Jefferson Baseball

J-Hawks trimmed by Davenport North, 2-1

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson J-Hawks were nudged by Davenport North, 2-1, in a non-conference baseball game at Jefferson on Wednesday night.

The J-Hawks trailed, 2-0, heading into the bottom of the seventh. They scored once, but could not get the equalizer.

Cam Frazier had two hits for Jefferson (9-27). Lucas Larson pitched the entire game and was the hard-luck loser.

DAVENPORT NORTH (2): Goettsch 3 0 2 0, Samuelson 4 0 0 0, TeBrake 3 2 1 1, Heim 3 0 0 0, Roehm 3 0 1 0, Wolf 2 0 1 1, DeFauw 0 0 0 0, Ringsdorf 3 0 0 0, Marks 3 0 1 0. Totals 27 2 6 2.

JEFFERSON (1): Van Scoyoc 4 0 0 0, Frazier 4 0 2 0, Hunt 3 0 1 0, Wright 2 1 1 0, Sullivan 2 0 0 0, Kramer 3 0 1 0, Koering 2 0 0 0, Larson 3 0 1 0, Johnson 2 0 0 0. Totals 25 1 6 0.

Davenport North   101 000 0 - 2 6 2

Jefferson         000 000 1 - 1 6 2

W - DeFauw. L - Larson. HR - TeBrake. SB - Hunt, Wright.

Cougars nip J-Hawks in epic battle, 12-11

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson J-Hawks didn't know when they were licked in their ballgame at Kennedy on Tuesday night.

Unfortunately for Jefferson, neither did the Cougars.

Kennedy rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and topped the J-Hawks, 12-11, on a game-winning single by Andrew Johnson.

Jefferson scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take an 11-10 lead, but the Cougars tied the game on a double by Derek Jacobus and won it on Johnson's clean single to left.

"That was a dogfight," said Jefferson Coach Kyle Rodenkirk. "That's exactly what you want when you come to the yard.

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5-run 1st carries J-Hawks past Cougars

Jefferson plated five big runs in the home half of the first inning and downed visiting Kennedy, 7-3, in Mississippi Valley Conference baseball Monday night.

The J-Hawks (9-25, 7-16) squared up on five first inning line drives that included a three-run double by Layne Sullivan and a two-run double by Lucas Larson.

“The pitch I hit was a fastball right down the pipe,” said Sullivan. “I hit it hard and it hit a gap to clear the bases.”

Cam Frazier, Spencer Hunt, and Ky Kramer all collected two hits for the J-Hawks.

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Colbert has 3 hits in Jeff loss

BURLINGTON - Marcus Colbert was 3-for-3 in a losing effort Saturday night as Jefferson fell to Burlington, 8-2, in non-conference baseball.

Spencer Hunt had a two-run single for the J-Hawks (8-25).

JEFFERSON (2): VanScoyoc, p-cf, 4 0 1 0, Frazier, rf, 3 0 1 0, Kramer, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Hunt, 3b, 4 0 1 2, Sullivan, lf, 3 0 1 0, Colbert, c, 3 0 3 0, Manny, cr, 0 0 0 0, Wright, cf-p, 2 0 0 0, Karlan, ph, 1 0 0 0, Larson, ss, 2 0 0 0, Scott, ph, 1 0 0 0, Johnson, 2b, 2 1 0 0. Totals 28 2 8 2.

BURLINGTON (8): McChesney, lf, 4 0 1 1, Durbala, 2b, 3 2 1 0, Patterson, cf, 4 1 2 0, Elmore, c, 3 1 1 1, Hoschek, rf, 4 1 2 1, Atkins, 3b, 3 1 0 1, Rosson, ss, 3 1 1 2, Gates, p, 3 1 3 1, Plein, 1b, 3 0 2 1. Totals 30 8 13 8.

Jefferson    000 020 0 - 2  8 3
Burlington   511 001 x - 8 13 0

VanScoyoc, Sullivan (3), Wright (5), Koering (6) and Colbert. Gates, Hoschek (7) and Elmore. W-Gates. L-VanScoyoc. 2B-Kramer.