ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric Thames homered and drove in three runs, Matt Garza pitched five innings in his first start after a short stint on the disabled list, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 Wednesday night.

AHSTW 10, Essex 2
Atlantic 2, Lewis Central 0 (2 runs scored in the bottom of the 2nd held up for Atlantic. Catherine Leonard singled. Reagan Pellett walked. Leonard scored on a single by Alyssa Derby and Pellett scored on a fielders choice hit by Olivia Engler. Aly Anderson threw a 2 hit, 2 strikeout shutout)
Boyer Valley 4, Ar-We-Va 3
Carroll 4, Kuemper Catholic 3
Exira-EHK 9, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
Lawton-Bronson 10, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 5
Perry 7, A-D-M, Adel 5 (8)
Red Oak 11, CB Abraham Lincoln 0 (6 innings)
River Valley 8, West Monona 4
Shenandoah 6, Sidney 5
Underwood 15, Griswold 2
Westwood, Sloan 8, OA-BCIG 1
Winterset 11, Boone 8 (10)

Orient-Macksburg Tournament

Lenox 17, Orient-Macksburg 1
Diagonal 5, East Union 3
Nodaway Valley 4, Melcher-Dallas 1
Murray 20, Mormon Trail 3

AHSTW, Avoca 17, Essex 2 (4 innings)
Ar-We-Va, Westside 14, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 1 (5 Innings)
Ballard 15, Carroll 0
CAM 12, West Harrison 3
Clarinda 17, Southwest Valley 0
EHK-Exira 3, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2 (9 innings)
Earlham 3, Winterset 2
Lewis Central 5, Atlantic 3
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 12, Lawton-Bronson 7
Mount Ayr 17, Murray 2 (4 innings)
Orient-Macksburg 12, East Mills 9
Shenandoah 6, Fremont-Mills 1
Tri-Center 13, Logan-Magnolia 2

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric Thames homered and drove in three runs, Matt Garza pitched five innings in his first start after a short stint on the disabled list, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 last night. Eric Sogard added a two-run double to lead a four-run second inning as Milwaukee improved to 18-13 on the road.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong left last night’s game against Milwaukee in the sixth inning after suffering tightness in his right forearm. Wong, who went 1 for 2 with an RBI double in the second inning, was replaced by Greg Garcia. Wong has hit safely in all six games since returning from the disabled list on June 6.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Moustakas hit his 18th home run leading off the second inning, Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain followed with back-to-back shots in the third and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2 yesterday to complete a two-game sweep. Bonifacio finished with two hits and three RBIs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Former Iowa State coach Kevin Jackson has been hired by USA Wrestling. The governing body announced yesterday that Jackson will be a developmental coach for the men’s freestyle team. Jackson was an Olympic champion at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, and he also won two world titles.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Former Iowa State coach Kevin Jackson has been hired by USA Wrestling. The governing body announced Wednesday that Jackson will be a developmental coach for the men’s freestyle team.

Jackson was an Olympic champion at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, and he also won two world titles. Jackson later served as the national freestyle coach from 2000-2008, helping Cael Sanderson and Henry Cejudo take home Olympic gold medals.

Jackson was let go by Iowa State at the end of last season after the Cyclones lost their last 10 dual meets. Jackson will work alongside national team coach Bill Zadick.

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Atlantic 8, Denison-Schleswig 7 (8 innings)
Alta/Aurelia 11, OA-BCIG 4
Audubon 18, Griswold 9
Bedford 11, Southwest Valley 1 (5 innings)
CAM, Anita 10, Woodbine 0 (5 innings)
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4, Sioux City, North 3 (8 innings) (Game 1)
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 10, Sioux City, North 7 (6 innings, darkness) (Game 2)
EHK-Exira 16, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 1 (4innings)
Glenwood 7, Creston 6
Harlan 5, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 4
I-35 13, Central Decatur 0 (6 innings)
IKM-Manning 18, Riverside, Oakland 0 (4 innings )
Lenox 6, Nodaway Valley 4
Lewis Central 7, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 5
Missouri Valley 8, Underwood 2
Mount Ayr 14, East Union, Afton 1 (5 innings)
Pleasantville 5, Southeast Warren 2
Red Oak 12, Shenandoah 3
Sioux City, West 11, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 3
Sioux City, West 14, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 4 (5 innings)
Stanton 15, Essex 5 (6 innings)
Treynor 17, Logan-Magnolia 0 (4 innings)
Tri-Center, Neola 7, AHSTW, Avoca 6
West Harrison 15, Glidden Ralston 0 (4 innings)
Woodward-Granger 10, Earlham 0 (5 innings)

ACGC 12, Panorama 2
A-D-M, Adel 13, Greene County 3
Carroll 5, Ballard 4
Charter Oak-Ute 12, AR-WE-VA, Westside 9
Denison-Schleswig 6, Atlantic 5
Earlham 12, Woodward-Granger 0
Exira-EHK 5, Boyer Valley 4
Glenwood 6, Creston 2
Griswold 14, Audubon 13
IKM-Manning 13, Riverside, Oakland 5
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 7, Harlan 3 (Game 1)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 11, Harlan 6 (Game 2)
Lenox 5, Nodaway Valley 0
Lewis Central 6, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 4
Logan-Magnolia 7, Treynor 5
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 12, East Sac County 0
Ogden 19, West Central Valley, Stuart 0
Red Oak 12, Shenandoah 1
Sidney 9, Fremont-Mills 3
Sioux City, West 3, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 1
Sioux City, West 5, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 4 (9)
Stanton 12, Essex 10
Tri-Center, Neola 16, AHSTW 15
Underwood 7, Missouri Valley 6
West Harrison 16, Glidden-Ralston 15 (8)
Westwood, Sloan 15, West Monona 2
Winterset 4, Saydel 3

ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals selected eight players on the second day of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.  Three pitchers, two outfielders, two infielders and one catcher made up their first selections in rounds 3-through-10 that were held today.

Scott Hurst, the Cardinals third round pick out of Cal State Fullerton, is a 5-foot-10, 175 lb., centerfielder. The left-handed-hitting junior is batting a team-leading .332 with 12 home runs, five triples, 15 doubles and 39 RBI in 61 games for the Titans. Named to the Big West Conference First Team, Hurst leads the conference in runs scored (54) and total bases (141), ranks 2nd in home runs, and 3rd in slugging percentage (.585) and triples. Earlier this season, Hurst went 5-for-5 with a school-record four home runs against Cal State-Northridge on May 20. Cal State Fullerton faces Oregon State in their opening game of the College World Series on Saturday, June 17.

Kramer Robertson, the Cardinals fourth round pick out of Louisiana State University, is a 5-foot-10, 166 lb., senior shortstop who was recognized as a Third Team All-American and Second Team All-SEC selection this season. Robertson was batting .319 with eight homers, three triples, 18 doubles, 43 RBI and a Division 1-leading 83 runs scored for the Tigers, who face Florida State in their opening game of the College World Series on Saturday, June 17.  As a junior, Robertson was voted Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC before selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of the of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Prior to LSU, Robertson was an All-American and All-State infielder at Midway High School in Waco, Texas, also playing quarterback for the football team and point guard for the basketball squad. His mother, Kim Mulkey, is the head women’s basketball coach at Baylor University and was a 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in basketball in Los Angeles, Calif. His father, Randy, played quarterback at Louisiana Tech.

Zach Kirtley, the Cardinals fifth round pick out of Saint Mary’s College, is a 6-foot-1, 190 lb., junior second baseman. Recognized as a West Coast Conference Honorable Mention, he batted .292 with five home runs, 16 doubles and 42 RBI in 57 games, while leading the Gaels in walks (43) and on-base percentage (.433). Kirtley was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2015, batting .346 with a team-leading 72 hits, 35 runs, 29 RBI and 12 doubles in 54 games while ranking fourth in the WCC in on-base percentage (.429)

Zach Jackson, the Cardinals sixth round pick out of Winter Haven (Fla.) High School, is a 6-foot-3, 215 lb. catcher. After moving from Haines City (Fla.) High School, the backstop batted .441 with nine home runs and 26 RBI in 95 plate appearances as a senior. He signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Florida.

Chase Pinder, the Cardinals seventh round pick out of Clemson University is a 6-foot-1, 190 lb. outfielder. Pinder batted .305 with seven home runs, 16 doubles, 32 RBI and 13 stolen bases for the Tigers in 61 games as a junior, earning All-ACC Third-Team honors. An accomplished studio artist, Chase is a two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll majoring in sports communications. He is the younger brother of Oakland Athletics infielder Chad Pinder. His father, Chris, played college baseball at Florida State University and Virginia Commonwealth.

Wilberto Rivera, the Cardinals eighth round pick out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico, is a 6-foot-3, 207 lb., right-handed pitcher. The 18-year-old committed to play next season at Florida International University.

Evan Kruczynski (pronounced Kruh-zen-ski), the Cardinals ninth round pick out of East Carolina University, is a 6-foot-5, 215 lb. left-handed pitcher. The senior southpaw was a preseason All-American, but pitched in only 10 games due to an ankle injury, going 4-3 with a 4.47 ERA. Last season, the left-hander was 8-1 with a 2.01 ERA in 17 starts for the Pirates, ranking 10th among NCAA pitchers in starts and ERA. He pitched the Pirates to an 8-6 win over Texas Tech in the Lubbock Super Regional.

Brett Seeburger, the Cardinals 10th round pick out of San Diego State University, is a 6-foot-2, 225 lb., left-handed pitcher. The college senior was the 2017 Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and the first Aztec to earn the honor since Stephen Strasburg in 2009. Seeburger went 10-3 with a 4.53 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 15 starts for the Aztecs, leading the MWC in wins, ranking T2nd in starts, 3rd in ERA, T5th in strikeouts, and 7th in opposing batting average (.281)

The Cardinals will complete the 2017 MLB Draft with rounds 11-40 on Wednesday.

2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT – RECAP
Rd., Player (overall pick)          Pos.        B-T     Ht.      Wt.     School                                                        Hometown
3.  Scott Hurst (94)                       CF           L-R      5-10    175     Cal State University, Fullerton             Glendora, Calif.
4.  Kramer Robertson (124)        SS            R-R     5-10    166     Louisiana State University                    McGregor, Texas
5.  Zach Kirtley (154)                   2B           R-R     6-1      190     St. Mary’s (Calif.) College                      Highland, Calif.
6.  Zach Jackson (184)                 C              L-R      6-3      215     Winter Haven (Fla.) HS                          Haines City, Fla.
7.  Chase Pinder (214)                  CF           R-R     6-1      190     Clemson University                                Poquoson, Va.
8.  Wilberto Rivera (244)            RHP        R-R     6-3      207     Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy       Naranjito, Puerto Rico
9.  Evan Kruczynski (274)          LHP        L-L      6-5      215     East Carolina University                        Franklin, Wis.
10.  Brett Seeburger (304)             LHP        L-L      6-2      225     San Diego State University                    Oceanside, Calif.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Keon Broxton and Travis Shaw each hit solo home runs and combined for five RBI to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 and split their day-night doubleheader on Tuesday.

The Cardinals won the opener 6-0 behind Jose Martinez’s two home runs.

In the nightcap, Shaw’s eighth inning single against Trevor Rosenthal (1-3) broke a 5-5 tie. Shaw, who was reinstated from a family medical emergency before the doubleheader, went 2-for-5 in the second game and drove in two runs.

Brewers right-hander Jimmy Nelson went 5 2/3 innings, but is still winless in 11 career games (10 starts) against the Cardinals. He gave up nine hits, two walks and struck out four.

Jared Hughes (2-1) got the decision after giving up a game-tying homer to Matt Carpenter. Corey Knebel earned his ninth saves in 12 opportunities.