Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Gunderson bags 2nd for Coe golfers

INDIANOLA - Tyler Gunderson of Coe fired a 2-over-par 73 Wednesday to finish second at the Simpson Spring Invitational at the Indianola Country Club.

Andy Hutchins led Simpson to the team championship with an even-par 71.

Coe finished ninth out of nine teams.

COE: 2. Tyler Gunderson 73, 45. Seth Inman 90, 50. Anthony Worden 95, 52. Alex Everhart 96, 53. Hunter Mulnix 99, 54. Dominick Lensing 112.

Coe softball team swept by Rams

MOUNT VERNON - The Cornell Rams swept a softball doubleheader from the Coe Kohawks Wednesday in Mount Vernon, 7-3 and 2-1.

The outcome left Cornell with a 16-3 overall record. Coe fell to 15-9.

Kelsey Boss was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Cornell in the opener. Kylea Weber went 2-for-3 and scored two runs. Maliah Fligg and Ali Givens had two hits for the Kohawks.

Coe had a 3-2 lead in the first game, but Cornell scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to take command.

Boss went 2-for-3 for Cornell in the second game. Weber scored two runs. Brianna Gardner went 3-for-3 for Coe and Mallory McArtor was 2-for-2.

The Kohawks scored their only run in the seventh inning to pull within 2-1, but could not get the equalizer.

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Zahner helps Coe split with BV

Paige Zahner belted a three-run homer to help the Coe softball team defeat Buena Vista, 7-4, in the first game of an Iowa Conference doubleheader at Clark Field Tuesday.

Buena Vista took the second game, 9-6.

Zahner went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored in the victory. Maliah Fligg had two hits and Ali Givens scored two runs. Arran Weeces (9-2) pitched a complete game for the victory.

Zahner and Gretchen Lilienthal had three hits apiece for Coe in the second game. That made Zahner 5-for-7 in the doubleheader. Erin Lang had two hits for the Kohawks. Haley Smith and Lilienthal drove in two runs.

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Coe baseball splits with No.17 BV

Ben Jacobson and Tony Becker combined for a three-hit shutout Tuesday as Coe blanked 17th-ranked Buena Vista, 4-0, in the first game of an Iowa Conference doubleheader at Daniels Park.

Buena Vista won the second game, 8-6.

Jacobson (2-2) allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings, with three strikeouts and two walks. Becker retired all four of the batters he faced in 1 1/3 innings to finish the shutout.

Cole Tomlinson went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs for the Kohawks in the victory. Craig Konrardy went 2-for-3.

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