Coe rallied for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday and topped Mount Mercy, 6-3, in a battle of northeast Cedar Rapids college baseball teams at Daniels Park.
Jack Hoffmann, Jory Heckenberg, Grant Henning and Michael Redmond drove in runs in the eighth inning for the Kohawks with base hits. Heckenberg and Redmond had doubles in the frame.
Coe shortstop Craig Konrardy collected his 20th double in the ballgame, setting a school record. He was 2-for-4.
Heckenberg went 3-for-4. Hoffmann was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Hoffmann also tossed five shutout innings as the starting pitcher, but got a no-decision. AJ Reuter was the winning pitcher in relief.
Devin Holmes, Christian Knox and Ben Larson had two hits for Mount Mercy, which finished the season with a 19-25 record under new head coach Jack Dahm. The Mustangs did not qualify for the Midwest Collegiate Conference tournament.
Coe raised its record to 28-12. The Kohawks will be the No. 2 seed in the Iowa Conference tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium May 7-9.
Mount Mercy 000 001 200 - 3 11 3
Coe 010 100 04x - 6 10 1
W - Reuter (5-1). L - Henke (5-6).
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