Dubuque Wahlert and Cedar Rapids Prairie beat out 28 runs and 40 hits Thursday night.

Brayton Carlson's two home runs and four RBIs propelled Prairie to a 6-4 win in the opener. Wahlert won the nightcap, 10-8.

Carlson was 3-for-3 for Prairie (7-9, 4-6 MVC) in the opener. His home runs in the second and third innings staked the Hawks to a 4-0 lead.

“I have been taking a good approach in batting practice and it is really starting to pay off in the game situations” said Carlson.

Wahlert answered back with three runs in the fourth inning and another in the fifth to tie the score, 4-4.

Dustin Carlson's RBI single in the Prairie sixth broke the tie and the Hawks tacked on one more in the inning for a 6-4 lead.

Anthony Gagliardi was lights out in the seventh, striking out three to get the save.

“It is a good feeling to have Gagliardi in there to close games for us,” said Coach Matt Thede. “It is not a sure thing, but it is a pretty safe feeling when he is on the mound.”

The nightcap was a back and forth battle. Wahlert (15-4, 8-2) scored in every inning with the exception of the first and fourth.  The Golden Eagles faced a 6-4 deficit going into the fifth inning. J.J. Reimer's two-run double tied the game at six.

“J.J. is without question our best clutch hitter,” said Wahlert Coach Jerry Roling.

Wahlert added one more in the fifth, two in the sixth and it was Reimer again in the seventh with a clutch two-out single to add another to the lead.

“I am seeing the ball very well right now,” said Reimer, “I am just glad I can help this team win ballgames.”

Down 10-6, Prairie scored two runs and had the tying run on first, but a 1-4-3 double play ended any hopes of a late inning comeback.

Prairie hosts Linn-Mar in a doubleheader Friday. Wahlert plays a pair at Jefferson on Friday.


Game 1
DUBUQUE WAHLERT (4)
McCarron, ss, 3 1 2 1, Funke, lf, 3 0 0 0, Reimer, c, 2 0 0 1, Hoffman, p, 4 0 2 1, Brautigam, 1b, 4 0 1 0, Kann, rf, 2 0 0 0, Denlinger, cf, 4 0 0 0, Weber, dh, 3 2 2 0, Collins, 2b, 0 0 0 0, Lange, 3b, 4 1 3 0.  Totals 29 4 10 3.

PRAIRIE (6)
Mougin, ss, 3 0 0 1, Hammer, lf, 4 1 1 0, Utley, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Gagliardi, rf, 3 0 0 0, B Carlson, 2b, 3 3 3 4, Butz, dh, 2 0 0 0, Joens, cf, 0 0 0 0, D Carlson, c, 3 1 1 1, Steffans, p, 1 0 0 0, Alberts, p, 2 0 0 0, Meyer, 3b, 3 0 2 0.  Totals 27 6 8 6.

Dubuque Wahlert    000 310 0 - 4 10 3
Prairie                    013 002 x - 6  8 0
Hoffman and Reimer.  Steffans, Alberts (4), Gagliardi (7) and D.Carlson. W-Alberts. L-Hoffman. Sv-Gagliardi. 2B-Hoffman, McCaron, Lange, Utley, Carlson. HR-B.Carlson 2.

Game 2
DUBUQUE WAHLERT (10)
McCarron, ss, 5 2 1 0, Funke, lf, 5 3 2 0, Reiner, c, 5 2 3 3, Hoffmann, 3b, 4 2 2 1, Brautigam, 1b, 4 1 2 2, Weber, dh, 2 0 0 0, Schetgen, p, 0 0 0 0, Kann, rf, 1 0 0 1, Denlinger, cf, 4 0 2 1, Klostermann, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Lange, 2b, 1 0 0 0, Dietzel, p, 0 0 0 0.  Totals 32 10 12 8.

PRAIRIE (8)
Whitters, dh, 5 1 2 2, Mougin, ss, 0 0 0 0, Hammer, 1b, 4 1 1 0, Utley, p, 4 0 1 0, Gagliardi, rf, 3 0 1 1, B Carlson, 3 1 2 1, Butz, 3b, 3 1 1 0, D Carlson, 3 1 0 0, Joens, cf, 4 2 0 0, Boots, lf, 4 1 2 2, Alberts, p, 0 0 0 0.  Totals, 33 8 10 6.

Dubuque Wahlert    022 032 1 - 10 12 4
Prairie                    020 400 2 -  8 10 2
Schetgen, Dietzel (4), Kann (7) and Keimer.  Utley, Alberts (6), Hammer (7) and d.Carlson. W-Dietzel L- Utley SV- Kann.  2B- Funke, Reiner, Hoffman, Denlinger, Whitters, Boots.