No. 8 Cougars split with Hempstead
DUBUQUE - Sammy Lizarraga and Matt Berst socked home runs Monday as the eighth-ranked Kennedy Cougars nipped Dubuque Hempstead, 8-7, in eight innings in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader.
Hempstead took the second game, 7-6.
Bryce Church went 4-for-4 with two RBIs for Kennedy in the opener. Berst drove in three runs. Kyle Brewer was 3-for-4 with two runs. Lizarraga went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs. Zach Daniels scored twice.
Sawyer Neuhaus collected the victory in relief of Blake Hargens.
Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2015 23:36