Jefferson Baseball

J-Hawks topped by Burlington, 12-9

The Jefferson J-Hawks lost to Burlington, 12-9, in a prep baseball game at Jefferson Saturday.

Chanse McCheseney went 4-for-4 for Burlington, which snapped Jefferson's four-game winning streak.

Spencer VanScoyoc went 3-for-4 for Jefferson and scored three runs. Marcus Colbert was 3-for-5 with two doubles. Lucas Larson drove in two runs and Ben Koering had two hits for the J-Hawks (22-13).

Burlington     305 021 1 - 12 15 5

Jefferson      232 002 0 - 9 13 1

W - Rosson. L - Wood. S - Tucker.

Meyer tosses no-hitter as J-Hawks sweep

WATERLOO - The Jefferson J-Hawks swept Waterloo East, 7-1 and 11-3, in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Waterloo Friday.

The twin-killing lifted Jefferson to 22-12 overall and 15-9 in the MVC.

Sam Meyer pitched a no-hitter in the first game for the J-Hawks. He struck out six batters and also walked six men.

Spencer Hunt went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBIs in the opener. Spencer VanScoyoc collected two doubles. Cam Frazier and Drew Johnson also had two hits.

VanScoyoc went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in the second game. Marcus Colbert was 3-for-4. Jacob Hansen and Lucas Larson had two doubles and two RBIs. Hunt also had two RBIs.

Game 1

Jefferson      021 011 2 - 7 11 2
Waterloo East  000 100 0 - 1 0 4

W - Meyer. L - Magnuson.

Game 2

Jefferson      203 330 - 11 10 1
Waterloo East  101 000 1 - 3 6 3

W - Olutunde. L - Snook.

Larson's bat sends J-Hawks past Kennedy

Jefferson’s Lucas Larson and Kennedy’s Zach Daniels played for years on the same youth league baseball team from the time they were little kids.

But until Tuesday night, the J-Hawk junior had never batted against the Cougars' ace pitcher.

And he wasn’t very nice to his childhood pal.

Larson’s doubles in the first and fifth innings served as a warm-up for his dramatic last at bat:

Score tied 5-5 with two outs and the bases empty in the bottom of the seventh inning. With one strike against him, Larson is looking for another fast ball, but instead Daniels dishes up a change-up.

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Lizarraga shines as Cougars dump J-Hawks

Sammy Lizarraga could have a big decision to make when it comes time for him to play college baseball in two years.

He's been an outstanding catcher since he was a little kid, but now he's developed into one of the top pitchers in the state as well.

Lizarraga tossed a two-hitter Monday and collected five RBIs as No. 3 Kennedy thumped Jefferson, 11-1, in five innings at Bill Herkelman Field.

A scout from Northern Illinois University clocked Lizarraga's fastball at 87 mph early in the game, a significant jump from his best heater last year as a sophomore. He struck out three straight batters in the fifth inning to end the game.

Lizarraga, a lanky 6-foot-4 right-hander, isn't sure what he'll do in college.

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