Listen Monday – Saturday for KJAN Sports at 7:18 am, 8:15 am, 12:20 pm, 1:20 pm, 2:20 pm and 5:20 pm!
Catch St. Louis Cardinal Baseball on KJAN — Check out the schedule!
Listen to the Kansas City Chiefs on KJAN — See the schedule!
Iowa Hawkeye Football & Basketball is on KJAN — View More Information!
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Adam Plutko limited Mississippi State to a run on four hits in six innings, and UCLA survived some anxious moments to beat the Bulldogs 3-1 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday night.
Plutko retired nine straight to start, worked out of trouble twice and turned the game over to the bullpen in the seventh. The Bulldogs (51-19) left runners in scoring position four of the last six innings.
The Bruins (48-17) are one win from their first national championship in baseball. Mississippi State must win Game 2 on Tuesday night to keep alive its hopes for its first NCAA title in any sport.
UCLA made it 3-0 in the fourth on Eric Filia’s two-out single off Chad Girodo, who replaced starter Trevor Fitts (0-1) in the second. That was the last of the Bruins’ six hits.
Plutko (10-3) walked in the Bulldogs’ run in the fourth.
Baseball
Ar-We-Va 14, West Harrison 2
Harlan 5, Sioux City East 2
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 17, Whiting 0
Woodward-Granger 4, Panorama 3
Softball
IKM-Manning 13, Woodbine 1
OA-BCIG 2, River Valley 0
West Harrison 9, Ar-We-Va 6
Woodward-Granger 13, Panorama 0
Saturday’s Games (6/22)
Memphis 6, Iowa 2
Oklahoma City 11, Omaha 2
Sunday’s Games (6/23)
Oklahoma City 6, Omaha 5, 10 innings, 1st game
Omaha 4, Oklahoma City 3, 2nd game
Memphis 6, Iowa 0
Monday’s Games (6/24/13)
Iowa at Memphis, 7:05 p.m. (CDT)
Omaha at Oklahoma City, 7:05 p.m. (CDT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Kinsler singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning after the Rangers knocked 10-game winner Adam Wainwright out of the game, and Texas completed a soggy three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 victory Sunday night. The finale of Texas’ first visit to Busch Stadium since losing Games 6 and 7 of the 2011 World Series, and first time ever in the regular season, was delayed 2 hours and 59 minutes by heavy rain with less than half of a near-capacity crowd sticking around.
Rookie Nick Tepesch had a resurgent outing for Texas, allowing a run on four hits in 5 2-3 innings after surrendering 11 runs in 8 2-3 innings the previous two outings. Kinsler and David Murphy had two hits apiece for the Rangers.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — A victory at Iowa Speedway isn’t exactly a curse. But for the third year in a row, the IndyCar Series winner from the previous season at Iowa has finished just one spot short defending their title. Ryan Hunter-Reay’s second-place finish Sunday at the IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway was the third straight time that the defending champion was second in their return to the track.
Tony Kanaan was second in 2011 after winning in 2010. Marco Andretti was second last season after besting Kanaan two years ago, and Hunter-Reay battled back from last to finish second behind teammate James Hinchcliffe on Sunday in Iowa. “We had a tough weekend. To come second out of this thing, I’m pretty pleased with that. Good job to James (Hinchcliffe),” Hunter-Reay said.
It was the third win of the year for Hinchcliffe, who had the strongest car of the weekend at Iowa. If form holds true, Hinchcliffe’s car will be just off the mark in Iowa in 2014.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Tyson Gay completed the 100-200 sprint double Sunday at U.S. track championships, winning the 200 meters in 19.74 seconds Sunday and holding off Isiah Young. It’s the fastest time in the world this season. Gay beat Justin Gatlin in the 100 on Friday in a season-leading time of 9.75.
Kimberlyn Duncan upset Olympic champion Allyson Felix in the women’s 200. Duncan finished in 21.80, with Felix 0.05 seconds behind. Jeneba Tarmoh was third. Gay built a lead after the curve and then fended off the hard-charging Young, who finished in 19.86. Curtis Mitchell was third and Wallace Spearmon, a three-time U.S. outdoor champion, wound up fourth.
His hip fully healed, Gay looked sharp throughout nationals, setting up a matchup with Usain Bolt at the world championships in Moscow this summer.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – UCLA’s Adam Plutko says he has confidence his teammates will give him enough run support to win in the College World Series finals against Mississippi State. The Bruins (47-17) go into the best-of-three finals Monday night in Omaha, Neb., after having produced just eight runs in their last three games.
Plutko (9-3) said Sunday he’ll go to the mound for Game 1 worried only about his performance. He said he doesn’t feel pressure to hold down the opponent because of the Bruin’s difficulty scoring runs. Mississippi State coach John Cohen said he would start Trevor Fitts (0-0), who’ll be making only his sixth start of the season in 18 appearances.
The Bulldogs (51-18) have been the best-hitting team at the CWS, with a .297 average. Wes Rea is batting .462.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Shot putter Adam Nelson took his long-awaited victory lap as the 2004 Olympic gold medalist during a ceremony Sunday at the U.S track and field championships. Nelson was officially elevated to Olympic champion last month, taking the gold that was stripped from a Ukrainian rival for doping. Nelson finished second in Athens behind Yuriy Bilonog, whose gold medal was removed by the International Olympic Committee in December after his reanalyzed sample tested positive for steroids.
Nelson stood on the top step with a laurel wreath resting on his head. Then, he listened as the national anthem played over loud speakers. And, finally, he got to do what he wanted most – taking his two young kids with him on a celebratory lap.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — IndyCar CEO Mark Miles says the series expects to race at the Iowa Speedway in 2014 and is hopeful the sides can soon agree on a multi-year contract. Miles’s addressed the topic Sunday in response to a comment from driver Graham Rahal on Saturday. Rahal referenced rumors he had heard indicating that IndyCar wouldn’t return to Iowa next season.
Miles did say that the Iowa race could possibly be shifted from its traditional late June date. But he reiterated that the series has no plans to abandon Iowa after seven years. Miles says Iowa is a “cornerstone” of the IndyCar schedule.
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
RSS