IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team scored 11 runs in the first three innings en route to a 12-4 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday night at Duane Banks Field.

The victory moves the Hawkeyes’ record to 24-13 overall.

The Panthers struck first, pushing two runs across the plate in the first.  Ben Chally had a two-out RBI as part of Milwaukee’s five-hit first inning and Colin Kreiter’s base made the score 2-0.

Iowa tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI ground out by Robert Neustrom and an infield single by Lorenzo Elion.  The Hawkeyes took the outright lead in the second after loading the bases with two walks and two hit-by-pitches. Junior Tanner Wetrich scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.

The Hawkeyes broke the game open in the third, sending 12 batters to the plate in an eight-run inning.  Iowa benefited from four Milwaukee errors in the inning and the Hawkeyes got a two-run double from Wetrich along with RBIs from Jenkins, Cropley, and Elion.

Iowa scored its final run in the fourth when Wetrich led off the inning with a base hit to left field before scoring on Jenkins’ RBI single, making the score 12-2.

The Hawkeyes held Milwaukee scoreless until the ninth when the Panthers plated two unearned runs against reliever Grant Leonard.  Trevor Schwecke hit a two-run home run to left field with two outs, capitalizing on an Iowa fielding error.

Iowa used six pitchers in the game with freshmen Trenton Wallace, Jack Dreyer, and Ben Probst each logging two innings.  Dreyer (2-2) earned his second in, allowing two hits and fanning five.

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The Hawkeyes (24-13) return to action Friday, hosting Michigan for a three-game series this weekend. The Wolverines bring a 20-game winning streak — the second-longest streak in the nation — into Iowa City.

AMES, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team dropped a 4-2 decision to Iowa State Wednesday afternoon in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

The Hawkeyes jumped on Iowa State early, plating two runs in the top of the first. Sophomore Lea Thompson hit a leadoff single and stole second during Aralee Bogar’s at-bat. The freshman reached base on a walk and the pair scored on a single by senior Angela Schmiederer.

The home team responded in the bottom frame, scoring two runs on two hits against Iowa’s Allison Doocy. The Cyclones scored two unearned runs in the third to go ahead, 4-2. Iowa saw four more runners reach base, but were unable to score any more runs.

Schmiederer led the Hawkeyes at the plate going 2-for-3 with a single, a triple, and two RBIs.

Doocy (12-12) took the loss in the circle. The sophomore allowed two earned runs on four hits and struck out three in four innings. Kenzie Ihle pitched two scoreless innings in relief, striking out one and yielding only one hit.

Iowa’s loss gives Iowa State two points in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. Iowa currently leads Iowa State, 13-12, with two academic points to be decided in May.

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The Hawkeyes hit the road for a weekend series at Northwestern beginning on Friday at 4 p.m. (CT). Game two of the series is slated for Saturday at 1 p.m. with the finale scheduled for Sunday at noon.

Graceland University in Lamoni will have a new Head Men’s Basketball Coach next season coming off their first ever NAIA DI Men’s Basketball National Championship this past season. Craig Doty has left the program to become the Head Coach at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS.

Doty lead the Yellowjackets to back to back 20+ win seasons including a 29-10 record this past season on their way to the National Title.

Graceland announced on Wednesday that Associate Head Coach Cory Hoff has been promoted to be the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Yellowjackets effective immediately.

Hoff has been on the Graceland staff the past two seasons and prior to that spent four years as the lead assistant at Mesa Community College in Arizona.

Former Iowa standout point guard Jeff Horner has been named the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. He is set to be introduced to the campus community in a meet and greet this morning at 10:00am in the Student Union Building.

Horner comes to Truman State after a four-year stint at the University of North Dakota. He served as UND’s director of operations for one season before becoming an assistant coach from 2015-2018. Horner also had previous coaching stops at Grand View University as an assistant for one year and head coach at West Des Moines Valley High School for three seasons.

Horner is still Iowa’s all-time leader in assists and three-pointers made. He played professionally in four stops from 2006-2009 after his Iowa career.

Horner takes over the Bulldog program from Chris Foster who resigned to take the head coaching position at McKendree University. Truman State was 20-11 in the 2017-18 campaign.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the regional tennis pairings for singles and doubles competition on Tuesday. Regional play will be held on Wednesday, May 16th at 9:00am.

Most area teams will be in Class 1A Region 1, Region 2, and Region 3.

Class 1A Region 1 at LeMars: Bishop Heelan, Cherokee/Ridge View, Denison-Schleswig, Estherville Lincoln Central, LeMars, Spencer, Spirit Lake/Okoboji, Storm Lake.
Class 1A Region 2 at Shenandoah: Atlantic, Clarinda, Glenwood, Harlan, Red Oak, St. Albert, Shenandoah, Southwest Valley.
Class 1A Region 3 at Norwalk: Audubon, Ballard, Clarke/Murray, Creston/Orient-Macksburg, Kuemper Catholic/Carroll, North Polk, Norwalk, Saydel.

Full list: 2018-tennis-singles-doubles-regional-assignments

The Kuemper Catholic girls and boys golf teams came out on top of the CYO Golf Tournament on Wednesday in Fort Dodge.

Boys Team Scores

1. Kuemper Catholic 314
2. Bishop Garrigan 349
3. Ft. Dodge St. Edmond 351
4. Remsen St. Mary’s 353
5. Storm Lake St. Mary’s 436
6. LeMars Gehlen Catholic 451

Medalist: Jared Tigges, Kuemper Catholic, 76. Runner-Up: Nate Mertz, Kuemper Catholic, 76

Girls Team Scores

1. Kuemper Catholic 384
2. Bishop Garrigan 398
3. LeMars Gehlen Catholic 435
4. Bishop Heelan 453
5. Remsen St. Mary’s 461
6. Ft. Dodge St. Edmond 471

Medalist: Katie Schweers, Kuemper Catholic, 85. 3rd: McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic, 95

The Glenwood girls and Lewis Central boys came out on top at the Heartland Christian Golf Invite at Fox Run on Wednesday. Rachel Schafer of East Mills was the girls medalist with a round of 93. Bryson Duncan of Southwest Iowa was the boys medalist with an 80.

Girls Team Scores

1. Glenwood 409
2. CB Abraham Lincoln 438
3. East Mills 445
4. Lewis Central 449
5. Southwest Iowa 462
6. Woodbine 483
7. St. Albert 515
8. Boyer Valley NTS
9. Heartland Christian NTS

Girls Individuals

1. Rachel Schafer, East Mills 93
2. Zoe Moores, Southwest Iowa 96
3. Garret Reich, Glenwood, 100
4. Ellie Brown, Glenwood, 102
5. Taylor Elam, Lewis Central, 102

Boys Team Scores

1. Lewis Central 333
2. St. Albert 368
3. Southwest Iowa 369
4. Boyer Valley 438
5. East Mills 448
6. Woodbine 456
7. Heartland Christian NTS

Boys Individuals

1. Bryson Duncan, Southwest Iowa, 80
2. Jaden Doebelin, Lewis Central, 80
3. Owen O’Brien, Lewis Central, 82
4. Zayne Osborn, Southwest Iowa, 84
5. Tyler Huttman, Lewis Central, 85

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a tiebreaking two-run single and Michael Wacha won his fourth straight start as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 9-1. Jedd Gyorko added a two-run homer for St. Louis, which has won nine of 11. Ozuna had just one hit in his previous 24 at-bats prior to a bases-loaded single to cap a three-run third inning that put the Cardinals in front to stay 3-1. Ozuna, who had struck out 23 times in his previous 20 games, finished 1 for 4.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals center fielder Tommy Pham was removed from St. Louis’ game against the New York Mets in the bottom of the third inning due to a head injury. Pham got a cut on his head before his second at-bat when he accidentally hit himself warming up in the indoor batting cage.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin efficiently mowed through the Kansas City lineup, Milwaukee manufactured four runs in the fourth inning and the Brewers went on to beat the Royals 6-2 for their eighth consecutive victory. Milwaukee’s bullpen combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings, running its streak to 28 straight. Chacin did not allow a hit until two outs in the fourth. The veteran right-hander wound up allowing two runs on four hits and a walk while working into the sixth inning.

Audubon Wheeler Co-Ed Relays

Girls

1. Panorama 190
2. Treynor 102
3. Underwood 73
4. IKM-Manning 67
5. AC/GC 59
6. Audubon 24
7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 21
8. Clarinda 21
9. Griswold 20
10. CAM 9
11. Exira-EHK 3

Highlights: Audubon’s Melissa Deist won the Shot Put. Payton Sporrer of IKM-Manning won the 400M Hurdles. Treynor picked up multiple wins: Sienna Black-High Jump, Tori Castle-3000M, Mia Shipley-100M, Megan Carley-200M, Sprint Medley, and 4x200M.

Full results: 2018 Audubon Wheeler Relays Co-Ed

Boys

1. Underwood 106
2. Treynor 103
3. IKM-Manning 81
4. Panorama 74
5. Audubon 70
6. AC/GC 65
7. CAM 34
8. Exira-EHK 23
9. Griswold 21
10. Tri-Center 10
11. Coon Rapids-Bayard 2

Highlights: Audubon’s Joseph Zaiger won the Shot Put and Discus. The Wheelers also won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay and 4x100M Relay. Jackson Jensen won the 400M Hurdles for Audubon as well. CAM’s DeShawn Carr was a winner in the 100M and the Long Jump. Treynor’s Jerry Jorgenson swept the distance races winning the 1600M and 3200M.

Full results: 2018 Audubon Wheeler Relays Co-Ed

Fremont-Mills Knights Invitational Co-Ed

Girls

1. Fremont-Mills 162
2. Southwest Valley 110
3. East Mills 80
4. Sidney 80
5. Essex 66
6. Stanton 63
7. Heartland Christian 15
8. South Page 5

Highlights: Janette Schraft of East Mills won the 100M and 200M. Sophie Phillips of Fremont-Mills won the Shot Put and Discus and Bailey Hauschild won the 100M Hurdles for Fremont-Mills.

Full results: 2018 FM Knights Invitational

Boys

1. Sidney 115
2. AHSTW 107
3. Fremont-Mills 95
4. Glenwood 83
5. East Mills 71
6. Stanton 50
7. Essex 25
8. Heartland Christian 13
9. South Page 1

Highlights: Gage Clay of AHSTW won the 100M and 200M. The Vikes also won the 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, and Sprint Medley. Drake Johnson of Stanton won the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles.

Full results: 2018 FM Knights Invitational

Missouri Valley Lady Red Relays

1. Denison-Schleswig 164
2. Logan-Magnolia 129
3. Carroll 90
4. AHSTW 88
5. Tri-Center 35
6. Missouri Valley 34
7. West Harrison 28
8. Riverside 19

Highlights: AHSTW wins: Ryan Portch-800M, Heidi Hall-1500M, 4x100M Relay, 4x400M Relay, Sprint Medley.

Full results: lady red varsity results 4.24.18

Mount Ayr Raider Relays

Class A

1. Earlham 107
2. Mount Ayr 80
3. Central Decatur 72
4. Pleasantville 70
5. Nodaway Valley 68
6. Southwest Valley 60
7. I-35 41
8. Clarinda 38
9. Clarinda Academy 32
10. Wayne 21

Highlights: Nodaway Valley’s Brycen Wallace won the 1600M and 3200M. Southwest Valley’s Hunter Poston won the Discus and Jacob Webb won the Shot Put for the Timberwolves.

Class B

1. East Union 107
2. Southeast Warren 100
3. Lamoni 94
4. Bedford 83
5. Lenox 70
6. Seymour 41
7. Murray 36
8. Orient-Macksburg 31

Highlights: Orient-Macksburg’s Blake Sevier wonn the Shot Put and Treyg Webb won the Long Jump.

Full results: 2018 Mount Ayr Raider Relays

Chariton Lady Charger Relays

Class A

1. Mount Ayr 187
2. Wayne 122
3. Central Decatur 88
4. Martensdale St Marys 69
5. East Union 54
6. Southeast Warren 41
7. Mormon Trail 20

Class AA

1. Creston 145
2. Centerville 120
3. Davis County 90
4. Chariton 74
5. Knoxville 63
6. Clarke 49
7. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 47

Full results: 2018 Chariton Lady Charger Relays

Madrid Girls Invitational

1. Madrid 195
2. Kuemper Catholic 117
3. Van Meter 114
4. Eagle Grove 56
5. Saydel 46
6. Meskwaki 19

Full results: 2018 Madrid Girls Invitational

Woodward-Granger Hawk Co-Ed Relays

Girls

1. Greene County 137
2. Ogden 130.5
3. Woodward-Granger 114
4. West Central Valley 91
5. Glidden-Ralston 81.5
6. Woodward Academy 13
7. Woodward-Granger JV 4

Boys

1. Woodward-Granger 149
2. Ogden 123
3. Greene County 116
4. West Central Valley 114
5. Glidden-Ralston 114
6. Paton-Churdan 17
7. Grand View Christian 15
8. Woodward-Granger JV 8

Full reults: 2018 Hawk Relays Co-Ed