Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Puk, Gators ousted at World Series

OMAHA - A.J. Puk and the Florida Gators saw their baseball season come to an end at the College World Series Saturday night with a 5-4 loss to Virginia.

Puk, a 6-foot-7 left-hander from Cedar Rapids Washington, did not pitch for Florida in the game. He was the losing pitcher in a 1-0 setback to Virginia earlier in the CWS on Monday.

Virginia will face Vanderbilt in the championship round of the College World Series in a rematch of last year's finals. Vandy beat Virginia for the NCAA title last year. The best-of-3 series begins Monday.

Puk finished his sophomore campaign with a 9-4 record and 3.81 ERA, with 104 strikeouts in 78 innings. Baseball experts think his performance against Virginia in the College World Series on Monday boosted his stock for the 2016 Major League draft next June.

Florida finished the year with a 52-18 record.

Puk is hard-luck loser for Florida

OMAHA - A.J. Puk pitched a strong game for the Florida Gators in the College World Series Monday night, but the Cedar Rapids Washington grad was the hard-luck loser.

Puk was charged with one run in 5 1/3 innings as the Gators lost to Virginia, 1-0, in the second round of the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.

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Metro Players in Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report provides regular updates on all the Metro graduates in pro baseball. Here is the report through Friday:

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Oklahoma City, OF, Triple-A, Pacific Coast League (Dodgers): Schebler went 2-for-5 with a home and two runs scored in an 11-7 victory over Nashville Friday. He hit sixth in the lineup and played center field. Schebler is batting .220 (41-for-186) with eight home runs and 17 RBIs.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Fort Myers, OF, High-A, Florida State League (Twins): Christensen went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in a 4-3 victory over Bradenton Friday. He ht eighth in the lineup and played right field. Christensen is batting .284 (55-for-198) with two homers, 11 doubles and 18 RBIs.

JON KELLER (CR Xavier), Frederick, P, High-A, Carolina League (Orioles): Keller did not pitch in a 4-1 loss to Potomac Friday. He has a 3-4 record, 3.65 ERA and three saves.

Washington softball splits with Rams

The Cedar Rapids Washington softball team split a high-scoring doubleheader with Dubuque Senior Tuesday at the Washington field.

The Warriors took the first game, 11-9. Dubuque Senior won the nightcap, 10-8.

The split left Washington at 5-5 overall and 4-4 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Dubuque Senior is 7-10 overall and 4-6 in the league.

Grace Stockmaster went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Washington in the 11-9 victory. Payton Bruner was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

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