Muscatine, IA -- Indian Hills couldn't duplicate its earlier success against Marshalltown CC and saw its season come to an end on Monday in the Region 11 postseason tournament.
The Tigers (29-22), who had lost 5-1 to IHCC in Friday's opening round, avenged that loss with a 9-3 thumping of the Falcons in an elimination game in the tourney. Marshalltown then lost to Iowa Western, 9-1, in the following game as Iowa Western won its 7th straight Region 11 title.
Marshalltown ran off to a 5-0 lead against Indian Hills' starter Adam Peters. They scored four times in the 3rd and added a single run in the 4th.
MCC scored at least one run in the 3rd-through-6th innings and had at least one hit in every inning but the 2nd. They had 16 hits in all.
Meanwhile, Indian Hills (29-28) had trouble solving MCC freshman pitcher Blake Brommel who allowed only three hits in the first eight innings. Brommel gave up back-to-back singles to Adam Coleman and Mitch Osnowitz to start the 9th and was lifted in favor of Christopher Stout, who got the final three outs.
IHCC had as many hits, three, in the 9th as they had in the previous eight frames. And no one in the lineup had more than one hit for Indian Hills.
Five different players had multiple-hit games for MCC with Miko Bernstine, Ben Lott, Bryce Manning and Richard Swan getting three hits each.
Peters was charged with five runs in taking the loss for the Falcons. Reliever Kevin Day gave up four runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Fast Start Propels IWCC to Tourney Win Over Falcons
Muscatine, IA -- Iowa Western jumped out to an 8-0 lead after an inning and a half and went on to defeat Indian Hills, 14-4, at the Region 11 tournament on Sunday.
The game was delayed for a day by rain, and the Reivers wasted no time in taking the early advantage. They scored five times against IHCC starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw in the top of the 1st with Levi Meyer capping the inning with a grand slam.
Iowa Western tacked on three more runs in the 2nd.
Indian Hills got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in their half of the 2nd. Miguel Sanchez doubled home the first run and the second scored on a groundout by David Kroger.
Sophomore righthander Caleb Phillips came out of the Indian Hills bullpen and was outstanding, shutting out the Reivers for the next six innings. But the IHCC bats weren't able to do much against Iowa Western's all-region lefty, Taylor Eikenberry.
The score stayed 8-2 until Iowa Western posted six runs in the top of the 9th after Phillips had been replaced by Tyler Sparger.
Indian Hills picked up two runs in the bottom of the 9th on an infield grounder by Mitch Osnowitz and a run-scoring single by Carter Sherban.
Iowa Western pounded out 21 hits in the win.
The game was delayed for a day by rain, and the Reivers wasted no time in taking the early advantage. They scored five times against IHCC starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw in the top of the 1st with Levi Meyer capping the inning with a grand slam.
Iowa Western tacked on three more runs in the 2nd.
Indian Hills got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in their half of the 2nd. Miguel Sanchez doubled home the first run and the second scored on a groundout by David Kroger.
Sophomore righthander Caleb Phillips came out of the Indian Hills bullpen and was outstanding, shutting out the Reivers for the next six innings. But the IHCC bats weren't able to do much against Iowa Western's all-region lefty, Taylor Eikenberry.
The score stayed 8-2 until Iowa Western posted six runs in the top of the 9th after Phillips had been replaced by Tyler Sparger.
Indian Hills picked up two runs in the bottom of the 9th on an infield grounder by Mitch Osnowitz and a run-scoring single by Carter Sherban.
Iowa Western pounded out 21 hits in the win.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Great Start for Cook and Falcons in Region Tourney
Muscatine, IA -- Outstanding pitching by Matt Cook and some timely hitting propelled Indian Hills to an opening-game win in the Region 11 postseason tournament on Friday.
Cook went eight innings, allowing only six hits and an unearned run, and the IHCC offense got three big insurance runs in the bottom of the 8th in a 5-1 victory at Tom Bruner Field.
The win moves Indian Hills into a matchup against regular-season conference champ Iowa Western in the second round.
Marshalltown had a good chance to score first, putting runners on the corners with one out in the 1st inning. But Cook picked T.J. Flanagan off first base and he was tagged out in a rundown. With Flanagan retreating to first base in the rundown, Miko Bernstine, the runner on 3rd broke for the plate. IHCC first baseman Mitch Osnowitz tagged out Flanagan and then threw home where catcher Francisco Perez applied the tag on Bernstine to complete the inning-ending double play.
Indian Hills took the lead with two runs in the 3rd. David Kroger led off with a single and went to third on a double by Jordan Patton. Adam Coleman's groundout scored Kroger and Patton scored on a passed ball.
MCC cut the lead in half with an unearned run in the 4th. Zach Glasgow's single brought in Jordan McCoy, who had reached on an error.
But that was all the Tigers, who brought a team batting average of .323 into the tourney, could muster against Cook. The sophomore righthander fanned six and walked only one in his longest stint as a Falcon.
IHCC stranded runners in scoring position in both the 6th and 7th innings, then finally got some insurance runs in the 8th.
After Cook had induced a ground ball from McCoy with the potential tying run at second in the top of the 8th, Indian Hills tallied three times in the bottom of the inning.
The first run scored on an error and the last two on a two-out, two-strike single by Perez. Perez's hit came after Yuliecer Arias had kept the inning alive with his own two-out, two-strike hit, a double just inside the first-base bag.
Adam Coleman was the only Falcon with more than one hit -- he had two singles -- and five different players scored a run.
Cook went eight innings, allowing only six hits and an unearned run, and the IHCC offense got three big insurance runs in the bottom of the 8th in a 5-1 victory at Tom Bruner Field.
The win moves Indian Hills into a matchup against regular-season conference champ Iowa Western in the second round.
Marshalltown had a good chance to score first, putting runners on the corners with one out in the 1st inning. But Cook picked T.J. Flanagan off first base and he was tagged out in a rundown. With Flanagan retreating to first base in the rundown, Miko Bernstine, the runner on 3rd broke for the plate. IHCC first baseman Mitch Osnowitz tagged out Flanagan and then threw home where catcher Francisco Perez applied the tag on Bernstine to complete the inning-ending double play.
Indian Hills took the lead with two runs in the 3rd. David Kroger led off with a single and went to third on a double by Jordan Patton. Adam Coleman's groundout scored Kroger and Patton scored on a passed ball.
MCC cut the lead in half with an unearned run in the 4th. Zach Glasgow's single brought in Jordan McCoy, who had reached on an error.
But that was all the Tigers, who brought a team batting average of .323 into the tourney, could muster against Cook. The sophomore righthander fanned six and walked only one in his longest stint as a Falcon.
IHCC stranded runners in scoring position in both the 6th and 7th innings, then finally got some insurance runs in the 8th.
After Cook had induced a ground ball from McCoy with the potential tying run at second in the top of the 8th, Indian Hills tallied three times in the bottom of the inning.
The first run scored on an error and the last two on a two-out, two-strike single by Perez. Perez's hit came after Yuliecer Arias had kept the inning alive with his own two-out, two-strike hit, a double just inside the first-base bag.
Adam Coleman was the only Falcon with more than one hit -- he had two singles -- and five different players scored a run.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
FInal Tuneup Results in Easy Win
Trenton, Mo. -- The Indian Hills Falcons had one last chance to get ready for this weekend's Region 11 postseason tourney and the Falcons took advantage of the opportunity with an 11-0 pounding of North Central Missouri on Monday.
Four IHCC pitchers combined to limit the Pirates to just two hits and they struck out 12. Delvin Perez, Jamil Caballero and David Kroger each pitched two innings and Dylan Badura threw the 7th. Both Caballero and Kroger struck out four in their two innings of hitless relief.
Offensively, the Falcons were quiet at the start, going down in order in the first two innings.
Licio Tamburlini led off the 3rd with a home run for the first IHCC baserunner. After a scoreless 4th inning, the visitors broke the game open with a six-run 5th. Seven straight batters reached base in the inning. The only extra-base hit was a three-run double by Matt Cook.
Kelvin Brito doubled home Adam Coleman, who had doubled, in the 6th and the Falcons tacked on three more runs in the 7th on a sacrifice fly by Guillermo Cruz and a two-run single by Colin Bates.
Brito and Tamburlini each had two hits and Coleman scored twice for Indian Hills.
The win ups IHCC's season record to 28-26. They will square off against Marshalltown CC in the first round of the regional tournament at 5:00 this Friday afternoon in Muscatine.
Four IHCC pitchers combined to limit the Pirates to just two hits and they struck out 12. Delvin Perez, Jamil Caballero and David Kroger each pitched two innings and Dylan Badura threw the 7th. Both Caballero and Kroger struck out four in their two innings of hitless relief.
Offensively, the Falcons were quiet at the start, going down in order in the first two innings.
Licio Tamburlini led off the 3rd with a home run for the first IHCC baserunner. After a scoreless 4th inning, the visitors broke the game open with a six-run 5th. Seven straight batters reached base in the inning. The only extra-base hit was a three-run double by Matt Cook.
Kelvin Brito doubled home Adam Coleman, who had doubled, in the 6th and the Falcons tacked on three more runs in the 7th on a sacrifice fly by Guillermo Cruz and a two-run single by Colin Bates.
Brito and Tamburlini each had two hits and Coleman scored twice for Indian Hills.
The win ups IHCC's season record to 28-26. They will square off against Marshalltown CC in the first round of the regional tournament at 5:00 this Friday afternoon in Muscatine.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Split Finishes Out Home Schedule
Centerville, Ia. -- A couple of late rallies prevented Indian Hills from taking all four games in a weekend series with MCC-Longview at Pat Daugherty Field. Longview's late-game runs came in the second game of the two doubleheaders.
On Saturday, the Falcons produced some late-game heroics of their own, scoring twice in the bottom of the 7th to win 4-3 before Longview pushed across three runs in the top of the 6th of the nightcap to earn a split with a 6-5 win.
The only lopsided game of the series was Sunday's opener, won by the Falcons 9-3. Again, Longview got even for the day with a two-run 7th to win 6-4 in game two.
Francisco Perez won the first game for the Falcons on Saturday with a single to drive in Mitch Osnowitz in the 7th inning. Kelvin Brito had walked with the bases loaded to force in the tying run immediately before Perez's walk-off hit.
Brito also had an RBI-single in the 4th and a solo homer in the 6th, driving in three of the four IHCC runs.
Matt Cook started and was lifted with one out in the 7th after Longview broke a 2-all tie with a single run. Cook struck out seven, walked five and gave up six hits in his 6 1/3 innings. Dylan Badura got the last two outs in the top of the 7th and got credit for the victory when his teammates rallied in the bottom of the inning.
Adam Coleman joined Brito and Perez with two-hit games for IHCC.
Longview erased a 5-3 deficit in the second game with three runs against Falcons' reliever Caleb Phillips in the 6th inning. Adam Peters had started and he gave up four hits and a pair of unearned runs in four innings.
The Falcons started fast with a two-run homer by Osnowitz and a solo blast by Brito in the 1st inning.
Jordan Patton singled home a run in the 2nd and the other Indian Hills runs scored on an error. Patton and Brito each had two hits and Brito added two RBIs to give him five in the twinbill.
Indian Hills used a 13-hit attack to take Sunday's first game. Yuliecer Arias slammed a pair of homers -- a leadoff shot in the 2nd and a two-run blow in the 5th.
Osnowitz had three doubles and scored three runs and Brito and Carter Sherban had two hits each. Sherban produced a two-run single in the 3rd and an RBI-hit in the 5th.
Cashtyn DeLeeuw went the first five innings and got the win. Kevin Day and Tyler Sparger finished up with an inning of relief apiece. Sparger inherited a bases-loaded jam in the 7th and punched out the side to nail down the win.
But again, the Falcons had trouble closing out the visitors for a sweep.
Indian Hills took a 4-2 lead after three innings. Longview tied the game up against starter Kevin Vazquez with two runs in the 4th and won it with two in the 7th against reliever Shaun Dean.
The Falcons were held to only five hits -- two each by Patton and Licio Tamburlini. Brito kept up his hot hitting with a single and a run scored. Sherban drove in one run and Tamburlini two.
After a leadoff hit by Tamburlini in the 4th, Indian Hills did not have another hit and only one baserunner.
Indian Hills will take a 27-26 overall record into their final regular season game at North Central Missouri on Monday. The postseason Region 11 tourney begins Friday in Muscatine. The Falcons will play Marshalltown CC in a first-round matchup at 5pm.
On Saturday, the Falcons produced some late-game heroics of their own, scoring twice in the bottom of the 7th to win 4-3 before Longview pushed across three runs in the top of the 6th of the nightcap to earn a split with a 6-5 win.
The only lopsided game of the series was Sunday's opener, won by the Falcons 9-3. Again, Longview got even for the day with a two-run 7th to win 6-4 in game two.
Francisco Perez won the first game for the Falcons on Saturday with a single to drive in Mitch Osnowitz in the 7th inning. Kelvin Brito had walked with the bases loaded to force in the tying run immediately before Perez's walk-off hit.
Brito also had an RBI-single in the 4th and a solo homer in the 6th, driving in three of the four IHCC runs.
Matt Cook started and was lifted with one out in the 7th after Longview broke a 2-all tie with a single run. Cook struck out seven, walked five and gave up six hits in his 6 1/3 innings. Dylan Badura got the last two outs in the top of the 7th and got credit for the victory when his teammates rallied in the bottom of the inning.
Adam Coleman joined Brito and Perez with two-hit games for IHCC.
Longview erased a 5-3 deficit in the second game with three runs against Falcons' reliever Caleb Phillips in the 6th inning. Adam Peters had started and he gave up four hits and a pair of unearned runs in four innings.
The Falcons started fast with a two-run homer by Osnowitz and a solo blast by Brito in the 1st inning.
Jordan Patton singled home a run in the 2nd and the other Indian Hills runs scored on an error. Patton and Brito each had two hits and Brito added two RBIs to give him five in the twinbill.
Indian Hills used a 13-hit attack to take Sunday's first game. Yuliecer Arias slammed a pair of homers -- a leadoff shot in the 2nd and a two-run blow in the 5th.
Osnowitz had three doubles and scored three runs and Brito and Carter Sherban had two hits each. Sherban produced a two-run single in the 3rd and an RBI-hit in the 5th.
Cashtyn DeLeeuw went the first five innings and got the win. Kevin Day and Tyler Sparger finished up with an inning of relief apiece. Sparger inherited a bases-loaded jam in the 7th and punched out the side to nail down the win.
But again, the Falcons had trouble closing out the visitors for a sweep.
Indian Hills took a 4-2 lead after three innings. Longview tied the game up against starter Kevin Vazquez with two runs in the 4th and won it with two in the 7th against reliever Shaun Dean.
The Falcons were held to only five hits -- two each by Patton and Licio Tamburlini. Brito kept up his hot hitting with a single and a run scored. Sherban drove in one run and Tamburlini two.
After a leadoff hit by Tamburlini in the 4th, Indian Hills did not have another hit and only one baserunner.
Indian Hills will take a 27-26 overall record into their final regular season game at North Central Missouri on Monday. The postseason Region 11 tourney begins Friday in Muscatine. The Falcons will play Marshalltown CC in a first-round matchup at 5pm.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Vazquez Pitches IHCC to Split
Cedar Rapids, IA -- A strong pitching effort by sophomore Kevin Vazquez allowed Indian Hills to gain a split in Wednesday's baseball doubleheader with Kirkwood CC.
Vazquez threw a complete-game six-hitter in game two and his teammates scored five runs in the 5th inning to pick up a 6-1 win. Kirkwood pushed across a run with two outs in the bottom of the 7th to take the opener, 6-5.
Vazquez was in control throughout, needing only 66 pitches in his route-going effort. He struck out only one and his defense backed him with near-flawless play, committing only one error.
It was 1-0 in favor of the Falcons going into the 5th inning. The first five batters reached base on four singles and an error and all five eventually scored. Adam Coleman's two-run single was one of the big hits in the inning.
Leadoff hitter Jordan Patton singled in one of the runs in the big inning and also singled in the other IHCC run in the 3rd. Miguel Sanchez had hits in both the 3rd and 5th innings and Francisco Perez scored two runs.
Indian Hills jumped out to a 4-0 lead after an inning and a half in the first game. Mitch Osnowitz walked with the bases-loaded and Perez singled home a run in a two-run 1st. Coleman had a run-scoring triple for one of the two runs in the 2nd.
The Eagles scored three runs in the 2nd against Falcons' starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw. After Indian Hills added a run when Carter Sherban singled home Osnowitz, who had doubled, Kirkwood tied it with two runs in the bottom of the 5th, chasing DeLeeuw in the process.
Kirkwood's winning tally in the bottom of the 7th was scored off IHCC reliever Kevin Day, who took the loss.
Coleman had three hits and scored two runs for the Falcons.
Indian Hills (25-24) will host MCC-Longview in doubleheaders this Saturday and Sunday at Pat Daugherty Field.
Vazquez threw a complete-game six-hitter in game two and his teammates scored five runs in the 5th inning to pick up a 6-1 win. Kirkwood pushed across a run with two outs in the bottom of the 7th to take the opener, 6-5.
Vazquez was in control throughout, needing only 66 pitches in his route-going effort. He struck out only one and his defense backed him with near-flawless play, committing only one error.
It was 1-0 in favor of the Falcons going into the 5th inning. The first five batters reached base on four singles and an error and all five eventually scored. Adam Coleman's two-run single was one of the big hits in the inning.
Leadoff hitter Jordan Patton singled in one of the runs in the big inning and also singled in the other IHCC run in the 3rd. Miguel Sanchez had hits in both the 3rd and 5th innings and Francisco Perez scored two runs.
Indian Hills jumped out to a 4-0 lead after an inning and a half in the first game. Mitch Osnowitz walked with the bases-loaded and Perez singled home a run in a two-run 1st. Coleman had a run-scoring triple for one of the two runs in the 2nd.
The Eagles scored three runs in the 2nd against Falcons' starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw. After Indian Hills added a run when Carter Sherban singled home Osnowitz, who had doubled, Kirkwood tied it with two runs in the bottom of the 5th, chasing DeLeeuw in the process.
Kirkwood's winning tally in the bottom of the 7th was scored off IHCC reliever Kevin Day, who took the loss.
Coleman had three hits and scored two runs for the Falcons.
Indian Hills (25-24) will host MCC-Longview in doubleheaders this Saturday and Sunday at Pat Daugherty Field.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Big Weekend Allows IHCC to Finish Second
Centerville, IA -- Indian Hills went into the weekend knowing that three wins in the four-game series with Marshalltown CC would enable the Falcons to move past the Tigers and into second place in the conference standings.
When MCC won Saturday's first game, 10-8, it meant the Falcons would need to win the next three games. And that's exactly what coach Cam Walker's team did. They used a four-run 4th inning to come back and win the second game on Saturday, 5-3, then took both games on Sunday, 12-11 and 11-1 in five innings.
The results mean Indian Hills winds up the league schedule with an 11-5 mark, one game ahead of Marshalltown. The Falcons are 24-23 overall with three non-conference doubleheaders remaining in the regular season.
The best pitching effort of the weekend was turned in by IHCC's Matt Cook in Sunday's second game. After his teammates had pulled out game one with a run in the bottom of the 7th, Cook was dominant, giving up only two hits and a walk and fanning three.
The offense started fast with five runs in the 1st inning, using three hits and four walks and batting around against MCC starter Jackson Mills. Francisco Perez and Coleton Wilson had consecutive doubles to end the inning.
Mitch Osnowitz had an RBI-single and Carter Sherban a sacrifice fly for two runs in the 2nd and IHCC ended the game by the 10-run rule with four more in the 5th. Adam Coleman's single provided the 11th run.
Coleman had two hits and Jordan Patton two RBIs.
Guillermo Cruz's sacrifice fly drove in Wilson with the winning run in the first game Sunday.
IHCC had another big first inning, scoring six times. The Falcons led 8-5 before MCC tallied five runs in the 6th, chasing starter Adam Peters. Jordan Piche finished up in the 6th and got the win, despite giving up the tying run in the top of the 7th.
Indian Hills answered the Tigers' five-run top of the 6th with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a bases-loaded triple by Kelvin Brito. That gave IHCC a short-lived 11-10 lead. Cruz's sac fly the next inning allowed the Falcons to escape with the win.
Game two on Saturday featured solid pitching by starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw and relievers Caleb Phillips and Piche and a four-run inning that was capped by a two-run homer by Colin Bates.
DeLeeuw went the first five innings, giving up only four hits and one earned run. After Phillips got two outs in the 6th, Piche got the final four outs and the save.
Yuliecer Arias and Brito had two-hit games for the Falcons and five different players scored a run.
MCC's lone win came despite a six-run bottom of the 7th by the Falcons in Saturday's first game.
David Kroger and Coleman had back-to-back doubles to start the inning, and Perez and Arias both singled. Osnowitz had a three-run homer and Brito followed with a solo shot to make it six straight hits and bring IHCC to within 10-8, but the next three hitters were retired.
Marshalltown scored at least one run in each of the first six innings to build their 10-2 lead against starter Kevin Vazquez and Kevin Day.
Perez had three hits and Coleman scored three runs for the Falcons.
Perez had three singles for the Falcons, who were outhit 14-10.
Indian Hills plays a doubleheader at Kirkwood on Wednesday and plays consecutive twinbills this weekend against MCC-Longview.
When MCC won Saturday's first game, 10-8, it meant the Falcons would need to win the next three games. And that's exactly what coach Cam Walker's team did. They used a four-run 4th inning to come back and win the second game on Saturday, 5-3, then took both games on Sunday, 12-11 and 11-1 in five innings.
The results mean Indian Hills winds up the league schedule with an 11-5 mark, one game ahead of Marshalltown. The Falcons are 24-23 overall with three non-conference doubleheaders remaining in the regular season.
The best pitching effort of the weekend was turned in by IHCC's Matt Cook in Sunday's second game. After his teammates had pulled out game one with a run in the bottom of the 7th, Cook was dominant, giving up only two hits and a walk and fanning three.
The offense started fast with five runs in the 1st inning, using three hits and four walks and batting around against MCC starter Jackson Mills. Francisco Perez and Coleton Wilson had consecutive doubles to end the inning.
Mitch Osnowitz had an RBI-single and Carter Sherban a sacrifice fly for two runs in the 2nd and IHCC ended the game by the 10-run rule with four more in the 5th. Adam Coleman's single provided the 11th run.
Coleman had two hits and Jordan Patton two RBIs.
Guillermo Cruz's sacrifice fly drove in Wilson with the winning run in the first game Sunday.
IHCC had another big first inning, scoring six times. The Falcons led 8-5 before MCC tallied five runs in the 6th, chasing starter Adam Peters. Jordan Piche finished up in the 6th and got the win, despite giving up the tying run in the top of the 7th.
Indian Hills answered the Tigers' five-run top of the 6th with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a bases-loaded triple by Kelvin Brito. That gave IHCC a short-lived 11-10 lead. Cruz's sac fly the next inning allowed the Falcons to escape with the win.
Game two on Saturday featured solid pitching by starter Cashtyn DeLeeuw and relievers Caleb Phillips and Piche and a four-run inning that was capped by a two-run homer by Colin Bates.
DeLeeuw went the first five innings, giving up only four hits and one earned run. After Phillips got two outs in the 6th, Piche got the final four outs and the save.
Yuliecer Arias and Brito had two-hit games for the Falcons and five different players scored a run.
MCC's lone win came despite a six-run bottom of the 7th by the Falcons in Saturday's first game.
David Kroger and Coleman had back-to-back doubles to start the inning, and Perez and Arias both singled. Osnowitz had a three-run homer and Brito followed with a solo shot to make it six straight hits and bring IHCC to within 10-8, but the next three hitters were retired.
Marshalltown scored at least one run in each of the first six innings to build their 10-2 lead against starter Kevin Vazquez and Kevin Day.
Perez had three hits and Coleman scored three runs for the Falcons.
Perez had three singles for the Falcons, who were outhit 14-10.
Indian Hills plays a doubleheader at Kirkwood on Wednesday and plays consecutive twinbills this weekend against MCC-Longview.
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