Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

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.

Sommer, Ryan power Linn-Mar

DUBUQUE - Kristie Sommer had a home run in each game and Maddy Ryan also went deep as Linn-Mar swept a doubleheader Friday from Dubuque Wahlert.

Ryan had a homer and four runs batted in as the Lions won the opener 13-7. Sommer had a homer, double and drove in two runs.

Linn-Mar took the nightcap, 8-2. Sommer had a homer, triple and drove home four. Madison Rentschler had two hits as well.

The Lions are 15-3 overall, 11-2 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.