Metro Sports Report

Bruyeres leads Mustangs at Purgatory Invite

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - William Bruyeres of Mount Mercy fired a  1-under-par 71 Friday at the Purgatory Intercollegiate golf tournament  and is tied for eighth place heading into the final round Saturday.

Bruyeres is four shots behind the co-leaders after 18 holes.

Natalea Cook of Mount Mercy shot a 4-over 76 and is tied for eighth  place in the women's standings. The Mount Mercy women are in fourth  place in the team standings and the Mount Mercy men are in ninth place.

Usher helps Kirkwood sweep Marshalltown

Levi Usher went 5-for-8 Wednesday afternoon to help the Kirkwood  Eagles sweep a non-conference doubleheader from Marshalltown, 13-3 and  11-10, at the Kirkwood field.

The twin-killing lifted the Eagles to 14-8 for the campaign.

Zion Pettigrew continued his hot hitting for Kirkwood by going 3-for-4  with a home run and three RBIs in the 13-3 victory, which ended in the  bottom of the sixth by the mercy rule when the Eagles scored seven runs.

Usher, Taylor Jackson and Brennan Brister had two hits in Game 1.  Usher, Jackson, Pettigrew and Kal Youngquist scored twice. Jackson,  Brister and Jackson Bennett had two RBIs.

Lecari Elion allowed three runs in five innings in the opener for the victory.

Mustangs get 2 walk-off victories

The Mount Mercy baseball team came through in the clutch Wednesday to  sweep a non-conference doubleheader from Viterbo, 8-7 and 4-3, at the  Plaster Athletic Complex.

The Mustangs won both of the games in their final at-bat for a pair of  walk-off victories.

Kobi Candaroma, Tito Berdecia, Corbin Day and Parker Johnson had two  hits for Mount Mercy in the 8-7 victory in Game 1. Owen Oreskovich  drove in three runs. Manny Olutunde and Day had two RBIs. Candaroma  and Nick Sueppel scored twice.

The opener was tied 7-7 going into the bottom of the eighth in extra  innings. Viterbo pitcher Austin Stibbe hit three batters in the frame  and plunked Oreskovich with the bases loaded to force in the winning  run.

Viterbo took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning of the  nightcap, Nick Sueppel made it 3-2 when he was hit by a pitch with the  bases loaded, then Berdecia delivered a two-run single to win the game.

No. 8 Mustangs clinch tie for Heart title

DUBUQUE - The eighth-ranked Mount Mercy men's volleyball team clinched  at least a tie for the Heart of America Conference regular-season  title Tuesday night with a clutch victory in Dubuque.

The Mustangs trimmed Clarke, 3-2, in their final match of the league  campaign to finish the season with a 9-1 record in the conference.

Grand View, which is ranked No. 4 in the country, is currently 8-1 in  the conference and can tie Mount Mercy with a victory over Graceland  Thursday night in its final match of the regular season.

Mount Mercy and Clarke traded victories in the first four sets,  leaving the match tied at 2-2 heading into the final set. The Mustangs  prevailed, 15-11, in the fifth set to earn a share of the conference  crown.

Mount Mercy won 25-15, 20-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-11.