Linn-Mar Baseball

Jennings shines as Lions, Warriors split

Nick Jennings pitched a two-hit shutout as the Linn-Mar Lions defeated Washington, 11-0, in six innings in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Washington Friday night.

Lucas Matsuda and Johnny Dobbs had three hits apiece as Washington captured the first game, 10-6.

Brandt Ollinger went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for Linn-Mar in the 11-0 victory. Mitch Stickney was 2-for-3. Kyle Mortensen, Austin Stroschein and Jimmy Roth scored two runs.

Noah Dostal went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs for Washington in the 10-6 triumph. Eric Loeffleholz was 2-for-3 with two runs. Landon Akers had two RBIs and scored twice. Matt Troendle went 2-for-3.

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Wyant, Stroschein toss Lions by J-Hawks

Justin Wyant and Austin Stroschein will be leaving for college later this summer and the next step in their baseball careers, but they'd like to help the Linn-Mar Lions make a return trip to the Class 4A state tournament before they leave.

Wyant and Stroschein took steps in that direction with good pitching performances Wednesday night as Linn-Mar swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Jefferson, 13-7 and 6-3, at the Linn-Mar complex.

Wyant allowed only one run in five innings in the opener in sweltering conditions, then Stroschein went the distance and threw 100 pitches in the nightcap.

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Lions bumped off by Cascade, 7-5

The Linn-Mar Lions took a break from their normal diet of Class 4A baseball competition Wednesday night to play the Cascade Cougars, who are ranked No.3 in Class 2A.

It did not have a happy ending for Linn-Mar.

Cascade tripped the Lions, 7-5, at the Linn-Mar complex.

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Reimer, Ollinger power Lions to sweep

CEDAR FALLS - Caleb Reimer drove in four runs in the opener and Brandt Ollinger had five RBIs in the nightcap to power Linn-Mar to a doubleheader sweep of Cedar Falls, 12-2 and 9-4, Monday in Mississippi Valley Conference baseball.

Reimer's three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning of the opener broke a 2-2 tie and sparked a six-run outburst by the Lions (13-10, 9-5). They tacked on four more runs in the seventh inning.

Ollinger singled home a run in the second inning, then had a bases-clearing double in the third inning of the nightcap.

Linn-Mar had 29 hits in the doubleheader, Cedar Falls (10-7, 7-7) was held to eight.

The twin wins vaulted Linn-Mar into second place in the Valley Division, two games behind leader Prairie.

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