The St. Louis Cardinals won a 16-inning marathon late Friday night, by edging the L.A. Dodgers 4-3. Matt Adams ended it with a walkoff homer in the 16th. The Cards have won five in a row, their longest win streak of the season. It was the second consecutive game that the Cardinals won in their final at-bat. They beat the Padres on Thursday after scoring a run in the ninth inning.

The Cardinals have used only five starting pitchers this season, the lowest total in the majors. They will likely need a sixth starter for the Sunday night game against the Dodgers, thanks to a rain out earlier in the homestand. RHP Kenta Maeda (8-7, 3.25) will face RHP Mike Leake (7-7, 4.30) in the second game of the three-game set this (Saturday) evening. Maeda is 5-2 with a 3.31 ERA in nine road starts this season. Leake has not walked a batter in the last 19 innings covering three starts.

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Class 3A

3^rd Place

9:30 a.m. – Mittera Field – Solon (33-10) vs. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (26-8)

Class 3A State Championship

10:10 a.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Davenport Assumption (41-4) vs. Benton (42-2)

Class 4A

3rd Place

11:30 a.m. – Mittera Field – Boone (27-10) vs. Fairfield (28-12)

Class 4A Championship Game

12:27 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Carlisle (38-6) vs. Oskaloosa (29-7)

Class 5A

3^rd Place

1:30 p.m. – Mittera Field – West Des Moines Valley (40-4) vs. Urbandale (34-10)

Class 5A Championship Game

2:39 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Pleasant Valley (36-8) vs. Johnston (40-4)

Class 1A

3^rd Place

3:30 p.m. – Mittera Field – Newell-Fonda (29-14) vs. Martensdale-St. Marys (33-7)

Class 1A Championship Game

4:55 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Akron-Westfield (35-2) vs. Kee (38-6)

Class 2A

3rd Place

5:30 p.m. – Mittera Field – BCLUW (30-9) vs. Logan-Magnolia (33-3)

Class 2A Championship

7:09 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Van Meter (32-7) vs. Iowa City Regina (28-17)

The State Baseball Tournament gets underway with the quarterfinals in Class 1A this evening at Principal Park, in Des Moines.

#4 seed Remsen/St. Mary’s (30-5) vs. #5 Highland, Riverside (24-6) @ 5-p.m.

#1 seed Mason City/Newman Catholic (32-5) vs.#8 Nodaway Valley (19-10) @ 7:30-p.m.

Saturday’s schedule includes #2 seed West Sioux (25-2) vs. #7 Edgewood-Colesburg (21-12), @ 5-p.m., followed by #3 Don Bosco (34-4) vs. #6 Tri-Center/Neola (19-8), at 7:30-p.m.

The Class 2-A teams take to the mound on Monday.

The Atlantic Trojans Softball team came away with a 7th place finish at the 2016 Class 3A State Softball Tournament.  The Trojans lost in the consolation round on Thursday to CMB by a 3-0 score but then bounced back to win the 7th Place Game 6-3 over Estherville Lincoln Central.  The win marks the first ever State Tournament win for the Trojans with this being their first ever trip.

In the win over Estherville-Lincoln Central pitcher Ally Andersen delivered 9 strikeouts, 1 walk, allowed 7 hits and 0 earned runs.  Senior Erin Olsen was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI on a single, double, and triple.  Alexis Handel was 2 for 4 at the plate with 2 runs scored and Reagan Pellett was 1 for 3 with 2 runs on a single.

The Trojans finish their season with an overall record of 27-16.

Class 1A Semifinals

Akron-Westfield 7, Newell-Fonda 0
Kee 5, Martensdale St. Marys 2

Class 2A Consolations

I-35 6, Durant 5
North Union 13, Central Springs 5
5th Place Game: I-35 7, North Union 3
7th Place Game: Durant 9, Central Springs 2

Class 2A Semifinals

Van Meter 2, BCLUW 0
Iowa City-Regina 7, Logan-Magnolia 0

Class 3A Consolations

CMB 3, Atlantic 0
Mount Vernon 10, Estherville-Lincoln Central 1
5th Place Game: CMB 6, Mount Vernon 1
7th Place Game: Atlantic 6, Estherville-Lincoln Central 3

Class 3A Semifinals

Davenport Assumption 5, Solon 2
Benton Community 4, Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley 1

Class 4A Consolations

Charles City 6, Bishop Heelan 0
Perry 6, Creston 0
5th Place Game: Charles City 11, Perry 7
7th Place Game: Creston 4, Bishop Heelan 3

Class 4A Semifinals

Carlisle 9, Boone 8
Oskaloosa 7, Fairfield 1

Class 5A Semifinals

Pleasant Valley 4, West Des Moines Valley 2
Johnston 7, Urbandale 1

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa power forward Dale Jones has been granted an extra year of eligibility. Jones tore a ligament in his right knee for the second time in three years in December after playing just six games. He was averaging 5.5 rebounds and three rebounds for the Hawkeyes.

Jones, a junior college transfer, is expected to give Iowa’s thin frontcourt a major boost over the next two seasons. The 6-foot-7, 227-pound Jones will likely get plenty of playing time after the Hawkeyes lost center Adam Woodbury and forward Jarrod Uthoff to graduation.

Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery announced the NCAA’s decision Thursday.

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(All games are at the Rogers Sports Complex in Ft. Dodge on the BVU or Mittera Fields)

Class 4A

11:00-a.m. Carlisle vs. Boone

1:00-p.m. Fairfield vs. Oskaloosa

Class 3A

11:30-a.m. Davenport-Assumption vs. Solon

1:30-p.m. Boyden Hull/Rock Valley vs. Benton Community

Class 1A

3:00-p.m. Akron-Westfield vs. Newell-Fonda

5:00-p.m. Martensdale/St. Mary’s vs. Kee

Class 2A

3:30-p.m. BCLUW vs. Van Meter

5:30-p.m. Logan-Magnolia vs. Iowa City Regina

Class 5A

7:00-p.m. West Des Moines/Valley vs. Pleasant Valley

7:30-p.m. Urbandale vs. Johnston