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Byron wins in Iowa for 2nd straight NASCAR Truck victory

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June 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — William Byron held onto the lead on a late restart to win the NASCAR Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night for his second straight victory. The 18-year-old Byron held off a hard-charging Cole Custer by less than a half-second for his third victory in just nine career starts.

Custer was second, followed by Cameron Hayley, Ben Rhodes and Tyler Reddick. Byron led a race-high 97 laps before a mishap on pit road cost him the top spot. But he rallied to retake the lead and maintained it over the final three laps.

Bannister strikes out 11, Arizona beats Miami 5-1 at CWS

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June 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nathan Bannister matched his career high with 11 strikeouts in seven innings and Arizona capitalized on Miami starter Michael Mediavilla’s rocky first inning a 5-1 victory Saturday night in the College World Series. The Wildcats (45-21), in the CWS for the first time since winning the 2012 national title, will play Oklahoma State on Monday night in a Bracket 1 winners’ game. The No. 3 national seed Hurricanes (50-13) will face UC Santa Barbara in an elimination game that afternoon.

Mediavilla hit two of Arizona’s first five batters and issued a bases-loaded walk before Jared Oliva’s two-run single made it 3-0. Zach Gibbons’ two-run double in the fifth increased the lead to 5-1. Bannister, who made his 13th straight start of at least six innings, confounded Miami batters mixing in his curveball with an upper 80s fastball.

 

Hatch, Oklahoma State top UC Santa Barbara 1-0 in CWS opener

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June 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Thomas Hatch threw a complete game, Garrett Benge singled in the only run in the fourth inning and Oklahoma State opened the College World Series with a 1-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. Hatch extended his shutout streak to 26 innings with his fourth complete game and third shutout of the season.

The Cowboys (42-20) will play Monday against Arizona. The Gauchos (42-19-1) will meet Miami, on Monday. Hatch (9-2), a third-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs, allowed five hits, walked one and struck out seven in his dazzling 112-pitch performance for the Cowboys, who are in the CWS for the first time since 1999.

Santa Barbara starter Shane Bieber (12-4) was just was just about as good as Hatch, limiting the Cowboys to six base hits. Three of them came in succession in the fourth inning, though, and produced Oklahoma State’s only run. Corey Hassel singled to left, Donnie Walton to right and Benge through the middle to make it 1-0. Bieber escaped further damage when Conor Costello lined into a double play and Dustin Williams flew out.

Rangers overcome three-run deficit, beat Cardinals 4-3

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June 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Desmond drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to cap a two-run ninth-inning rally and the Texas Rangers overcame a late three-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Saturday. Texas has five straight victories and won its franchise-record ninth consecutive series — the Rangers beat the Cardinals 1-0 on Friday to begin the three-game set. The Rangers scored twice in each of the eighth and ninth innings.

In the ninth, closer Trevor Rosenthal (2-2) hit Robinson Chirinos to load the bases, and then Kevin Siegrist walked Shin-Soo Choo and allowed Desmond’s fly ball to left. Jake Diekman got his second save in as many chances. Shawn Tolleson (1-2) pitched a scoreless eighth to get the win. Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and a walk. He struck out four and has a 1.23 ERA over his past four starts.

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Hamels pitches Rangers to 1-0 win over Cardinals

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June 18th, 2016 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Rougned Odor homered and Cole Hamels pitched 7 2/3 innings as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Friday night.

Hamels (7-1) allowed three hits while striking out six and walking three. He lowered his road ERA to 1.64 this season and turned in his fourth consecutive quality start.

Hamels scattered five baserunners and allowed only one to reach second.

Odor homered on the first pitch he saw in the fifth, hitting it 433 feet to straightaway center. It was Odor’s third homer in as many games and the 19th for the Rangers in their last eight games.

Sam Dyson picked up his 12th save.

The Rangers have won four straight, improving to an AL-best 43-25. Texas improved to 4-0 all-time at Busch Stadium in the regular season and is a win away from winning a franchise-record eighth consecutive series.

High School Baseball Scores Friday 6-18-2016

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June 18th, 2016 by admin

Atlantic 8, Red Oak 6
CAM, Anita 10, Adair-Casey 0 (6 innings)
Centerville 11, Clarke, Osceola 7
Centerville 13, Clarke, Osceola 2
Denison-Schleswig 8, Shenandoah 7
East Mills 8, Stanton 3
Glidden-Ralston 2, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1
Griswold 16, Riverside, Oakland 0
Interstate 35, Truro 16, Nodaway Valley 6
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 15, Westwood, Sloan 10
Missouri Valley 9, AHSTW, Avoca 2
Pleasantville 18, Southwest Valley 0 (4 innings )
Shenandoah 13, Denison-Schleswig 5
Tri-Center, Neola 12, Logan-Magnolia 2 (5 innings)
Underwood 3, IKM-Manning 2

High School Softball Scores Friday 06-17-2016

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June 18th, 2016 by admin

Atlantic 6, Clear Creek-Amana 3
Winterset 12, Atlantic 0
CAM, Anita 12, Adair-Casey 0
CB Abraham-Lincoln 11, Clarinda 8
Clarke, Osceola 3, Centerville 1
Essex 32, Nishnabotna 0
Exira-EHK 11, AR-WE-VA, Westside 1
IKM-Manning 7, Underwood 0
Martensdale-St Marys 16, Bedford 3
Missouri Valley 8, AHSTW 2
Moulton-Udell 21, Orient-Macksburg 11
Red Oak 3, Sidney 0
Solon 12, Harlan 0
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 4, Lenox 2
Stanton 10, East Mills 9
Treynor 16, Audubon 4
Westwood, Sloan 9, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 2

Cardinals sign first-round pick Delvin Perez

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June 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Delvin Perez, the 17-year-old Puerto Rican shortstop who fell to the 23rd pick in the draft after testing positive for performance enhancing substances, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Perez played at the International Baseball Academy in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Perez took ground balls and batting practice at Busch Stadium on Friday.

Cubs call up promising catcher Contreras from Triple-A Iowa

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June 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have added another promising prospect to their 25-man roster, calling up catcher Willson Contreras from Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs dipped into their farm system again after promoting outfielder Albert Almora Jr. from Iowa last week with Jorge Soler going on the disabled list.

The 24-year-old Contreras is getting his first look in the majors after dominating in the minors. The Cubs want him to learn from veteran catchers Miguel Montero and David Ross. To make room, Chicago designated catcher Tim Federowicz for assignment before Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Contreras, who was not in the lineup, was batting .350 with nine home runs and 43 RBIs at Iowa. He was signed by Chicago as a non-drafted minor league free agent out of Venezuela in July 2009.