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Newton softball outlasts Knoxville in extras
Jul. 3—The Newton softball team had only five hits through 10 innings against Knoxville on Monday. But after Mack Sims led off the 11th with a single and then stole second, head coach Kory Leiker had no thoughts of bunting her over to third. That decision proved to be the right one as Chloe Swank's opposite field RBI single gave the Cardinals a 1-0 non-conference win over the Panthers. ...
Newton baseball rallies past 2A No. 2 Des Moines Christian
Jul. 4—The non-conference baseball game between Newton and Des Moines Christian on Tuesday had just about everything any fan could think of. The two teams played through steady rain in the middle innings, ended the game in extremely foggy conditions and the Cardinals rallied from a five-run hole to down the Class 2A No. 2 Lions, 8-7, at home. Newton also played through a controversial call in ...
Mustangs walk-off on Fenn HR, DCG softball posts comebacks
Baseball (30-2) The Mustangs officially clinched the Little Hawkye Conference title this season after adding two league wins this past week. Taking on Newton (7-19) for a road doubleheader on June 26, DCG improved to 15-1 in the conference with an 8-1 and 5-1 win over the Cardinals. With Pella sitting at 14-4 for second place, the championship is out of reach for the Dutch, making it back-to-back titles for the Curt Castenson-coached crew.
PCM Softball Carrying a 1.08 Team ERA, Second Best in 3A
The PCM softball team is currently carrying a staggering 1.08 team earned run average which ranks second in Class 3A. As a team the Mustang pitching staff has just allowed 23 earned runs all season, and maybe an even more impressive statistic is the 183 strikeouts to 29 walks ratio as a team. PCM’s opponents batting average this season is just a mere .180 and the Mustangs have received unmatched production from their two main starters in Rylee Parsons and Camden Webb. Webb the 8th grader holds a 0.94 ERA while sophomore Parsons holds a 0.86 ERA. Webb has struck out 68 batters this season and holds a 5-1 overall record while Parsons has 93 strikeouts and holds a 13-1 overall record.
Meet Cooper Wierson, the do-it-all sophomore for Collins-Maxwell baseball
Cooper Wierson has been asked to do a lot during his sophomore season with the Collins-Maxwell baseball team. During his first two seasons, Wierson played alongside a talented group of veterans who helped take Collins-Maxwell from a one-win team in its inaugural season to back-to-back winning campaigns in 2022 and 2023. ...
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