Metro Sports Report

Kernels blank Bandits, 1-0, in 11

Tue - 28 Apr Written by Morgan Hawk

DAVENPORT - The Cedar Rapids Kernels got more good pitching Tuesday and defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits, 1-0, in 11 innings in a Midwest League game before 2,079 fans at Modern Woodmen Park.

T.J. White's sacrifice fly drove in Zack Larson with the game's only run, giving the Kernels the victory in the series opener. The win snapped a three-game losing streak.

Larson led off the 11th inning with a single to left-center, his second hit of the day. Two straight errors by Quad Cities pitcher Joe Musgrove on bunts loaded the bases. White then lifted the sacrifice fly to right, scoring Larson from third base.

Cam Booser (1-0) earned the victory. The southpaw yielded two hits and two walks in two scoreless innings while striking out three. Trevor Hildenberger recorded his second save with a scoreless 11th inning, striking out one and allowing one hit.

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Mustangs deny Clarke share of title

Tue - 28 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

PEOSTA - The Mount Mercy Mustangs trimmed Clarke, 5-4, in 12 innings Tuesday to deny the Crusaders a share of the Midwest Collegiate Conference baseball title at AJ Spiegel Park in Peosta.

Grand View and AIB tied for first place in the regular-season standings with 16-8 records. Clarke fell a game short at 15-9, thanks to Tuesday's loss to the Mustangs.

Mount Mercy scored twice in the top of the 12th inning on RBI singles by Patrick Haney and Cody Williams for a 5-3 lead. Clarke scored in the bottom of the 12th to make it 5-4, but Evan Boddicker got the final out for the Mustangs with two runners on base.

Haney went 3-for-6 and drove in two runs. Williams was 3-for-5. Jason Darichuk scored twice for Mount Mercy.

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Kohawks clip Cornell at stadium

Tue - 28 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Jory Heckenberg went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs Tuesday as Coe topped Cornell, 6-3, in a college baseball game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The Kohawks defeated the Rams for the 18th time in their last 19 meetings. Coe snapped a 3-3 tie with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, including a big two-run single by Heckenberg.

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The Kirkwood Eagles celebrate their regional softball title Monday after belting Southwestern, 17-3, in the championship game. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

No. 8 Eagles roll to regional title

Mon - 27 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

The Kirkwood Eagles have such a good-hitting team that Lexi Quandt hit ninth in the batting order Monday in the regional finals with a .347 average.

On most teams, she'd hit in the middle of the order.

Five Eagles were hitting above .400. Chasney Jenkins was well over .500. As a team, the club was hitting .410 when the day began. They lead the nation with 109 home runs (a school record) and are averaging more than 10 runs per game.

"We were saying in the dugout before the game that we would hate to be on any other team besides Kirkwood," said third baseman Alicia Crivaro. "This is the best junior college in the conference and I can't imagine playing for another team, just because of our competitiveness.

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Sydney Hayden wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 26 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Sydney Hayden of Kennedy is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Hayden is the leading scorer for the Kennedy soccer team, which is ranked No. 7 in Class 3A with a 4-2 record. She has five goals and two assists in the six games.

The Cougars defeated Linn-Mar last week when the Lions were ranked No. 1 in the state.

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