Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mustangs still ticking at Heart

OZARK, Mo. - The Mount Mercy baseball team won both of its elimination  games at the Heart of America Conference tournament Saturday to reach  the Final 4 of the postseason event.

The Mustangs (28-22) will face 17th-ranked Central Methodist (34-13)  in another elimination game Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at US Baseball Park.

Mount Mercy blasted Peru State, 14-2, Saturday in the completion of a  game that was suspended by rain Friday. The Mustangs then clipped  MidAmerica Nazarene, 11-8, to keep their tournament hopes alive again.

Mount Mercy center fielder Evan Jackson went 5-for-10 in the two  elimination games with three runs and seven RBIs.

Jackson was 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs in the 14-2 victory  over Peru State. Kobi Candaroma drove in three runs for the Mustangs.  Chili Moseley was 2-for-4 and scored three times. Nick Sueppel also  scored three runs and collected two RBIs. Owen Oreskovich was 2-for-4  with two RBIs. Manny Olutunde scored twice.

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Cortes wins twice for Mount Mercy

FAYETTE, Mo. - Vanessa Cortes of Mount Mercy was the undisputed queen  of the distance races at the Heart of America Conference track meet  this weekend.

Cortes captured the 10,000 meter run on Friday and claimed the 5,000-meter race on Saturday in 18 minutes, 39.08 seconds.

Cortes helped the Mustangs finish fourth out of 12 teams in the standings.

Jasmine Wardell of Mount Mercy won the shot put (13.01 meters) and  Kathryn Vander Poel claimed the 1500 (4:46.21). Vander Poel also  finished second in the 800 (2:19.37). Andrea Ertz placed third in the  1500 (4:54.35) and Alexa Zamora was third in the 5000 (19:19.08).

Colton Forster won the 10,000 meter run in 31:54.27 for the Mount  Mercy men's track team. Jon Anderson, James Lindstrom and Forster also  collected second-place showings.

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Mustangs ousted from Heart softball

The Mount Mercy Mustangs lost to Benedictine, 4-1, in the losers  bracket of the Heart of America Conference softball tournament Friday at Busse Field and were ousted from the postseason event.

Mount Mercy compiled a 2-2 record in the tournament and finished in fourth place. The Mustangs ended their season with a 32-22 record.

Benedictine lost to Grand View in the losers bracket finals Friday after topping Mount Mercy. Grand View will face Baker in the  championship round Saturday of the double-elimination tournament.

Baker and Grand View have both clinched spots in the NAIA national  tournament, regardless of who wins the conference title.

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Cortes wins 10,000 for Mount Mercy

FAYETTE, Mo. - Vanessa Cortes of Mount Mercy captured the 10,000 meter  run at the Heart of America Conference track meet Friday.

Cortes was clocked in 38 minutes, 56.67 seconds. She dominated the  race and won by 29.05 seconds.

The Mustangs placed second in the women's 4x800 relay in 9:38.58.  Kathryn Vander Poel, Andrea Ertz, McKenna Johnson and Mady Roth shared  the baton.

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