Metro Sports Report

Willenborg twirls gem for Mount Mercy

Tue - 03 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

Blake Willenborg pitched a one-hitter for seven innings Monday as Mount Mercy defeated Cornell College, 8-1, at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

Willenborg (1-1) struck out six batters and walked three. Skyler Freese and Tyler Stern both pitched one inning in relief, striking out two Rams apiece.

Nick Traysman went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs for the Mustangs (4-7). Chili Moseley and Nick Sueppel had two hits and scored two runs.

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Wiskus powers Mustangs by St. Francis

Mon - 02 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

JOLIET, Ill. - Spencer Wiskus belted a home run and drove in five runs Sunday to help the Mount Mercy Mustangs bop St. Francis, 15-3, in a non-conference baseball game in Illinois.

Wiskus went 3-for-5 and also had a triple as the Mustangs raised their record to 3-7 for the campaign.

Nick Sueppel went 3-for-4 for Mount Mercy and drove in three runs. Cael Lambe and Nick Traysman had two hits. Lambe scored three runs. Jake Faur, Wiscus and Joshua Neyens scored twice.

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Eagles belt 3 homers in setback

Mon - 02 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Evan Paulus, Kyle Moeder and D'Eric Shenault belted home runs for the Kirkwood Eagles Sunday in an 18-13 loss to Johnson County in the Kansas City suburbs.

Kirkwood lost all four games to Johnson County in their first series of the 2020 campaign and was outscored, 42-19. Johnson County, which is ranked No. 14 in NJCAA Division I, raised its record to 15-1.

Paulus drove in three runs for the Eagles and Chase Moseley had two RBIs. Brook Heinen, Josh Fitzgerald, Moeder and Cade Moss had two hits. Heinen scored three runs. Fitzgerald, Joel Vaske and Paulus scored twice.

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Seybian Sims (2) of Kirkwood made 7 of 8 shots and scored 18 points Saturday to help the Eagles defeat Iowa Central, 87-64, at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

KCC men earn No. 1 seed for regional

Sun - 01 Mar Written by Jim Ecker

The Kirkwood Eagles know exactly what it takes to win the national title. Now the journey begins for two NJCAA crowns in a row.

The 11th-ranked Eagles whipped Iowa Central, 87-64, Saturday to finish as co-champs of the ICCAC conference and claim the No. 1 seed for the regional tournament.

Kirkwood (23-5) will host Little Priest Tribal College (6-19) in the opening round of the regional Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The regional is packed with three other ranked teams with No. 5 DMACC, No. 12 Iowa Lakes and No. 14 NIACC, so the road to nationals will not be easy. The Eagles will probably have to defeat two ranked teams to make it.

"I'm just excited. Really, really excited," said Seybian Sims, who helped the Eagles win the 2019 national title. "I think we all feel really good."

Sims enjoyed a big game Saturday. He shot 7-for-8 from the field, drained all three of his 3-pointers, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists.

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Natalie Tomaszewski (right) of Kirkwood forces a jump ball with Isabell West of Iowa Central during Saturday's game at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

No. 4 Eagles begin with 19-0 spurt

Sun - 01 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

The fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team scored the first 19 points of the game Saturday afternoon and defeated Iowa Central, 66-40, in an ICCAC conference affair at Johnson Hall.

Iowa Central scored its first point on a free throw with 1:17 left in the first quarter to make it 19-1.

The Eagles finished the regular season with records of 27-3 overall and 14-2 in the conference. Kirkwood drew the No. 2 seed for the conference tournament and will host DMACC in the quarterfinals Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Paige Bradford led Kirkwood with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Isabell West scored 13 points for Iowa Central (17-13, 8-8).

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