in the game. Sam Belz (15-4, 1.19 ERA) pitched the first five innings for the victory, and Shy Saladino tossed the last two frames for the save.

Natalie Clark went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs in the opener. Brittney Lash also had three RBIs. Jenna Schulte went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Lexi Quandt drove in two runs.

Saladino (15-0, 0.80 ERA) pitched the first three innings for the victory. Madison Keyser pitched the last two innings.

Kirkwood raised its records to 32-5 overall and 13-1 in the conference. Marshalltown fell to 17-13 overall and 5-7 in the league.