Jefferson Baseball

Cedar Falls takes 2 from J-Hawks

Cedar Falls took a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference baseball games Thursday from Jefferson, winning 12-2 and 4-3 at Jefferson.

It was the first home games for the J-Hawks since their field was damaged in a storm June 16.

Jefferson fell behind 4-0 in the second game and rallied to within a single run after six, but could not finish the comeback.

Lucas Larson had two hits for Jefferson in the nightcap. Sam Meyer took the loss, allowing three earned runs in six innings. He struck out seven.

The J-Hawks could not get much going in the opener against Michael Kuntz, who allowed only five hits and two runs. Colton Knox had a double for Jefferson.

GAME 1

Cedar Falls          010 503 3 - 12 12 3
Jefferson            001 000 1 - 2  5  4

W - Kuntz. L - Koering.

GAME 2

Cedar Falls          301 000 0 - 4 7 1
Jefferson            002 001 0 - 3 6 2

W - Schiefelbein. L - Meyer

Jefferson baseball game has strange ending

CLINTON - The Jefferson High School baseball game with Clinton ended in a 9-9 tie Wednesday night following a controversial play in the bottom of the seventh inning that led to hard feelings on both sides.

Clinton trailed, 9-8, in the bottom of the seventh with one out and runners on second and third. The tying run scored on a single to center, but the throw from Jefferson center fielder Cam Frazier to catcher Ben Koering beat the second runner to the plate.

The runner tried to jump over Koering instead of sliding or going around him. The runner was called out, but Jefferson Coach Kyle Rodenkirk thought the runner should have been ejected for leaving his feet like that, according to the rules, but the home-plate umpire disagreed.

There was contact between the runner and the catcher.

"Our catcher caught it and had the guy out by about three steps," said Rodenkirk. "He tried to leap over our catcher, and our catcher's natural instinct was to put your shoulder down.

"Some words were exchanged by both parties," said Rodenkirk. "I ran to get my guys away from the action. Our dugout stayed good, they stayed put. We all kept our cool pretty good. Their dugout kind of came out."

Order was restored and play resumed. Jefferson got the third out in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied, 9-9, forcing extra innings.

It had been raining for much of the game and the field was wet. Before Jefferson could bat in the top of the eighth inning, Clinton decided to end the contest.

"Their coach said, 'Hey, I don't want to beat up our field any more. Let's just call it a tie,'" Rodenkirk related.

The J-Hawks got on their bus and came home.

"I'm just happy nobody came out of that with a bad injury," said Rodenkirk. "It could have easily happened."

J-Hawks swept by IC West

IOWA CITY - The Jefferson J-Hawks were cooled off by Iowa City West Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill in Iowa City.

The Trojans swept the J-Hawks, 6-0 and 9-8 in 10 innings.

Nick Gallagher tossed a two-hit shutout for Iowa City West in the opener with four strikeouts and one walk.

Jefferson tied the nightcap, 6-6, with two runs in the top of the seventh to force extra inning. The J-Hawks took an 8-6 lead in the eighth, but this time Iowa City West rallied and tied the score 8-8.

Neither team scored in the ninth inning. The Trojans won the game in the bottom of the 10th.

Lucas Larson went 3-for-6 with a homer and four RBIs for Jefferson (18-8, 12-6). Jared Eivins went 2-for-5 with a homer. Spencer VanScoyoc and Marcus Colbert also had two hits for the J-Hawks. Van Scoyoc hit two doubles.

Game 1

Jefferson       000 000 0 - 0 2 2

Iowa City West  100 203 x - 6 10 4

W - Gallagher. L - Eivins.

Game 2

Jefferson       300 010 220 0 - 8 13 4

Iowa City West  022 020 020 1 - 9 10 1

W - Shelton. L - S.VanScoyoc.

J-Hawks take pair from Wahawks

Spencer Van Scoyoc had six hits in eight at-bats in the opener as Jefferson swept a doubleheader from Waterloo West, 6-3 and 13-1, Wednesday at Kirkwood Community College.

Marcus Colbert tossed a four-hitter in the nightcap and pounded out three hits after having two in the opener.

Jared Eivins had two hits in each game for the J-Hawks, 18-6 overall and 12-4 in the MVC. VanScoyoc had a double in each game.

VanScoyoc struck out seven and allowed five hits to get the win in the opener. Mannie Olutunde had two hits in the nightcap for Jefferson.

Game 1

Waterloo West  003 000 0 - 3 7 3
Jefferson      202 200 x - 6 10 2

W - C. VanScoyoc. L - Conrey.

Game 2

Waterloo West     001 00 - 1 4 3
Jefferson             060 7x - 13 13 0

W - Colbert. L - Stoakes.