West Burlington, IA -- SCC's Kurtis Van Ness faced just one batter over the minimum in pitching the Blackhawks to an 8-1 win over Indian Hills on Thursday.
Van Ness fanned eight, didn't walk anyone and allowed only a 3rd-inning run as the Blackhawks avenged an earlier loss to Indian Hills in Centerville.
Adam Peters was the starter and loser for IHCC.
The Falcons will battle Marshalltown CC in a four-game series at Pat Daugherty Field in Centerville this weekend.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Falcons Take Two From ECC
Marshalltown, IA -- In a doubleheader that was moved to Marshalltown because Ellsworth's diamond is under repair, Indian Hills took a pair of games from Ellsworth Monday, winning 4-2 and 6-0.
Six different IHCC pitchers combined to give up only 11 hits and two runs in the sweep. Kevin Vazquez got the win in relief in the opener; Cashtyn DeLeeuw was outstanding in teaming with Caleb Phillips in the second-game shutout.
DeLeeuw went the first six innings and gave up three hits. He walked one and struck out nine. Phillips added two K's in his scoreless 7th inning.
Colin Bates homered and singled for the Falcons while Adam Coleman and David Kroger also provided two hits. Mitch Osnowitz had a two-run single in the 1st and walked with the bases loaded in the 2nd for another RBI. Bates and Kroger scored two runs apiece.
In the first game, Indian Hills broke a 2-2 tie when Osnowitz doubled home Yuliecer Arias in the 6th inning. An insurance run scored on an error.
Vazquez relieved starter Dylan Badura in the 3rd and pitched two-hit ball for 4 1/3 innings. Jordan Piche got a save with two shutout innings. The game was scheduled for nine innings.
Indian Hills now gets ready for a big four-game series with Marshalltown this weekend that will decide second place in the conference standings. There will be two games Saturday and two more Sunday at Pat Daugherty Field.
Six different IHCC pitchers combined to give up only 11 hits and two runs in the sweep. Kevin Vazquez got the win in relief in the opener; Cashtyn DeLeeuw was outstanding in teaming with Caleb Phillips in the second-game shutout.
DeLeeuw went the first six innings and gave up three hits. He walked one and struck out nine. Phillips added two K's in his scoreless 7th inning.
Colin Bates homered and singled for the Falcons while Adam Coleman and David Kroger also provided two hits. Mitch Osnowitz had a two-run single in the 1st and walked with the bases loaded in the 2nd for another RBI. Bates and Kroger scored two runs apiece.
In the first game, Indian Hills broke a 2-2 tie when Osnowitz doubled home Yuliecer Arias in the 6th inning. An insurance run scored on an error.
Vazquez relieved starter Dylan Badura in the 3rd and pitched two-hit ball for 4 1/3 innings. Jordan Piche got a save with two shutout innings. The game was scheduled for nine innings.
Indian Hills now gets ready for a big four-game series with Marshalltown this weekend that will decide second place in the conference standings. There will be two games Saturday and two more Sunday at Pat Daugherty Field.
Monday, April 25, 2011
A Win and a Loss for IHCC in Missouri
Lee's Summit, MO -- The Indian Hills Falcons traveled to Missouri for a pair of games on Saturday and came home with a split. The Falcons defeated MCC-Maple Woods, 9-2, then lost to MCC-Longview, 10-8.
The Falcons jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the opening game and cruised to the victory. Carter Sherban had his second straight three-hit game that included a double, a homer and four RBIs. Yuliecer Arias, Miguel Sanchez and Guillermo Cruz each had two hits and Arias drove in a pair of runs.
Matt Cook worked six innings and got the win for IHCC. He fanned eight. Shaun Dean finished up.
Against Longview, the Falcons went ahead with a five-run 5th, only to see Longview regain the lead with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Indian Hills scored once in the top of the 7th to cut the deficit to 10-8 and had the bases loaded with only one out. But back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat and the game.
Sherban had a two-run homer and Jordan Patton, Arias, Mitch Osnowitz and Sanchez had two-hit games.
Caleb Phillips was the losing pitcher in relief. All three runs he allowed after taking over for Adam Peters in the 5th were unearned.
The Falcons jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the opening game and cruised to the victory. Carter Sherban had his second straight three-hit game that included a double, a homer and four RBIs. Yuliecer Arias, Miguel Sanchez and Guillermo Cruz each had two hits and Arias drove in a pair of runs.
Matt Cook worked six innings and got the win for IHCC. He fanned eight. Shaun Dean finished up.
Against Longview, the Falcons went ahead with a five-run 5th, only to see Longview regain the lead with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Indian Hills scored once in the top of the 7th to cut the deficit to 10-8 and had the bases loaded with only one out. But back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat and the game.
Sherban had a two-run homer and Jordan Patton, Arias, Mitch Osnowitz and Sanchez had two-hit games.
Caleb Phillips was the losing pitcher in relief. All three runs he allowed after taking over for Adam Peters in the 5th were unearned.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Offense Comes to Life in 2nd Game as IHCC Splits
Fort Dodge, IA -- After mustering only two hits in the opener in a 2-0 loss, Indian Hills used an 18-hit attack to gain a split in a doubleheader with Iowa Central on Thursday.
IHCC scored in every inning but one, had five players with multiple-hit games and eight players who drove in a run in routing the Tritons, 11-2, in the second game.
The story of the first game was Iowa Central's freshman pitcher Dalton Cowen. He gave up a leadoff double in the 1st to the Falcons' Jordan Patton and then didn't allow another hit until Francisco Perez singled with two outs in the 7th. The hit by Perez put the tying runs on base, but Cowen got a groundout to second to end the game.
Iowa Central scored their runs in the 4th against IHCC starter Jordan Piche on a two-out, two-run single. Both runs were unearned. Piche only gave up three hits and didn't walk anyone while striking out four.
Indian Hills broke open a close game in game two with two runs in the 5th and then added three runs in both the 6th and 7th innings. Patton had a four-hit game for the Falcons, Carter Sherban had three hits and Adam Coleman, Miguel Sanchez and David Kroger had two hits each.
Kevin Day was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst for Indian Hills. Day threw a five-hitter with three K's in a complete-game effort.
IHCC scored in every inning but one, had five players with multiple-hit games and eight players who drove in a run in routing the Tritons, 11-2, in the second game.
The story of the first game was Iowa Central's freshman pitcher Dalton Cowen. He gave up a leadoff double in the 1st to the Falcons' Jordan Patton and then didn't allow another hit until Francisco Perez singled with two outs in the 7th. The hit by Perez put the tying runs on base, but Cowen got a groundout to second to end the game.
Iowa Central scored their runs in the 4th against IHCC starter Jordan Piche on a two-out, two-run single. Both runs were unearned. Piche only gave up three hits and didn't walk anyone while striking out four.
Indian Hills broke open a close game in game two with two runs in the 5th and then added three runs in both the 6th and 7th innings. Patton had a four-hit game for the Falcons, Carter Sherban had three hits and Adam Coleman, Miguel Sanchez and David Kroger had two hits each.
Kevin Day was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst for Indian Hills. Day threw a five-hitter with three K's in a complete-game effort.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Falcons Split With Ellsworth
Centerville -- In a doubleheader that was delayed a day by rain, Indian Hills and Ellsworth divided a pair of games at Pat Daugherty Field on Wednesday. The Falcons used strong pitching by Cashtyn DeLeeuw and Delvin Perez to take game one, 5-1, but the Panthers' pitching was equally as good in the second game with Ellsworth winning, 4-2. The loss ended a seven-game IHCC winning streak.
Indian Hills opened the scoring in the first game with three runs in the 3rd and tacked on two more in the 4th. Francisco Perez, Miguel Sanchez and Coleton Wilson had consecutive run-scoring hits in the 3rd. Matt Cook doubled home a run and Mitch Osnowitz followed with a sacrifice fly the next inning.
Meanwhile, DeLeeuw had "a very good outing," according to coach Cam Walker, "hitting his spots well and controlling the Ellsworth offense for five innings." DeLeeuw didn't walk anyone and struck out seven, allowing only four hits.
Perez gave up only two hits and an unearned run in two innings of relief.
Yuliecer Arias, Jordan Patton and Sanchez all had two-hit games and Arias scored twice.
The Falcons' offense was quiet in the nightcap. They were held to eight hits which included a solo homer by Arias and an RBI-double by Kelvin Brito. Brito added another double and Patton had two hits, but IHCC was limited to single runs in the 4th and 6th innings.
Dylan Badura started and took the loss for the Falcons. In four innings, he allowed five hits and all four ECC runs. David Kroger provided three innings of scoreless relief.
The split leaves the Falcons with a 17-19 record. They go to Fort Dodge to play a doubleheader with Iowa Central on Thursday.
Indian Hills opened the scoring in the first game with three runs in the 3rd and tacked on two more in the 4th. Francisco Perez, Miguel Sanchez and Coleton Wilson had consecutive run-scoring hits in the 3rd. Matt Cook doubled home a run and Mitch Osnowitz followed with a sacrifice fly the next inning.
Meanwhile, DeLeeuw had "a very good outing," according to coach Cam Walker, "hitting his spots well and controlling the Ellsworth offense for five innings." DeLeeuw didn't walk anyone and struck out seven, allowing only four hits.
Perez gave up only two hits and an unearned run in two innings of relief.
Yuliecer Arias, Jordan Patton and Sanchez all had two-hit games and Arias scored twice.
The Falcons' offense was quiet in the nightcap. They were held to eight hits which included a solo homer by Arias and an RBI-double by Kelvin Brito. Brito added another double and Patton had two hits, but IHCC was limited to single runs in the 4th and 6th innings.
Dylan Badura started and took the loss for the Falcons. In four innings, he allowed five hits and all four ECC runs. David Kroger provided three innings of scoreless relief.
The split leaves the Falcons with a 17-19 record. They go to Fort Dodge to play a doubleheader with Iowa Central on Thursday.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Four Wins Have Falcons Back on Track
Muscatine, IA -- Indian Hills has played three four-game series in conference play this spring and all have resulted in sweeps. Two of the sweeps have been in the Falcons' favor, including four wins in the past two days against league foe Muscatine CC.
Those wins served to cancel out the previous weekend's four losses to league leader Iowa Western. And they improved IHCC's Region 11 record to 8-4 and overall mark to 16-18.
Indian Hills and Muscatine were forced to play a doubleheader Monday after rain on Saturday pushed back the start of the series.
A two-run pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th by Miguel Sanchez in the second game allowed the Falcons to finish off the sweep, for the day and the series. They won game two 8-6 after a 6-1 victory in the first game.
Sanchez' homer made a winner of reliever Caleb Phillips, who pitched three innings of three-hit ball with five K's.
Matt Cook started for the Falcons and turned the game over with a one-run lead to Jordan Piche who had finished both games on Sunday. But Muscatine pushed across the tying run to send the game to extra innings.
Each team scored a run in the 9th and Sanchez sent the Falcons back home to Centerville happy with his roundtripper in the 10th.
The Falcons won despite being outhit, 15-8. Jordan Patton homered and had two hits and Francisco Perez also had two hits for IHCC.
Indian Hills scored single runs in each of the first four innings to take a 4-0 lead. The Cardinals battled back and finally tied it in the 7th.
Monday's opener featured a dominant pitching performance by IHCC's Adam Peters. The sophomore righthander allowed only a first-inning home run to Jimmy Risi, scattered six hits, didn't walk anybody and fanned five.
The Falcons snapped a 1-all tie with a run in the 3rd and then put the game away with four in the 4th. Adam Coleman had a double and a homer and drove in three. Patton and Cook also had two-hit games.
Indian Hills claimed Sunday's opener in their final at bat, winning 4-3. A Mitch Osnowitz sacrifice fly drove in the game-winner. Osnowitz had hit a mammoth home run in the 4th to tie the score at 3. Kelvin Brito accounted for the rest of the IHCC scoring with a two-run homer in the 2nd.
The winning rally in the 7th started when MCC's right fielder lost a shallow fly ball in the sun. Two infield singles loaded the bases and Osnowitz's long fly ball to right brought in the game-winning tally.
Kevin Vazquez went the first six innings for the Falcons and got the win. Piche nailed down the victory.
Vazquez gave up two first-inning runs on four hits, but settled down after that, giving up only one additional run and three hits over the next five frames.
The second-game win, by an 8-5 score, included the go-ahead run in the 6th and two insurance runs, both unearned, in the 7th. The eventual game-deciding run came after Coleman was hit by a pitch and scored on a double off the center field fence by Matt Cook.
Indian Hills grabbed a 5-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings. The Cardinals plated four runs in the 3rd, chasing starter Tyler Sparger, and tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the 4th.
Dylan Badura, the third of four IHCC pitchers, got the win. He threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Piche notched his second save of the day by pitching the 7th.
The conference sweep by Indian Hills matches one they had against Southwestern to begin league play. The Falcons are scheduled to play a non-conference doubleheader at Ellsworth CC on Tuesday.
Those wins served to cancel out the previous weekend's four losses to league leader Iowa Western. And they improved IHCC's Region 11 record to 8-4 and overall mark to 16-18.
Indian Hills and Muscatine were forced to play a doubleheader Monday after rain on Saturday pushed back the start of the series.
A two-run pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th by Miguel Sanchez in the second game allowed the Falcons to finish off the sweep, for the day and the series. They won game two 8-6 after a 6-1 victory in the first game.
Sanchez' homer made a winner of reliever Caleb Phillips, who pitched three innings of three-hit ball with five K's.
Matt Cook started for the Falcons and turned the game over with a one-run lead to Jordan Piche who had finished both games on Sunday. But Muscatine pushed across the tying run to send the game to extra innings.
Each team scored a run in the 9th and Sanchez sent the Falcons back home to Centerville happy with his roundtripper in the 10th.
The Falcons won despite being outhit, 15-8. Jordan Patton homered and had two hits and Francisco Perez also had two hits for IHCC.
Indian Hills scored single runs in each of the first four innings to take a 4-0 lead. The Cardinals battled back and finally tied it in the 7th.
Monday's opener featured a dominant pitching performance by IHCC's Adam Peters. The sophomore righthander allowed only a first-inning home run to Jimmy Risi, scattered six hits, didn't walk anybody and fanned five.
The Falcons snapped a 1-all tie with a run in the 3rd and then put the game away with four in the 4th. Adam Coleman had a double and a homer and drove in three. Patton and Cook also had two-hit games.
Indian Hills claimed Sunday's opener in their final at bat, winning 4-3. A Mitch Osnowitz sacrifice fly drove in the game-winner. Osnowitz had hit a mammoth home run in the 4th to tie the score at 3. Kelvin Brito accounted for the rest of the IHCC scoring with a two-run homer in the 2nd.
The winning rally in the 7th started when MCC's right fielder lost a shallow fly ball in the sun. Two infield singles loaded the bases and Osnowitz's long fly ball to right brought in the game-winning tally.
Kevin Vazquez went the first six innings for the Falcons and got the win. Piche nailed down the victory.
Vazquez gave up two first-inning runs on four hits, but settled down after that, giving up only one additional run and three hits over the next five frames.
The second-game win, by an 8-5 score, included the go-ahead run in the 6th and two insurance runs, both unearned, in the 7th. The eventual game-deciding run came after Coleman was hit by a pitch and scored on a double off the center field fence by Matt Cook.
Indian Hills grabbed a 5-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings. The Cardinals plated four runs in the 3rd, chasing starter Tyler Sparger, and tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the 4th.
Dylan Badura, the third of four IHCC pitchers, got the win. He threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Piche notched his second save of the day by pitching the 7th.
The conference sweep by Indian Hills matches one they had against Southwestern to begin league play. The Falcons are scheduled to play a non-conference doubleheader at Ellsworth CC on Tuesday.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Cook Brothers Honored in Canada
Dresden, Ontario, Canada -- Twin brothers Matt and Justin Cook, a current Indian Hills baseball player and a former Falcon, were honored this past weekend in their hometown in Canada.
The Cook brothers were saluted as athletes of the year at the Dresden Sports Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony.
Matt Cook is a redshirt sophomore at Indian Hills where he is one of the top starting pitchers and a regular in the lineup when he's not pitching for the Falcons. His batting average was around .300 heading into the weekend and he is among the team leaders in homers and RBIs.
Justin Cook graduated from Indian Hills last May after playing two years for the Falcons. He is now at Texas Southern University where he has a .328 batting average, leads the team in doubles with 12 and has 18 RBIs. Justin has also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher for the Tigers.
The Cook brothers were saluted as athletes of the year at the Dresden Sports Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony.
Matt Cook is a redshirt sophomore at Indian Hills where he is one of the top starting pitchers and a regular in the lineup when he's not pitching for the Falcons. His batting average was around .300 heading into the weekend and he is among the team leaders in homers and RBIs.
Justin Cook graduated from Indian Hills last May after playing two years for the Falcons. He is now at Texas Southern University where he has a .328 batting average, leads the team in doubles with 12 and has 18 RBIs. Justin has also appeared in 11 games as a pitcher for the Tigers.
Friday, April 15, 2011
IHCC Wallops SCC
Centerville -- For the second day in a row on Thursday, the Indian Hills Falcons ended a scheduled nine-inning game with a walk-off home run in the 7th inning. Mitch Osnowitz slammed his 6th homer of the spring leading off the 7th and that ended IHCC's game with Southeastern, the Falcons claiming a 14-4 win.
The day before, Adam Coleman's home run put the finishing touch on an 11-1 win over North Central Missouri.
Coleman had another perfect day at the plate against SCC. After going 5-for-5 in the North Central Missouri game, Coleman singled twice, doubled, was hit by a pitch and walked against Southeastern. That means the sophomore outfielder has been on base in each of his last 10 plate appearances.
Coleman scored four runs and Osnowitz drove in four as the Falcons, who stopped an eight-game losing skid on Wednesday, improved their record to 12-18.
IHCC didn't waste any time getting their offense rolling against the Blackhawks. They batted around in the first inning with the first five hitters all reaching safely. Yuliecer Arias doubled in the first run and Osnowitz had a bases-loaded two-run single.
SCC scored twice against Falcons starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw in the top of the 4th and the Falcons answered with two in the bottom of the inning on a run-scoring single by Arias and a sacrifice fly by Osnowitz.
Indian Hills sent nine batters to the plate and scored five times in the 5th on four hits and two walks. Arias and Coleton Wilson each doubled.
Three more runs scored in the 6th on a two-run double by Coleman and a sacrifice fly by Arias.
Leadoff hitter Guillermo Cruz had three hits and scored three runs.
David Kroger pitched two innings in relief of DeLeeuw.
Indian Hills is scheduled to play conference doubleheaders against Muscatine CC in Muscatine on Saturday and Sunday.
The day before, Adam Coleman's home run put the finishing touch on an 11-1 win over North Central Missouri.
Coleman had another perfect day at the plate against SCC. After going 5-for-5 in the North Central Missouri game, Coleman singled twice, doubled, was hit by a pitch and walked against Southeastern. That means the sophomore outfielder has been on base in each of his last 10 plate appearances.
Coleman scored four runs and Osnowitz drove in four as the Falcons, who stopped an eight-game losing skid on Wednesday, improved their record to 12-18.
IHCC didn't waste any time getting their offense rolling against the Blackhawks. They batted around in the first inning with the first five hitters all reaching safely. Yuliecer Arias doubled in the first run and Osnowitz had a bases-loaded two-run single.
SCC scored twice against Falcons starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw in the top of the 4th and the Falcons answered with two in the bottom of the inning on a run-scoring single by Arias and a sacrifice fly by Osnowitz.
Indian Hills sent nine batters to the plate and scored five times in the 5th on four hits and two walks. Arias and Coleton Wilson each doubled.
Three more runs scored in the 6th on a two-run double by Coleman and a sacrifice fly by Arias.
Leadoff hitter Guillermo Cruz had three hits and scored three runs.
David Kroger pitched two innings in relief of DeLeeuw.
Indian Hills is scheduled to play conference doubleheaders against Muscatine CC in Muscatine on Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Streak is Over as Falcons Rip North Central
Centerville -- Indian Hills snapped an eight-game losing streak with an 11-1 rout of North Central Missouri at Pat Daugherty Field on Wednesday.
The Falcons turned around their fortunes of late, thanks to two big innings and solid pitching by three hurlers.
Starter Matt Cook took a no-hitter into the 5th inning and was lifted after allowing his only hit. He was charged with the lone Pirates' run and struck out three while walking only one. Relievers Shaun Dean and Adam Peters finished up. Dean gave up two hits in 1 2/3 innings and Peters fanned two in his only inning.
The IHCC offense got started right away with hits by the first four batters in the lineup. Guillermo Cruz, Adam Coleman and Yuliecer Arias had consecutive singles and Mitch Osnowitz tripled. Osnowitz's hit scored Arias and Kelvin Brito drove in Osnowitz with a sacrifice fly to make it a four-run inning.
Coleman, who went 5-for-5 on the day, singled home David Kroger, who had drawn a leadoff walk, in the 2nd.
The Falcons erupted for five runs in the 6th. There were six hits in the inning including a two-run triple by Coleton Wilson and Coleman's second of two doubles.
Coleman then ended the game in the bottom of the 7th with a solo home run.
Indian Hills will host Southeastern CC in one nine-inning game on Thursday.
The Falcons turned around their fortunes of late, thanks to two big innings and solid pitching by three hurlers.
Starter Matt Cook took a no-hitter into the 5th inning and was lifted after allowing his only hit. He was charged with the lone Pirates' run and struck out three while walking only one. Relievers Shaun Dean and Adam Peters finished up. Dean gave up two hits in 1 2/3 innings and Peters fanned two in his only inning.
The IHCC offense got started right away with hits by the first four batters in the lineup. Guillermo Cruz, Adam Coleman and Yuliecer Arias had consecutive singles and Mitch Osnowitz tripled. Osnowitz's hit scored Arias and Kelvin Brito drove in Osnowitz with a sacrifice fly to make it a four-run inning.
Coleman, who went 5-for-5 on the day, singled home David Kroger, who had drawn a leadoff walk, in the 2nd.
The Falcons erupted for five runs in the 6th. There were six hits in the inning including a two-run triple by Coleton Wilson and Coleman's second of two doubles.
Coleman then ended the game in the bottom of the 7th with a solo home run.
Indian Hills will host Southeastern CC in one nine-inning game on Thursday.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Falcons Lose at DMACC
Boone, IA -- DMACC jumped out to a 7-1 lead after three innings and went on to defeat Indian Hills, 8-2, on Tuesday. The loss was the eighth in a row for Indian Hills as the Falcons drop to 10-18 overall.
Offense has been a problem in the current losing streak for the Falcons and it was again against the Bears. Indian Hills managed only seven hits and has now scored a total of nine runs in its last five games.
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead after a half-inning of play when Mitch Osnowitz drove in Jordan Patton with a single. IHCC's defense struggled through the early innings, committing three errors that led to four unearned runs. Starter Caleb Phillips gave way to Dylan Badura in the 2nd inning. Kevin Day and Jordan Piche also saw action on the mound for Indian Hills with the four hurlers combining for nine strikeouts.
Osnowitz had a sacrifice fly to drive home Yuliecer Arias with the other IHCC run in the 6th. Arias had a single, double and triple, the only Falcon with more than one hit.
Indian Hills has home doubleheaders the next two days (Wednesday and Thursday) against North Central Missouri and Southeastern CC.
Offense has been a problem in the current losing streak for the Falcons and it was again against the Bears. Indian Hills managed only seven hits and has now scored a total of nine runs in its last five games.
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead after a half-inning of play when Mitch Osnowitz drove in Jordan Patton with a single. IHCC's defense struggled through the early innings, committing three errors that led to four unearned runs. Starter Caleb Phillips gave way to Dylan Badura in the 2nd inning. Kevin Day and Jordan Piche also saw action on the mound for Indian Hills with the four hurlers combining for nine strikeouts.
Osnowitz had a sacrifice fly to drive home Yuliecer Arias with the other IHCC run in the 6th. Arias had a single, double and triple, the only Falcon with more than one hit.
Indian Hills has home doubleheaders the next two days (Wednesday and Thursday) against North Central Missouri and Southeastern CC.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Iowa Western Gets Series Sweep Over Falcons
Centerville -- After opening conference play with a four-game sweep over Southwestern CC the previous weekend, the Indian Hills Falcons saw their league record slip to .500 when they dropped all four games of a home series against Iowa Western.
The Reivers dominated IHCC, outscoring the Falcons 33-7 in the four games. The Indian Hills offense, which produced 51 runs in the series with Southwestern, scored in only five innings in the four games with IWCC.
Iowa Western used the long ball to take both games on Saturday. All but one of the Reivers' seven runs scored on a home run.
Indian Hills' Matt Cook made only one mistake in the opener, but it cost him the game. Damek Tomscha hit a high fastball over the leftfield fence with a runner on to snap a 2-all tie in a 3-1 win for the visitors. Cook struck out nine in six innings, but his teammates couldn't do much against two Iowa Western pitchers.
The Falcons were held to six hits, five of them singles. Yuliecer Arias drove in Jordan Patton with the lone run in the 3rd inning.
Iowa Western had three homers in game two -- a solo shot and a two-run blow in the 4th and another solo home run in the top of 7th, that proved to be the game-winner.
Carter Sherban got IHCC on the board with a one-out homer in the 2nd and the Falcons scored twice in the 7th to cut the deficit to one run, but had the tying run tagged out on the basepaths to end the game.
Adam Peters worked the first 6 2/3 innings for the Falcons and suffered the loss. He fanned eight and didn't walk anyone.
While Saturday's games were both close, that wasn't the case on Sunday. Iowa Western used a five-run 3rd and a four-run 6th to win the opener, 10-2. The Reivers then closed out the weekend with an 11-run 6th inning in a 16-1 romp in the second game.
And RBI single by Jordan Patton and a sacrifice fly by Adam Coleman accounted for the IHCC runs in the first game. Coleman doubled and scored for the only tally in the second game.
The Falcons' defense really let them down on Sunday. Exactly half of the 26 runs allowed were unearned. There were five errors in the second game.
Iowa Western entered the series trailing the Falcons by one run in conference standings and left town with a three-game lead.
Indian Hills has a busiest week ahead with games at DMACC on Tuesday and at home against North Central Missouri Wednesday and Southeastern Thursday. They return to conference play with four games at Muscatine next weekend.
The Reivers dominated IHCC, outscoring the Falcons 33-7 in the four games. The Indian Hills offense, which produced 51 runs in the series with Southwestern, scored in only five innings in the four games with IWCC.
Iowa Western used the long ball to take both games on Saturday. All but one of the Reivers' seven runs scored on a home run.
Indian Hills' Matt Cook made only one mistake in the opener, but it cost him the game. Damek Tomscha hit a high fastball over the leftfield fence with a runner on to snap a 2-all tie in a 3-1 win for the visitors. Cook struck out nine in six innings, but his teammates couldn't do much against two Iowa Western pitchers.
The Falcons were held to six hits, five of them singles. Yuliecer Arias drove in Jordan Patton with the lone run in the 3rd inning.
Iowa Western had three homers in game two -- a solo shot and a two-run blow in the 4th and another solo home run in the top of 7th, that proved to be the game-winner.
Carter Sherban got IHCC on the board with a one-out homer in the 2nd and the Falcons scored twice in the 7th to cut the deficit to one run, but had the tying run tagged out on the basepaths to end the game.
Adam Peters worked the first 6 2/3 innings for the Falcons and suffered the loss. He fanned eight and didn't walk anyone.
While Saturday's games were both close, that wasn't the case on Sunday. Iowa Western used a five-run 3rd and a four-run 6th to win the opener, 10-2. The Reivers then closed out the weekend with an 11-run 6th inning in a 16-1 romp in the second game.
And RBI single by Jordan Patton and a sacrifice fly by Adam Coleman accounted for the IHCC runs in the first game. Coleman doubled and scored for the only tally in the second game.
The Falcons' defense really let them down on Sunday. Exactly half of the 26 runs allowed were unearned. There were five errors in the second game.
Iowa Western entered the series trailing the Falcons by one run in conference standings and left town with a three-game lead.
Indian Hills has a busiest week ahead with games at DMACC on Tuesday and at home against North Central Missouri Wednesday and Southeastern Thursday. They return to conference play with four games at Muscatine next weekend.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Offense Held in Check as Falcons Drop Two
Marshalltown, IA -- The Indian Hills Falcons went into Thursday's doubleheader having scored 59 runs in their previous four games. But the Falcons' offense came to a screeching halt against Marshalltown. IHCC was held to five runs and scored in only three innings as they dropped both games to the Tigers, 8-3 and 12-2. The second game was shortened to five innings after MCC scored four runs in both the 4th and 5th innings.
Indian Hills (10-13) didn't have a base runner through the first three innings of the opener. They did some damage in the 4th inning with an RBI-single by Yuliecer Arias and a two-run double by Matt Cook to go on top 3-1.
But Marshalltown plated six runs in the bottom of the 4th against IHCC relievers David Kroger and Kevin Day. The Tigers added an insurance run in the 5th.
Indian Hills was held to four hits in the first game and had only five in game two.
Mitch Osnowitz's solo homer leading off the 4th inning made the second-game score 4-2 in favor of MCC. The Tigers then had the back-to-back four-run innings to end the game early. Each of three IHCC pitchers allowed four runs.
Indian Hills will be back in action in conference play this weekend when the Falcons welcome Iowa Western to Pat Daugherty Field for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.
Indian Hills (10-13) didn't have a base runner through the first three innings of the opener. They did some damage in the 4th inning with an RBI-single by Yuliecer Arias and a two-run double by Matt Cook to go on top 3-1.
But Marshalltown plated six runs in the bottom of the 4th against IHCC relievers David Kroger and Kevin Day. The Tigers added an insurance run in the 5th.
Indian Hills was held to four hits in the first game and had only five in game two.
Mitch Osnowitz's solo homer leading off the 4th inning made the second-game score 4-2 in favor of MCC. The Tigers then had the back-to-back four-run innings to end the game early. Each of three IHCC pitchers allowed four runs.
Indian Hills will be back in action in conference play this weekend when the Falcons welcome Iowa Western to Pat Daugherty Field for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Parents Weekend Set for IHCC Baseball
Centerville -- The Indian Hills Student Senate is planning a Parents Weekend when the Falcons host MCC-Longview at Pat Daugherty Field the weekend of May 7-8.
The weekend will feature doubleheaders both Saturday and Sunday and a baseball-style cookout on Saturday.
The cookout will include free brats, hot dogs and chips, served between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.. The doubleheader that day will start at 1:00. The Student Senate will also be handing out prizes during and between games of the twinbill.
Also, the Campus Store staff will be at the field from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday providing fans the opportunity to purchase Falcons apparel and novelties.
On Sunday, action begins at noon and this will be the day for the cookout if the games are rained out on Saturday.
The weekend will feature doubleheaders both Saturday and Sunday and a baseball-style cookout on Saturday.
The cookout will include free brats, hot dogs and chips, served between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.. The doubleheader that day will start at 1:00. The Student Senate will also be handing out prizes during and between games of the twinbill.
Also, the Campus Store staff will be at the field from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday providing fans the opportunity to purchase Falcons apparel and novelties.
On Sunday, action begins at noon and this will be the day for the cookout if the games are rained out on Saturday.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Hitting on Display in DMACC Baseball Win Over IHCC
Centerville -- Thirty-six runs and 33 hits were the final totals for the day in DMACC's 22-14 win over Indian Hills in non-conference baseball action at Pat Daugherty Field on Tuesday.
The Falcons were coming off a weekend conference sweep at Southwestern and with the 14 runs scored against DMACC have now scored 59 runs in their last four games. But what has to be troubling for IHCC coach Cam Walker is that his pitching staff has given up 56 runs in those four contests.
DMACC's offensive eruption included a nine-run 3rd inning and five more innings when they scored at least two runs.
The Falcons were forced to play from behind after the Bears' nine-run 3rd made it 13-5. IHCC scored nine runs over the final four innings, but it wasn't nearly enough to overcome all the DMACC offense.
Indian Hills also hurt itself defensively, committing five errors that led to six unearned runs.
The top two hitters in the IHCC lineup, Jordan Patton and Adam Coleman, had two hits and the next three batters, Yuliecer Arias, Matt Cook and Mitch Osnowitz, all had three-hit games. Osnowitz had his 3rd homer in the last five games. Cook drove in three runs and was on base six times. Coleman, Arias and Cook scored three runs.
Coach Walker used five pitchers and only the last of the five, Kevin Day, wasn't charged with a run.
On ThursdayIndian Hills will play at conference foe Marshalltown CC in a doubleheader that will not count in the league standings.
The Falcons were coming off a weekend conference sweep at Southwestern and with the 14 runs scored against DMACC have now scored 59 runs in their last four games. But what has to be troubling for IHCC coach Cam Walker is that his pitching staff has given up 56 runs in those four contests.
DMACC's offensive eruption included a nine-run 3rd inning and five more innings when they scored at least two runs.
The Falcons were forced to play from behind after the Bears' nine-run 3rd made it 13-5. IHCC scored nine runs over the final four innings, but it wasn't nearly enough to overcome all the DMACC offense.
Indian Hills also hurt itself defensively, committing five errors that led to six unearned runs.
The top two hitters in the IHCC lineup, Jordan Patton and Adam Coleman, had two hits and the next three batters, Yuliecer Arias, Matt Cook and Mitch Osnowitz, all had three-hit games. Osnowitz had his 3rd homer in the last five games. Cook drove in three runs and was on base six times. Coleman, Arias and Cook scored three runs.
Coach Walker used five pitchers and only the last of the five, Kevin Day, wasn't charged with a run.
On ThursdayIndian Hills will play at conference foe Marshalltown CC in a doubleheader that will not count in the league standings.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Falcons Slug Their Way to Four Conference Wins
Creston, IA -- The Indian Hills Falcons broke out the heavy lumber in a four-game sweep of conference foe Southwestern CC over the weekend, the start of the league schedule for both teams.
IHCC scored 51 runs on 60 hits in the series, but the largest winning margin was only five runs and two of the games were decided by two runs. The Falcons needed all that offense because their pitchers gave up 38 runs.
Twenty-one batters had two or more hits in a game for IHCC. And Indian Hills trailed early in every single game before coming back for the victory.
The series began with the lowest-scoring game of the four, a 6-4 Indian Hills win in eight innings on Saturday. Southwestern scored two early runs against IHCC starter Kevin Vazquez, a first-team all-region pitcher last year.
The Falcons got their first run in the 4th when Yuliecer Arias doubled and Matt Cook drove him in with a single. Indian Hills took a brief lead in the 5th. Adam Coleman singled home Jordan Patton, who had a two-out triple. Arias plated Coleman with another triple.
SWCC regained the lead with two unearned runs in the bottom of the 5th. Francisco Perez singled in Cook to tie the game at 4 in the 6th. The Falcons won it in the 8th with a pair of runs, the first coming on a leadoff homer by Mitch Osnowitz. Guillermo Cruz's single brought in an insurance run.
Kevin Day, who relieved Vazquez in the 6th, picked up the win. He allowed only three hits in three shutout innings.
The hosts plated three runs in the 1st inning of the second game to take a quick lead. The Falcons got two of the runs back in the 3rd and then, after SWCC scored four in the bottom of the 3rd, Indian Hills put five runs on the board in the 4th and four more in the 5th.
Cook had a homer in the 4th and the 5th inning featured RBI hits by Perez, Cruz and Patton. The Falcons tacked on two runs in the 6th and one more in the 7th. The final was 14-9.
Perez and Cruz both had three-hit games and Arias, Cook and Colin Bates had two hits apiece.
Caleb Phillips earned the win with four innings in relief. He gave up only two runs and struck out three.
Sunday started with a 17-13 win for the Falcons, who completed the sweep with a 14-12 victory.
IHCC starter Adam Peters allowed a whopping 11 hits and 11 runs and still got credit for the win. He left after five innings with the Falcons ahead 14-11. IHCC added three runs in the 6th.
Everybody in the Indian Hills lineup had at least one hit with Patton, Osnowitz and Cruz getting three each. Arias had four RBIs and Perez three. Arias, Cook and Osnowitz homered.
The final game of the series was another wild one. Southwestern scored four times in the 1st inning against Matt Cook, the IHCC starting pitcher. After Indian Hills put across three in the 2nd and six in the 3rd, the Spartans knocked Cook out of the game with eight runs in the 3rd to go on top 12-9.
The scored stayed that way until Indian Hills got a run in the 6th and then won it with a four-run 7th. Perez's three-run homer was the big blow in the final inning.
The top five hitters in the lineup for IHCC -- Patton, Coleman, Arias, Osnowitz and Bates -- all had two hits. Arias, Osnowitz and Bates drove in two runs each. Coleton Wilson also had two hits and DH Carter Sherban had a 3-for-3 game with 2 RBIs.
For the 4th straight game, Indian Hills got a good performance from its bullpen. Freshmen Cashtyn DeLeeuw and Shaun Dean combined to shut out the Spartans over the final four innings, permitting the IHCC offense to salvage the game.
DeLeeuw and Dean allowed only one hit and struck out seven in the last four frames.
Indian Hills left town with a 10-10 season record and a 4-0 conference mark that has them all alone in first place.
IHCC scored 51 runs on 60 hits in the series, but the largest winning margin was only five runs and two of the games were decided by two runs. The Falcons needed all that offense because their pitchers gave up 38 runs.
Twenty-one batters had two or more hits in a game for IHCC. And Indian Hills trailed early in every single game before coming back for the victory.
The series began with the lowest-scoring game of the four, a 6-4 Indian Hills win in eight innings on Saturday. Southwestern scored two early runs against IHCC starter Kevin Vazquez, a first-team all-region pitcher last year.
The Falcons got their first run in the 4th when Yuliecer Arias doubled and Matt Cook drove him in with a single. Indian Hills took a brief lead in the 5th. Adam Coleman singled home Jordan Patton, who had a two-out triple. Arias plated Coleman with another triple.
SWCC regained the lead with two unearned runs in the bottom of the 5th. Francisco Perez singled in Cook to tie the game at 4 in the 6th. The Falcons won it in the 8th with a pair of runs, the first coming on a leadoff homer by Mitch Osnowitz. Guillermo Cruz's single brought in an insurance run.
Kevin Day, who relieved Vazquez in the 6th, picked up the win. He allowed only three hits in three shutout innings.
The hosts plated three runs in the 1st inning of the second game to take a quick lead. The Falcons got two of the runs back in the 3rd and then, after SWCC scored four in the bottom of the 3rd, Indian Hills put five runs on the board in the 4th and four more in the 5th.
Cook had a homer in the 4th and the 5th inning featured RBI hits by Perez, Cruz and Patton. The Falcons tacked on two runs in the 6th and one more in the 7th. The final was 14-9.
Perez and Cruz both had three-hit games and Arias, Cook and Colin Bates had two hits apiece.
Caleb Phillips earned the win with four innings in relief. He gave up only two runs and struck out three.
Sunday started with a 17-13 win for the Falcons, who completed the sweep with a 14-12 victory.
IHCC starter Adam Peters allowed a whopping 11 hits and 11 runs and still got credit for the win. He left after five innings with the Falcons ahead 14-11. IHCC added three runs in the 6th.
Everybody in the Indian Hills lineup had at least one hit with Patton, Osnowitz and Cruz getting three each. Arias had four RBIs and Perez three. Arias, Cook and Osnowitz homered.
The final game of the series was another wild one. Southwestern scored four times in the 1st inning against Matt Cook, the IHCC starting pitcher. After Indian Hills put across three in the 2nd and six in the 3rd, the Spartans knocked Cook out of the game with eight runs in the 3rd to go on top 12-9.
The scored stayed that way until Indian Hills got a run in the 6th and then won it with a four-run 7th. Perez's three-run homer was the big blow in the final inning.
The top five hitters in the lineup for IHCC -- Patton, Coleman, Arias, Osnowitz and Bates -- all had two hits. Arias, Osnowitz and Bates drove in two runs each. Coleton Wilson also had two hits and DH Carter Sherban had a 3-for-3 game with 2 RBIs.
For the 4th straight game, Indian Hills got a good performance from its bullpen. Freshmen Cashtyn DeLeeuw and Shaun Dean combined to shut out the Spartans over the final four innings, permitting the IHCC offense to salvage the game.
DeLeeuw and Dean allowed only one hit and struck out seven in the last four frames.
Indian Hills left town with a 10-10 season record and a 4-0 conference mark that has them all alone in first place.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Falcons Divide Two Close Ones
Muscatine, IA -- Indian Hills and Muscatine CC will play four conference games on the Cardinals' home field later in the season. On Thursday, the two teams split a pair of one-run decisions that do not count in the league standings.
The hosts scored a single run in each of the final three innings to pull out a 6-5 win in game one. The Falcons evened the tables by getting three runs in the top of the 7th to win the second game.
Jordan Patton drew a leadoff walk in the deciding rally in the second game. Coleton Wilson followed with a single. One run scored on a fielder's choice and the tying run came home when Rylan Harding was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Guillermo Cruz then drew a walk to force home the game-winning run.
In the bottom of the 7th, Muscatine had the potential tying and winning runs on base, but Cashtyn DeLeeuw got a strikeout to nail down the victory, his first for the Falcons.
IHCC's Justin Cook had tied the game with a solo homer in the 5th.
A two-run single in the bottom of the 6th had given MCC the lead. But the Falcons' seventh-inning rally enabled them to go home with a split.
Muscatine battled back after trailing 5-0 in the first game. Indian Hills had built the lead with a couple of runs in the 2nd and a three-run homer by Miguel Sanchez in the 4th.
Starter Tyler Sparger left with a one-run lead after five innings, but the bullpen couldn't hold it. Caleb Phillips allowed the tying run in the 6th and the winning tally came against Shaun Dean in the 7th.
Carter Sherban had two hits and two RBIs for the Falcons.
Indian Hills goes to Creston to start conference play with four games against Southwestern CC this weekend.
The hosts scored a single run in each of the final three innings to pull out a 6-5 win in game one. The Falcons evened the tables by getting three runs in the top of the 7th to win the second game.
Jordan Patton drew a leadoff walk in the deciding rally in the second game. Coleton Wilson followed with a single. One run scored on a fielder's choice and the tying run came home when Rylan Harding was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Guillermo Cruz then drew a walk to force home the game-winning run.
In the bottom of the 7th, Muscatine had the potential tying and winning runs on base, but Cashtyn DeLeeuw got a strikeout to nail down the victory, his first for the Falcons.
IHCC's Justin Cook had tied the game with a solo homer in the 5th.
A two-run single in the bottom of the 6th had given MCC the lead. But the Falcons' seventh-inning rally enabled them to go home with a split.
Muscatine battled back after trailing 5-0 in the first game. Indian Hills had built the lead with a couple of runs in the 2nd and a three-run homer by Miguel Sanchez in the 4th.
Starter Tyler Sparger left with a one-run lead after five innings, but the bullpen couldn't hold it. Caleb Phillips allowed the tying run in the 6th and the winning tally came against Shaun Dean in the 7th.
Carter Sherban had two hits and two RBIs for the Falcons.
Indian Hills goes to Creston to start conference play with four games against Southwestern CC this weekend.
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