Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coe whips Wartburg, eyes IIAC title

Steve Cook strode to the mound in the sixth inning Friday with a plan that might have been stolen from the Little League coaches manual.

It was time for a pitching change, but that's not all.

"AJ," the Coe coach began when he got the mound. "It's time for you to stop pitching and go play first base. Nice job, son.

"Jory, you switch from first base to third base. Remember to change gloves. Cole, you move from third base to right field. And Jack, you come in from right field and pitch.

"OK, fellas? And after the game we'll go for ice cream."

It may have looked like a Little League game, but it had big-time results (we're not sure about the ice cream).

All the maneuvers helped Coe whip Wartburg, 6-3, in the winners bracket final of the Iowa Conference tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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Kohawks advance in IIAC tournament

The Coe baseball team’s quest for the Iowa Conference baseball tournament title got off to a good start Thursday night as the Kohawks downed Central, 7-2, on Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Coe (29-12) is back in action Friday at 1 p.m. against top seed Wartburg, a 7-6 winner over Luther in the late game on Thursday night.

The Kohawks jumped ahead in the first as senior Michael Goerdt tripled to right center and scored on AJ Reuter’s double to right.

Coe broke the game open with four runs in the third Jory Heckenberg’s two-run single, plating Goert and Reuter, was the big hit in the inning. The Kohawks made it 7-0 with two more runs in the sixth.

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Coe women fall in NCAA tennis opener

GREENCASTLE, Ind. - The Coe College women's tennis season came to an end on Thursday as the Kohawks dropped a 5-3 decision to Ohio Northern in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Polar Bears held a 2-1 lead after doubles and clinched the match with three singles victories.

The Kohawks came away with an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles as senior Jordan Ferree and junior Laura Birky, a Xavier graduate, defeated Christina Corbean and Brittany Toney. The win was the eighth in the last 10 matches for the Kohawk pair. They finished the season with 22 wins, tied for the seventh most in school history.

In singles, freshman Haley Resnick posted a 6-3, 6-0 win over Michelle Tuma at No. 1. Diannah Watson also won at No. 6.

The Kohawks finish the season 21-7.

OHIO NORTHERN 5, COE 3
SINGLES

1. Haley Resnick (C) def. Michelle Tuma, 6-3, 6-0
2. Lynn Kelly (ON) def. Amy Sebastian, 6-4, 6-2
3. Christina Corbean (ON) def. Jordan Ferree, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
4. Meghan Letizia (ON) def. Laura Birky 7-5, 6-2
5. Sarah Lasecki (C) vs. Taryn Stromback, 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
6. Diannah Watson (C) def. Brittany Toney, 6-0, 7-5

DOUBLES

1. Jordan Ferree/Laura Birky (C) def. Christina Corbean/Brittany Toney, 8-5
2. Michelle Tuma/Meghan Letizia (ONUW) def. Haley Resnick/Sarah Lasecki, 9-7
3. Taryn Stromback/Lynn Kelly (ONUW) def. Tamara Washington/Diannah Watson, 9-8 (7-0)

IIAC honors 2 Coe softball players

Gretchen Lilienthal and Haley Smith of Coe College have been named to the Iowa Conference all-star softball teams, the league announced Wednesday.

Lilienthal, a junior from Durant, was named first team all-conference as a utility player. Smith, a sophomore from Pleasant Valley, was named second team all-conference as a utility player as well.

Three Metro graduates also were named to the all-conference squads.

Katie Wieland, a Prairie grad who plays at Luther, was named a first-team shortstop. Katie Sommer, a Linn-Mar grad who plays at Wartburg, also was named a first-team shortstop.

Dani Stromert, a Jefferson grad who plays at Loras, was named a second-team outfielder.