Jefferson Baseball

Tiedtke lifts J-Hawks past Warriors

Sometimes, a positive attitude can be an athlete’s most dangerous weapon. The Cedar Rapids Washington baseball team felt the full force of that weapon on Thursday night.

Jefferson’s Chance Tiedtke, who had been experiencing trouble at the plate, came to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and his team trailing by one run.

Tiedtke proceeded to rip a walk-off single down the third base line to score runners from second and third to give Jefferson a 5-4 victory over Washington at home.

“I had been down the whole game because I haven’t been hitting that well,” said Tiedtke. “So I was just trying to stay positive. I could hear my teammates just telling me to stay positive, so I just tried to put the ball in play and do whatever I could for my team.”

Jefferson struggled at the plate most of the night, but Tiedtke came up big when it counted.

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J-Hawks humbled by Bettendorf

BETTENDORF -- Jefferson was limited to two hits, Bettendorf clubbed seven extra-base hits and the J-Hawks were beaten by the Bulldogs, 9-4, Thursday in nonconference baseball.

Bettendorf's Matt Albert was 4-for-4 with a home run, double and five RBIs. The Bulldogs (1-0) had 12 hits and received seven bases on balls.Their top four batters were a combined 9-for-13 with six extra-base hits, seven runs scored and seven RBIs.

Ky Kramer's double leading off the fourth innings was Jefferson's first hit. Chance Tiedtke had a single in the fifth inning. J-Hawk batters drew nine bases on balls.

Jordan Dee (0-1) pitched two-plus innings for Jefferson. He gave up eight hits, seven runs, walked five and struck out two.

Colten Jourdan pitched the final four innings and allowed four hits, two runs, walked two and struck out three.

Jefferson dropped to 1-3. The J-Hawks next play Tuesday in a doubleheader at Prairie.

JEFFERSON (4)
Dylan Jellison, 2b, 2 1 0 0, Christian Knox, cf, 3 1 0 0, Jordan Dee, p, 1 0 0 0, Aaron Gruwell, cr, 0 1 0 0, Colten Jourdan, p, 1 0 0 0, Austin Goodell, ph, 1 0 0 0, Colton Spicer, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Layne Sullivan, ph, 0 0 0 0, Chance Tiedtke, rf, 2 1 1 1, Ben Koering, c, 2 0 0 1, Sullivan, cr, 0 0 0 0, Sam Techau, 3b, 2 0 0 1, Ky Kramer, ss, 2 0 1 0, Dylan Wright, lf, 2 0 0 0. Totals 21 4 2 3.

BETTENDORF (9)
Brett Malsam, 2b, 3 2 1 0, Alex Beals, ss, 3 2 2 1, Matt Albert, c, 4 1 4 5, Brad Kellums, cr, 0 1 0 0, Kris Klabunde, 3b, 3 1 2 1, Danny Walters, cf, 3 0 1 1, Matt Ulrich, p, 2 0 1 0, Bryson Owens Johnson, cr, 0 1 0 0, Trey Muilenberg, lf, 2 0 0 0, Cam Wernentin, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Austin Broyles, rf, 2 1 0 0, Cole Clearman, dh, 2 0 1 0, Justin Hill, lf-p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 26 9 12 8.

Jefferson       013 000 0 --  4  2  1

Bettendorf    151 101 x  --  9 12  1

Dee, Jourdan (3) and Koering. Ulrich, Hill (4) and Albert. W - Hill. L - Dee. 2B - Kramer, Malsam, Beals, Albert, Klabunde 2. 3B - Ulrich. HR - Albert. SB - Tiedtke, Sullivan, Walters.

Jeff beats Mount Vernon for 1st win

Jefferson bunched three runs in the first innings and four more in the fourth to beat Mount Vernon, 9-4, Wednesday at Marion in the seventh place game of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament.

Junior Dylan Wright drove in three runs for the J-Hawks (1-2). He drew a bases-loaded walk in the first inning and doubled home two runs in the fourth.

Senior Austin Goodell (1-0) worked four solid innings, before being lifted after back-to-back hits leading off the Mount Vernon fifth. Senior Sam Techau pitched the final three innings and earned a save.

Jefferson plays a JV/Varsity doubleheader Thursday at Bettendorf.

MOUNT VERNON (4)
Timm, 2b, 4 2 1 0, Ryan, ss, 4 1 2 0, Welch, c-p, 4 0 4 3, Kray, 1b-c, 3 0 0 0, Eldred, 3b, 2 0 1 1, Pisarik, p, 2 0 0 0, Drahos, p, 1 0 0 0, Younggreen, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Dugan, lf, 4 0 0 0, Ehresman, rf, 4 0 0 0, Dahlstrom, cf, 3 1 0 0. Totals 32 4 8 4.

JEFFERSON (9)
Dylan Jellison, 2b-3b, Christian Knox, cf-2b, 3 0 0 0, Austin Goodell, p-lf, 4 0 1 0, Aaron Gruwell, cr, 0 1 0 0, Layne Sullivan, lf, 0 0 0 0, Jordan Dee, 1b, 4 2 1 1, Chance Tiedtke, rf, 2 2 1 1, Ky Kramer, ss, 2 1 0 0, Sam Techau, 3b-p, 1 1 1 0, Clay Scott, pr, 0 0 0 0, Dylan Wright, lf-cf, 3 1 1 3, Colten Jourdan, c, 2 0 1 0, Ben Koerring, cr, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 9 6 5.

Mount Vernon   002 011 0 -- 4  8  5
Jefferson          310 401 x -- 9  6  4

Pisarik, Dahos (3), Welch (6) and Welch, Kray (6). Goodell, Techau (5) and Jourdan. W - Goodell. L - Pisarik. Sv - Techau. 2B - Welch, Wright. 3B - Ryan. SB - Gruwell 2, Dee, Kramer, Koering 2.

Puk's elbow passes tuneup against Jeff

A.J. Puk said his tender left elbow felt fine after pitching two innings in the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament Tuesday night.

Now Puk is looking forward to helping Cedar Rapids Washington win more games and he's also looking forward to a pair of special baseball trips this summer.

Puk was the starting pitcher Tuesday night as the Warriors held off Jefferson, 10-9, in a consolation game of the Metro Tournament at Linn-Mar.

Puk threw nothing but fastballs during his two-inning stint and switched to first base in the third inning with a 3-1 lead.

Puk, a 6-foot-4 junior who has committed to the University of Florida, struck out four batters, walked two and allowed one hit and one earned run.

"I strained my elbow during the spring league at Perfect Game and I'm just taking it slow to get back into it," he said. "It was just a strain. It feels really good right now. I should be all right."

Puk has reached the low 90's on the radar gun, but threw mostly in the mid-80's Tuesday as he recovers from his minor injury. He did not throw any curveballs and did not want to throw more than 50 pitches in the ballgame.

"I got to 48 so I shut it down," he said.

Puk plans to spend most of the season with the Warriors, but will be gone for about a two-week period in June for two special events. He'll play in the Perfect Game National Showcase at the Metrodome in Minneapolis June 14-18 and also will play in the prestigious Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C., from June 20-24.

Puk plans to play in a few tournaments this summer for the Canes, an elite travel team that's based in Virginia, but he said those events will be held after the high school season.

Puk slugged an RBI triple Tuesday night and reached base four straight times with two walks and a hit-by-pitch.

Washington built a 10-2 lead after 4 1/2 innings, but Coach Tony Lombardi put eighth grader Johnny Dobbs on the mound in the bottom of the fifth and Jefferson scored seven runs (six against Dobbs) to pull within 10-9.

Noah Dostal pitched two shutout innings for the Warriors in the sixth and seventh innings to protect the 10-9 lead and get the save.

"The kids didn't panic. It was good," said Lombardi, who collected his first win as Washington's new baseball coach.

Dylan Jellison went 3-for-4 for the J-Hawks with a double, home run, two runs scored, two stolen bases and three RBIs. He also pitched two shutout innings.

Washington will play Marion in the consolation game for fifth place Wednesday at approximately 7 p.m. at Marion. Jefferson will face Mount Vernon in the consolation game for seventh place at 5 p.m. at Marion.

WASHINGTON (10)
N.Dostal, ss/p, 4 2 2 0, Troendle, cf, 4 1 0 1, Puk, p/1b, 1 3 1 1, G.Dostal, lf, 1 2 1 1, Gilles, 1b/3b, 2 0 0 2, Dobbs, cr/p, 0 0 0 0, Rogers, 3b/2b, 1 0 0 0, Burdt, rf, 3 1 1 1, Thorson, dh, 4 0 0 0, Christensen, 3b, 0 0 0 0, Hand, p, 0 0 0 0, Rings, c, 3 0 0 0, Harrington, cr, 0 0 0 0, Hogg, 2b/p/ss, 2 1 1 0. Totals 25 10 6 6.

JEFFERSON (9)
Jellison, 2b/p, 4 2 3 3, Koering, ss/2b, 1 2 0 0, Knox, cf, 5 0 0 1, Dee, 1b, 4 1 3 2, Techau, 3b, 3 1 1 0, Gruwell, lf, 2 1 0 0, Goodell, rf, 4 1 1 2, Kramer, p/ssm 2 0 1 0, Wright, cr, 0 0 0 0, Sullivan, p, 2 1 1 1, Jourdan, c, 2 0 0 0, Kloubec, cr, 0 0 0 0, Colbert, ph, 0 0 0 0. Totals 29 9 10 9.

Washington   303 310 0 - 10  6 1
Jefferson       101 070 0 -  9 10 3

Puk, Hand (3), Dobbs (5), Hogg (5), N.Dostal (6) and Rings. Kramer, Sullivan (4), Jellison (6) and Jourdan. W - Hand. L - Kramer. S - Dostal. 2B - Burdt, Jellison. 3B - Puk. HR - Jellison. SB - N.Dostal, G.Dostal, Hogg, Jellison 2, Koering, Sullivan.