Metro Sports Report

RoughRiders swept in USHL playoffs

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders failed to score on six power-play opportunities Saturday night and bowed out of the USHL playoffs before 2,164 fans at the Ice Arena.

The Dubuque Fighting Saints beat the RoughRiders, 2-1, and swept the best-of-5 series in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Kernels fall to Bees in opener

BURLINGTON - The Burlington Bees topped the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 4-3, Saturday night before 765 fans at Community Field in Burlington.

Burlington scored three of its four runs in the first two innings and held the Kernels to just six hits.

Austin Robichaux (1-1) recorded his first Midwest League win. The Bees right-hander allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three.

Michael Cederoth (1-1) suffered the loss for Cedar Rapids. Cederoth allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six in his second start of the season.

Burlington (6-4) struck first with a two-run first inning. Jake Yacinich led off with a walk for the Bees. Caleb Adams followed with the first hit of the game, a single through the right side, giving the Bees runners on first and second with no outs.

KCC baseball braces for triple-header

MASON CITY - The Kirkwood baseball team could be headed for a long day at the ballpark Sunday.

The Eagles lost to NIACC, 5-1, in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in Mason City, but the second game was suspended in the fifth inning due to rain with the score 0-0.

Kirkwood and NIACC were scheduled to play another doubleheader Sunday in Mason City. Now they will finish the suspended game at 1 p.m., followed by the twinbill.

The Eagles got only four hits in the 5-1 loss Saturday. Hayden Sloane went 2-for-4. Nick Drahozal pitched a complete game for Kirkwood, allowing five runs on 10 hits.

NIACC snapped a 1-1 tie with four runs in the sixth inning.

The loss dropped Kirkwood to 23-15 overall. NIACC is 26-11. Both clubs have 10-7 records in the ICCAC conference, tied for third place.

Kirkwood    001 000 0 - 1 4 2
NIACC       000 014 x - 5 10 1

Zahner helps Coe softball in sweep

Paige Zahner belted her sixth home run of the season Saturday to help Coe sweep Dubuque in an Iowa Conference doubleheader at Clark Field, 6-2 and 5-1.

The victories lifted the Kohawks to 21-13 overall and 5-5 in the conference, good for a tie for third place. Dubuque fell to 14-20 and 5-5.

Zahner went 2-for-3 in the first game with her home run and four RBIs.

Coe got strong pitching in the twinbill. Arran Weeces (12-5) tossed a complete game in the opener, allowing two runs on eight hits. Maliah Fligg (6-6) pitched a complete game in the nightcap, allowing just one run on eight hits.