Prairie Baseball

Prairie eyes No.1 seed for baseball playoffs

Cedar Rapids Prairie appears to be in good shape to grab a No.1 seed for the Class 4A substate baseball tournament that begins July 19.

The Hawks (17-6) have been grouped in Substate No.3 with Xavier (14-9), Cedar Falls (13-8), Marshalltown (9-10), Waterloo West (5-16) and Waterloo East (2-18).

The seedings deadline is June 29, so Prairie has a fairly comfortable lead with one week left for a team to build its resume. The seedings will be based on a team's record as of June 29, or they will be based on a team's first 30 games.

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Prairie pounds Davenport West, 14-6

DAVENPORT - Cedar Rapids Prairie collected 17 hits Wednesday and won its eighth straight game with a 14-6 victory at Davenport West.

Ty Mougin went 2-for-5 and drove in five runs for the Hawks (17-6). Tyler Butz went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs. Mitch Peters was 3-for-5 and knocked in three runs.

Brennan Hammer, Blake Stallman and Dylan Becker had two hits apiece. Beckman scored three runs.

Tyler Votroubek pitched the first four innings for the victory.

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Streaking Prairie Hawks sweep twinbill

Nic Mougin did double-duty on the mound for Prairie Monday night as the Hawks swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Waterloo East, 10-0 and 11-3, at the Prairie field.

Mougin tossed a one-hit shutout in the first game, which lasted only five innings, then pitched two perfect innings in relief in the nightcap.

Mougin needed only 52 pitches in the opener.

"He set the tone for our team by doing a good job of throwing strikes," Coach Matt Thede reported.

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Prairie sweeps to top of Valley Division

Prairie and Cedar Falls sat atop the Valley Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference with 7-3 records going into their baseball doubleheader at Prairie Friday night.

When the smoke cleared, the Hawks were all alone in first place after sweeping the Tigers, 3-0 and 6-3.

“We tell our kids that every game is that game. Every game is playing for the championship,” said Prairie Coach Matt Thede. “It’s been a long week, but right now, (near) the halfway point, we are on top.”

It was about pitching for Prairie (14-6, 9-3). Brennan Hammer toed the rubber in the opener and scattered five hits while striking out nine batters in six innings. Ty Mougin picked up the save in the seventh.

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