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97.7 KOTM-FM Team of the Week: EBF Softball
Ottumwa HyVee’s: South HyVee on Quincy Avenue and Drugstore on the corner of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate the EBF Softball Squad, our 97.7 TOM-FM Team of the Week!. Last week, the Rockets exploded offensively while keeping the opponent’s bats silent. EBF shut...
Ravens on Wrong End of Shut Out Against Panthers
Just 24 hours after clinching the Southeast Iowa Superconference North Division Championship, the Hillcrest Academy Raven baseball team suffered a setback 2-0 in Kalona at the hands of the Pekin Panthers. Pekin got two runs in their first at bat, and Panther pitchers JaeDon Wolver and Henry Adam made those two tallies stand up. The Pekin pair combined to allow just three hits and two walks while striking out 16 Raven batters. After surrendering two in the first, Hillcrest starter Seth Ours went five innings, scattering nine hits and two earned runs while striking out six. Phoenix Anderson worked two frames with a walk and two strikeouts. Hillcrest got a hit each from Liam Schrock, Mason Helmuth and Lincoln Miller. The Ravens are now 15-4 after the loss, Pekin is 9-9. Hillcrest is next on the diamond Saturday when they host HLV in the first round of the Class 1A Playoffs.
Demon Baseball Barely Beaten by Fairfield
The Washington Demon baseball team came up just short in a 2-1 pitcher’s duel with conference rival Fairfield. The game was actually partially started back on June 13th, when Fairfield scored a run in the first inning but Washington stranded the bases loaded before torrential rain moved in to pause the action.
KKSI Athlete of the Week: Nolan Cremer, Davis County Baseball
Brenda and the team at Meridian Credit Union in Ottumwa, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, would like to congratulate Davis County Baseball Player Nolan Cremer, our 101.5 KKSI-FM Athlete of the Week!. Last Wednesday, Cremer had a Senior Night to remember. The senior smacked a tie-breaking grand slam to put...
Clear Creek Amana Offense Explodes in 12-0 Win Over Fairfield
TIFFIN – On the eve of the Fourth of July it was the Clear Creek Amana bats that provided the fireworks on Wednesday evening. Clear Creek Amana exploded for nine runs in the third inning on its way to an impressive 12-0, five-inning win over Fairfield (21-9) in a non-conference contest in Tiffin.
KRKN Athlete of the Week: Dain Burkhart, Fairfield Baseball
State Farm Agent Shawn McCarty, serving southeast Iowa from his office at 604 W Burlington in Fairfield, along with Ottumwa Radio Group would like to congratulate Fairfield Baseball Player Dain Burkhart, our 104.3 KRKN Athlete of the Week!. The sophomore pitched a complete game at Keokuk on Monday while striking...
Pleasantville Baseball Defeats EBF, Softball Falls Short
The Pleasantville baseball team defeated Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on the road Wednesday night as the softball team came up short. The Trojan baseball team defeated the Rockets 6-0 after a Brayden Kennedy complete game on the mound. The freshman only allowed one hit all night in the contest. Braylon Bingham had a big night offensively going 3-3 at the plate with a home run and a double while JJ Phillips went 2-2 with two RBI. The Pleasantville baseball team finishes the regular season with a 20-10 overall record and will face the winner of Central Lee and Centerville in the Class 2A Substate 6 quarterfinals on Tuesday.
PCM Baseball Substate Matchup Set for Saturday
The PCM baseball team will play their opening round of Class 2A Substate 6 at home on Saturday against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 9-12 overall record after their last scheduled regular season game for Tuesday night at Knoxville was canceled due to weather. The Mustangs last competition was on June 26th when they defeated Nevada 10-0. PCM will now look to make some noise in the postseason against a 8-21 Rockets squad who lost their last regular season game against Pleasantville 6-0 on Wednesday night.
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