Linn-Mar Baseball

Lions nipped twice by Wahlert

The Linn-Mar baseball team spent a frustrating night at the ballpark Wednesday and dropped a pair of one-run games to Dubuque Wahlert, 4-3 in eight innings and 2-1.

The Lions took a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning of the opener, but Wahlert tied the game in the seventh and won the game in the eighth.

Jackson Jacobs scored twice for Linn-Mar in Game 1. Michael Bogert gave the Lions a quality start, allowing only one run in five innings.

Linn-Mar tied the second game, 1-1, in the fifth inning, but Wahlert scored in the top of the sixth and hung on for its second victory in the Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill.

Manny Jeffery and Nic Redmond had two hits for the Lions in the nightcap. Ben Larson gave Linn-Mar another quality start and allowed two runs in six innings, but was the hard-luck loser.

Game 1

Wahlert   100 000 21 - 4 13 0
Linn-Mar  010 200 00 - 3 6 1

W - Hoffman. L - Yoke.

Game 2

Wahlert     100 001 0 - 2 8 1
Linn-Mar    000 010 0 - 1 7 1

W - Timp. L - Larson.

Cougars, J-Hawks lead Metro baseball

The Kennedy Cougars have the best record among Metro baseball teams with a 10-2 mark through Sunday, with the Jefferson J-Hawks a notch behind at 10-4.

Here are the Metro records:

KENNEDY          10-2 overall, 6-2 MVC
JEFFERSON        10-4 overall, 5-2 MVC
XAVIER              9-6 overall, 4-4 MVC
MARION             6-6 overall, 6-4 Wamac
LINN-MAR           8-9 overall, 3-5 MVC
PRAIRIE             4-9 overall, 3-4 MVC
WASHINGTON     2-9 overall, 2-6 MVC
CEDAR VALLEY     0-10 overall

Jacobs' 2 homers carry Lions

Jackson Jacobs blasted a pair of home runs at Linn-Mar downed Fort Madison, 14-1, in five innings to take third place in the Linn-Mar Tournament on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, the Lions dropped a 5-1 decision to Ankeny in the first round. Ankeny defeated Muscatine, 8-2, in the championship game.

Jacobs also drove in four runs. Ryan Wyant went 3-for-4 as the Lions banged out 15 hits. Adam Bradley tossed a two-hitter to gain the win. Scott Mortensen also homered for the Lions.

In the opener against Ankeny, the visiting Hawks broke open a close game with four runs in the top of the seventh to take a 5-0 lead. Linn-Mar rallied in the bottom of the inning, loading the bases with two outs after scoring a run, but Manny Jeffrey struck out to end the game.

Bradley had two of Linn-Mar's six hits. Brandon Homewood was the losing pitcher, allowing four earned runs.

Game 1

Ankeny   001 000 4 - 5  8  3
Linn-Mar  000 000 1 - 1  6  3

J. Morrissey, Stiles (7). Homewood, Crawford (7) and A. Bradley. W - J. Morrissey. L - Homewood.

Game 2

Linn-Mar   2(10)0  20 - 14  15  1
Fort Madison 001  00 -   1   2   4

A. Bradley and Allaman. D. Thompson, Young (2), Poe (3), Prado (4). 2B - McCulloh, Jeffery, Wyant (2), 3B - Niemeyer. HR - Jacobs (2), Mortensen. SB - Larson

Jeffery helps Lions bite Prairie

Manny Jeffery went 6-for-7, drove in four runs and pitched a compelte game Friday night as the Linn-Mar Lions swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Prairie, 11-8 and 9-4, at the Linn-Mar field.

Jeffery went 3-for-3, slugged a home run, scored three runs and had two RBIs in the first game. Adam Bradley was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Thomas Niemeyer had two hits.

Jalen Rima and Jarod Cadena had two hits for Prairie in the opener. Cadena hit two doubles.

Jeffery went 3-for-4 with two more RBIs in the nightcap and pitched all seven innings. Niemeyer and Bradley had two more hits and Bradley drove in two two runs.

Rima and Jacob Havel-Pisarik had two hits for Prairie in the second game. Casey Hook drove in two runs.

Game 1

Prairie        000 600 2 - 8    9 5
Linn-Mar    313 013 x - 11 10 3

W - B.Bradley. L - Street. 2B - Mougin, Cadena, Bradley. 3B - Niemeyer. HR - Jeffery. SB - Rima, Street, Jeffery, Reimer, Gassmann, Yoke 2, McCulloh, Stolley.

Game 2

Prairie       210 100 0 - 4  9 4
Linn-Mar    332 001 x - 9 10 3

W - Jeffery. L - Mougin. 3B - Larson. SB - Rima, Benson, Havel-Pisarik, Larson.