Centerville -- Indian Hills will hold a baseball camp for players ages 8 and older on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 27 and 28, in the Multi-purpose building on the IHCC Centerville campus.
Head baseball coach Cam Walker will direct the camp in which players will receive individual instruction in pitching, catching and hitting. IHCC assistant coaches Jonathan Mathews and Brandon Crisp will assist coach Walker along with Rick Mathews from the Colorado Rockies' organization.
The camp will be broken into two instructional sessions. On Monday, Dec. 27, the emphasis will be on pitching and catching. Players from 8-12 years old will go from 9 a.m. - noon and those ages 13 and older will go from 1-4 p.m.
Hitting will be the focus on Tuesday, Dec. 28, with the age groups and times the same as the day before.
The fee to attend the camp is $50 for one day or $95 for both days. Campers will get a t-shirt along with their individual instruction.
Pre-registration forms are available from local high school baseball coaches. Registration can also be taken care of the day of the camp. For more information contact Jonathan Mathews at 641-856-2143 or 641-680-5687.
Indian Hills will also offer an Advanced Pitching and Hitting Camp on Feb. 19 and 20. This camp is for varsity high school baseball players or those who will be varsity players next summer. Space is limited to 24 players in each session.
The areas of emphasis will be pitching on Saturday, Feb. 19 and hitting on Sunday, Feb. 20. There will be two sessions each day -- one from 9:30 a.m. to noon and a second from 1:00 to 3:30.
The IHCC coaching staff will provide the instruction and campers can also have a videotape of their performance evaluated. They will need to provide their own videotape.
The cost to attend is $50 per session. Camp t-shirts will be given to all who participate.
More information can be obtained by calling coach Mathews at 641-856-2143 or 641-680-5687.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Another Former Falcon Playing Pro Baseball
Centerville -- Nick Nordgren is the latest former Indian Hills Falcon baseball player to play professionally. Nordgren, a former All-Region performer for the Falcons, signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco Giants in late-July and was assigned to the Giants' team in the Arizona Rookie League.
Nordgren, an outfielder was a two-time first-team All-Region XI choice for IHCC and led the team in a number of offensive categories as a sophomore.
After leaving Indian Hills, Nordgren played one season at both Creighton University and the University of Tampa.
Nordgren was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays after graduating from high school, but opted to attend Indian Hills instead.
Nordgren joins Ruben Gotay, Irving Falu, Brock Kjeldgaard and Ray Kruml as former IHCC Falcons playing in the minor leagues in 2010.
Nordgren, an outfielder was a two-time first-team All-Region XI choice for IHCC and led the team in a number of offensive categories as a sophomore.
After leaving Indian Hills, Nordgren played one season at both Creighton University and the University of Tampa.
Nordgren was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays after graduating from high school, but opted to attend Indian Hills instead.
Nordgren joins Ruben Gotay, Irving Falu, Brock Kjeldgaard and Ray Kruml as former IHCC Falcons playing in the minor leagues in 2010.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Date Set for Fall Golf Event
Centerville -- The third annual Indian Hills Fall Golf Classic will be held on Sunday, September 26, at the Manhattan Golf Course in Centerville. Proceeds from the event go to support the baseball program at Indian Hills.
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. the day of the tourney with a shotgun start at noon. It will be a four-person scramble event with prizes awarded for the top three flights, the longest drive, closest shot to the pin and the longest putt.
The entry fee is $50 per person which includes golf, dinner and door prizes.
So get your team together and plan to join the fun. For more information, contact IHCC baseball coaches Cam Walker or Jonathan Mathews at 641-856-2143 or 800-670-3641.
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. the day of the tourney with a shotgun start at noon. It will be a four-person scramble event with prizes awarded for the top three flights, the longest drive, closest shot to the pin and the longest putt.
The entry fee is $50 per person which includes golf, dinner and door prizes.
So get your team together and plan to join the fun. For more information, contact IHCC baseball coaches Cam Walker or Jonathan Mathews at 641-856-2143 or 800-670-3641.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Falcons Well-Represented on Academic All-Region List
Centerville -- The Indian Hills Community College baseball team had a good season on the field this year with a 39-22 record and a second-place finish in the region. And the Falcons had an outstanding spring in the classroom placing 21 players on the Academic All-Region team. The academic honors list includes players with a grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Six IHCC players – sophomore Joe Dashek and freshmen Colin Bates, Kevin Day, Ian Schiltz, Kevin Vazquez and Coleton Wilson – are on the Academic All-Region first team.
The Falcons on the All-Region second team are sophomores Nick Andersen, Chase Breid, Justin Cook, Jeran Courtney, Kalab Evans, Manny Garcia, Chad Northcott, Kyle Peterson, Frankie Rivera, Louis Rivera and Craig Vannus and freshmen Dylan Badura, Joan Escrogin, Danny Gonzalez and Caleb Phillips.
Six IHCC players – sophomore Joe Dashek and freshmen Colin Bates, Kevin Day, Ian Schiltz, Kevin Vazquez and Coleton Wilson – are on the Academic All-Region first team.
The Falcons on the All-Region second team are sophomores Nick Andersen, Chase Breid, Justin Cook, Jeran Courtney, Kalab Evans, Manny Garcia, Chad Northcott, Kyle Peterson, Frankie Rivera, Louis Rivera and Craig Vannus and freshmen Dylan Badura, Joan Escrogin, Danny Gonzalez and Caleb Phillips.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
IHCC Has 13 All-Region Players
Centerville -- Indian Hills Community College put 13 players on the 2010 All-Region baseball team announced by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. The Falcons had four first-team all-region choices, two on the second team and seven on the honorable mention list.
IHCC’s first-team picks were infielder Kyle Peterson, outfielder Frankie Rivera, designated hitter Fernando Frias and pitcher Kevin Vazquez.
On the all-region second team from Indian Hills were infielder Manny Garcia and catcher Adam Coleman.
Honorable mention selections included pitchers Matt Cook, Brad Mergen, David Wydeven and Adam Peters, infielders Kalab Evans and Justin Cook and outfielder Kyle Heger.
Vazquez, Peters and Coleman were all freshmen this spring, Justin Cook was a redshirt freshman and the others were all sophomores.
Heger was on the all-region second team last year while Mergen, Frias, Garcia and Peterson were honorable mention choices in 2009.
Indian Hills finished the 2010 season with a 39-22 record, the most victories for IHCC since 2006. The Falcons lost in the region championship game to Iowa Western.
IHCC’s first-team picks were infielder Kyle Peterson, outfielder Frankie Rivera, designated hitter Fernando Frias and pitcher Kevin Vazquez.
On the all-region second team from Indian Hills were infielder Manny Garcia and catcher Adam Coleman.
Honorable mention selections included pitchers Matt Cook, Brad Mergen, David Wydeven and Adam Peters, infielders Kalab Evans and Justin Cook and outfielder Kyle Heger.
Vazquez, Peters and Coleman were all freshmen this spring, Justin Cook was a redshirt freshman and the others were all sophomores.
Heger was on the all-region second team last year while Mergen, Frias, Garcia and Peterson were honorable mention choices in 2009.
Indian Hills finished the 2010 season with a 39-22 record, the most victories for IHCC since 2006. The Falcons lost in the region championship game to Iowa Western.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Iowa Western Brings an End to IHCC Season
Centerville -- The Indian Hills Falcons put together three straight wins in the elimination bracket of the Region XI tournament, but that streak ended when Iowa Western edged the Falcons, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon.
The win gives IWCC their 6th Region XI title in a row and ends the Falcons' season with a 39-22 record.
IHCC had kept its hopes alive in the tourney with a 6-4 win against Muscatine CC earlier Sunday. That victory avenged a loss to MCC on Friday in the Falcons' first game in the tourney.
Pitching dominated the game between Indian Hills and Iowa Western. Each team had six hits. IWCC scored single runs in the 1st, 6th and 8th innings while the only IHCC tally came in the 6th on a sacrifice fly by Manny Garcia. Garcia's fly ball brought home Frankie Rivera who had reached on an error.
The 3rd inning was the only frame in which the Falcons had more than one baserunner. Rivera and Adam Coleman had back-to-back singles after two outs. But a forceout ended the inning. Rivera picked up three of IHCC's hits.
A solid pitching effort by Matt Cook highlighted the opening win against Muscatine. Cook scattered 11 hits in 8 innings and allowed only two earned runs with no walks and eight strikeouts. Twin brother Justin finished up with a scoreless 9th for the Falcons.
Indian Hills scored all six of its runs in the 7th inning. Freshman Craig Vannus had a clutch two-out, two-run single to put IHCC ahead 6-1. MCC answered with three runs in the bottom of the 7th, but Matt Cook worked out of further trouble and gave way to his brother after the 8th.
Justin Cook and Vannus each had two hits for Indian Hills.
The 39 wins posted by Indian Hills in 2010 were the most since the 2006 team won 48 games. There were 16 sophomores on this year's roster who used up their eligibility, but a strong nucleus of pitchers will return in 2011.
The win gives IWCC their 6th Region XI title in a row and ends the Falcons' season with a 39-22 record.
IHCC had kept its hopes alive in the tourney with a 6-4 win against Muscatine CC earlier Sunday. That victory avenged a loss to MCC on Friday in the Falcons' first game in the tourney.
Pitching dominated the game between Indian Hills and Iowa Western. Each team had six hits. IWCC scored single runs in the 1st, 6th and 8th innings while the only IHCC tally came in the 6th on a sacrifice fly by Manny Garcia. Garcia's fly ball brought home Frankie Rivera who had reached on an error.
The 3rd inning was the only frame in which the Falcons had more than one baserunner. Rivera and Adam Coleman had back-to-back singles after two outs. But a forceout ended the inning. Rivera picked up three of IHCC's hits.
A solid pitching effort by Matt Cook highlighted the opening win against Muscatine. Cook scattered 11 hits in 8 innings and allowed only two earned runs with no walks and eight strikeouts. Twin brother Justin finished up with a scoreless 9th for the Falcons.
Indian Hills scored all six of its runs in the 7th inning. Freshman Craig Vannus had a clutch two-out, two-run single to put IHCC ahead 6-1. MCC answered with three runs in the bottom of the 7th, but Matt Cook worked out of further trouble and gave way to his brother after the 8th.
Justin Cook and Vannus each had two hits for Indian Hills.
The 39 wins posted by Indian Hills in 2010 were the most since the 2006 team won 48 games. There were 16 sophomores on this year's roster who used up their eligibility, but a strong nucleus of pitchers will return in 2011.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Falcons Win Two in Region Tourney
Centerville -- Strong pitching performances by Caleb Phillips and Adam Peters allowed Indian Hills to stay alive in the Region XI baseball tournament on Saturday.
Phillips fired a complete-game seven hitter to beat Southwestern CC, 10-4, to start the day and Peters ended it with a five-hit, nine-strikeout gem as the Falcons polished off Marshalltown CC, 9-1.
Indian Hills will take on Muscatine in an elimination game on Sunday morning with the winner to play Iowa Western later Sunday.
Against Southwestern, IHCC jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and that was more than enough offense for Phillips. The freshman righthander allowed a single run in the 3rd and three in the 5th in his second complete game of the season. He walked three and struck out six in evening his record at 4-4.
The Falcons used two hits, four walks and a sacrifice fly to score four runs in the 2nd inning. Three hits and three walks produced three more runs in the 3rd. They added two in the 5th and one in the 6th.
Frankie Rivera had three hits and Chad Northcott two to lead the IHCC offense. Northcott and Matt Cook had three RBIs.
In the game with Marshalltown, Indian Hills made the most of four hits and overcame some shaky defense to get their 38th win of the season. The Falcons took advantage of errors, walks, wild pitches and hit batsmen to score their nine runs.
The Falcons committed six errors, but Peters pitched around those mistakes with a dominating game on the mound. The only run Peters allowed was unearned and he walked only one batter to go along with his nine Ks. He leads the pitching staff with eight wins for the year.
Manny Garcia had two of Indian Hills' four hits and Rivera and Juan Diaz had the others. Kyle Peterson was on base all four at-bats and scored two runs.
Phillips fired a complete-game seven hitter to beat Southwestern CC, 10-4, to start the day and Peters ended it with a five-hit, nine-strikeout gem as the Falcons polished off Marshalltown CC, 9-1.
Indian Hills will take on Muscatine in an elimination game on Sunday morning with the winner to play Iowa Western later Sunday.
Against Southwestern, IHCC jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and that was more than enough offense for Phillips. The freshman righthander allowed a single run in the 3rd and three in the 5th in his second complete game of the season. He walked three and struck out six in evening his record at 4-4.
The Falcons used two hits, four walks and a sacrifice fly to score four runs in the 2nd inning. Three hits and three walks produced three more runs in the 3rd. They added two in the 5th and one in the 6th.
Frankie Rivera had three hits and Chad Northcott two to lead the IHCC offense. Northcott and Matt Cook had three RBIs.
In the game with Marshalltown, Indian Hills made the most of four hits and overcame some shaky defense to get their 38th win of the season. The Falcons took advantage of errors, walks, wild pitches and hit batsmen to score their nine runs.
The Falcons committed six errors, but Peters pitched around those mistakes with a dominating game on the mound. The only run Peters allowed was unearned and he walked only one batter to go along with his nine Ks. He leads the pitching staff with eight wins for the year.
Manny Garcia had two of Indian Hills' four hits and Rivera and Juan Diaz had the others. Kyle Peterson was on base all four at-bats and scored two runs.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Extra-Inning Loss Stings Falcons in Tourney
Centerville -- The Region XI postseason baseball tournament quickly went from a double-elimination event to a single-elimination affair for the Indian Hills Falcons. IHCC, which entered the tournament as the number-two seed, saw Muscatine CC score a run in the bottom of the 11th inning to pull out an 8-7 win over the Falcons on Friday and put Indian Hills one loss away from ending their season.
The winning run scored when MCC's Hector Ortiz scored all the way from second on a ground ball to third base. Ortiz had reached on a walk and moved up on a groundout. He was attempting to steal third when IHCC's Justin Cook fielded a grounder and fired to first. Ortiz never stopped running and beat the relay throw from first base to allow Muscatine to stay in the winner's bracket while sending Indian Hills to the elimination round.
The Falcons tied the game in the bottom of the 9th on a double by Manny Garcia, one of five hits in the game for Garcia. His double drove in Frankie Rivera who had walked and advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
The lead changed hands four times. IHCC jumped on top with two runs in the 1st inning on a two-run single by Justin Cook. Muscatine went ahead 3-2 in the top of the 3rd only to see the Falcons regain the advantage with a three-run 3rd.
Four straight hits and a hit-batsman produced the big inning for IHCC.
Trailing 7-5 in the 6th, Indian Hills tied the score on a pair of bases-loaded walks.
After Muscatine scored a run in the 8th, the Falcons tied the game up in the 9th on Garcia's RBI-hit.
The two teams combined to leave 33 runners on base, 18 of them by IHCC.
Brad Mergen started and went four innings for Indian Hills. He gave up five runs, all of them earned. David Wydeven threw five innings of relief, giving up four hits and only one earned run. Delvin Perez took the loss for Indian Hills as he was charged with the 11th inning run.
In addition to Garcia's five-hit performance at the plate, Justin Cook had three hits and Kyle Peterson two for the Falcons. Cook had three RBIs.
Knowing that one more loss will end their season, Indian Hills will take on Southwestern CC on Saturday morning at 11:00.
The winning run scored when MCC's Hector Ortiz scored all the way from second on a ground ball to third base. Ortiz had reached on a walk and moved up on a groundout. He was attempting to steal third when IHCC's Justin Cook fielded a grounder and fired to first. Ortiz never stopped running and beat the relay throw from first base to allow Muscatine to stay in the winner's bracket while sending Indian Hills to the elimination round.
The Falcons tied the game in the bottom of the 9th on a double by Manny Garcia, one of five hits in the game for Garcia. His double drove in Frankie Rivera who had walked and advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
The lead changed hands four times. IHCC jumped on top with two runs in the 1st inning on a two-run single by Justin Cook. Muscatine went ahead 3-2 in the top of the 3rd only to see the Falcons regain the advantage with a three-run 3rd.
Four straight hits and a hit-batsman produced the big inning for IHCC.
Trailing 7-5 in the 6th, Indian Hills tied the score on a pair of bases-loaded walks.
After Muscatine scored a run in the 8th, the Falcons tied the game up in the 9th on Garcia's RBI-hit.
The two teams combined to leave 33 runners on base, 18 of them by IHCC.
Brad Mergen started and went four innings for Indian Hills. He gave up five runs, all of them earned. David Wydeven threw five innings of relief, giving up four hits and only one earned run. Delvin Perez took the loss for Indian Hills as he was charged with the 11th inning run.
In addition to Garcia's five-hit performance at the plate, Justin Cook had three hits and Kyle Peterson two for the Falcons. Cook had three RBIs.
Knowing that one more loss will end their season, Indian Hills will take on Southwestern CC on Saturday morning at 11:00.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
IHCC and Muscatine Square Off in Region Tourney
Centerville -- For the fourth year in a row, Indian Hills Community College and Muscatine Community College will be matched up in the first round of the Region XI postseason baseball tournament. Indian Hills, the number-two seed, will host the five-team tournament at Pat Daugherty Field in Centerville this weekend.
The Indian Hills-Muscatine first-round game will be at 5:00 Friday afternoon after Marshalltown CC and Southwestern CC open the tourney at 2:00 p.m. The winner of the IHCC-MCC game will play at 2 p.m. Saturday. The loser will play an elimination game at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
(Note that the start times for Friday's games have been moved back three hours because of a wet field. Those times are different from the original ones released earlier this week.)
Iowa Western is the top seed in the double-elimination tournament after going 15-1 in conference play. Their first game will be at 8:00 Friday night against the winner of the Marshalltown-Southwestern contest.
Indian Hills, with a season record of 36-20 and a conference mark of 9-7, won four of the five regular-season meetings with Muscatine. The Falcons won 28-18 in late March in a game that didn’t count in the league standings. In a four-game series in Centerville in April, Indian Hills won by scores of 1-0, 13-7 and 3-2. Muscatine’s lone win against IHCC was 9-2.
Indian Hills has opened the region tournament with a win against Muscatine each of the last two years. The Falcons are searching for their first postseason title since 2004.
The Indian Hills-Muscatine first-round game will be at 5:00 Friday afternoon after Marshalltown CC and Southwestern CC open the tourney at 2:00 p.m. The winner of the IHCC-MCC game will play at 2 p.m. Saturday. The loser will play an elimination game at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
(Note that the start times for Friday's games have been moved back three hours because of a wet field. Those times are different from the original ones released earlier this week.)
Iowa Western is the top seed in the double-elimination tournament after going 15-1 in conference play. Their first game will be at 8:00 Friday night against the winner of the Marshalltown-Southwestern contest.
Indian Hills, with a season record of 36-20 and a conference mark of 9-7, won four of the five regular-season meetings with Muscatine. The Falcons won 28-18 in late March in a game that didn’t count in the league standings. In a four-game series in Centerville in April, Indian Hills won by scores of 1-0, 13-7 and 3-2. Muscatine’s lone win against IHCC was 9-2.
Indian Hills has opened the region tournament with a win against Muscatine each of the last two years. The Falcons are searching for their first postseason title since 2004.
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