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KCC baseball sweeps Lewis & Clark

Sun - 08 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

GODFREY, Ill. - The Kirkwood baseball team broke into the victory column Saturday by sweeping a doubleheader from Lewis and Clark, 9-2 and 14-2.

The twin-killing lifted the Eagles to 2-4 for the campaign.

Brook Heinen went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in the 9-2 victory in the opener. He also scored twice. Josh Fitzgerald was 3-for-5 with two triples in the leadoff spot and scored three times.

Kyle Moeder belted a home run and drove in two runs in Game 1. Evan Paulus also had two RBIs.

Luke Llewellyn pitched six strong innings for the victory. He was touched for two runs, but both of them were unearned. He struck out 12 batters and walked four.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 08 March 2020 13:05

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No. 10 KCC softball splits twinbill

Sun - 08 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

MIAMI, Okla. - The 10th-ranked Kirkwood softball split a doubleheader Saturday with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Oklahoma.

The Eagles dropped the opener, 11-3, in five innings, but responded with a 14-6 victory in the nightcap in five innings.

The split left Kirkwood at 8-3 for the campaign. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M is 8-4.

London Jackson hit a home run and drove in all three runs for Kirkwood in the 11-3 loss in Game 1. Shelby Hulsebus went 2-for-3.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 08 March 2020 13:04

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No. 10 Eagles split in Kansas City

Sat - 07 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The 10th-ranked Kirkwood softball team split a doubleheader with Kansas City Community College Friday.

Isabelle True pitched a strong game as the Eagles topped Kansas City, 10-2, in the opener. She allowed only two earned runs on five hits.

Sydney Albaugh went 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs in the victory. Courtney Harris was 3-for-3, scored twice and had three stolen bases. Shelby Hulsebus was 3-for-4 in the leadoff spot and scored two runs. Autum Barthelman was 2-for-4 and scored twice. Angie Gorkow had two RBIs.

Gorkow and Albaugh had RBIs for Kirkwood in a 6-3 loss in the nightcap.

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Kirkwood players react with dismay after NIACC scored at the final buzzer to beat them, 76-74, in the regional semifinals at Johnson Hall Thursday night. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

No. 12 NIACC ousts No. 9 Eagles at buzzer

Fri - 06 Mar Written by Jim Ecker

Luke Appel and Niko Gosnell, a pair of big men with big goals this season, sat on a bench in the hallway outside the Kirkwood locker room Thursday night and cried after an excruciating loss ended their season.

Gosnell put his hand on Appel's shoulder, trying to console his buddy, and they finally got up and disappeared inside, no doubt to shed a few more tears.

Kirkwood's goal of winning back-to-back national titles ended in the regional semifinals at Johnson Hall, but not for lack of effort or emotion.

Deundra Roberson hit a shot near the basket as time expired to snap a 74-74 tie and give 12th-ranked NIACC a devastating 76-74 victory over No. 9 Kirkwood in a tense battle marred by 45 fouls in 40 minutes of basketball.

NIACC (25-6) will face fifth-ranked DMACC (28-4) in the regional finals Saturday for a spot in the NJCAA Division II national tournament. That's where Kirkwood desperately wanted to be, but the Eagles had to settle for a 24-6 final mark.

The tears flowed in abundance.

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No. 4 KCC women sail in regional opener

Thu - 05 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

The fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team crushed DMACC, 74-33, in the quarterfinals of the regional tournament at Johnson Hall Wednesday night.

Kirkwood (28-3) will face Southeastern (19-12) in the semifinals Saturday at 3 p.m. in Mason City. Top-ranked NIACC (30-1) will play Iowa Lakes (19-10) in the other semifinal, with the regional finals Sunday at 1 p.m. in Mason City.

Paige Bradford collected 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks for Kirkwood. Kemara Watson chipped in with 12 points.

Jada Powell scored 11 points for DMACC (10-20).

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