Prairie Softball

Yegge ejected as Hawks split with Saints

Joe Yegge may set a record this year for turning the Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team into a Top 10 program so quickly.

If he's not careful, he may also set a record for being ejected the most times in a single campaign.

Yegge got tossed for the second time Thursday, but it didn't stop Prairie from splitting a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown with Xavier at Bob Erusha Field.

The Hawks rallied for an 8-6 victory in the first game after Yegge was ejected for arguing with an umpire. He returned for the nightcap, but Xavier collected a 4-3 victory after Prairie had rallied to tie the game at 3-3.

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Prairie breaks into softball ranks at No.10

Prairie is ranked No.10 in this week's Class 5A softball poll released Thursday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Hawks are right behind Jefferson, which held onto the No.9 spot.

Xavier moved up one spot to No.7 in the Class 4A rankings.

Ottumwa is ranked No.1 in Class 5A. Winterset replaced Dallas Center-Grimes atop the Class 4A rankings.

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Carter helps Prairie belt Cougars

Although she was hitting at a .424 clip going into Tuesday night’s twinbill at Kennedy, Prairie sophomore Gabi Carter says she’s been a little disappointed in her season.

“The beginning of the year I was struggling,” she said. “So I sat myself down and re-evaluated.

“I decided I wasn’t going to try to be the big home-run hitter and try to hit everything out. Instead, I just want to hit the ball hard and get on base and move my teammates on.”

Batting in the third spot, she did that and more as she almost single-handedly crushed the Cougars.

Carter clouted three two-run doubles in Prairie's 16-6 win in the opener and came back with another two-run double along with an RBI single in the 8-2 second game victory.

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Prairie blasts Cedar Falls twice

Prairie banged out 23 hits that helped produce 24 runs and propelled the Hawks to a softball doubleheader sweep of Cedar Falls, 12-0 and 12-2, Thursday night at Prairie.

Aly O'Brian was 4-for-4 and drove in six runs to lead Prairie. Amanda Stecklein had five hits and four RBI.

Stecklein was 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the four-inning opener. O'Brian was 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs. Malia Gudenkauf and Gabi Carter had two hits apiece.

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