Jefferson Baseball

No. 9 Lions sweep No. 2 J-Hawks

There's something about playing the best baseball teams in the state that brings out the best in the Linn-Mar Lions.

The Lions made a statement earlier in the season by sweeping a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Kennedy when the Cougars were ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A.

The giant-killers from Linn-Mar struck again Monday night when they swept an MVC twinbill from No. 2 Jefferson, 3-1 and 3-1, at the Oak Ridge Middle School complex in Marion.

The victories lifted the Lions into serious contention for the Valley Division title and improved their chances of claiming a precious No. 1 seed for the substate tournament in a few weeks.

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J-Hawks jump to No.2 in baseball poll

The Jefferson J-Hawks jumped two spots to No. 2 in the Class 4A baseball rankings Monday by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Waukee replaced Johnston as the No. 1 team in the poll.

Cedar Rapids Prairie climbed three spots to No. 5 this week. The Kennedy Cougars are ranked No. 8 and the Linn-Mar Lions are No. 9.

In last week's poll, Linn-Mar was No. 7, Prairie No. 8 and Kennedy No. 9.

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No. 4 J-Hawks sweep Dubuque Senior

DUBUQUE - The fourth-ranked Jefferson J-Hawks strengthened their grip on first place in the Valley Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference Saturday by sweeping a twinbill from Dubuque Senior, 11-1 in five innings and 7-2, in Dubuque.

Jefferson raised its record in the conference to 12-2, good for a three-game lead in the Valley Division over Kennedy and Linn-Mar who are tied for second place at 8-4. Iowa City West is also three games behind the J-Hawks at 9-5.

Colton Knox went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Jefferson in the first game. Tyler Roeder went 3-for-4 and scored twice. Tyler Konigsmark went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs. Jared Eivins and Manny Olutunde also had two hits.

Jarred Wood pitched 4 1/3 innings in the opener for the victory. He allowed one run on one hit, with three strikeouts and three walks.

Cam Frazier went 3-for-4 and scored twice for Jefferson in the second game. Olutunde and Knox had two hits. Eivins drove in two runs.

Connor VanScoyoc pitched 5 1/3 innings for the J-Hawks for the victory. He was touched for five hits and two runs, but both of the runs were unearned. He struck out seven batters and walked one. Sam Meyer did not allow any hits or walks in 1 2/3 innings in relief.

Jefferson raised its overall record to 19-4. Dubuque Senior fell to 7-9 in the conference and 14-11 overall.

GAME 1

Jefferson        221 51 - 11
Dubuque Senior   000 01 - 1

W - Wood. L - Deardoff.

GAME 2

Jefferson        030 002 2 - 7
Dubuque Senior   001 001 0 - 2

W - C. VanScoyoc. L - Sippel.

No.4 J-Hawks knock off North Scott

The fourth-ranked Jefferson J-Hawks raised their record to 17-4 Tuesday night with a 6-1 victory over North Scott in a non-conference baseball game at the Jefferson field.

Brayden Frazier drove in three runs for Jefferson and Lucas Larson had two RBIs. Tyler Roeder went 2-for-2 and scored twice.

Tyler Konigsmark pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory. Sam Meyer finished the game in relief.

Jefferson scored five runs in the third inning to take command.

It was a good night for Jefferson in the Mississippi Valley Conference standings, even though the J-Hawks did not play a conference game. Cedar Falls lost twice to Prairie, giving Jefferson a 1 1/2-game lead over Cedar Falls in the Valley Division standings.

North Scott     000 100 0 - 1
Jefferson       005 010 x - 6

W - Konigsmark. L - Jones.