Prairie Softball

Prairie softball team drops pair at Waterloo West

WATERLOO - The Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team dropped a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference games to Jadyn Spencer and Waterloo West on Tuesday.

Spencer struck out 13 batters as Waterloo West clipped the Hawks, 4-1, in the first game of the doubleheader. She also went 3-for-3 and stole two bases.

Spencer moved to shortstop for the second game and began the bottom of the first inning with a home run in a 15-5 victory in six innings.

Spencer has already been named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa this season and owns the state career home run record. She went 4-for-4 in the twinbill.

Shelby Crist went 2-for-4 for Prairie in the opener. Katie Wieland also went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. The Hawks managed eight hits against Spencer, but scored only one run.

Crist went 2-for-4 again in the nightcap. Aly O'Brian had a triple and two RBIs. Samantha Frederick went 2-for-3.

Prairie fell to 10-19 overall and 5-15 in the conference. Waterloo West is 20-9 overall and 16-3 in the MVC. The Wahawks, who hold a 6.5 game lead in the Mississippi Division with six games to play, clinched the division title.

Game 1

PRAIRIE (1)
Crist, 2b, 4 1 2 0, Stecklein, 2b, 2 0 1 0, Wieland, ss, 4 0 2 1, Blaha, lf, 3 0 1 0, O'Brian, dp, 3 0 0 0, Carver, cf, 3 0 1 0, Lash, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Frederick, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Kuch, p, 3 0 1 0, C. Lueck, rf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 28 1 8 1.

WATERLOO WEST (4)
Spencer, p, 3 1 3 0, Payne, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Hansen, cf, 3 1 1 1, Burkart, lf, 3 1 1 1, VanDenBerg, c, 3 0 1 0, Lichty, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Dahlgaard, 3b, 3 0 1 0, Stackhouse, dp, 3 0 1 0, Jones, ss, 3 0 0 0, Doering, rf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 27 4 9 2.

Prairie               100 000 0 - 1 8 0
Waterloo West  004 000 x - 4 9 1

Kuch and Crist. Spencer and VanDenBerg. W - Spencer. L - Kuch.

Game 2

PRAIRIE (5)
Crist, c, 4 1 2 0, Stecklein, 2b, 2 0 1 0, Wieland, ss, 3 1 1 0, Blaha, lf, 3 1 1 1, O'Brian, dp, 2 1 1 2, Carver, cf, 3 0 1 0, Stevenson, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Frederick, 1b, 3 1 2 0, Baetsle, p, 2 0 0 0, C. Lueck, rf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 24 5 9 3.

WATERLOO WEST (15)
Spencer, ss, 1 4 1 1, Payne, 1b, 5 2 3 0, Hansen, cf, 5 2 2 0, Burkart, lf, 5 2 4 0, VanDenBerg, p, 4 0 2 0, Lichty, 2b, 4 0 0 0, Dahlgaard, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Jones, dp, 4 3 3 0, Doering, rf, 3 2 1 0, Chilcote, f, 0 0 0 0. Totals 34 15 16.

Prairie               004 001 - 5 9 x
Waterloo West  210 363 - 15 16 x

Baetsle, H. Lueck (5) and Crist. VanDenBerg and Chilcote. W - VanDenBerg. L - Baetsle.

Prairie drops 2 tight games to City High

The Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team lost a pair of close games to Iowa City High Thursday in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Prairie.

City High won the first game, 3-1, and captured the nightcap, 6-5.

Katie Wieland collected two doubles, three hits and three RBIs for Prairie (9-16, 5-13) in the twinbill. Gabi Carter had a two-run triple for the Hawks.

The Little Hawks raised their records to 12-15 overall and 10-8 in the conference.

Game 1

IOWA CITY HIGH (3)
Hightshoe, ss, 3 0 1 0, Dailey, cf, 4 0 0 1, Weno, p, 4 0 2 0, Bunan, c, 3 1 1 0, Koenig, 3b, 3 0 0 0, Wilburn, rf, 3 0 0 0, A. Duthie 4 3 1 2, W. Duthie, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Yoder, lf, 3 1 3 1. Totals 29 3 9 2.

PRAIRIE (1)
Stecklein, 2b, 4 1 1 0, Carver, cf, 2 0 1 0, Wieland, ss, 3 0 0 1, Blaha, lf, 3 0 0 0, Carter, 3b, 3 0 1 0, Kuch, 1b, 0 0 0 0, Lash, rf, 3 0 1 0, O'Brian, c, 3 0 2 0, Frederick, 1b, 3 0 0 0. Totals 24 1 6 1.

City High   001 110 0 - 3 9 2
Prairie       100 000 0 - 1 6 4

Weno and Bunan, Blowers. Kuch, Carter (6) and O'Brian. W - Weno. L - Kuch.

Game 2

IOWA CITY HIGH (6)
Hightshoe, ss, 5 0 2 1, Dailey, cf, 1 0 0 0, Weno, 3b, 1 1 1 0, Koenig, c, 3 1 1 0, Yoder, lf, 4 0 0 0, Wilburn, rf, 3 2 1 0, A. Duthie, 2b, 4 1 3 0, W. Duthie, 1b, 3 1 2 0, Helse, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 24 6 10 1.

PRAIRIE (5)
Stecklein, 2b, 4 1 1 0, Carver, cf, 3 1 0 0, Wieland, ss, 3 1 3 2, Carter, 3b, 4 1 1 2, Blaha, lf, 4 0 0 0, O'Brian, c, 4 0 0 0, Baetsle, p, 2 0 1 0, Lash, rf, 4 0 1 0, Frederick, 1b, 3 1 1 1. Totals 29 5 8 5.

City High    000 050 1 - 6 10 2
Prairie        000 050 0 - 5 8 1

Helse, Weno and Koenig. Baetsle, Kuch (5) and O'Brian. W - Weno. L - Kuch.

Wieland helps Prairie split with Cedar Falls

Katie Wieland went 3-for-3 and drove in a run to help Prairie nip Cedar Falls, 4-3, in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader at Prairie Thursday.

Cedar Falls won the first game, 9-3. The Tigers (6-12, 4-6) scored all nine of their runs in the first inning.

Mackenzie Blaha and Wieland had two hits for Prairie (8-13, 4-10) in the opener. Wieland was 5-for-7 in the twinbill.

Game 1

CEDAR FALLS (9)
Herkelman, 1b, 4 2 3, Miller, cf, 4 0 2, Strien, ss, 3 1 1 , Smith, 3b, 3 1 0, Hutchens, 2b, 4 1 1 , Wright, p, 4 1 0, Runyan, dh, 3 1 0, Aikey, lf, 3 1 1 , Youngblut, c, 3 1 1, Beiner, rf, 0 0 0. Totals 31 9 9.

PRAIRIE (3)
Crist, c, 4 0 0, Stecklein, 2b, 2 1 1, Wieland, ss, 4 0 2, Carver, cf, 3 0 0, Blaha, lf, 4 0 2, Carter, 3b, 3 1 1, Lash, rf, 2 0 0, Frederick, 1b, 3 0 1, Kuch, p, 3 0 0. Totals 28 3 7.

Cedar Falls   900 000 0 - 9 9 1
Prairie       000 210 0 - 3 7 2

Wright and Youmblut. Baetsle, Kuch (1) and Crist. W - Wright. L - Baetsle.

Game 2

CEDAR FALLS (3)
Herkelman, 1b, 4 0 1 0, Miller, cf, 4 0 2 0, Strien, p, 4 2 2 0, Smith, 3b, 3 1 2 1, Hutchens, ss, 3 0 1 0, Aikey, lf, 2 0 0 0, Kramer, dh, 2 0 0 0, Beiner, rf, 2 0 0 0, Youngblut, c, 3 0 0 0, Kramer, 2b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 27 3 8.

PRAIRIE (4)
Crist, c, 3 2 1 0, Stecklein, 2b, 3 0 1 0, Wieland, ss, 3 0 3 1, Carver, cf, 2 0 0 0, Blaha, lf, 3 0 0 0, Carter, p/3b, 3 1 1 0, Lash, rf, 3 0 0 0, Frederick, 1b, 2 0 0 1, O'Brian, dh, 1 0 0 0, Kuch, p/3b, 1 1 0 0. Totals 24 4 6.

Strein, Wright (4) and Youngblut. Carter, Kuch (4) and Crist.

Fast starts fuel Wahlert at Prairie

The Dubuque Wahlert softball team came ready to play Tuesday night in a doubleheader against Cedar Rapids Prairie,

The Golden Eagles scored three runs in the first inning of each game, en route to a 6-2 win in the opener and 4-1 win in the nightcap at the Prairie softball field.

Kaitlyn Burds' bases-clearing double in the opener put the Golden Eagles up 3-0.

Prairie bounced back in the fourth inning with an RBI double by Samantha Frederick and RBI single by Brittney Lash to make the score 3-2, but that was as close as the Hawks got.

The Golden Eagles tacked on three more runs in the sixth to salt away the game.

Prairie Coach Kim Hynek said she felt that the first inning shifted the momentum in Wahlert's favor.

“In the first inning our pitchers need to do a good job at setting the tone and make sure we are not giving up multiple hits in a row,” said Hynek. “I think that is what leads to their big innings.”

The nightcap featured another fast start by Wahlert. The Golden Eagles put up another three spot in the first inning. Wahlert pitcher Gabby Tath gave herself some support, tagging a two-run single to left.

Lash doubled in a run in the seventh inning for Prairie.

Another bright spot for Prairie was second game pitcher Kaitlyn Baetsle, who struggled in the first inning, but found her groove and pitched a complete game, allowing only one run in the final six innings. “She did a nice job,” said Hynek, “She just needed to settle in a little bit.”

Prairie hosts Cedar Falls in a doubleheader Thursday.

Game 1

WAHLERT (6)
Rokusek, 3b, 4 2 1 1, Schmitt, 2b, 4 0 1 1, Nilles, ss, 4 0 1 1, A. Bahl, c, 4 1 2 0, Koppes, p, 4 1 0 0, Burds, lf, 4 1 3 3, Tath, 1b, 4 0 0 0, Duve, cf, 4 0 0 0, Moore, rf, 3 1 0 0  Totals  35 6 8 6.

PRAIRIE (2)
Crist, c, 4 0 2 0, Stecklein, 2b, 4 0 1 0, Carver, cf, 4 0 2 0, Wieland, ss, 4 0 1 0, Blaha, lf, 4 1 1 0, Kuch, dh, 4 0 1 0, Carter, p, 3 0 0 0, Frederick, 1b, 4 1 1 1, Lash, rf, 3 0 1 1, OBrian, 1 0 0 0, Wilson, 3b  Totals 35 2 10 2.

Wahlert  300 003 0 -   6  8  1
Prairie    000 200 0 -   2  10  2

Koppes and A. Dahl. Carter, Kuch(4) and Crist.  W – Koppes  L – Carter.  2B- Burds, Frederick.

Game 2

WAHLERT (4)
Rokusek, 3b, 4 0 0 0, Schmitt, 2b, 4 1 2 0, Nilles, ss, 4 0 0 0, A. Bahl, c, 4 2 2 0, Koppes, rf, 4 1 2 0, Burds, lf, 4 0 2 2, Tath, p, 4 0 2 2, Duve, cf, 3 0 0 0 , Rogers, 1b, 3 0 0 0   Totals  34 4 10 4.

PRAIRIE (1)
Crist, c, 3 0 0 0, Stecklein, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Carver, cf, 3 0 0 0, Wieland, ss, 3 1 2 0, Blaha, lf, 3 0 0 0, Lash, rf, 3 0 1 1, Baetsle, p, 3 0 1 0, Frederick, 1b, 2 0 0 0, OBrian, 3b, 2 0 0 0  Totals  25 1 4 1.

Wahlert  300 010 0 -  4  10  1
Prairie    000 000 1  -  1   4   2

Tath and A. Bahl.  Baetsle and Crist.   W – Tath   L – Baetsle.  2B- Burds, Lash  SB- Lash, Baetsle.