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Cougars, J-Hawks lead Metro baseball

The Kennedy Cougars have the best record among Metro baseball teams with a 10-2 mark through Sunday, with the Jefferson J-Hawks a notch behind at 10-4.

Here are the Metro records:

KENNEDY          10-2 overall, 6-2 MVC
JEFFERSON        10-4 overall, 5-2 MVC
XAVIER              9-6 overall, 4-4 MVC
MARION             6-6 overall, 6-4 Wamac
LINN-MAR           8-9 overall, 3-5 MVC
PRAIRIE             4-9 overall, 3-4 MVC
WASHINGTON     2-9 overall, 2-6 MVC
CEDAR VALLEY     0-10 overall

Cubs activate Sweeney from DL

Former Cedar Rapids Xavier standout Ryan Sweeney has been activated from the 15-day disabled list and was in the line-up for Friday night's game at Philadelphia. He went 0 for 4 in the Cubs' 2-1 win over the Phillies.

Sweeney, who has been on the DL since May 3 after straining his right hamstring making a catch in the outfield against the St. Louis Cardinals, was in center field and batted second. Sweeney replaced Emilio Bonifacio on the active roster. Bonifacio strained his rib cage swinging the bat in Thursday night's loss at Pittsburgh.

In two games with Class A Kane County in the Midwest League on a rehab assignment, Sweeney went 0-for-5. He is batting .186 (11 for 59) for the Cubs.

Dahm wants local players for Mustangs

Jack Dahm is excited about getting back in the game after sitting on the sidelines the past year.

Dahm, 47, has been named the new head baseball coach at Mount Mercy University. He succeeds Desi Druschel.

Dahm served as the head coach at the University of Iowa for 10 seasons from 2004 through 2013. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Creighton University for 10 years.

"I'm excited," he said Friday morning. "It's good to be back in the coaching mode. I missed the relationships with the players and helping kids. I knew I had to get back into it if the right opportunity came up."

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Dahm is top candidate at Mount Mercy

Former University of Iowa baseball coach Jack Dahm has emerged as the leading candidate for the head coaching position at Mount Mercy University, the Metro Sports Report has learned.

Dahm, 47, spent 10 years as the head coach at Iowa from 2004 to 2013. He also was the head coach at Creighton University for 10 years before joining the Hawkeyes.

Desi Druschel was released as Mount Mercy's head coach during the 2014 campaign. Frank Fischler, one of Druschel's assistants, served as interim head coach following Druschel's departure.

Mount Mercy is an NAIA school located in northeast Cedar Rapids.