Baseball Results for Wednesday, June 29th
Glenwood at Kuemper
Game 1
Glenwood 5
Kuemper 4
Kuemper had an opportunity to tie the ballgame in the bottom of the seventh against Glenwood Wednesday, but the Rams spoiled their chance.
The Knights were able to gain the early advantage with two runs scored in the bottom half of the second inning. Cooper Pottebaum was scored off a passed ball and John Boes got home off Logan Sibenaller being walked. Glenwood had a runner on his way home until Kuemper tagged him out before he could score. The Rams were able to break their two-inning silence with a run scored in the third inning to cut down the Kuemper lead to 2-1. They tied up the ball game off an RBI single in the fourth inning, but quickly lost that lead to Kuemper’s run score in the bottom of the fourth. More back and forth ensued with Glenwood tying the game up at 3-3 with another RBI single in the fifth and later grabbed their first lead of the game in the sixth inning with two runs scored, leading 5-3.
Logan Sibenaller and Jared Hausman both were able to go 2-2 with RBIs and keep the scoring train on track. Kuemper was able to stay close to Glenwood’s lead by scoring a run in the bottom of the sixth to cut down the lead to 5-4. Glenwood was about to score another runner at third to extend their lead, but they were unable to due to two 6-3 putouts and a strikeout that retired them in the seventh. Trevor Rial was able to hit a solo shot to left field and got on base with one out. Copper Pottebaum would be retired off a strikeout, and John Boes would be the final out of the inning off a flyout to center field, giving Glenwood the close 5-4 win.
Kuemper Stats
Logan Sibenaller: 2-2, RBI
Benicio Lujano: 1-3, SB
Trevor Rial: 1-3, 2 SB; Pitching: 1 IP, 1 Hit, K
Cooper Pottebaum: 2 RS
John Boes: 1-4, RS
Jared Hausman: 2-2, RBI
Tristan Janson: RS
Mason Knerl: Pitching: 4.1 IP, 8 Hits, 3 RA, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
John Anthofer: Pitching: 1.2 IP, 3 Hits, 2 RA, 2 ER, BB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
GLEN 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 | 5
KUE 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 | 4
Game 2
Glenwood 11
Kuemper 7
Game two of Kuemper versus Glenwood featured more runs, but much of the same results.
Both teams were able to get on the board in the first inning, with Logan Sibenaller hitting a deep shot to right field for a triple and scoring off a passed ball. Benicio Lujano and Trevor Rial were stopped at third and second respectively before they could score more runs for Kuemper. Glenwood kept their bats alive in the second inning, grabbing the 2-1 lead off a sacrifice hit. A scoreless inning later and the Rams extended their lead to four runs with a two RBI single and an RBI single.
Kuemper’s defense was unable to slow down Glenwood for a bit as the Rams put up another two runs in the fifth inning, leading 7-2 before Kuemper was able to focus up and get more runs in. Jared Hausman was able to knock a single in the sixth inning and was later scored off Logan Sibenaller’s single. Sibenaller got home thanks to an error from Glenwood and Cal Wannigner was brought home off an RBI single from Trevor Rial. Those three runs cut down the Glenwood lead to 7-5. The close game was once again spoiled by the Rams who brought home another four runners in the fourth, bringing their total to 11-5. The Knights bottom of the seventh started out good with Carter Putney bringing home Max Irlemier and Cal Wanniger hitting a sacrifice hit to bring home Koby Lampman. Wanninger’s sac hit was out number two, the third and final out came when Putney tried to steal second, but was forced out, giving Glenwood the game win at 11-7 and the sweep over Kuemper.
The losses dropped Kuemper to 16-15 overall on the season and 8-10 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference. Their final game of the regular season will take place at Merchants Park as they take on cross-town rival Carroll on Friday, July 1st.
Kuemper Stats
Logan Sibenaller: 3-4, 3B, 2 RS, RBI, SB
Carter Putney : 1-4, 2 RBI; Pitching: 5 IP, 8 Hits, 7 RA, 6 ER, 6 BB, 5 K
Cal Wanninger: 1-5, RBI
Griffin Bauer: RS
Benicio Lujano: 2-3, SB
Trevor Rial: 3-4, RBI, SB
Jared Hausman: 2-3, 2 RS
Cooper Pottebaum: 1-2, RS
Tristan Janson: RS
John Anthofer: Pitching: 1 IP, 3 Hits, 2 RA, 2 ER, BB
Nate Heinrichs: Pitching: 1 IP, 2 Hits, 2 RA, 2 ER, K
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
GLEN 1 1 0 3 2 0 4 | 11
KUE 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 | 7
Carroll at Denison Schleswig
Denison Schleswig 3
Carroll 1
The Carroll Tigers had a chance late to come back and tie up their game against Denison Schleswig Wednesday, but the Monarchs scored late and were victorious.
Both teams saw little movement when it came to their offenses as both teams went scoreless through two innings. The Monarchs were able to get two runners across home plate in the bottom of the third to take the 2-0 lead. Carroll’s offense finally got them on the board in the fifth inning when Ryan North knocked an RBI single to score Tate Schliesman and cut down the Denison Schleswig lead to 2-1. Ethan Loew did have a solid game on the hill, while only allowing four hits and one earned run, he recorded nine strikeouts.
The Monarchs were able to push one more run home in the bottom of the sixth to get out to a lead of 3-1 and were able to hold out defensively for the win. Carroll committed four errors in this game that led to two unearned runs for Denison Schleswig. The Tigers are down to their final three games of the regular season, and they push on with a home game on Thursday, June 30th when they take on Ballard.
Carroll Stats
Nolan Mohr: 1-2
Tate Schleisman: RS
Ryan North: 2-3, 2B, RBI
Ethan Loew: 1-3, 2B; Pitching: 5 IP, 4 Hits, 3 RA, ER, 3 BB, HB, 9 K, L
Sterling Rodman: Pitching: 1 IP
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
CARR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 0
DS 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 | 0
MVAOCOU at IKM-Manning
8 Innings
IKM-Manning 7
MVAOCOU 6
Cooper Perdew was able to give the IKM-Manning Wolves another walk-off win as they got past MVAOCOU Wednesday.
The Rams were the ones with the early lead as they got two runners across home plate while the Wolves only got one. They added to their lead in the fourth inning to 3-1 with a run scored before IKM-Manning was able to swing back. In the bottom half of the fourth inning, the Wolves added three runs to their total and took the lead at 4-3. That lead was extended further in the sixth inning to 6-3 thanks to more great hitting from the Wolves’ offense. Max Nielsen and Cooper Perdew had solid nights with Nielsen going 2-4 with two RBI and Perdew going 2-4 with one RBI.
The Wolves saw some setbacks in the seventh inning when they gave up three unearned runs off walks and errors that led to a tied game at 6-6. Without an answer in the bottom of the seventh, the Rams and Wolves went to extra innings to determine the winner. MVAOCOU had a chance to recapture the lead with runners at third and second in the eighth inning, but a deep ball to left field was caught for out number three that spoiled their chance. IKM-Manning’s game winning inning started off with Jackson Woebke batting in place for Bryce Summerfield where he was walked but was soon replaced by Summerfield who pinch ran for him. Lane Sams grounded out to get Summerfield to second base while Max Nielsen was intentionally walked, giving IKM-Manning two baserunners. Cooper Perdew was able to knock a single that brought Summerfield home to give him another game where he got the game-winning hit and claimed victory for the Wolves by a score of 7-6 in eight innings.
The win brought the Wolves to 9-12 overall on the season. Their final regular season game will be on the road on Thursday, June 30th when they take on South Central Calhoun.
IKM-Manning Stats
Lane Sams: BB; Pitching: 3.1 IP, 3 Hits, 2 RA, 2 ER, 3 K, BB
Ben Ramsey: RS; Pitching: 3 IP, 1 Hit, 2 RA, 2 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
Tristan Barry: Pitching: 1.2 IP, 2 Hits, 2 RA, ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W
Treyton Barry: 1-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
Max Nielsen: 2-4, 2 RBI, Intentional BB
Cooper Perdew: 2-4, RBI, BB
Reed Hinners: HBP
Kaiden Barry: 1-3, 2 RS, BB
Bryc Summerfield: 1-2, 2 RS, BB
Jackson Woebke: BB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
MVAOCOU 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 | 6
IKMM 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 | 7
East Sac at Pocahontas Area
6 Innings
Pocahontas Area 11
East Sac 1
East Sac was hot off back-to-back wins coming into Wednesday’s game against Pocahontas Area where the Raiders’ offense was unable to truly take off and score.
Pocahontas Area got on the board first in the bottom half of the first inning with a run scored, leading 1-0. They followed that up with back-to-back innings with four plus runs with four in the third and a game-high five runs scored in the fourth. East Sac’s only run came in the top of the fourth when Luke Wernimont was credited with an RBI while Weston Drost was brought home. Wernimont, Luke Wright, and Preston Mauer all were on the hill for the Raiders, and Pocahontas Area was able to get nine hits off of them along with seven earned runs. The Indians closed out the game early as they brought home an 11th and final run to win it in six innings, 11-1.
The loss dropped the Raiders to 3-10 overall on the season and 2-7 in the Twin Lakes Conference. Their regular season finale is set for Thursday, June 30th when they travel to take on Ridge View.
East Sac Stats
Weston Drost: 1-3, RS
Preston Mauer: 1-3, SB; Pitching: 2 IP, 3 Hits, 5 RA, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 HB, K
Luke Wernimont: RBI; Pitching: 2.2 IP, 4 Hits, 5 RA, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 HB
Luke Wright: Pitching: 0.1 IP, 2 Hits, RA, ER, HB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final
ESC 0 0 0 1 0 0 | 1
POC 1 0 4 5 0 1 | 11
